Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1844-11-20
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

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,
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-
suing, and plead answer or demur to the
bill Of complaint herein, the several ale.
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
copy of this order be inserted in the ON
dependent Democrat" at Canton, once Il
week for two months successively.
r. l.. DIXON, CTR.
FNHE Bill in this case states in sub
stance, that Henry F. Bennett pur
chased of Albert G. Bennett, on the 18th
Octoher 1889, certain lands, ncgrI slaves
and othr personal property ~ ing and
being in Madison County Mississippi, for
which he executed to the said Albert o..
Bennett his six promissory notes, OF the
date aforesaid, each for $746l, SO, the
first due LIST March 1871, the second due
LIST March 1912, the third due LIST March
1913, the fourth due LIST March 1914, the
fifth due lst March l845, the sixth due
LIST March lSi6-to secure the pay ment
Of all and each OF which said notes as they
should respectively fall due, said Henry F..
Bennett executed deed in trust to said
Albert q, Bennett, bearing the date alore-
said, conveying to Henry Chrlstmas and
Charles w. Allen, trustees, the following
property, viz; The w. of S. f / oil
section 81; the L. of S. w. / of same
section; the w. Of n E. ! of same sec
ton; the L. Of N. W. / ofsamc section
the w. of S. f, section 80; the S. w.
! and w. of n. E. of section 30, all
in township 8 r. 2 E.; containing in all
$40 acres-also the w. of S. L. ! OF
section 10, township s r. f., containing
so acres; the S. f. / SECTION %, the w. 4
S. w. section "a, tho W. Of n. w. !
section %, the T.. Of n f. ! section 2G,
the n Of W. ofN. L. ! section 26, all
in township 10, r. 3 E.. containinging in
all 40 acres; all which lands lying ana
situate in Madison County Mississippi
Also the following negro slaves; John
Pope, Baleman, Bob, Ned, Stephen, Ad-
am, Anderson, Dave, Henry, Isam, Ed
ben, Orange, Wnder, Perry, Simon,
Tom, Oscar, Washington, Isaac, BIN,
Stephen, (houso servanD l.. Bob, Slick,
Major, Richard, Madison, Anne, Jane,
Serena, Kissy, girl Mary Conner, Mary
Thompson, Ruthy. Polly Eben, Sucky,
Susan, Margaret, Patsey, America, Mlly,
Julia, Ellen, Edy, Sarah, Catharine, Lau
IA, lAdaline; 10000 bushels corn, 80
stacks Of fodder, all the farming utensils,
wagons &c. on the premises carriage and
ponies, household and kitchen lu-nture,
clock, glassware, silver plate and library q,
30 head horses and mules, $50 hogs and
one brick kiln containing 10000 bricks
S id properly, real and personal, being
the same sold and conveyed by said A.
G. Bennett TO said II. +. Bennett as aiore-
said; that said CONVEYANCE 10 Christmas
and Allen was made in trust, that said II.
f. Bennett should be permitted to remain
in quiet possession OF said property, and
have 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
they should become due, and in case OF
such default, the said Christmas and Allen
at tn request of the said A. q. Bennett,
should proceed to sell for cash at public
auction to the highest bidder, in the town
of Canton or on the premises, so much of
said property as shall be suiicient to dis
charge the amount dot on sad notes at the
time Of sale, having first given notice 10
three public places in Madison county
aforesaid, or some newspaper prn-
ted in said county for thirty days before
Sale-whch said trust was duly accepted
BY said trustees by their signing the said
deed, which was also signed by said A. G.
Bennett--ihat on or about the 10th OF
December lS4l, said A. c. Bennett as
signed to complainant, for valuable con-
sideraion, the said promissory note for
S746l S3 due LIST March 1914, with
credit endorsed thereon fora note for $1,000
due Isl March 1914 received on the afore-
said note by said A. q. Bennett on 18th
July 1914, and at the same time, assigned
in writing to complainant, the deed in
trust aforesaid together with all the equi-
ties thereto aitached-that the first note
due LIST March 1871, has been paid--that
the second note aforesaid is now held by
Wilcox, Anderson g. Co, OF the City of
New Orleans, Louisiana, the same having
an endorsement thereon, entered by said
A. G. Bennett, on 18th July 1910, that he
had received thereon one note in his ia. |
vor due LIST March 1912, for 1921 90,
also one note for $1,000, and one note for
5000, both due lst March lS12--that he
third note due LIST March, 1S43 has been