Holly Springs gazette., 1844-12-13
JAMES c. ANDERSON Clerk.
ABSTRACT OF BILL

JAMES c. ANDERSON Clerk
ABSTRACT OF BILL
Charges, That sometime In the wear l8-
30 and about the first of the ycaf 1886. one
Eli S. Shorter aud one James o. Watson.
both then of the County of Muscogee and
State of Georgia, entered iuto an agreement
TO purchase lands In Coparnership, IN the
Chickasaw Cession State of Mississippi and
that about an eqnal amount OF .ltles was TO
be taken in the name of each that II fur
ther agreed that each of them should, If he
desired so to do take in as a partner with
MIN, aud to share with him, his interest N
sand cOpd tnerShip, such other person or per-
sons as ne might select and agreee with,
that IN pursuance Of said agreement said
Shorter j. Watson, purchased a very large
amount Of lands, III said Chickasaw CeSSion,
that IN order That each partner mig ht
have some evidence Of the interest, which
he had in the l3t ds, titles 10 which are in
he name the other, said Watson executed
and delivered 10 said Shorter, an Instrument
an writing showing that Shorter Is entitled
20 an undivided half of forty nine Qlartei
Sections OF land, the titles to which were IN
he hands Of said Watson, said Shorter hav-
ing paid one half the cost, dated 25 Feorua-
nv 1896. said Watson executed and deliver
ed 10 said Shorter, an ins;fumen: Tn writing,
dated 2j January 1886, showing that Shor>
Ter Is entitled 10 two equal undivided third
parts Of Twenty nine Quarter Sections, and
Que equal undivided Lhird part of three
Quarters, the titles being in said Watson,
md said Shorter having paid his part ofthc
+ :5st
4 That at or about he same time, that said
( Watson, executed aud delivered 10 said
Shorter, the two instruments Of writing a.
{ oove named, the sand Shorter executed and
delivered 10 said Watson instruments of
writing showing the interest to which Wat
son was entitled in the lands held in the
name Of said Shorter, to wit: One shelving
\ that Watson was entitl TO one undivided
Y half of thirty four Quarter Sections, the 9TH
/ er half belonging equally to the said Eli S.
i Shorter and Benjamin II. Tarver & Hudson
/ A. Thornton. One showing that said James
g. Watson was entitled to one undivided
hird part of forty FIVE Quarter Sections.
And one showing that SAID James c, Watson
was entitled to two equal undivided third parts
IF Eve Quarter Sections. That said Eli S.
Shorter, departed this life intestate, sometime
IN the month of December 1886, leaving a
widow Sophia Shorter and three children
I his hei 5, VIZ. Reuben c. Shorter since OF
the age of twenty one years, and Mary
Jane Shorter, since ihtermd,ried with John
A. Usquhart, and Of the age of majority,
and Virginia Shorter one Of ComplaInants,
and that Compl James II. Shorter, in cons
uexiou with the widow. administered on the
Estate Of said Eli s. Shorter in Georgia
q That said James G. Watson departed
this life sometime early in the year 1912,
ami as Complainants have been informed
made and executed a last Will and Testa.
menl, and left three Children as heirs or
devisecs, ne cmeIy, Tomas w. Watson,
John II. Watson and Mary Walker, wife
Of Benjamin W. Walker, that said Eli S
Shorter held title papers for S. ". and S. e.
quarters ofsSec 6, Township g, Range A
east, N ChicIasaw county, out ComDlS fiGd
no memorandum or writing showing any
interest in said James G. Watson, nor do
they believe said Watson had any interest
whate, er therein, but Compps mention said
two quarters, in ordar that justice may be
done, if 1t should appear that said Watson is
interested IN them.
That said Eli S Shorter, in his life time
held title papers for thirty quarter Sections,
which belonged equally 10 said Shouer,
Benjamin r. Tarver, and James Ii Shorter,
Complainants But CompPS find no mem
orand1m or writing amongst the papers ol
said Eli S. Shorter. which show any inter
est i'm said james q Watson, nor do compPs 5
believe he was entitled TO or had any inter
est in the same, out set out the same, that
Justice may be done, If it should hereafter
appear tina: SAID Watson had any interes
therein.
That said Benjamin p. Tarver departed
ahis life sometime in the year 1910, making
will, bv which will be bequeathed all his
interest, OF, in and to the lands, before and
hereinafter described, to three complaindn's
viz:-WilIiam Tarver, Elijah w Tarver
and james NJ. Tarver-Fhat is to say to
Elijah w Tarver one half, to James NJ
TaTver, each one equal share OF the other
half-Tbat said Eli Shorter, about the
30lh April 1886 made and executed an in
s.rument ia wiring showing the respect
i've interests of said James q. Watson and
BENJAMIN p. Tarver, and Compl. james IT.
I Shorter. had and held in the lands above
/ described and others not before mentioned
in all seventy four quarter sections, show
leo that James @ Watson &Co. own one
third. Eli Shorter, Benjamin + Tarver and
James FL Shorter each two nnths, each
party having paid his full share Of the pur-
chasemonev -SaidEli Shorter, about 81
April 1886, made and executed anothe In
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