The true Democrat., 1855-07-31
STATE OF ARKANSAS,


 County of ChicOt.
 In the Circuit Court of Chicot county the Chan cery side thereof, in vacation, July l6th A. D. 1855 Elisha Worthington, Complaiaant
 Bill in chancery. Abner Johnson, and Edward Curd Rufus K Will lalns, Richard Nuckas and Thomas Bowman, partners of firm of E Curd dy Co.,
 [ NOMES said complainant and and having hereto o fore filed his bill of complaint against said de tendants wherein, he alleges ill substance, among other things, that about the lst day of Feb, A. D. lS4o he purchased from said Abner Johnson a plan tation and negroes in Chicot county Ark for which he to give 2500 bales of cotton and executed his ten several covenants, to secure said price, each for 25o bales of cotton, payable on the 18th day of Janu ary i'll the several years from S4l to 1850 inclusive all of which covenants have been fully paid and dis charged, except the one falling due 18th January, 1e49, which is held still by said Johnson or some one unknown. and except the one falling due 18th January, A. D. lS5o which is claimed by said Curd, Williams, Nuckols and Bowman. survivors of said firm of E. Curd & Co.,, and upon which covenant on the 18th of October 1852 they recovered against com plainant in the circuit of Cicot county, Ar kansas, on the law side thereof judgment for the sum Of $ll64T, with interest and costs, which judgment they seeking execution to enforce the colec- ton, out of the property o said deiendant that up purchase of said plantation and lands said John was bound by his deed and covenants, to secure said lands to complanant free of ncumbrance and the title thereto and every part thereof that prior to the sale, said Johnson had encountered large portion of said lands by bond and stock mortgage to the Real Estate Bank of the State of Arkansas, for S20. 900, bearing interest," and for large borrowed by said Johnson as stockholder in said bank, upon his stock credit secured by said mortgage of which sum So due said bank or it's trus- tees and gns for money so borrowed by said John son. said complainant has been compelled in order to said lands, to pay, and has paid more than the entire residue of the purchase money and interest contracted to be paid to the said Johnson for said lands, etc., and to that portion of the said lands the title of the said Johnson has failed, and complainant will be neccSStated retain said lands buy in the outstanding titleand praying among other things and general relief to have said Curd and others en- joined from collecting enforcing the said judgment at law against him. and to be relieved from payment to the said Johnson or others the residue of the pur chase money and interest agreed to be paid said John son, due as aforesaid and to obtain indemnity from said Johnson against the other membranes still subsistng upon said lands, or to compel him to pay and discharge the same, etc. And alleging that said Johnson, Curd Williams, Nuckols, and Bowman are non-rosdents of this State which bill is verified by affidavit
 It is therefore considered and ordered that said de- fendants be notified of the pendency and objects of this suit by publication of this order in the True De- mocrat, a newspaper printed in Little Rock, Arkan sas, (there being newspaper published in said county of Chicot,) for two weeks ln succession, the last insertion be at least four weeks before the first day of the next term of this court and requiring said defendants to appear herein, and plead, answer demur to the said b on or before the fourth day of the next term of this court which term will be hold en the second Monday in October A. D. 1855, at the court house in said county of Chicot in the State of Arkansas or said bill will be taken as true and con- fessed against them, and decree entered according Attest: sAM'L W. COOPER, Clerk.
 By s. N. CAueHEY, D. c. true copy from the record.
 Test: s. w. COOPER, Clerk.
 By s. N. CAUeHEY, D. c. .8y- Cost of advertising sl4
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