The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-04-23

Abram F. Ellsworth
Ephraim Moul,oo, j., Addison County
Ephraim Moulton,
Champlin NJ. Fletcher, ] In CnANcERi.'
Ozias Seymour, and
Alexander E. Briggs.
Abram F. Ellsworth, Of Whiting in the
County of Addison, having this day filed
with me, his bill in Chancery. against
Ephraim Moulion, Jr.. Ephraim Moul.on.
and Alexander f. Briggs, all formerly Of
said Whiting, but now gone 10 parts I'M
known, and Champlu NJ. Fletcher, OF Or.
well and Ozias Seymour. Of Middebury.
| in said county :: Setting forth in substance,
That on the 2Slh day Of August. ls4S, said
| Ephrain. Jr., and Ephraim, in order 10 Sc.
cure the paymem'of largs sum oil mon
ey, The prscis1 sum The orator is unable
to state, which said Ephraim, Jr., owed
said Fletcher, conveyed 10 said Fletcher,
by deed absolute ppo" its face, ceriain
lands described in deed 10 the orator,
herein ai,er sci forth ms follows viz "Four
certain pieces or parcels OF land lying aud
being in Whiting, Addison county, Yer
mont, ami bounded aud described as fol
lows: Tts fret piece, bounded North by
Asahel Huih,ard's lands, East by Calvin
| Hubbard Jr.'s land, the mat stage road
aud Riley Woodlord's land. South by
lands OF John Needham, Arnon Needham
and Asuhel Hubbard, on the West by
Harley C.. Fosters lands, containing Two
hundred acres, be tie same more or less,
The second tiece bounded w est by The
mail stage r0adJ North and East BY land
Of Calvin Hubbard, Jr, and South by Ar
non Necdhan,'s land, containing eighi
ncres more or less. The third piece bound
ed North by ArGon Needham's land Essl
& South by lands Of John Needham, &IWesl
by null Stage road, containing one acre
more or less. The fourth pierre bounded
South by William, Hunsdeu. land, East
and partly South by lands 0wned by heiri
Of Augustus MuBger. North and paril,
East by lands Of ,Asshel Hubbard, We.
by land of Calvin Hubbard, j.. lying il
the swamp and containing about thirty
lhree'acres more or iess. That sometime
in Murch, 1850, said Eplraim, Jr.. repre-
sentin9 that he was the owner Of said lands
applied TO the orator, and 10 induce him Il
purchase The same al y certain price pc
acre, represented that said parcels seve
, rally contained the number OF acres men
toned in the above description, and tina
they all together contained al least "a;
acres, and if accurately surveyed woulc
overrun that quantity, tina, there was n,
necessity Of survey, that The orator woul'
be gamer TO take The whole al PAP acres
and that laid Ephraim. Jr., would warran
that there was that quantity and more
/ That a part Of il was swamp land aud hat
standing and growing upor il 4 large mum
} ber--al least l00-oi valuable pine trees
and that he had been offered by Lyman 7
White, Il dealer in lumber. SOC dollars 70
J The pine timber on said land That sais
Ephraim. Jr., took the orator 10 see sais
J land, and pointed out 10 him AT least loi
} valuable pine trees on said land, which saii
. Ephraim, Jr.. declared, and the OF aior (no
! being acquainted with The lines) supposed
to be parl Of the premises above described
that relying upon these representation s
the orator agreed to purchase said land
: at the above estimate OF 242 acres. and L
pay said EPhraim, Jr.. 90 dollars 50 cent
} per acre for the same. making the Who'll
: amount 10 bs paid by the orator ihereis
, $500 dollars. That afterwards said Eph
rain. IT,, informed the orator that the till
10 said lands was 10 said Champlin N
Fletcher, ard that II would be necessary
have deed from him. and they therefor
agreed TO meet at Whiting on The ID ds