The true Democrat., 1855-07-24
STATE OF ARKANSAS.
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 In the Circuit Court of Chicot county the chancery side thereof, at the April term, A. D. 1855, April 1lth, 1855.
 Verlinda Johnson widow, Lycurgus L. Johnson Julia J. Johnson, John T. Johnson, Victor M. Johnson, and Cyrus R. Johnson, children of Joel Johnson, deceased and devisees under his will and said Lycurgus l.. Johnson, executor of the last will and testament of said Joel C0qnpldanants.
 vs Petition for partition and division. Robert Adams and Lnnie Adams, infant children of Betsy Adams, deceased, formerly Betsy Johnson, and also one of the children of said Joel and David T. Adams Defendants.
 VNHlS day came the complainants by their solici- l. tors and filed here in open court their petition against the defendants the object of which is to ob tain partition and division of the following described lands, slaves and other personal property belonging to said deceased amongst the said compainants and said defendants Robert and Lennie Adams, according to their respective rights and interest therein under the will of said deceased. to wit The plantation of said deceased in said county known as the Lake Port Plantation, containing about two thousand seven hundred and sixty eight of land composed of the following described tracts the marked and designated on the plas of the public surveys of the United States to wit fri section one ], N sec ton l3 $ I of section l3. N 15 of section F. s E fri 4 of section 2. E of 4 of section ?, all in township l7 south of range west of the 5th prin clpal meridian, fri section N 15 of section r in township IT south of range east of the 5th prin cipal meridian, fri 15 of section 36, 4 of sec ton 35, 4 of section B in township 16 south of range l), west; south west fri 4 of section 25, W
 
 said section 36, all in township Is of range west ll6 negro slaves on, belonging attached to said plantation 50 head of cattle 26 head of sheep, 51 head of mules and horses loo head of hogs and the usual and necessary farming implements to carry on plantation of that sze plantation also lying and being situated in said county commonly known as the Center Farna, composed of the following de- strlbed tracts the Ire marked and desonated the pas of the public surveys as follows to wit 12 ot section 32 w 19 of section 29 w 11 of sec on 92 all in township F south of range one east of the 5th principal meridian; N E l of section 5. N W fri A of section ,, all in township IS south of rance one east .oi said meridian. 47 negro slaves on be- longing attached to said plantation 26 head of horses and mules IA head of oxen 40 head of stock usual and necessary plantation tools to carry on a plantation of that size; and one other plantation ly ing and being situaten said county commonly known the Cooper Place. composed of the following de- scribed tracts, to wit: L of section 2S N % of sec tion 33, N w A of section 34, s w 4 of section 27, fri 5 of section 33, N A of section 29 S E 4 of same section and E A of section 20, all in town ship r south of range east of the 5th principal meridian, and to obtain settlement of accounts be- tween said eXecutor and said widow and heirs and between him and said estate.
 And the said complanants having now filed the affidavit of Lycurgus l.. Johnson and J. Chapman to the effect-that said defendants David J. Adams, Robert Adams and Linnie Adams are non residents of this State, it is therefore motion of the compla nants ordered by the court that publication be made notifying said defendants of the pendency of this suit the objects of winch are as aDoves set forth-and that unless the said defendants do appear here by themselves their solicitor or before the third day of the next term of this court at court to be begun and holden at the court house of said county, on the second Monday of October, 1855, and plead, answer demur to said petition, the same and all and singular the allegations and charges therein con- tained will be taken as confessed against them, and a decree entered accordingly. And it is further or dered that copy of this order be published in some newspaper printed in this State for the number of times and within the time prescribed by law.
 true copy from the record
 Attest SAMUEL w. COOPER, Clerk.
 By s. N. CAUGHEY, D. c.
 july r, 1855 4w Cost of adv. S25)