The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1853-08-04

3sES 81: county, on Tuesday the 18th day
rrS of June, A ID. 1858, before the Hon
<TyISs orable the Judges of the said Court:
On the pc etition of Thomas III. Porter, of the
county of Cambria, and Charles b. Kennedy,
guardian of Thomas ii. Porter, a minor child of
William Porter, late Of said county, deceased,
setting for tn that John Moran, late of the said
county, died IN or about the month of March A.
ID. 1919, intestate, and letters of administration
have been issued, in due course of law to Pat
rick NJ Manamy, administrator of all and singu-
lar the goods, chattels and estate of the said
j Ohm Moran. The said John Moan, in his life
time, to wit, on the Both day of May, A. d. 1910,
was seized in fee OF and in certain piece or
parcel of land situate III Washington township,
Cambria county, bounded and described fol-
lows Beginning at q post on line of other land
of John Moran themes south 81 degrees east, 70
perches to post, thence north "a degrees east,
70 perches to brick, thence north 81 degrees
west. 40 perches to small spruce, thence south
63 degrees west, q perches to the place of be-
ginning, containing "A acres and l52 perches
and allowance, being part of a tract of land war
ranted in name OF Joseph Dilworth. That being
so seized the said John Moran did, by bargain
or cont ract 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 of
seven dollars per acre, to be paid to the said
John Moran. That subsequently to the above
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 or parcel of land, in con-
sideration that the said Thomas H. Porter should
erect certain improvements thereon, which he
afterwards did. That the said William Porter
has since died leaving widow, and but one
child above named That the whole of the pur-
chase money was paid TO the said John Moran
lin his lifetime but died before executing deed
for the aforesaid premises, and that sufficient
provision for the performance of the said bar
gain or 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 consuInmated.
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 biz 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 aud heirs, are therefore hereby cited to
be and appear at an Orphans Court to be held
at Ebensburg in and for said county the fifth
day of September, A. d. 1853 to shew cause il
you, or any of you have, why your should not
answer the premises and abide such order and
decree 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
lteenth day Of June, A ID. 1858.
r. L. JOHNSTON, Clerk.
Ebensburg. July 21, 1855.