Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1845-05-24
Legal Notice.

In THE DrsrRIcr Cousr OF THE CouNrY or
February Term Of said Court, II. D. 1916.
PETER RIsrAssos, Complainant, } In 1; chancery
AIoszo BAscom, Defendant. v.yance &c.
n ME defendant will take notice, that on the
18th of Feb, l845, the said complainant
filed his bill against defendant, 10 said county,
and that process on 1t VS.. defendant is returned
non est. That said bill states in substance, said
complainant obtained loan from the defendant
of money to purchase the lands including COM
plaipantS improvements aud residence on the
public lands Of the United States-at an interest
Of twenty-five per centum per annum-A-which
lands are ~ follows, to wit: The South west
quarter Of Section Eleven, and the West half
Of the Northeast quarter of Section E even,
both in Township No. Seventy-twc North OF
Range No. two West--and which lands Their
were and ever since have been and still are in
complainants occupancy and possession.
That to secure defendant in the repayment OF
said loan the title to said lands, when they were
purchased from government, was taken in de-
PENDANTS name. and complainant executed his
note to defendant for the sum so loaned and the
interest aforesaid payable seventy-6ve dollars
per year for the first four years, and three hun
dred and seventy-fve dol ars at the end of FIVE
years from the date of said note; and that de-
fendant at the same time executed to complain.
ant written covenant (whichis given as bart
OF said billy for the conveyance Of said lands to
complainant on his paying said note in land Of
fee money. SAID bill also charges that said loan
and note are usurious, and were corruptly OBJ
tanned by defendant, to the great oppression of
compainant--that said note is still unpaid
that by the tenor Of said note the same was to
have been paid at Montrose, in said Territory,
to one Harmon Booth, who was the agent Of
the said defendant, but that said Booth and said
defendant both left the said Territory before said
note become due. That before said Booths de-
parsnre complainant paid him on said note the
amounts following, to wit: In December, 1899,
seventy-ive dollars, and about the 9Th day OF
January, 1871, the further sum Of forty dollars;
and that said complainant ever since April, 1874,
always has been, and sti ! is ready and willing
to pay all the residue Of the principal and the
lawful interest Of said note.
Said bill prays that interest since that time
shall not run on said note, and that on payment
Of the principal and legal interest thereon,
(Which complainant now offers to dol that said
defendant be decreed to deliver mp to complain
| ant the said note and to convey to him by good
and sufficient deed Of conveyance, all the lands
herein before mentioned, &c.
Now unless the said defendant shall appear
and plead, answer or dennr to the said bill OF
accomplishment, on or before the first day Of the
next term thereof, the same shall be taken as
confessed, and decree pro confesso entered &C.
cordingly. Dated April l4th, 1S45.
JOHN s. DUNLAP, Clerk.
d. RoREa, Sopr for CDmp't. ~
apr 10 ,45.-6t. Prs fee $14 "