Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1844-12-04
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

q Ton opening the matters Of thi:
q BiI, anu it appearing that William
}. Uasquef, Wilcox, Anderson & Co., anc
Samuel Harrison, are not inhabitants q
this State, but reside beyond the limit.
thereof, SO that the ordinary process o.
this Court cannot be served upon them
II is therefore Ordcred, that unless the saio
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 tc
them, and such order and decree made
therein, as the Chancellor may deem equi.
table and Just. 1t is further ordered that
copy Of this order be inserted in the "In.
dependent Democrat" at Canton, once Il
week for two months successfully.
Il. l.. DIXON, CPb.
ETHE Bill in this case states in sub
q stance, that Henry F. Bennett pur.
chased Of Albert G. Bennett, on the 9TH
October 1889, certain lands, negro Save
and other personal property lying and
being in Madison County Mississippi, for
which he executed to the said Albert q.
Bennett his six promissory notes, of the
date aforesaid. each for STAG ,S3, the
first due LIST March 1871, the second due
lst March 1912, the third due LIST March
1913, the fourth due lst March 1914, the
hlth due lst March 1915, the sixth due
lst March lS4G-to secure the payment
Of all and each OF which said notes as they
should respectively fall due, said Henry f.
Bennett executed a decd in trust to said
Albert q, Bennett, bearing the date alore.
said, conveying to Henry Christmas and
Charles w. Alien, trustees, the following
property, viz; The W. of S. L / OF
section 81; the E. of S. w. of same
section; the w of N. E. / of same sec
ton; the f.. Z Of N. w. of same section;
the w. of S. Z. ! section so; the S. w.
/ and w. Of N. f. of section 30, al
in township 9 Il. 2 b.; containing in al,
$40 acrcs-also thc w. of s. f.. ! Of
section 10, townshi? s r. E., confirming
80 acres; the S. L. section %, the w. Z
s. w. 4 section "a, the w. Of N. W.
section %, the L. of N. E. section 90,
the n of W. of n. L. section 26, all
in township 10, R. 3 E; conrainjnging in
ali 4l0 acres; all which lands lying ana
situate in Madison County Nlississippi.--
Also the following negro slaves. John
Pope. Batcman, Bob, Ned, Stephen, Ad.
am, Anderson, Dave, Henry, Isam, EJ
ben, Oangc, Winder, Perry, Simon,
Tom, Oscar, Washington, Isaac, BIZ,
Stephen, (hoDse segvlnD l.. Bob, SILK,
Major, Richard, Madison, Anne, Jane,
Serena, Kissy, girl Mary Conner, Mary
Thompson, ltuthy. Polly Ebcn, Slcky,
Susan, Margaret, Patsoy, America, 3liIiy.
Juiil, Ellen, Ely, Sarah, CatbRrinr, Ian
"a, Adaline; 10000 bushels corn, 81
stacks OF fodder, all the farming utensils,
wagons &c. Oh the premises carriage and
ponies, household and kitchen furniture,
clock, glassware, silver plate and library
20 head horses and mules, $50 hogs and
one brickkin containing 10000 bricks
Said property, real and personal, being
the same sold and conveyed by said A.
G. Bennett to said II. f. Bennett as afore-
said; that said CONVEYANCE TO Christmas
and Alien was made in trust, that said II. |
+. Bennett should be permitted to remain
N quiet possession of said property, and
nave the rents, hire and profits thereof I'm.
Ill default should be made in the payments |
Of the notes AFORESAID on any OF them as
hey should become duc, and in case OF
such default, the SAID Christmas and Allen
1t tn request of the said A. G. Bennett, |
should proceed to sell for cash at public !
auction to the highest bidder, ia the town
If Canton or on the premises, so much Of
mid property as shall be sulncient to dis
;harge the amount dot on SAID notes at the
ime Of sale, having fest given notice in
hree public places in Madison county
itoresaid, or some newspaper prin-
ed in said county for thirty days before
ae-wh:ch said trust was duly accepted |
y said trustees by their signing the said
Iced, which was also signed Ivy said A. G..
on or abo 1t the 10Th OF |
December l84l, said A. G. Bennett as
ignel TO complainant, for valuable con-
liberation, The said promissory note for
5746I So due LIST March le44, with a
rcdt endorsed thereon for note for $1,000
Iuc LIST March 1914 received on the afore-
aid note by said A. q. Bennett on Eth
uIy 1914, and at the same time, assigned
n writing to complainant, the deed 10
rust aforesaid together with all the equi-
les thereto atiached-that the first note
ue Ist March lS4I, has been paid--lhat
he second note aforesaid is now held by
Wilcox, Anderson & Co, OF the City of
Jew Orleans, Louisiana, the same having
n endorsement thereon, entered by said
\. g. Bennett, en- 18th July 1910, that he
ad received thereon one note in his ia.
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