Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1856-10-10
STATS OF VERMONT.
ORLEANS DISTRICT, IS.

okLEANS AllsAAlii l. 81
GEORGE W. JENNESS, I IN CHANCERY
Guardian of Hannah Damon,
ALVIN ALLEN, and
SUSAN ALLEN. CIRCUIT
FENHE ORATOR, George W. Jenness, OF Gloy-
er in the County and State aforesaid, guar
dian of Hannah Damon, an insane person, in his
bill of complaint represents that said Hannah
in April, A. D. 1854, possessed Of property in
promissory notes against one Nathaniel French
Of said Glover, In the sum OF $780, and interest
on said notes; and that the said Hannah was the
owner Of cattle and other property beside her
household furniture, Of the value Of one hundred
dollars after paying her debts; and that on the
sth day of April, A. D. 1854, the said Hannah,
being fan of years and weak and iutrm Of body
and mind, was by the solicitation Of her daughter,
Susan Allen Of Burke in the CouutY oil Caledonia,
wife Of Alvin Allen Of 1iilbury it, the County
of Worcester and State Of Massachusetts, pursna-
ded 70 carry all her said property 70 said Burke,
and 70 purchase of one Leonard Nctherbee the
] following described land lying and being in said
Burke, to wit: Part Of the first division lot drawn
TO the original right Of Nehemiah Andrews, bound
z ed on the easterly side by the land Of Plummer
4 Burpee, Ara Ladd 5. Doyle's and Edwin Quim-
by's laud on the south and westerly sides Of said
land, and by the road on the north side ard hav-
/ ing house and barn thereon, and containing
fourteen acres Of land, be the same more less;
and to pay for the said premises ont Of her said
funds, and to have the said premises decided d.
reetly to the said Susan; and that the said Snsau
the 20tA day OF April, 1854, executed 70 the
said Hannah her bond ia the sum Of 1600, eOnGi-
toned for the comfortable and sufficient tnainte-
nance of the said Hannah for the period Of her
natural life, and that on tire 20h day Of said
I April the said Susan executed 20 the said Hannah
q mortgage deed of the said premises, conditioned
for the faithful performance of the conditions Of
said bend and that afterwards said Susan in the
absence and without the know, ledge or consent Of
( the said Hannah, took three Of her mothers said
notes against said French and collected and
caused to be collected said notes, amounting 10
about S3l6, and appropriated the same to her the
said Susan's own use; and that the s1id Susan
required her said mother 70 surrender up said
/ Bond and release all benefit or security from said
mortgage deed as tho terms Oh which she Would
I let her have the money she hsd so collected Of
said French and that said Hannah being :ntirm OF
mind as aforesaid, did surrender up said bond to
/ said Susan, and that said Hannah has never re-
( ceived any part Of The money 90 paid % said
Nefherbee for said PREMISES and that afterwards
said Susan and her son j Thomas AicCaty under
the management and advice Of said Susan and
Alvin obtained all Of the remainder 0f tho said
HaunaA's property, and that 10 tho winter of
4 1855, the said Hannah was lett alone without
funds, food, fuel or assistance, in pcTishiHg con
ditiOn. until complaint WAS made TO, sad She was
taken care OF by the oversecr Of the Poor Of said
town Of Glover.
And the said Orator prays that the sail A'yin
Allen aHG his wife Susan, may By decree Of this
Hon. Court be compelled 10 deed tie said prcmi-
ses to tile said Hannah OF 70 said orator ms guar
dian IS Ef3resgid or that tie said AlTia and Sus
san refund the money SO paid by the said Han
nab to said Metherbee, Of that the said Alvin and
Susan be compelled 10 secure 10 said Hannah a
good and sufficient maintenance during the pcrioi
Of her natural life. and that lhe Cour. Nould grant
such other sud further relief rs She Is entitled 70
in equity and good conscience.
Aud whereas it appears that said Alvin Allen
resides without this state, that a Subpoena can
not be served upon hini Therefore, be pursuance
Of the statute II such case made and provided
notice is hereby given - the said A.ria AiicL 90
appear before the Chancellor Of ths fourth judi
cial District Of the State Of Vermont, az Jhg
Court House il Iasburgh Ia Orleans County, 0g
the fourth Tuesday OF December, 8. D. 1856, 81
20 o'clock a. II. Ga said day, and make answer
20 said bill aud abide the direction and decree o.
said Chancellor ia that behelG And said o atoi
ia directed 20 eaase this osIer 20 be published
three weeks successfully IL tie Orleans in3epeu
dent STANDARD, paper printed at said lrasbafga
the last Of which Publication 10 be at ieast fweg
Is days previous 10 said fourth Tuesday Of Des
cember next.
Dated at Ifasburgh Aforesaid tbs 14si day o
; July, 4 D. 1856,
NORMAN W. BINGHAM, Clerk
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