Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1856-10-17
STATE OF VERMONT,
ORLEANS DISTRICT, SIS.

GEORGE ". JENNESS, / IN CHANCERK
Guardian Of Hannah Damon,
ALVIN ALLEN, and
SUSAN ALLEN. CIRCUIT
YENHE ORATOR, George W. Jenness, of GloY- |
1 er in the County and State aforesaid, guar
dian of Hannah Damon, an insane person, IN his |
bill of complaint represents that said Hannah was
in April, 4. D. 1854, possessed Of property in |
proTnIssorv notes against one Nathaniel French
Of said Glover, in the sum Of S7O0, 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 CT one hundred
dollars after paying hsr debts; and that on the
sth DAY Of April, a. D. 1854, the said Hannah,
being full of wears and weak and infrm of body
and mind, was by the solicitation Of her daughter
Susan Allen of Burke in the County OF Caledonia,
wife of Alvin Allen of Albury il the County
Of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, pursua-
ded 10 carry all her said property to said Burke,
and to purchase Of one Leonard Netherbee 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
ed on the easterly side by the land Of Plummer
Burpee, Ara Ladd, S. Doyle's and Edwin Quinn
bvis land on the south and westerly sides uf said
land, and By the road on the north side, and hav-
ing q house and barn thereon and containing
fourteen acres Of land, be the same more or less:
and TO pay for the said premises out of her said
funds, and to have the said premises decided di-
On the goth day Of April, 1854, executed to the
said Hannah her bond in the sum of $780, condie
toned for the comfortable and sufficient Tnainte-
nance Of the said Hannah for the period of her
natural life, and that on the both day of said
April the said Susan executed to the said Hannah
mortgage deed Of the said premises, conditioned
/ for the faithful performance Of the conditions OF
4 said bond and that afterwards said Susan in the
/ absence and without the knowledge 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 said Susan
7 required her said mother to surrender up said
Bond, and release all benefit or security from said
+ mortgage deed as the terms on which she would
+ let her have the money she had so collected OF
said French, and that said Hannah being infirm Of
mind as aforesaid, did surrender up said bond to
said Susan, and that said Hannah has never re-
i ceived any part Of the money so paid to said
WetheTbee for said premises; and that afterwards
4 said Susan and her son Thomas McCartv under
the management and advice Of said Susan and
Alvin, obtained all of the remainder Of the said
Hannah's property, and that in the winter 0
1865, the said Hannah was left alone without
funds, food fuel or assistance, in perishing con
dltIon, until complaint was made TO- and she was
taken care Of by the overseer Of the Poor Of said
town Of Glover.
And the said Orator prays that the said Alvin
y Allen and his wife Susan, may by decree Of tLi
Hon. Court be compelled to deed the said premi
ses to the said Hannah TO said orator, as guar
dian az Aforesaid, or that the said Alvin and SUI
san refund the money 50 paid BY the said Han
nah to said Wetherbee, or that the said Alvin anc
Susan be compelled TO secure to said Hannah ;
good and sufficient maintenance during the perio,
OF her natural life. and that the Court would gran
such other and further relief rs she il entitled Il
IN equity and good conscience.
And whereas it appears that said Alvin Aller
resides without this State, 50 that subpoena can
not be served upon him; Therefore, in pursuanc.
OF the statute in such case made and provided
notice Is hereby given to the said Alvin Allen 4
appear before the Chancellor Of the fourth Judi
, ciai District Of the State Of Vermont. AT Ia
Court House IN Irasburgh in Orleans County. o,
the fourth Tuesday Of December, A. b. 1856. q
2 10 O'Clock A. u. on said day, and make answer
70 said bill and abide the direction and decree 4
I said Chancellor in that behelf And said orato
y directed to Cause this order to be pubIsbe
three weeks successfully in the Orleans Indeuen
: Gent Standard, paper printed at said Irasburgb
the last Of which publications 70 be at least TWEEN
y days previous 70 said fourth Tuesday Of DE
ceHber next.
July, A. b. 1885.
NORMAN W. BINGHAM. Clerk
}. H. kiMBALL, Soieitor-59u3