True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-10-20
Legal Notice.
Jacob shull, Jr.' Adm'rl Petition to complete
VS.. real contract.

Jacob shull, Jr, Admir- Petition to complete
John A. Rightly, ct al} '- '1'''''
NOTICE is hereby given to John A.
Rightly Edward Burns, Al exander John.
ston and Lavina Johnston his wife, Angenetta
l.. Mccullough and Saretta L.McCullough mi.
nOrs and Richard Mccullough their guardian,
Of Jefferson County Ohio, John Writ and
Mary Writ his wife, Of Harrison county, Ohio,
James Hill and Rachel Hill his wife, of Car
roll county, Ohio, and William Shull, of the
State Of Missouri, that Jacob Shull, Jr., Ad-
ministrator of the estate Of Jacob Shull. Sr.,
deceased, on the 9th day Of October 1858, fled
his petition in the Court of Common Pleas of
Jefferson county Ohio, representing that on
IL th day Of August 1876, the said Jacob Shull
sr. entered into written contract with John
A. Rightly and Edward Burns for the sale of
the following described tract of land, situate in
the county Of Jefferson and State of Ohio,
being part of the southwest quarter of section
no. SO, in township no. 3, and Range no. l -,
bounded as follows beginning at stone
Samuel Colwell's southeast corner, from
which white oak IA in. diameter, bears
south S6% degrees, west 81 links, and
hcory Sin diameter, bears south 3 Il degrees,
east 81 links-thence with said Colwell's
line, and parallel with the range line north
l34 Blu perches to stone, from which dog
wood in diameter, bears south 3415 degrees,
east Is links, and dogwood in diam.
eter, bears south 55 degrees, east, 20 links,
thence east and parallel with the section line
ll9 2-lO perches to stone set in the middle
line of said section, from which white oak
IL in diameter, bears north 46 degrees,
west 26 links, and beach 10 in diameter,
bears south 63 degrees, west 36 links, thence
south 1874 3-lO perches to post, corner 10
William Lowther, thence with said Low
theirs line west, 1l9 2.l0 perches to the place
of beginning, containing one hundred acres,
be the same more or less. Also, the follow
ing described tract of land, with the appurte.
nances situate, lying and being in the county
Of Jefferson and State of Ohio, in Section no.
36, in Township no. 3, and Range l, beginning
at the centre post in said section, and running
thence east 148 4.lO perches to sugar tree,
IA in. diameter, standing about perch west
of run-thence running up said run N. %
degrees, W. 40 $40 perChes to beach tree
thence N. Al = degrees, W. SO $40 perches to
a post, thence N 3l14 degrees, W. IL perches
to a stone, in point between two runs, where
q beach tree 10 in. diameter, bears S. 81 deg.
e. Al links and gum 9 in. diameter, bears N
2h deg, e. 81 links, thence running up the
left hand run S. 62 deg, W. 10 perches--S
II deg, W. IA perches-S. 81 deg, W. II
perches-S. So deg, W. Is perches-S. 81
deg, w. Is perches--N. II deg W. 5 perche'
IS. 68 deg, W. perches--N,7lH deg, W
6 perches--S. 5S deg, W. 3 perches--N. A
deg, W. perches--W. l8 perches to stone
on point between two runs, where beacl
IA in. diameter, bears N. SO deg, W. links
and beach IA in. diameter, bears north 8
deg, E. 25 links, and thence south 43 Al
perches to the beginning, containing fort,
five acres one Rood, and thirty-four perche
more or less.
The petition further represents that sait
contract does not accurately describe tn
property, but that the premises above descri
bed is the property intended to be sold-tha
of the purchase money amounting to $1,000, 0
the sum of $780, 90 was to be paid April
lS47, and $4,000 annually thereafter, unit
the remaining $l3OO,OO should be paid, {
which Time a deed was to be made for sal
property to said Rightly and Burns-that sal
Jacob Shull ST., died intestate without havin
executed said conveyance-that there is still
due upon said contract about the sum of$460,
90 which the said John A,Rightly and Edwar
Burns are ready to pay, upon receiving dee
of conveyance.
The petition prays that the petitioner 8
such Administrator, may be authorized b
order of Court, to complete said contract, b
the execution and delivery to said John
Rightly and Edward Burns Of deed Of col
veyance in fee simple for said real estate. Sa
cause will be for hearing and decree at Il
next term of the said Court of Common Plea
October llth, 1858 JACOB SKULL, Ir.,
| Administrator of Jacob Shull, Sr., decd.
oct l3.3t. By ANDREWS q WEBSTER, his Atty