The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1862-07-26
CITATION.
TuE STATE or TrsAs,
County of Shelby

A nfRfAS. on the ,ih day of July
w ls62, Lewis V. Greer filed his petl
ton in the District Court OF Shelby County
aud state OF Texas, alleging that in The
month OF December lsA3 be was appoint
ed by the Probate Court Of the aid county
Of shelby administrator Of the estate Of
james Tucker, deed, and that all assets be.
longing to said estate were two Land Ger,
tiheatcs for one League and labor Of Land
each, one the headlight Of the said james
Tucker, and the other the headlight Of Yves.
leg Goodwin both issued in the said county
Of Shelby and two promisory notes. one
on &. Dean, and th, other on Mts Duncan.
and G. Dean, as security, and that all tina,
was ever realised on said notes was S2l 300.
and that the headlight certificate OF Wesley
Goodwin was reiectedand not recommended
tor patent by the local and travelling board
OF land commissioners for Shelby county,
and that he employed Royal T. Wheeler
aud kencth l.. Anderson as partners prac.
Using law under the name and style OF
Wheeler and Anderson, to bring suit
against the late Republic Of reSas, to Is.
tablish the said certificate Of Wesley Good.
win, as u genuine and legal claim against
the government, for which services as At
torneys he agreed to give them 1000 acres
of land out OF said certificate, il they cs,ab.
li,hed it as genuine claim and that said At
torucys brought suit in the District Court
OF Shelby County on said rejected certih.
cate, and established the same as o genuine
and legal claim against the government Of
Texas Tor one league and labor Of land, and
that your petitioner paid the cost of said
suit, to wit s., and all the cost Of
the Probate Court to wit, SlG0 Aud
that he has had the certificate OF Wesley
Goodwin located and surveyed in pauols
county, and procured patent for the same
in the name Of the heirs of james Tucker
for one league and labor OF land and that
he has bad 2950acres Of said Jas. fuckers
certificate located and surveyed in Shelby
county, and procured patent in the name
Of said heirs for the same, and that he pro-
cured certificate for the INDICATED balance
o, said certificate, TO wit, 655 acres, which
he placed in the hands of d. D, Norton. o
surveyor of Wood county, and agreed to
give him one fourth OF the said 1858 acres
and make him title to the same for loca-
ting ana surveying ana procuring patent
therefor ana 'ha' ,he said Norton mas 10
ea'ed ana surveyed luc salu lo'o ac,'a W
WOOD county ana proeur,o a pateh' 'ot
lhe same POI ,he name OF sa'u ne,is anu
mai your Ieu,oher Attended 'n' i'ls''lc'
Court ahn f'u''e 'u'' '' 7uo'"f e"un'N
Tor several year. 10 uny MANAGING ~ s"i'
SUI ana Apon' tOr uIn'','',,'''ns " S'''
estate ana taat az Ns'l,a u's eouls''es VI
f"il'''H ana "o'd IN 'h' snp'rin''pu,ng'
'he locating ana surveying OF s"lu eer'Iu'
Gates ana ',ia' we a''oul, " '"v'ey !uuI
peuuonef has paid 9o' 'or 'ho oeh,n' ,., o'
sad esta'', an" MS '"oor, ouFe, anu o,n
g'nec' IN the management OF Salu cs'ape'
AMI The locating sntVfl'ns' ana procuring
patents lof sa'd eyt'l lnIte Amount 70 aoo
- feasonapiy wo,,h S-oVo, ana nc a',Is'
loal ',,e St'" '"s' ",Ns, '.'' Nv ','S ue"''
ia'. ~, H. 1T 10 wi,. Nn,,IJa Tucker
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