The true Democrat., 1855-07-17
STATE OF ARK ANSAS, !

County 0f Chic0t,
 h the Circuit Court of Chicot county on the chancery side thereof. at the April term, A. D. 1855, April Huh, 1855.
 VerlindA Johnson, widow, Lycurgus h. Johnson, Julia J. Johnson, John T. Johnson, Victor NJ. Johnson and Cyrus F. Johnson. children of Joel Johnson deceased, and devsees under his will and sald Lycurgus L. Johnson, as eyecutor of the last will and testament of said Joel. Gnaplalnants.
 Ss Petition for partition and division. Robert Adams and Linnie Adams infant children of Betsy AdAms, deceased, formerly Betsy Johnson, and also of the children ot said Joel and David T. Adams, DTth3antS.
 'ENHlS day came the comVlanants by their solici- tors and filed here in open court their petition against the defendants the object of which is to ob- tam partition and division of the following described lands slaves and other personal property belonging to sad deceased, amongst the said conlplanants and said defendants Robert and Lenne Adams according to thelr respective rights and interest therein under the Will of said deceased wit: The plantation of said deceased in said county known the Lake Port Plantation, containing about two thousand seven hundred and sixty of land composed of the following described tracts as the same are marked and designated on the pats of the public surveys of the United States, to wit: frl section 6 sec ton l9, E A of section l8, N E of section F. F frl "A of section ,, 15 of N E M of section g. all ill township r south of range west of the 5th priu cipal meridian, fri section N # of section :. in township r south of range of the 9th prn- cipal meridian, fri E of section 36 E A of sec hon 35, # Of section 8 in township Is south of range ), west; southwest fri 4 of section 25 W 4 o1 section 36 and the rcsduary fri 1z ofN fr 4 of sld section 36, all in township l6 of rangel west lio negro slaves on, belonging attached to said plantation, 90 head of cattle, 2G head of sheep 5l head of mules and horses 100 head of hogs and the usual and necessary farming implements to carry OH plantation of that size. plantation also lying and being situated in said county, commonly known as the Ceter Fdrns composed of the following de- srIbed tracts as the marked and designated on the plats or the public surveys as follows to wit: of section 32, W # of section 2s, " E of sec ton 32, all in township r south of range one east of the 5th principal meridian; E Ii of section g. w fri A of section g. all in township Is south of range one east 'of said meridian. 4T negro slaves on be- longing or attached to said plantation, 26 head of horses and mules, head of oxen 40 head of stock cattle, l2 head Of sheep said plantation, and the usual and necessary plantation tools to carry on plantation ot that size and other plantation ly- ing and being situate in said county, commonly known as the Cooper Place." composed of the following de- seribed tracts to wit: 9 of section 28. L of sec- ton 33, M of section 34, w A of section 27 fri E of section 88. 14 .of section 29, SEE of same section and E "A of section 20, all in town shp 1l 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
 
 suit tho objects of which above set forth-and that unless the said defendants do appear here by themselves their solicitor on 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 or demur to said petition, the same and ali and singular the allegations and charges therein con- tained will be taken as confessed against them, and decree entered accordingly And it is further or dered that copy of this order be published in 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 CAUaHEY, D. c.
 july IF, 1855 Sw (Cost of adv. S25)