Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1844-12-11
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

Superior Court Of Chancery, : October
/ Of the State Of Mississippi. Srules IS44
Joseph Woods,
34JS V.
Henry I. Bennett, ct al
! Il 7 pom opening ,he matters or tlis
/ q Bill, ana it appearing that William
j. Uasquei, Wilcox, Anderson & Co., and
Samuel Harrison, are not inhabitants of
this State, but reside beyond the limits
thereof, so that the ordinary process of
| this Court cannot be served upon them,
II is therefore ordered, that unless the said
defendants appear before the Chancellor,
at the Court room in the city OF jackson,
on the first Monday in December next en-
suing, and plead answer or demur to the
bill of complaint herein, the several al E.
cations will be taken for confessed as to
them, and such order aud decree made
therein, rs he Chancellor may deem equi-
table and Just. 1t is further ordered that
a copy Of this order be inserted in the Gin
! dependent Democrat" at Canton, once a
week for two months successfully.
K. l.. DIXON, CPh.
FE ME Bill in this case states in sub
| b stance, that Henry T. Bennett pur
chased Of Albert G.. Bennett, on the 18th
October 1889, Cer.aIn lands, negro slaves
and other personal properly lying and
being in Madison County Mississippi, Tor
which he executed to The said Albert q.
Bennett his six prom!ssory notes, OF the
date aforesaid, each for S146I,s3 the
first due lst March lS4I, the second due
Ist March 1912, the third due LIST March
1913, tie fourth due list March 1914, the
filth due lst March 1915, the sixth due
LIST March l6lO-to secure the payment
Of all and each OF which said notes as they
should respectively fall due, SAID Henry +.
Bennett executed deed IN trust to said
Albert &. Bennett, bearing the date a!ore-
said, conveying to Henry Christmas and
Charles W. Allen, trustees, the following
property, viz; The W. OF :. f ! 0.
section 81; the L. oC 5. w. of same
section ln9 w. Of n. L. Of same sec
lion: the L. ! Of n. W. ! OF same scction;
the w. / Of 5. L. / scc'l-n 30; the S. ".
! and W. ! Of n. E. I Of section 80, all
IN township 8 Il, 2 E.; containing IN al.
GO acres--uiso the w. oi s. T. ! Of
secon 10, township B Il. / f., coatainGE
so acres; the 5. Il. l section %, he ".
5. w. ! section "a, The W. OF Il. ".
section 25, the L. Of n. f. ! section-2G,
the n, Of ". Of \. H. 4 section Is, all
in township 10, Il. 3 f.; conton'nging in
al, 4 10 acres; all which lands living and
situate in Madison County Mississippi
Also the following negro slaves. John
Pope, Ba,cman, Bob, Ned, Stephen, Ad-
am, Anderson, Dave, Henry, Isam, Eb
ben, O.aogc, Windtr, Perry, Simon,
Tom, Oscar, Washington, Isaac, BIZ,
Stephen, (house seIvnD l.. Bob, Sick,
Major, Richard, Addison, Anne, Jane,
Serena, Kis,y, girl Mary Conner, Mary
Thompson, Ru,hy, Polly Ebcn, Sacky.
Susan, Margaret, Patsey, America, hlilly.
Julia, Et.l. Eay, sarah, Caihuginc. Lau
ra, .A--.aa, 10000 bushels corn, 30
stack at .'i'lc1 all The tam.rE utensils, .
wagons 81, ca tic premises Cuu.ge and !
ppAe5, household and kitchen !uut1re,
clock, glassware, silver plate and library,
p lttt tOi OtS uIiA IDu.C@S lJG HblIS ana
one 5ricH-kiln containing 10000 bricks
5 id properly, real and personal, being
The same sold and conveyed by said 4.
G. Bennett to said ii. f. Bennett as aforc.
said; that s9Id CONVEYANCE to Christmas
aud Alien was made in trust, that said II.
+. Bennett should be permitted to remlin
IN quiet possession Of said property, and
have the rents, hire and profit, theroo. IN
I'll default should be made in the payments
OF the notes AFORESAID on any OF them as
they should become due, and in case OF
such default, the said Christmas and Allen
at III request OF the said A. q, Bennett,
should proceed TO sell for Cush at public
auction to the highest bidder, in the town
of Canton or on the premises, so much o!
said property as shall be surncient to dis
charge the amount dut on sad notes at the
time Of sale, having first given notice IN
three public places in Madison county
aforesaid, or some newspaper prin
ted in said county for thirty days before
sale-wh:ch said trust was duly accepted
by SAID trustees by their signing tie said
deed, which was also signed Ivy SAID A. q.
BennCtt--that on or abolt tie l0lh OF
December lS4l, said y. q Bennett as
signed to complainant, for valuable con
sidoration, the said pIomissory note Tor
S74jl 50 due lst March lt41, with a
credit endorsed thereon ioranote for$lCO0
due Ist March 1874 received on the alore-
said mole by said A. u. Bennett on 18th
July 1915, and at the same time, assigned
in writing to complainant, the deed in
trust aforesaid together with all the oquI-
ties thereto attached that the fist note
due LIST March lS4l, has been paid-ihal
the second note aforesaid is now held by |
[E1.oy ArJ,rs-, &, 90 ,f tho (fttv ofi