Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1844-11-27
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

Superior Court Of Chqncery, } October
| Of the StGte Of Mississippi. rules 1914
Joseph Woods,
325S V.
Henry +. Bennett, CT nj.
4 pom opening the matters Of this
u Bill, and it appearing TINT William
}. Gasqne', WILCOX, Anderson g. Co., aud
Samuel Harrison, are not inhabitants of
this State, but reside beyond the limits
hereof, so that the ordinary process OF
tins Court cannot be served upon them,
IL 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-
sung, 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 and decree made
therein, as the Chancellor may deem equ-
table and Just. 1t is further ordered that
a copy Of IIds order be inserted in the sin.
dependent Democrat" at Canton, once a
week for two months SUCCESSFULLY.
II. l.. DIXON, EPk.
TENHE Bill in this case states in sub
stance, that iienry,k- Bennett pur
chased of Albert q. Bennett, on the Eth
October 1885, certain lands, negro ayes
and other personal properly lying and
being in Madison County Mississippi, Tor
which he executed to the said Albert q.
Bennett his six promissory notes, of the
date aforesaid, each for $746l SO, the
first due LIST March lS4l, the second due
lst March 1912, the third due LIST March
1913, the fourth due Ist March 1914, the
filth due lst March l845, the sixth due
lst March l646-to secure the payment
of all and each oil which said notes as they
should respectively fall due, said Henry +.
Bennett executed decd in trust to said
Albert G. Bennett, bearing the date afore-
said, conveying to Henry Christmas and
Charles W. Alien, trustees, the following
property, viz; The W. Of S. +. Of
section 81; the f.. of S. W. / of same
section; the w. Of N. f. of same see
ton; the +. Of N. W. of same section;
the W. of S. L. section 80; the S. w.
i and w. Of n. f. Of section 30, all
in township 0 r. . H.; containing in al!
$40 acres--olso the w. Of s. E, of
section 10, townshi? 8 r. E., containing
SO acres; the $, +. ! section 20, the ".
5. W. section 24, tho W. Of n. w.
section 2J, the L. of n. E. ! section 26,
the n. Of w. Of n. f, ! section 90, all |
in township 10, X. f.; containinging in
all 40 acres; all which lands lying and
situate in Madison County Mississippi.--
Also the following negro slaves: John
Pope, Baieman, Bob, Ned, Stephen, Ad.
am, Anderson, Dave, Henry, I,am, Eb
ben, O,ange, Wndcr, Perry, Simon,
Tom, Oscar, Washington, Isaac, Bin,
Stephen, (houso servanD l.. Bob, Slick,
Msjo", Riyhard, Madison, Anne, Jane,
Serena, Kis,y, girl Mary Conner, Mary
Thompson, kn'hy. Polly Ebcn, Sucky,
Susan, Margaret, Patsey, America, Milly.
Julia, Ellen, Edy, Sarah, Catharinc, Lau
"a, iAdalne; 10000 bushels corn, 80
stacks OF fodder, all the farming utensils,
wagons &c. on the premises carriage and
BONES, household and kitchen furniture,
clock, glassware, silver plate and library,
% head horses and mules, $50 hogs ana
me brick kiln containing 10000 bricks
) id properly, real and personal, being
he same sold and conveyed by said A.
J. Bennett to said II. +. Bennett as afore.
aid that said CONVEYANCE TO Christmas
md Allen was made in trust, that said IL.
T. Bennett should be permitted to remain
n quiet possession of said' property, and
rave the rents. hire and profits thereof an.
il default should be made in the payments
If the notes AFORESAID on any OF them as
hey should become due, and in case OF
such default, the said Christmas and Alien
1t th3 request of the said A. q. Bennett,
hould proceed TO sell for cash at public
luction to the highest bidder, in the town
# Canton or on the premises, so much of
aid property as shall be sufficient to dis
charge the amount dut on SAID notes at the
inc Of sale, having iifst given notice in
hree public places in Madison county
or some newspaper prn-
ed in said county for thirty days before
aIe-whch said trust was duly accepted
" said trustees by their signing the said
Iced, which was also signed ty said A. @.
on or ahoIt the 10Th OF
december lS4l, said a. G.. Bennett as
igned to complainant, for valuable con-
liberation, the said promissory note for )
S746l So due list March lS44, with a ,
redit endorsed thereon loranole or$lO00 /
ue lst March 1914 received on the afore-
aid note by said A. g. Bennett on eth
ally 1874, and at the same time, assigned /
n wiring TO complainant, the deed in h
rust aforesaid together with all the cqui- t