Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-04-24
TiIE STATE OF TEXAS.

To hs S.srg ~ Dallas foHaty, CTsSL'Hg'-
A DAM L. Taught, citizen OF Dallas
N County Texas, Plaintiff has sues, Rich.
AID Latham, and Mary Ann Latham, his
wife, Eliza CanIrell, Nathaniel lligginbot.
tom and lisuy liigginboltom his wife, Will
liam Z. Latham and Margaret Latham his
wife. Defendants are citizens OF the Coun-
~ and City Of Philadelphia and State OF
Pennsylvania, and In his petition alleges
in substance rs follows;
The Defendants are the heirs Of VIM. La
than deceased, That plaintiff is the own
CT by purchase from defendants Of the fol-
lowing described tracts Of Land, to.wit:
800 acres in Dallas county Texas, on tho
waters Of Hickory Creek l2l miles South
SO l.. from Dallas, beginning at the corner
OF Thomas Shows, IL being the Sc. corner
of Section No. in township No. o $. of the
LIT base line, Post Oak bs. $. 10 T.. VS.,
another brs 10 Il. "A yrs; thence East 1915 vs.
three Post Oaks for corner; thence y. 40 T..
40 yrs; thence North 1900 VS.; thence West
1927 VS.; thence South 1852 VS. to the beginning
and more particularly described in tho
patent for the same, No. IA, vol. which
is filed in said cause ms evidence. Also ono
tract OF two hundred and seycniy-fivc acres
in the same said county, on the waters of
the West Fork Of Trinity, about III miles
$. +. from the Town OF Dallas, beginning
Mt the NV. corner of J. II. IIolford survey
No, l55; thence l.. 52l VS., thence n. 900 ~
thence n. 40 w. 1000 VS., thence n. 600 vs.,
thence S, 10 W. Ti5 VS., thence n. As W. 59l
W., thence 5. Al w. go vs., thence S. As 4.
iJj VS., thence down the stream with its
n.cAudcrs S. 3Il +. S53 VS., thence S. % ".
$50 rs, thence S. As W. 1856 VS., thence L.
SOG ys, thence S. 60 VS., to the beginning,
and more particularly described in the pat
ctt or the same No. III vol 4, and filed in
this cause to be used rs evidence. That
the Patents to said land have been issued
to said defendants rs the heirs Of VIM. La
than, and defendants are now claiming
said Ian and Patent, the Patent having
been issued since the purchase by plaintiff
from defendants. Plaintiff prays for u de-
cree Of the court, quoting his tito and re-
NOV ng the cloud from the same, and vest
ing he full and complete title to said land
in p.aintiif, for costs and general relief
You are therefore commanded to sum
mon the said Richard Latham, Mary Ann
Latham, Eliza Cantrell, Nathaniel IIiggin-
bottom, Betty Iligginbottom, William G.
Latham and Margaret Latham, by pubicn-
ton in the Dallas Herald rs required by
law, to he 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 tho Town of Dallas on the 9Th
Monday after the 4th Monday in March
lsbt, then and there to answer the said pc
tition.
| IN Witness the undersigned Clerk
SEAL OF aid Court with seal thereof
~ - hercon oppressed, this 10th day
OF April A. ID. lo6l. Sivcn under my hand
this the date last bovcNyitten.
ED. c. BROWDER, CRY, CD. COT.
Issued APP il lG, 1861.
ED. C.. BROWDKR. Crk.
Came to hand April 1Gth'1S6l, a~l exc
cutcd by ordering publication in the hqlls
Herald, for four successive weeks this 2al
day of April A. D. 1861. A. BEARD.
29:1t. Sheriff Dallas Co. Texas.