The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1854-08-23
Gtqal Notices.
NOTICE.

". Ia Ashland Common
Daniel Beach, Sem, Pleas.
nANIEL BEACH, Son., Daniel B. Beach
IL Henry c. WashburD, William w. Wake
man, and Zalman B. Wakernan, Executors of
the last will and testament of Jessup Wakcman.
deceased, and the other children and heirs at
Law of said Jessup Wakeman, are hereby noti-
fed, that on the I4th day OF July, A. D., 1854,
a Petition was filed against them in the Court of
Common Pleas of Ashland County, Ohio, and
where the same is now pending, and that among
other things il is charged in said P%etition, that
said Jessup Wakeman in his life times was the
owner of a large quantity of land, in the Town
ship of Ruggles, in the County of shland, Ohio;
and that he constituted, and appointed Daniel
Beach, Sem, his agent in Ruggles, to manage,
sell, and dispose of said lands for him. And
that as such agent he sold the South half of lot
number thirty-fve (s6,) lying in the third sec
tics of Ruggles Township, then in Huron, now
in said Ashland County, to one Marvin Richard
son in the year A. D.. 1895, and that said Rich
ardson, Immediately took possession of said
land, and made full payment therefor. And
that on or about the llth day of March, 1886,
said Richardson, sold said land to one Bradley
Potter, and that in the spring of 1910, said
Brady Potter, sold said land tor the sum of five
hundred and twenty-five dollars to Amos C.
Potter, the Plaintiff, who took immediate pos
session of the same, and has remained in pos
session uutil the present time. The Petition
IuTInoT BOt8 IOILn nat nellner the SalQ Je8Sup
wakeman in his life time, nor his Exec utors,
or heirs ut law since his death, nor the said
Daniel Beach, Sem, as his agent have made a
Deed for said land, to said Marvin Richardson,
the original purchaser, or to any of his assigns,
although said agent was often requested, and
often promised SO to do.
The Petition further charger, and sets forth
that in the month of March,, A. D., 1854, and
while The said Plaintiff was in possession of the
land, the Defendants Daniel D.. Beach and
Henry C.. Washburu, well knowing that the
Plaintiff was the owner of the land, made, o
pretended TO make a purchase of said land from
the said Executors of said Jessup Wakeman,
and that Plaintiff has been informed that some
time in the month of May, 1854, the said Ex-
ecutors made out and forwarded q Deed from
the State.of Connecticut, where they reside to
said Beach and Washburn, conveying to them
the title to laid land, and that said Beach and
Washburn, under their pretended contract, at
tempted to take forcible possession of said
premises, by turning upon them a number of
cattle, well knowing Plaintiffs right to the same.
The object aud prayer of said Petition is,
that the contract if any made between the said
Daniel B. Beach and Henry C.. Washburn and
the said Executors of Jessup Wakeman be set
aside, and annulled, and that the Deed made
by said Executors to said Beach and Washburn
be set aside, cancelled, and decreed and be
null and void; and that the title to said land be
decreed to be in tho Plaintiff, and for general
relief. And said Defendants are further noti-
fed that unless they appear, and plead, answer
or demur to said Petition, on or before the third
Petition will be taken as true, and a decree
asked for accordingly
KELLOGG & ALLISON,
FULTON & McCOMBS,
PItf's Atty's.
July 18th, 1854. 6ws