The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1845-04-30
Admr. of Richard P. Hart,
In ChanceY,
Addison County.
June Term,
1915.

Scion Lapham, June Term,
Samuel Buck,
Apollos A. Buck, 1Si5.
Seneca Austin,
John Brainard, and
James Miner.
WHEREAS, Isaac Merritt administrator with
w the will annexed of the estate of 'Ric hard
P. Har:, late of Troy in the county Of Renssel-
ear in the state OF New York, hath this day filed
in the office of the clerk of the court of chan
Gerry in the county of Addison, his bill in chan
Gerry setting forth that William Howard late OF
said Troy, deceased, did in his lifetime TO wit =
on the 2Sth day of November A. ID. lS44, he
then being sole executor to The last will and teS-
lament of the said Richard P. Hart, deceased,
bring lis bill in Chancery in his favor, as execu-
tor as aforesaid against Charles F. Brainard,
Lemuel Derbey, Horace Lapham, Oliver 5. Lap
ham, and Scion Lapham, all of Bridport, other
wise of ShoTeham in the county of Addison 10
foreclose their right in equity of redeeminga
certain tract of land situate and lying IN SAID
Bridport, known by the name OF the Lane farm,
containing 253 acres Of land which one Samuel
Buck late of said Bridport now Of 1icondcroSa
in the sta e of New York, purchased of Thomas
Atwood, William s. Higley, Phineas wilcox,
Eunice Lane and Ebenezer BeardSley. reference
being had to their deeds for 4 more fall descrip-
ton of the tract, stating that on the 9th day OF
| November A. ID. 1926 the said Samuel Buck
then of said Bridport being indebted TO the said
Richard P. Hart in the sum of 5525 collars Spe-
Gifted in five promisSoTy notes, all bearing date
the 18th day Of November A. ID. 1876, TO wit:
one for lI75 dollars payable six months from the
date thereof, one for 1li0 dollars payable one
year from the date thereof, one for l1O5 dollars
PAYABLE Is months from the date thereof, one for
1910 dollars PAYABLE two years from the date
thereof, the other for 1895 dollars dayable two
years six months from the date thereof, in order
10 secure the payment Of the said sums OF money
according to the tenor of said notes the said Sam
uel Buck on the said 9th day Of November AID.
1926 by his deed of bargain and sale of thatdate
duly executed and recorded did convey the said
tract of land, together with divers other pieces Of
land to the said Richard P. Hart his heirs and as
signs forever with a condition to said deed annex
ell that if the said Samuel Buck, his heirs, exc
cutors, administrator or assigns should well and
truly pay or cause TO be paid TO the said Richard
P. Hart his executors administrators or assigns
the said sum of money according TO the tenor OF
said notes, then said deed to he void, otherwise in
force And on the 18th day of July 1850, the
said Samuel Buck conveyed and released 10
| John Brainard of Bridport aforesaid the said
tract of land called the Lane farm, and on the
18th day of March A. ID. 1885 the said Braina-d
sold to Seneca Austin then Of said Bridport, a.
kout IS acres Of the said Lane farm, and on the
ODD day o. April A. d. 1889 the said Seneca
Austin sold the same 80 acres TO James Miner,
then of said Bridport, and the said Miner on the
10th day of October A. D. 1871 conveyed the
same 80 acres to Horace Lapham, divers Lap
pham and Scion L.aPham aforesaid, and the
said John Brainard on the Sd day of March AID.
1887 conveyed about So acres of the said Lane
farm to Apollos A. Buck of said Bridport, and
the said ApolloS A. Buck on the Dist day OF
AprilA. d. 1887, conveyed the sane SO acres to
Lcmuel Derbey of BTidport, & on the l0thday OF
NoyemberA. d. 1874 the said John Brainard ex-
1871 q, The ras1 Ch1rla@ r. Drafprr1 a unit
claim deed of all his interest in the said Lane
farm, and on The 2S,h day of5Iarch 1885 the said
Richard p. Hart at the request of said Samuel
Buck released to said ApOilos a. Buck all his
interestin all the pieces of land conveyed to him
ty The said deed of said Sam1 Buck except the said
Lane farm; and that said sum of money had not
been paid but was still due TO said executor, and
praving that said Charles F., Lemuel, Horace,
Oliver S. and Scion might be decreed to pay the
said sum Of money and the interest thereon ac-
cruing, and the said executors costs by 4 short
day, or be foTecloSed of all equity of redemption
in said Lane farm, and the usual SUBPOENA hav-
ing been served on The saiddefendants to appear
before the Court OF Chancery holden at said Mid
dlebury on the second Tuesday of December
A. D. 1874, they appeared by II. Seymour theil
Solicitor, and said cause was continued TO the
next term fsaid Courtot Chancery TO be held a
said Middlebury On the second Tuesday of June
bext; and further setting forth that since the
said continuance of said suit the said William
Howard has deceased, and letters of administrs-
ton with the will annexed OF the estate of said
Richard p. Hart deceased have been granted &c
the said Isaac Merritt by The Probate Court fol
the District ofRu,land; and that on the 10th day
of October A.. d. 1871 the said Horace Lapham
Oliver S. Lapham and Scion Lapham executed
10 the said James Mine a mortgage deed of the
said 35 acres conveyed TO them by said Miner.
and that the said sum of 5525 dollars and the in
terest thereon is sill due the said orator; ant
PRAYING that the bill Of thesaid William Hover t
executor, may be revived against the said de
fendantS and that the said Samuel Buck, JOIN
Brainard. Seneca Austin, + pollos A. Buck and
] ames Miner may lie made parties defendants IL
the same:
And whereas it is made TO appear that the said
Samuel Buck, Apollos A. Buck and Seneca
Austin reside out Of this State so that & SubpGna
cannot be served upon them. 1t is therefore or
dcred that the said Samuel Buck, Senaca Aus
tin and Appollos a. Buck be required to appeal
on the first day of the next stated Term Of SAID
Court of Chancery tole held on the second Tues
day of June next, and make answer to saic
bill OF complaint, and that the said order stating
the substance of said bill lie published in th'
Northern Galaxy a public newspaper printed | II
Middlebury in said County OF Addison. three
weekssuccessively the lastu OF which publication
shall be at least 20 days previous TO the com
mencement of the said term.
Given under my hand this Goth day Of Apr
1915. S.SWIFT, Clerk.