The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1853-08-11
Cambria County, ss.
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ssGWES. held at Ebensburg, in and for said
S&EMSa> county, on Tuesday the 14th day
,sSc of June, 4. d. 1853, before the Hon
sSSySs orable the Judges of the said Court:
On the petition of Thomas Fl. Porter of the
county of Cambria, and Charles B. Kennedy
guardian of Thomas h. Porter, minor child of
William Porter, late of said county, deceased,
setting forth that ohm Moran late of the said
county, died in or about the month of March A
D. 1649, iltestate, and letters of administration
have been issued, in due conrse of law, to Pat
rick M'Manamy, administrator of all and singu-
lar the goods, chattels and estate of the said
John Moran. The said John Moran, in his life
time, to wit, on the 30th day of May, A. D. 1S40,
was seized in fee of and in a certain piece or
parcel of land situate in Washington township,
Cambria county, bounded and described as fol-
lows: Beginning at post On line of other land
of John Moran, thence south "a degrees east 70
perches to post, thence north "a degrees east
rs perches to a brick, thence north "a degrees
west, 40 perches to a small spruce, thence south
63 degrees west, y perches to the place of be-
ginning, containing "a acres aud l52 perches
and allowance, being part of tract of land war
ranted in name of Joseph Dilworth. That being
so seized the said John Moran did, by bargain
or contract in writing, bind himself to sell and
convey the said piece or parcel of land with the
appurtenances, unto the said William Porter in
fee simple, and in consideration of the sum of
seven dollars per acre, to be paid to the said
bargain or contract the said William Porter, in
his lifetime, by parol agreement sold unto the
said Thomas Ii. Porter, the undivided half part
of the aforesaid piece parcel of land, in
sideration that the said Thomas IL Porter should
erect certain improvements thereon, which he
afterwards did. That the said William Porter
has since died leaving no widow, and but one
child above named That the whole of the pur-
chase money was paid to the said John Moran
in his lifetime, but died before executing deed
for the aforesaid premises, and that no sufficient
provision for the performance of the said bar
gain contract, appears to have been made by
the said deceased in his lifetime, though he was
well satisfied and intended that the same should
be consummated.
And praying the Court to designate some day
certain, at which notice may be given TO the ad-
ministrator, and widow, and heirs of the said
deceased, to appear in your said Court and an
swer this blk or petition and furthermore, to
decree the specific performance of the said con-
tract according to the true intent and meaning
thereof in or to the completing their title accor-
ding to the act of Assembly, in such case made
and provided.
You, and every of you the said administrator,
widow and heirs, are therefore hereby cited to
be and appear at an Orphans Court to be held
at Ebensburg in and for said county on the fifth
day of September A. D. 1858, to shew cause if
you, or any of you have, why your should not
answer the premises, and abide such order and
decree as to the said Court may be agreeable to
equity and good conscience.
Witness the Honorable George Taylor, Presi-
dent of our said Court at Ebensburg, the four
teenth day of June, A ID. 1858.
r. L. JOHNSTON, Clerk
Ebensburg. July 81, 1S53-3S.