The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1862-08-30

'rus SsAYn o. TsxAs,
County Of Skalhy.

Oounty OF Shalhy.
IL i've Shsy,f n Sasibt Cosnsy. 0rssting.
1NHkREAS, on TIC II dAy q July,
w 1867. lewis y. 0rses eIed his peti-
lion in the District Oourt Of Shelby County
md State Of Texas, alleging that 10 TIC
month Of December ls%3, he xss appoint
d by the I'roba,c Coc::. II the said county
p Shelby admicistrstcr Of the estate Of
amcs Tucker. dcc'd, and that oil asssts be-
)ppging 4, sid estate were two Land Ger
G6cS,cs Tor one League npd labor Of Land
nch, one the headlight Of the said James
becker, and the other the headlight o! Yves
u Goodwin both Issued in the said county
n Shelby, and two promisory notes, one
p {. Dean, and the other on Ms Duncan,
nd q. Dean. AZ security. and that all that
as ever realised on said notes was 32l 4, 90.
pj that the hcadright certificate Of Wesley
GOODWIN was rejected and no, recommended
>r patent by the local and travelling board
land commissioners for Shelby county,
bd that he employed Royal T. Wheeler
ID keneth L. Anderson as partners prac-
sing law under the name and style of
Wheeler and Anderson, to bring suit
kainst the late Republic of rcxas. to c.
hish the said certificate Of Wesley Good.
b., as n genuine and legal clam agains,
government, for which services as At.
bneys he agreed to give them 1000 acres
land out OF said certificate. II they es,ab-
bed il az genuine claim and tina, said AT.
kneys brought suit in the District Cour,
shelby County on said rejected cer,if-
lc. and established the same as a genuine
legal claim agaius, the government Of
Sas Tor one league and labor Of land and
your petitioner paid the cost OF said
h To wit s., and oil the cnst ~
PROBATE Court, to wit, xioo. And
be has had the certificate Of Wslc,
odwin located and surveyed in Pamela
nty, and procured a patent for the same
be name Of the heirs Of james Tucker
one league aud labor Of land. and that
has had 1880 acres Of said JAS fuckers
|tihcaie located end surveyed in Shelby
bn'y, and procured patent In the name
sad heirs for the same, and that he pro
I'll certificate for the INDICATED balance
)sid certificate, to wit, l655 acres, which
placed in the hands of u. o Norton, a
veyor of Wood county, and agreed to
him one fourth OF the said 1898 acres.
make him title to the same for loca.
md surveying and procuring patent
Ntor and that the said Norton has 10
II and surveyed the said $3.50 ACRES in
ed county, and procured a patent for
same in the name of said heirs and
your petitioner attended the District
nj and Probate Court Of Shelby county.
|cyeral years, 10 the managing OF said
and about the administering Of said
b., and that be visited the counties OF
10 and Wood in the experimenting.
beating. and surveying Of said ceriih
and that the amount Of money your
Toner has paid out for the benefit OF
cstata, aud his labor, care, gId dill
IN the management of said estate
The locating, surveying and procuring
tis for said certificates amount &C. aud
Asonably worth $1,000, and he AYERS.
The said Jas Tucker lett at his death
blowing named children and heirs at
b his estate, to wit: Matilda Tucker,
Matilda Lowell. james VI Il Tucker
Tucker. Harrison Tucker; Mary
\ Der, now Mary Barlow, Minerva Tuck
pw Minerva Shcpperd, Charlotte Tuck
Dw Charlotte Henderson And that
rison Tucker, Mary Barlow, Minerva
>pcrd. and Charlotte Henderson have
your petitioner title TO oil their IN,
To-, and 10 ouc hall Of the league and
!. Of land the headlight Of Wesley
[ Nlu, ioF the moucy paid, laid cut aud
led for his services ~ atorCsaid and
.Ch ha.i league and labor he ~ to
the said Attorney 1000 acres. And
d inco the death % said James Tucker
Z d John Tucker has departed this lic
!. b several children sud hcirs al law Of
tiate whs are cltizens OF the State OF
lana and are all minors, but whose
u nnmes are to petitioner unknown, and
nmes VI y Tucker lIarrisda Tucker
Barlow and her husband, Minerva
rrd and her husband ard Charlotte
4 bison and her husband, are all citizens
State OF Louisiana
is therefor to command you 10 cite
bhCation for eight successive weeks
the return cav Of this writ Jsme~