Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-09-18

no doubt, came to Mr.. RainSfoyd's knowledge, AMI
a correspondence between us thcreupnn cnsurd,
which brought about 4 meeting between Mr..
Eainsfori and his friend Gen. J. Z. Griffin, my
self and my friend Col. T. q. Bacon. At this
meeting the whole matter in relation to the line.
in question. and the 10000 was discussed. And
il was finally proposed hy Rainsi"rd, and agreed
To- hy me- that tho whole matter in relation {" the
location ofthc line in question should ho referred
TO the decision at II. L. Elder, Of Florida, from
whom had bought the land il. Il. Elder was
accordingly written To Oh tic subject ami IN h:s
reply located the middle corner, tic only one OF
the three (so fay as know rs yet ever dispute"
by RainsGord ana adds /" Run the line by the
Be,tis plat Of the Glover land and you will have
the true line, II quotctrom memory. A. X. Aoie
had already located the line by the plat referred
to !y Elder, aud had also located the middle cor
ncr .t or near :hc point indicated by E!''c.
L; vas agreed, however, tia, the line shout! DC
rcsurveycd. J. ". Barr, Esq, ansl Co." ". Il.
Moss, the former representing iainsiod. the lat
ter myself, were finally called on TO make the said
survey. J. W. Barr, on the day appointed. ar-
pearcd-Col. Moss failed to at,eud, and thereupon
l agreed that Mr.. Barr might make thcsurvcy
alone, though had never known him until that
day. Mr.. Earr now stood ready to make the sur
vcy. Tho corners l supposed had been n't estao-
iishcd by Elder, and that they would be agreed
to- Mr. Rainsfort, however, objected to Mr. Barr
starting the survey unless he would first prove
the date Of the corner, ut which be was to starr.
corresponded with the date of the plat. Thrie,
WAS a difficulty raised by Mr.. Rainsford which
was rot anticipated. The corner was au Old one,
stake, and had disappeared but whose where
abvuts was clearly indicated by old pointers las
plain as your hand,) to be seen on the pop!ars
near by. Mr.. Glover vas present, the owner OF
the adjoining land, aud admitted that to be the
corner, and had never before heard it doubted as
,hc corner. Besides, Mr.. Ran<tord was present
when that line was iun at the time Of my pur-
chase of the land irom Elder. aud the corners
id"n,icaly the Same now, only, that the stake
vas visible. Mr.. Barr cut into the pointers bnt
was unable to date them. He then went 10 the
other extreme corner to start. MIR. KaihSi"fo
made the same objection and the same rcquisition
This corner was o rock near which lay an old de-
caycd log with pointers, plain TO be seem but whose
date could not be asccrtaincd. Mr.. Glover whose
line calls for this rock, present and said it was
the corner. Mr.. Barr now said, here is n rock
corner corresponding to the rlati there is The
branch AZ the proper distance, according the
plat from the rock, and here is IN old log with
old pointers on it, will run the line IRON The
rock % the niiile corner, and If the course and
distance lie about right. said. think, he wonld
lie satisfied. Mr.. Ra;nSford still persisted in his
demand Tor the proof Of the date of the corner,
which it was clear, irc,n the natuTe OF the case
could not be produced. Sir. EanStords Miller
lard adj"ins the Cottc- lan and corners on the
same rock.
|: was now very clear to bc seen by me. that
Mr. Rairsford,,s objections would prevent the run
nnc of the linc clai;ning ,.a: the plat would not
ran The line as established 10y 4. 4. Able. had
always knuwn. ard admitted that the rl"' varied
from he rock currc. II !;!!=: AMI "a avoid hal
>:,t:.;:,. r.;;..:,, ar,i ,ya< agreed 'o) that
a ..,.,.,.. ccu the Surveyor. :aa Inc linz. WAS
vr:#s Haiu>!"g,; WAS he une t:ir IA! ''hc'f''t
10 rv,resr.,i was {" 10, suii";r !" establish IT,
The Question was reduced 10 ;!.i-: The plat did
represent q line in Shat vicinity somewhere and
.crc other lu, III. onr located hy \. K. Ahs had
eyer hccn, in tho slightest Accre., Hdca,ed hy
any "i the surveyors that ever hea''i ";.
Mr.. Rainsford. in his card. speaks a: plat re-
Trrrc to by me in which lie is quite mistaken, fer
referred 10 no rl:; by whi"!, this surrey should
ic ,aaic IT, 2. Elder. The man c!":cn ',y him
sc.:ai acrc.; !" i.y me- was :hc Inn:; VIII" 'icsi.-
.a;c,: ,i.. ;.:ai by whirh M. nasr $h"n:h m;,h' !
Gc :ar,ey Gnd feel well !iasEares! that Mr.. h'sr:
,,, q. ,he line wcul have resulted very differ
,:.,!y, E.i MI Ra:ns!orl accc,icd to my li"p"si-
.io: :aa4: ,!roa.h Gen. G:inia 10 him <tvsr"i
ua:.,l. prc,:n-s t. 81: Barr. caoriS :. '''= l't2
rLi. proposition "as 1871 80 sure 'r u 'i'': 50
ar lie liuu ni;b ii! zee r.prcs AMI hls I@3!4' !
bearer. .ni Rar.:"r'; a'.'! n.!rel - =: g! w.
sn: b,-r Ii. sarT.Iyr= sl1r, 81 a: :!'':'-
s;,9a was objected -, as hc desired t" be pFcsca
wLru tue iius Was run.
Nr R.ie.i.ri says II lis card that = Mr.. Barr
t.s,;ag tue iue according i' rl!r. %r"i,'r 'hl' II
crrlI ~; be established |l ;il' ;,:a: referred t";
M rcls.:i rhn. ! :"y,i. - rri9.'r,", p'.'y
q, Naa:v,.; is Witt, 'i,s ."::n' ~. i"ic
:nuc. H. /. Ehirr, - - VI. &a:r:;"r'!,
~ asic.d - ~ 49,. .>iii! tie ";si'ut.d Inc,
va :ac :..a.. Wiz :..;-ia'..l the r!a' l'y whcil
,si:aiy., va. 10 lie ,DH!c, and al:o Lad l"cdcd
.aen!! lie c"tnrt go ~4ely iiucrcut 10 wl,',: NJ.
Na.:2r.i c.aimcl for i,s locality, aud which "ii-
:::,cc, Of necessity, cvcatr'l the triangular 'lir
T.. I'd in dispute, !,y both linz: coming together
y: ( rock cprucr
v Ruipsiord iurILcr says: Ecucc the last
uoia in controversy was settled, as undcrstsod
it. cirv in my favor, uad against the repTesen-
tati,r Of Dr.. j. ~ Dcvore.' IF NJ. Barr ever
.trcted chain on the line in question, aln
not aarc Of it, and / was present with him on
the ic all the while. And if lie has ever l:adc ,
any bort have never seen or heard of it. The |
case clearly this: Mr.. Eansl"rd refused totakc
the Isl and settle acccrdin. to contract, because
re ,h,.ht had not conveyed him the whole
frart he being short the triangular slip, in his
.,;u;,, whicl, lip was made by the diiler"nn" in
,;e ,l::7 Of tic middle ,'"m"r IL himself and |
the loii.y &c It h= \. Z. Ale and II. z. E!lcr:
tie l:rr.of whom was "l,n.rn Is himself (rS
have turo ::.;.ll to .e;;ie III. 'ir'c in 'iisl'",
sani, the matter 10 the decision of sdS-
ccruinpuhlic. n,.,.oD,
Scpmbcr l6th, lsGl.
Far the Advertiser.
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