The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-11-19
CYRUS CoMSTOCK,
IN CHANCERY
WILLIAM COOK and


WurHrts. CYRUS C,ms,ock, Of Lewis, in the
20 mn of E.scx, and State Of New York, hath
fiji Il in the u1ire Of the Clerk of the Court of
Chancery, in the County Of Addison, and State
of Vermont, his hill ul complaint against Will
liam Cook, Of Bridport, in said County, and
Josiah Burrows of Sprn field in the State Of
Illinois, stating. that, on the first day Of June
A. ID. 1885, the said W. Cook made and cxecu-
ted and delivered to said j Burrows, his writing
obligatory signed with his hand and sealed with
his seal IN the penal sum Of 1900 dollars with
condition thereto annexed. that said Cook his
heirs &C., should pay to the orator or to Nolly
Comsock then the wife Of the said orator, the
sum of 500 dollars with interest annually, in
manner following, viz the interest on said sum
and so much Of the principal as to amount TO
100 dollars, to he paid on the first day of April
\. d 1899, and also 100 dollars on the first day
of April in each succeeding year. until the said
500 dollars with interest annually is paid; pro-
vidcd that if the said Molly Comstock, wife of
the orator aforesaid, should dcceasc before the
full payment OF sal 500 dollars with the in.
tcrest as aforesaid that the remainder should BE-
laid to the said Josiah Burrows, his executors
or administrators in five years from the date of
said Bnnl to wit. the first day OF june y. ID.
1888, aud to secure the payment of the said
sums of money specified in the condition OF sd
Bond on the same first day Of June y. ID 1898,
the sail w Cook made, executed and delivered
10 the said BArrows, his mortgage deed OF
3Gl acres and 20 rods of land, situated and ~
in. in said Brilport, and hcing part of lot No
-. ON the 81 division Of the original right of
Nathaniel Moore, with Il condition thereto an
nexcd. that if the said Cook, his heirs cxecu.
tors or administrators shold pay to the said Jo-
siah, his heirs executors rr administrators. OF
to the orator or to Molly Comstock, the wife OF
the said orator. the said sum Of 500 dollars with
interest annually, as specified in the condition
of said Bond at the times therein set and limi
ted titen the sad deed to be void, otherwise 10
remain in full force and the said Josiah after
wards, on the same first day of June a. ID. 1888
aforesaid, in consideration of the release to him
by the orator and the said Molly, of land, tho
said Moly's right of dover in the real estate OF
her then late husband, Prentice Burrows, of sd
B-dport, deceased did assign and transfer to
your orator aud tho said Molly, his wife a.
foresaid, the said bond aud mortgage, by wri-
ting under the hand and seal of the said Josiah
iulorsei thereon TO secure to your orator and
the said Molly his wife, the fulfilling of the
diions of said Bond and Mortgage and then
and there Delivered the same to the orator,
which the orator produces in Court; and thai
the said Molly Comstock the wife of the orator
afterwards, on the | It'll day of July a y. 1919
mt Lewis in the Stale of New York aforesaid
did depart This life after all the nstalment>
specified in the conditions of the said bond and
III rtgage hal become due; and that the said
sum, of money nor either of them in the con.
diionS Of said bond aud mortgage specified
were not paid to the orator or the said Molly in
her life time. or to the orator since the decrease
of the said Molly. but the same are now due to
the orator together with great arrcar If inter
est On the same and the estate and interest in
the said MIrtgagcd premises have become alb
.olute in the orator and his heirs and PRAYING
that said Cook and Barrows may be dccrced to
pay and snti>fy to tile orator the said sums OF
money and ali interest due thereon, by II shor,
day to be appointed by the said Coul, "gcthcr
with The or,iors costs. or that they, the said
Cook AMI Burrows aud all persons claiming
under them, may he fOreclosed OF and IF M all
equity of redemption and claim in and to The
sail Mortgage premises and ever part thereof.
and PRAYING or writ Of SubphGna &C.. and
it being suggested that the said Josiah Burrows
resides out OF this State, 80 that SuhphUna
cannot be served upon him: II is hereby order
ell tnat said Burrows he required TO appear Oh
the first day of The next term of said Court, TO
be held ut Miildlcbury, within and for the s.i!
County of Addison, on the second Tuesday OF
December A. ID. $50 to answer to said Bill,
and that said complainant cause this order and
the substance OF his said bill, TO he published
three weeks successfully in the Middlebury Reg
istcr-a public newspaper prinied ut Middle
bury in said County--ihe last of which pubca.
tons shall be ut least twenty days previous to
said next term of said Court.
2s GEORGE S. SWIFT, Clerk.
p. STARR, Attorney.