The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1862-08-16
CITATION.
The SrAfI or TsYAs.
County Of Shelby.

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WHEREAS, On Ne It'll day Of July,
w 1864. Iswis v. Greer Asd bis psti
ton IN IL District Coura Of Shelby Counts
sod State Of TexN, alleging that IN ~
month Of Dscembef le43, he was aupoint.
ID BY u Probate Court OF Ire aaid county
a Shelby admtntsts,tos Of thc estate Of
Jsmfs Tucker. dsed, and that I'll aAsu b.
longing 70 aaid csGs4s were two Land Ger
dSnses ios ons League and labor Of Land
eAch- ooe Vs hesdright Of Tie said james
Ieclc, sud " o,het the headr,sbt Of IVES
~ 9ootwtn both iasued in the aaid county
+" sbdby, and two promisory nots, one
On c. Dian, And the Other on Mn Duncan
and u Dean, ~ security and that I'll that
~ eves realised on said notrs was 81 3, 90
and That the headlight ccrti6cate OF Wesley
}oedvin vas rejected spd not recommended
~ patent BY The local sod travelling board
d land commissioners for Shelby county,
aud that h. employed Royal T. Wheeler
and Kenneth l.. Anderson ~ partners prac-
tislng law under the name and style OF
Wheeler and Anderson, 10 bring suit
against the late Republic Of Texas. to es-
tsblmh the sAid certificate Of Wesley Good
win, ~ a genuine and legal claim against
the government, Tor which services ~ Az
torneys b. agreed TO give them 1900 acres
OF land on. OF said certificate. il they estab-
lished 1t as genuine claim and that said At
torneys brought suit in the Distric, Court
OF Shelby County on said rejected certif.
cate, and established the same ~ 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 500 And
,ba, he has had the certificate Of Wesley
Goodwin located and surveyed in Pamela
county. and procured a pa,cn, for ,hc samo
10 the name OF the heirs Of james Tucker
for one league and labor OF land. and that
he has had 1850 acres Of said Jas Tucker =
certificate located and surveyed In Shelby
county, and procured n patent in the name
Of said heirs for the same and that he pro-
cured a certificate FOR the Indicated balance
OF said certificate to wit, 1855 acres, which
he placed in the hands Of d O Norton, a
surveyor Of Wood county, and agreed TO
give him one fourth OF the said 1858 acres,
and make him title to the same Tor loca.
ting and Surveying and procuring paten,
therefor, and that the said Norton has 10
Gated and surveyed the said 1855 acres in
Wood county, and procured a patent for
,he same in the name Of said heirs and
that your petitioner attended the District
Court ard Probate Court Of Shelby county,
for several years, In the managing Of said
suit and about the administering Of said
estate aud that be visited the counties Of
Panola and Wood in the experimenting
the locating, and surveying Of said certf
Gates. and tina, .ho amount OF money yon
petitioner has paid out Cor The benefit OF
said estate, and his labor carr, and dill
gcnce, IN the managensa, Of said estate.
and the locating, Surveying, and procuring
patents for said certificates amour, to and
is reasonably worth $1,000, and be avep,
that the said Jas, Tucker len at biz death,
,.w y, h;s ns,a,o ~ VI Wo,,IJa Tr.ss,
now Matilda JovelI Jaues N Il TucLo,
Johr Tnctc, Ua,,,.on Tncle,. MAJ