Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1849-03-07
STATE OF VERMONT.
Rutland, as.

Merritt Clark,
r.. In Chancery,
The Troy Confer. $50 - ~, "e,,N
snce Academy and -''
William Goodrich
~ HEREAS Merriu Clark, OF Poul,ney
w IN naid County, has this day filed his
bill in Chancery against The Trustees Of Me
Troy Conference ACADEMY, body corporate
and poluc established by an act OF the legls-
lature OF the Stale Of Vermont. located al
said Poullnsy, and William Goodrich, Of
WaIervlleI 10 the County oil Albany, State
Of New York
Stating, That tho Trustees OF the Troy
Conference Academy aforesaid, on the CON
day OF January, 1913, being indebted 10 one
John p. Ransom, OF SAID Pouliney, IN the
sum OF one thousand seven hundred and
4 iurtY-siI dollars and forlyhve rents, speci.
ned 10 four pIomssOry nUtes-Ihree OF which
were dated 27th November, 1870, aad made
payable 10 said Ransom or bearer, one day
alter date with Interest," two Tor the sum
OF i've hundred dollars each, and one Tor the
sum OF five hundred hhy-lwo dollars and
/ eight cents, but by mistake written for five
bundled and fifty five dollars and e gbt cents
and the fouun dated 21,u November, 1872.
/ Tor one hundred ulnciy-iuur dollars thirty
seven cents payable TO said Ransom or or
I der, with interest one day alter date, IN order
10 secure The payment OF SAID notes, by their
deed OF that Date. executed by W IN. \ Rip
4 ley, their president, IN pursuance OF vOle
[ OF said trustees, Teciled IN said deed-whlch
said deed was duly executed, acknow lodged,
and recorded as the laW directs, "a consider
alton OF l7I6 dollars and 4j cehis, DID con
yey and confirm TO the said John +. Kan
SON, his heirs, ana assigns a certain tract or
parcel of land 10 said Poultney, known and
distinguished as part oil the Academy farm,
on which Is located the Academy building,
and bounded as follows on the west by me
east line of the Stale Of New York, on The
south by lands owned by 3 z. Hooker aud
Rice, on the east by The west line OF the
highway, and on the north by lands owned
by John Newman and Hiram Chandler, con.
tanning siIty-,hfee acres more OF less, "a
have and 10 hold, &c with condition that
The said trustees or their SUCCESSORS should
Day oI cause TO be paid The abOve-descubeo
notes The SAID deed 10 be void Otherwise o
force
And further siaHng, that Afterwards on
The In day OF March, isi6, the said ltus
Tees by their deed OF THAI date, daily eIeou'-
ed by thSir president, IN pursuance Of vo's
thereto authorizing hm, cid convey the aiole
said premises TO William Goodrich, OF " aier
vhot, 10 The Couaty OF Albany, STATE Of New
York, with a condition thereto, that II they
paid or caused TO be paid certain notes
therein spscjhed, said deed should be vuiI.
And further Stating. that the said John J
Ransom, afterwards on The oh dsy OF Orlo
Der, is4s, by his deed OF assignment OF TIA
. date. dolly executed, acknowledged, and re
corded a. the law directs. in consideration
Of three Thousand dollars, did convey. a.
SIN, and release 70 The orator all his intet
rs,. and estate, 10 said premises, snd trans
Ter and deliver 10 him the soove-oescii beC
promissnfy notes
And further slsfiAK. that said ptonissorl
notes were not psio according 10 Their tenor
and that the Sa@e are ye, due and unFsid