The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1862-08-02
CITATION.


w 1867, Lrwm V. Greer 6letl his pet
tion IN the District Court Of Shelby Coost,
and State Of Ttaas, alleging that 10 III
| mcath Of December 1913, be Wss appoint
ed by tbs Probate Covst oil the said county
Al Hheiby adnsinntsuGo. Of the estate Of
Jaao Tueaes. dec'd. and thst au aaeets be,
longisy 70 aaid estate were two Land CIR.
ti6ns~ fos one League ADD labor OF Land
eseh. ooe The headsi6ht Of The said James
Tucker end The other The hesdsigAt oi Yves
ley Goodwin both Issued 10 he sid count y
81 Shelby, and two promiscsy notes, one
o. G. Dean, and TIE Other on Mrs Duncan
and @. Dean, - security, aud that III that
WA ever realised on said notes was ~ 2, 90.
and tho. the headlight certificate OF Wesley
Goodwin was rejected aad not recommended
LOT pAieat BY the local and travelling hoard
Of land eou,uissioUen for Shelby county,
and ths, he employed Royal r. Wheeler
and Kcneth l.. Anderson "A rsrtnen prsc
Using law unde, the name and style OF
Wheeler Aod Anderson, to bring sui,
against the late kepublic Of rexAa to rs.
tablish TIC ssid certificate OF Wesley Good
win, as = genuine and legal claim sEains,
the govesne,ent, ior which services a Al
tormyu b. agreed 10 give them 1000 acres
OF innd ont Of said certificate, il they ss,sb
llshed Il ~ genuine claim and that ra'd A.
torpeys brought suit in the District Cour,
Of Shelby County on said rejected cer,if
cate, and established the same ~ . genuirs.
and legal clam agains, the government Of
Texas Tor on league and labor OF land, and
that you, petitioner paid the cost Of said
suit, to wit s., and oil the cost OF
the Probate Court, to wit, 800 And
that he has had the &C. t6cate OF Weslc
Goodwin located and surveyed IN tanoia
in the name OF the heirs OF james tn k't
Tor oW league and labor Of land and that
he has had 1850 aeres Of saiJ Jas. fuckers
certificate located and surveyed in Shelby
county, and procured n patent in The name
Of said heirs Tor the same, and that he pro
cured certificate for the unlocstcd balanc.
Of said certificate, TO wit, 1855 scrr, which
he placed in the hands OF ID, 0. Norton, a
surveyor Of Wood county, and agreed TO
give bin One fourth OF the said 1865 acres
and make him title 10 the same Tor loca.
ting and surveying and procuring . patent
therefor, and thu, the said Norton has 10
Gated and sarveycd the said 1855 acres in
Wood county, md procured patent for
the same in the name Of said heirs and
that your petitioner ATTENDED, the District
Court and Probate Cour: Of Shelby county
Tor several years, IN tbs managing Of said
suit and abou, One administering of said
estate, and that be- visited the countirs of
Pxuo'a and Wood III the experimenting
the locating, and surveying of sud ccrtiti.
Gates, and that the amount Of money your
petitioner has paid out for the bencf, OF
said estate, and his labor, care, and dill
xencc, in the management Of SAID estate.
and tie locatiug survcyinr, and procuring
patents for said certificates amount to and
Il reasonably worth $4,000, ind he aver,
that ne said Jas. Tucker leA at his death,
the following named children and heirs at
law a his estate, to wit: Matilda Tucker.
now Matilda Lowell, James u. H. Tucker,
John Tucker. Harrison Tucker, Mary
Tuctr. now Mary Barlow, Ninerve Tuck
er, NV Minesva Shspperd. Charlotte Tuck.
er, NV Charlotte Henderson And that
Hasiso~ Tsctes. May Barlow, Nipervs
she,pcrd. aod Chas,otie Henderson have
mss yoor petitioees tide to al their in.
t-+sa in, end 70 one half Of the league and
labor Of land The heAdrieA. 81 Wesley
Goodwin. ior ~ money paid, laid out, and
cs,xodei ~ hh susvices - aforead, and
Of which halt league AID lsbo, he v to
make The aid Attorney 1000 aers And
that since IL 6eAA d ND Jsmu Tucker
the MD john Tsok~ ~ departed this life.
leaving several Children and hein 1t law q
said estate vho ar citirns Of the STATE u
fourians, and sre IN minors, bot whose
give, nAmrs arr 70 petitioner unknown. md
that James N b TUCKER, Harrison Tucker,
Msv Barlow and her husband, Minerva
Shs,pcrd and her husband and Charlotte
HENDERSON and her husassd, are oil citizens,
Of tie State Of Louisiana
This ia therefore to command you TO cite
by publication ioe eight successive v~D
before the return day Of hs wit, james