Holly Springs gazette., 1844-11-29
JAMES G. ANDERSON Clerk.
ABSTRACT OF BILL


ABSTRACT OF BILL
Charges, That sometime In the year lS-
35 and about the first of the year 1886, one
Eli S. Shorter and one James G. Watson,
both then of the County of Muscogee and
State of Georgia. entered iuto an agreement
to purchase lands in Copartnership. in the
Chickasaw Cession State of Mississippi. and
that about an equal amount OF titles was to
be taken in the name ofeach that it was fur
ther agreed that each of them should, If he
desired so to do take in as a partner with
him, and to share with him, his interest N
SAID copartnership, such other person or per-
sous as he might select and agreee with.
that In pursuance of said agreement SAID
Shorter &. Watson, purchased very large
amount of lands, in said Chickasaw Cesslon,
that in order that each partner might
have some evidence of the interest, which
he had in the laLds, titles to which are In
the name of the other, said Watson executed
and delivered to said Shorter, an instrument
in writing showing that Shorter is enttled
to an undivided half of forty-nine Quarter
Sections OF land, the titles to which were In
the hands of said Watson, said Shorter hav-
ing paid one half the cost. dated 25 Feorua-
ry 1886, said Watson executed and deliver
ed to said Shorter, an instIumen. TN writing,
dated % January 1896. showing that Shor>
Ter is entitled to two equal undivided third
parts of Twenty nine Quarter Sections, and
one equal undivided third part of three
Quarters, the titles being in said Watson,
and said Shorter having paid his part OF the
cost
That at or about the same time, that said
Watson, executed and delivered TO SAID
Shorter, the two instruments OF writing a.
bove named, the said 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 showing
that Watson was entitl, 10 one undivided
half of thirty four Quarter Sections, the oth-
er half belonging equally to the said Eli 5.
Shorter and BENJAMIN p. Tarver u Hudson
A. Thornton. One showing that said James
c. Watson was entitled to one undivided
third part of forty five Quarter Sections.
And one showing that said James Z. Watson
was entitled to TWO equal undivided third parts
af FIVE Quarter Sections. That said Eli 5.
Shorter. departed this life intestate, sometime
in the month of December 1886, leaving
vidov Sophia Shorter and three children
his heirs. viz: Reuben c.. Shorter since OF
the age of twenty one years, and Mary
lane Shorter. since intermarried with John
A Urouhart and of the age OF majority,
and Virginia Shorter one of ComplaInants,
and that Compl James Fl. Shorter, IN cons
newton with the widow, administered on the
Estate of said Eli S. Shorter in Georgia.
That said James G. Watson departed
this life sometime early in the year 1912.
and as Complainants have been informed
made and executed last Will and Testa-
ment and left three Children as heirs or
deyisees. ne nsmey, Thomas w. Watson,
Jobn III Watson and Mary Walker. wife
of Beriamin w. Walker, that said Eh
Shorter held title papers for $. W. and s. e.
quarters of Sec. 6, Township Is. Range
east In Chickasaw county, out Compfs Ind
no memorandum or writing showing any
interest in said James G.. Watson, nor do
tbev believe said Watson had any interest
whatever therein, but Compfs 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 to said Shorter,
BENJAMIN u. Tarver, and James ii Shorter,
CompIainants. But CompPs find no mem.
orand1m or writing amongst the papers oil
said Eli s. Shorter, which show any inter
est in said James G. Watson, nor do compfs
belicye he was entitled to or had any inter-
est in the same. out set out the same, that
Justice NAV be done. if it should hereafter
appear tina. said Watson had any lnteres
therein.
That said Benjamin P. Tarver departed
ahis life sometime in the year lo4O, making
will. by which will he bequeathed all MS
interest, of, in and to the lands before ana
hereinafter described. to three complandn's
William Tarver. Elijah w. Tarver
and James Nj. Taryer-That Is to say, 70
Elijah w Tarver one hall. to James M
Tarver, each one equal share OF the otner
half That said Eli Shorter, about tne
3Oth April 1886. made and executed an IN
strument In wiring showing the rcspect,
i've interests of said James G. Watson and
Benjamin p Tarver. and Compl. James II.
Shorter, had and held in the lands above
described and others not before mentioned
in all seventy four quarter sections, show
ing that James G Watson &Co. own one
third, Eli Shorter. Benjamin p Tarver ana
James III Shorter each two ninths, eacn
party having paid his full share of the pur
chasemoney.-Sai Shorter. about 81
April 1886, made and executed anothe In
rtr,un ont in writinO ehowinO that el0hte en-