The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1854-08-09
Etaal Notifies.
NOTICE.

Amos e e.. f0' In A,aland Common
Daniel Beach. son- Pleas.
nANIEL BEACH, Sem, Daniel b. Beach.
IL Henry C.. Washburn, William W. Wake
man, and Zalmau B. Wakeman, Executors Of
the last will and testament ofJessnP Wakemap'
deceased, and the other children end heirs at
law of said Jessup Wakeman, are hereby noti-
fed that on the 18th 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 it is charged in said Petition, that
said JessuP Wakeman in his life timee was the
owner OF a large quantity of land, in the Town
ship of Ruggles, in the County of A sbland, 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 ts6,1 lying in the third sec
fion of Ruggles Township, then in Huron, now
in said Ashland County, to one Marvin Richard
son, in the year A. d. 1885, and that said Rich
nrdson, Immediately took possession of said
land, and made full payment therefor. And
that on or about the 18th 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
further sets forth that neither the said Jessup
Wakeman in his life time, nor his Exec utors,
or heirs at 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 Defc ndants Daniel b. Beach and
Henry c. Washburn, 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-
the State. of Connecticut, where they reside to
said Beach and Washburn, conveying to them
the title to said land, and that said Beach and
Washburn, under their pretended contract, at
tempted 10 take forcible possession of said
premises, by turning upon them a number of
cattle, well knowing Plaintiffs right to the same.
The object and 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 dec reed and be
null and void; and that the title to said land be
decreed to be in the Plaintiff, and for general
relief. And said Defendants are further mott
fed that unless they appear, and plead, answer
or demurt to said Petition on or before the third
Saturday, alter the return day of process, the
Petition will be taken as true, and a decree
asked for accordingly
KELLOGG & ALLISON,
FULTON s. McCOMBS,
Pitts Atty's.
July 18th, 1854. 6wS