Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-05-01
REACKSMTTHING!
TIE STATE OF TEXAS.

To Tie Sheriff Of Dallas County, Grcct'ng:-
ADAM c. Taught, II citizen of Dallas
"a County Texas, Plaintiff, has sued Rich
ard Latham, and Mary Ann Latham his
wife, Eliza Cantrell, Nathaniel Higginbot.
tom and Betty IIigginbotom his wife, Will
liam c. Latham and Margaret Latham his
wife. Defendants are citizens of the Coun-
ty and City of Philadelphia and State Of
PENNSYLVANIA, and in his petition alleges
in substance as follows:
The Defendants are the heirs of Vim. La
than deceased. That plaintiff is the own
or by purchase from dciend:...l is of the fol-
lowing dcs"";;led tracts of Land, to-wit:
a 1esJ acres in Dallas county Texas, Oh the
waters of Hickory Creek l23 miles South
CD L. from Dallas, beginning at the corner
of Thomas Shows, it being the Sc. corner
of Section No. in township No. 2. S. of the
lst base line, q Post Oak BIS. S. 40 Il. VS.,
another brs IS L. d! yrs; thence East lo!o VS.
three Post Oaks for corner; thence N. 40 H.
400 vrs thence North 1900 VS.; thence west
l327ys; thence South 1852 VS. tot the beginning
and more particularly described in the
natent for lie same, No. 724, vol. which
Is filed in said cause as evidence. Also one
tract of two hundred and scventy-iive acres
in the same said county, on the waters OF
the West Fork of Trinity, about IA miles
S. 7 L. from the Town of Dallas beginning
ot the NV. corner of j. ii. Holford survey
No. 1856; thence f. 52l VS., thence N. 600 VS.
thence n. 45 w. 1000 VS., thence n. 800 VS.,
thence S. As w. 745 VS., thence n. 40 W. o9l
vs. thence S. 45 w. $50 VS., thence 5. 40 Il.
400 VS.. thence down the stream with ITS
mconders S. 37b l.. S53 VS., thence 5. % W.
o5O We. thence S. 45 W. 1865 VS., thence il
500 vs.. thence S. 60 VS., to tho beginning
and more particularly described in the pat
emf for the same No. 121 vol. 4, and filed in
This cause to be used as evidence. ina,
the Patents to said land have been issneu
IN said defendants rs the heirs of W m. LII
tbom. and defendants are now claiming
sold Land and Patent the Patent having
bccn issued since the purchase by plaihtii
from defendants. Plaintiff prays for de-
oroo of the court. quoting his title and re-
,,nr;no the cloud from the same and vest
;nr The full and complete title to said land
4, plaintiff. for costs and general relief.
Won arc therefore commanded to sum
man the said Richard Latham, Mary Ann
Latham, Eliza Cantrell, Nathaniel Higgin-
bottom, Betty lIigginbottom, William c.
ton in the Dallas Herald ms required by
law, to be and appear before the District
Court of said county on the LIST day of the
next term thereof to be held at the Court
House in the Town of Dallas OH the Sth
Monday after the 4th Monday in March
1861, then and there to answer the said Pc
tition,
- Witness the undersigned CLERK
SEAL of said Court with seal Thereon
Wv hereon impressed, this loth day
of April A. D. 1861. Given under my manu-
this the date last above written. n
IN q RRoWDER. elk. D. c. d. Co. I.
ED. C. BROWDER, elk.
Came TO hand April 10th 1861, and exc
cuted BY ordering publication in the Dalis
Herald, for four successive weeks, this I'D
day of April A. d. 1861. \. BEARD.
29.4t Sheriff Dallas Co. Texas.