Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1847-06-18
The state Of Ohio, Carroll county. -.
COURT or COMMON PLEAS.
Peter Clinton
~. Is Cua~rrHv
Henry lick, e. als.
CEixcEsT.

Dewil. Clinton Of ST. Louis. Missouri. John Gin.
ton OF Iowa, JO-bua Clinton, v Loss 1lsrs of fesi
denee b. unknown, are hereby no.lGrd lhat Prtsr
Clinton, on the l9.h day Of NAV, lB47 fled in the
rouft o. common pleas In aud ior said Carroll eoun.
", against them AID others, be Dob n rhaneeTy in
which sad bill % is alleged that SAID Peter Clinton
Is the only surviving heif aud legal representative
Of Absl Clinton, lat- ol COumbiaha roqnty, decea-
sed: that ssid Abel when in llp, a out The 25th OF
Msy. A. D. 1929. made IN agreement, N Euuug.
With Henry Mick, Tor the puFrbase Of the lolloW-
lng real estate, 10 Wit bounded on the north By
nds Of John Clinton, o. the gest ~ lands VI John
Caskey, on the south ~ lands Of Andrew Meek
on the east Jy lands Of William Wheeler, being
part Of the southeast quarter Of section twenty.
three, township fourteen, OF range Eve, Of Tie
lsnds ordered 10 be fod at Stsuten vile, Ohio, con-
tanning iiIy atres, more OF less; that Eaid Abel
Clinton departed this life iHteslaIe, on or about the
yesr 1919; that a. the November term Of the court
Of common pleas for the year 1899, John Clinton
was duly appointed administrator Of the estate OF
said AJel Clinton, deceased, and that he accepted
the trust and entered upon the duties Of bic Office
The bill further alleges that full payment was made
10 said N ok for said premises "a accordance with
said agreement; that on or about The 27Ih Of Feb
ruary, 1899, said Nick and wife executed and de-
vefed 10 said John Clinton, as administrator oi
said Abel Clinton, deceased, deed in fee simple
for said real estate for the Of the heirs Of said
Abel Clinton; bill further alleges that said John
Clinton, adminisu alor Of said Abel Clinton. decea.
sed, departed this Life about the year 1888, leaving
ceuain heirs who are made defendants TO said bill
and that the widow Of said Abel Clinton departed
this life about the year Of ls40 and HAT said John
Clinton departed this life without having convey
I'd said lands 10 said Peter Clinton az the heir aud
egal repit sentative Of said Abe Clinton, deceased
and that said Henry Mick never did convey said
lands to said Abel Clinton in his life time, nor Io
your petitioner as the only surviving heir and Iega
representative Of said Abel Clinton, deceassj anC
that said agreementin writing has been lost or mis-
laid except a fragment which is fled and marked
! al The prayer Of said bill is that said DeWI
Clinton, John Clinton and Joshua Clinton and OH
eTs Je made defendants, and that the conveyauc'
from said Mick and wife 10 said John Clinton al
administrator Of said Abel Clinton be decreed volC
and OF no effect, and that said Henry Mick be de
creed 10 convey said land and premises in lee sim
pie 10 tie petitioner 8s the heir and legal represen
Iatve of SAID Abel Clinton, deceased, and for gen
eraI relief; and sold Dewitt Clinton, John Clinton
and Joshua Clinton are further notified that uules
they appear and plead, answer or demur to sal,
bill within sixty days from the rising Of The mex
term Of said court, the said petitioner will, at III
next term after the expiration Of said sixty days
apply to said court 10 take the matters and thing
set forth in said bill as true and con iessed, and de
cree thereon accordingly. ECKLEY X DAVIS,
Solicitors Tor Petitioner.
June 10, l847-3e-st. Pr. fee SO IS.