The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-08-01
LEGAL.
NOTICE.

GEORGE HERSE, TRUSTEE OF STE
tO venson d Nessmith, McCally d Herse
Jacob A. Jones &Co., Reed Brothers d Co.
Wilcox, Rogers & Fsaiey, Atwood q Co r
J.. Patterson 4 Co., James Lucas d Lafever q
] Lorseu of the city of Philadelphia, will take
notice that on the 30th daylof June 1855
George W. Bassford, as Plaintiff, filed in the
Court of Common Pleas of Ashland County.
Ohio, his Petition, and the same is now pend
ing, wherein the above named parties and Rob
ert McMahan; Samuel Meng and Luther
Grail & Co are made parties Defendant, which
Petition among other things alleges, that or
the 31st day of May 1854 the said Robert Nc
Nfahan executed and delivered to Plaintiff a
premises situate in Ashland County Ohio, to
wit: Being d fraction of the S. W. or. of Sec.
5, Township 81, Range Is. TIL place of be-
ginning may be found by tracing through the
lcentre of Main street of the Town of Jerome
vile a line bearing S.. TO, ". Is perches be-
W. 2 $40 perehes thence s.. 8lo, East {
pcrches; thence n. $50, w. 1910 Perches
thence S. 7Io, VS. perches to the place. of be
| ginning, containing Is CLIO perches.
Also a fraction of said or. beginning at q
corner of land insaid or. owned by Richard
Hafgraye, running n. on the Whine thereof 50
perches to a corner of land owned by Joseph
MeCombi thence S. $50, E. 81 perches to a
corner of land last mentioned thence s.. 100,
E.. 50 perches and 5 Pins to a corner of land
owned by the said McComb and Henry Dubbs.
Thence continuing the same course Is chains
to the line of said Hargraves land near the Mo-
hecan creek ; thence S. Ito, W. Z chains and
5 Pins, bounding on and running with the1ast
mentioned line to a corner thence S. 800, w.
60 perches and 6 Pins still running with and
bounding ON said line of land owned by said
HargTaye to the place of beginning, containing
1734acres more or less. Also a fraction of the
same Or. beginning at a certain Township road
formerly a corner of land owned by said Nc
Comb, being also the N. W. corner of land
herein conveyed, running thence 4Oo, b. 10
perches to a corner on the E. and W. line of
lands owned by said Hargrave 6 perches and 5
Pins thence n. 100 W. IL perches and 8 Pins,
running with and bounding on the W. side of
the addition to the Town of Jeromeville
to the N. line of said Town Plat, being
also the S. line of the -Towsnhip Road
before referred to: thence along said Road
S. 7lo, W. 10 perches and 6 Pins to the
place of beginning, containing 1O6 perches of
land also Lots No. 81, SO, 81 and 81 in said
Town of Jeromeyille-to secure the payment of
a Note due from said McMahan to said Plain
tiff of $500. That on the 2lst day of June
1854 said McMahan executed and delivered to
Plaintiff a certain other Mortgage to secure the
sum of $4,000 on the same premises. That
prior to. said Mortgages said McMahan had ex-
7ecuted and delivered to one Samuel Meng a
Mortgage for some $500, and on the same
day Plaintiffs, last Mortgage was executed
said SleAahan also executed ana dellVered a
Mortgage to Luther, Grail d Co., for some
$4,000, That subsequent to all of said Mort
cages, To wit, in July 10th 1854. said McMa-
han executed aud delivered n Deed of Trust to
shid George Herse for the benefit of said firms
residing in Philadelphia, who holds
the title conveyed by said Deed of Trust sub
jet to the liens aforesaid held by said Mortga-
gees.
Tho object and prayer of said Petition is to
f~oreclose Plaintiffs Mortgages and to compel
the said several lien holders to marshal the
same, that the several amounts and priorities
may be ascertained, and to obtain an order that
the premises aforesaid be sold and the proceeds
in discharge of said liens according to
their priority. Said Defendants are further no.
tilted; that unless they appear and answer said
Petition by the 26th day of August next, a
Decree WILLIS taken against them accordingly.
J. W. SMITH, Plf' s Atty
July ., 1855. Gov.