The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1853-05-28
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To The Sheriff u all county .Gasss,se.
WHEREAS. on the 10th day Of May. A
i w ID. 1883, Douglas N. Joass hied his %.
ti,'"n IN the clerks office Of the District Court
OF Harrison county, in the State Of Texas, in
substance N follows. to.wit:
That heretofore, to. wit, on the - day Of
juno. A. ID. 1850, plaintF became the owner
ana posscssor by paroi purchase from William
Hill late Of the county end stats afor~na.d,
now deceased. Of one hundred and sixty acres
Of land, lying and being in the county Of Has.
rison, part Of the head right survey Of one
William Steel said land being situated and
bounded ~ follows, to-wi, Tn the east by
The lands VI L. D. Powell and Stephen Terry,
on the south by the lands Of Wyatt Godbolt,
west by the land b~l"..snx to the heirs Of
William liil. deceased, and on the north by
the land Of John \. Powell; that on the day
and date last aforesaid, the said Willrm Hill
bargained, sold, and sgrred. to convey BY psrol.
to said plaintiff the land aforesaid, for and in
consideration Of the su,n Of five hundred dol.
lars which plaintiff then undertook and prom.
sed to pay, in consideration Of the conveyance
Of the land by said Hill to petitioner by deed
Of conveyance.
Petitioner AYERS that he has paid the entire
amount Of the purchase money agreed upon
for the land, three hundred dollars 10 the said
Till in his life time, and two hundred dollars
to Absolem b. Siees, legal representative OF
said Till siuTs HE death. and that still relying
upon the aid Hin in his life time executing
and delivering to him a deed Of conveyance for
said land in accordance with the contract sfore-
said. Petitioner AYERS that in the life time Of
said TIN being possessed Of the land, made
asting, permanent, aud valuable improvements
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high state Of cultivation, forty acres, Of land,
.'reat expense the value OF two hundred
=, and erected and built thereon one
dwell = house Of the value three hundred
d0.N.f- o. kitchen Of the value Of one hun.
.r-4 loNs = slr Ike house, stable, and corn crib,
Of lht lu" Of lns ,o'avn each; that the i'm.
prov, mt. r,v l~liy glhn'ced the value Of
the lana, 4. a' tHe rum " aileen hundred
dollars, that Ia. -sia,o 81 ad i' rs Utterly
and wholly insolvens ani enable to fefsaa any
part Of the purchase money, anf part Of Tie
value Of :he improvements, and tna' petitioner
will suffer great aud irrepArabls loss sn5
damage unless this honorable court will order,
adjudg~, and decree the title Of suid land 10
petitioner. Petitioner AYERS that said Hill Dr..
parted THE life on the - day Of - A. ID. 1881.
in,e.tate. and Afterwards 1t the September
Term 1881, Of the county court Of the county
aforesaid, pertaining 10 estates Of deceased
persons. A5solcm H. Stone was by said court,
appointed administrator De bonis non, Of the
estate Of saii Hill deceased. aud 10 now the
administrator thereof.
PettioncI AYERS that on the - day Of -
1881, Catherine ilill wife Of William Hill de-
ceased, departed this life Interstate and 'lnt hsf
es'f'e is unuaM0t~ittrd no, -ifri ~ filiHn sslil
d,rcneci lr'l u'm sarsriag. James i,nh Joseph
~ IN and Yi'liam : HI, e6idiug "a the
State I'D Alabama. and Sarah ANA Hand and
{. .a...~A Garrett, rsaidDg In the State Of North
Carolina, Mary l.. jones', wife Of petitioner.
Harriet l.. Barnes, Zachariah ID. Hal, Maria h.
Hill, John A. lin. George II. hill, and Char
lo,,e T. iiili. reside in the county Of Harrison,
in the State of Texas, sons and daughters Of
William Hill deceased. Petitioner psays that
James Hill, Joseph W. Hill, William y. N,ll,
Sarah A. Hand, and Clarisssa Garrett. BE- cited
by publication.
These nre therefore to command you TO sum-
mon James Hi, Joseph w. Hin, William =.
Hill, HaSah Hand, snd Ctarissa Garrett. t'y
publication Of this citation for four successive
weeks 10 the Texn. Republican. newspaper
published in the town Of Marshall. Harrison
county, in the State ef Texas, 10 be and appear
before the District Court Of Harrison county,
NJ inc courthouse ~ the Town OF MaFSHnli, on
the llth Monday after the third Monday in
March 1883, then and ,here to answer the Pc
ti,ion Of Douglas N. Jones', in n certain suit
wherein the said Douglas N. Jones' ia plaintiff,
and James I'LL Joseph " Hal, William =.
Hill. Sarah Ann Hand, Clari--a Garrett, Inch-
ariah D Hill, Maria +. Hin. iiar,ic, I. Barnes,
John A. H,li, George II. Hill, and Charlotte H.
Hill, are defendant. to perfect title.
.,IAatA>. IlExfis fail not, and make due
return hereof
!: Test; |. x. Fonp, Clerk Of
e said court. Given under my hand
V75.3<sS and seal IT office at Marshall, this
18th day Of May, A. d. 1883
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by ". l.. BAnsrrr, Dsp'y.
Issued May iith. 1888
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