Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-02-27
state of Vermont.
JULIUS II. BoSTwICK
CHRISTOPHER BROOKS,
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JOHN }. BROOKS. March Term, 1857.
WHEREAS, the said Julius H. Bostwick, has
presented his petition in Chancsry, returnable to
n term of said Court, to be holden at Burlington,
within and for the County of Chittcnden, on the
3lst day of March, 1857, against the said Chris
topher and John j. setting forth substantially that
the LIST day of March, 1850, the said Christie
phor executed to the petitioner mortgage deed
of a certain piece of land in Jericho, in said Coun-
ty to wit 1t being one half acre of land with
building thereon standing, and his adjoining
lands of the said Julius H. Bostwick, south and
west north by Rufus Brown and Sarah sharp, and
west, by the highway and is the same piece Of land
that the said Bostwick, sold to the said Brooks in
May, lsis, to secure payment on a certain pro-
missory note remaining unpaid and dated on the
lst day of March, 1850, given for one hundred
dollars, and payable to Julius II. Bostwick or
order and executed by Christopher Brooks, and
payable by the LIST day Of December, 1850, with
interest, and further setting forth that the said
Christopher and wife, executed, on the sth day OF
January, 1851, in due form, warrantec deed
with the usual covenants to the said John j. the
above described land and premises and further
setting forth that the said Julius II. by his quit
claim Decd executed on the 30th dayof March 1853,
quitclaimed to the said John j. part Of the above
described land to wit certain parcel of land in
said Jericho, described follows commencing
at the north westerly corner Of piece of land
formerly decided by the said Julius II. to the said
Christopher, thence running castcrly four rods to
a corner, thence southcrly parallel with the ives
terlv line of said last, far enough so that n line
running back parallel with the northcrly line to
the westerly limo shall contain fourteen rods, be
the same or less and further setting fourth
that the 30th day Of March, 1853, the said
John j. Gully executed to the petitioner mort
gage deed of a certain piece of land in said Jeri-
cho, described follows being part of the land
owned by the said John j. at the time this mort
gage deed was executed and being the same land
decided to the said John j. by Luther Brown, by
his deed bearing date March 10Th, 1858, and sup
posed to contain about fourteen rods, to secure the
payment Of the three certain promissory notes,
the first of which is not paid. said note bearing
date March LIST, 1850, payable to Julius IL. Bost-
wick or order, executed for one hundred dollars
with interest by Christopher Brooks, and payable
by the LIST day of December. 1850. And further
setting forth that on the Sth day Of April, 1854,
the said John J. executed his certain other mort
gage deed, to the petitioner, of the following des
crbed lands in said Jericho, it being the same
land deed by Julius II. Bostwick, to Christopher
Brooks on the LIST day of March, 1850, also one
other piece of land on which the said Christopher
lives, both pieces suppose to contain one half
acre, to secure one promissOry note bearing date
the Sth day of April, 1854, and payable to Julius
II. Bostwick or bearer, executed for seventy eight
dollars and interest, by John j. Brooks and pay
able the LIST day of December, 1854, and pray
ing for foreclosure of said mortgages in his be-
half. And it appearing that the said John j .
Brooks resides out Of this State, that sub
poena cannot he served on him. 1t is ordered
that the said John J. Brooks appear in court at
the time and place above named to make answer
to said petition hereof be made in the burlington
Free Press, public newspaper published at said
Burlington, for three weeks successfully, the last
of which publications shall be at least twenty days
previous to said thirty first day of March, 1857.
Dated at Burlington this 9TH February, A. d.
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w3lw3 j. :. ADAMS. Clerk.