Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1847-06-25
The state of Ohio, Carroll county, Sc.
COURT or COMMON PLEAS.
Peter Clinton
vs.. In CHASCERY.
Henry Nick, ct. ais.

l4"ATy MICK, eI ais.
Dewitt Clinton OF St. Louis, Missouri. John Gin.
ton OF Iowa, Joshua Clinton, whose place Of resi-.
dence is unknown, are hereby notified that Peter
Clinton, on the le.h day OF May, lG47, filed in the
court ol ConlnoI pleas in and for said Carroll coun.
~, against them aud others, his bill in chancerv, in
which SAID bill is alleged that said Peter Clinton
Is the only surviving heir and legal representative
OF Abel Clinton, late oil Co!umbana county, decea-
scdi that sad AOei when IN life, about the 25 of
May, A. D. 1893, made an agreement, in writing,
tn Henry Nick, for the purchase OF the follow.
ING real estate, 10 wlE bounded on the north by
lands OF John Clinton, the west by lands OF John
Caskey, on the south by lands oil Andrew Meek,
on the east by lands OF William Wheeler, being
part OF the southeast quarter OF section twenty
three, township fourteen, of range five, of tie
lJnds ordered 10 be sold al SteubenVille Ohio con.
tanning ftiy aCres, more or less; that said Abel
Clinton departed this life nlestaIe, on or about tho
yer 1929; that at the November term OF the court
ol common pleas for the year 1899, John Clinton
was daily appointed administrator of the estate Of
said Abel Clinton, deceased, and that he accented
the trust and entered upon the duties Of his Office
The bI further alleges that full payment was made
10 said Nick tor said premises IN accordance with
said agl cement; that on or about The 27h Of Feb
ruary, 1882 said Nick and wife executed and de-
livered to said Joha Clinton, as administrator of
or said real estate, for the of the heirs Of said
Abel CimtoGi bill further alleges that said John
Clinton, adninisu ator of said Abel Clinton, decea-
sed, departed this life about the year 1885, leaving
certain heirs who are made defendants 10 said bill;
and that the widow of said Abel Clinton departed
this life about the year of 1910; and that SAID John
Clinton departed this life without having convex
I'd SAID lands 10 said Peter Clinton as the heir and
legal representative OF said Abel Clinton, deceased;
and THAI said Henry Mick never did convey said
lands to said Abel Clinton in his life time, nor to
your petitioner as the only surviving heir and legal
representative OF said Abel Clinton, deceased and
that said agreement in writing has been lost or rIis-
laid except a fragment which is filed and marked
! (A.) The prayer OF said bill is that said Dewitt
Clinton, John Clinton and Joshua Clinton and 9TH
ers he made defendants, and that the conveyance
! from said Mick and wife to said John Clinton as
administrator of said Abel Clinton be decreed void
and OF no effect, and that said Henry Mick be de-
creed TO convey said land and premises in fee SIM
pie TO the petitioner the heir and legal Tepresen-
tave OF said Abel Clinton, deceased, and for gene
eral relief and said Dewitt Clinton, John Clinton,
and Joshua Clinton are further notified that unless
| they appear and plead, answer or demur 10 said
bill within sixty days from the rising of the next
term OF said court the said petitioner will. at the
next term after the expiration Of said sixty days,
apply to said court to take the matters and things
set forth in said bill true and confessed, and de-
cree thereon accordingly. ECKLEY & DAVIS.
Solicitors for Petitioner.
June i8, i847-Se%st. Pr. fee So IS.