Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1863-07-15

III LilS iISaItSI vi TIC eIlllOn lOr SDG-
cific performance Of contract, of James
Locke, decd.
CAMBRIA COUNTY, IS:
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania:
To James Brady, and Mary his wife
Edward Mapir and Eliza his wife, b. |
Rush Petriken, John G. Robb and Susan
his wife, benjamin Mueford and Rachael .
his wife, Alexander Locke, John Landin, /
and Sarah his wife, John Wright, r. Il. |
Bridgens, w. A. Simpson and George M. !
| Dickinson-GREETING:
| Whereas, AT an Orphans Court held +.
at Ebensburg in and for said County on
the first day Of June A ID. 1868, before
the Judges of the said Court The pc
tition of John Locke one of the Admins
traitors Of James Locke late of Williams
port decd was presented setting forth.
That the said James Locke and John
Wright being the owners as tenants in
common in fee of certain lands situated in
White township Cambria county known
and designated as follows: One tract
containing four hundred and eighty-nine
acres called - Auburn one other tract
containing five hundred and ten acres and
eighty-one perches called - Gaywood,"
and one other tract containing four hun
dred and cighty-nine acres called ''Abbe-
Vile" " being tile same lands conveyed by
Edwin Swift to the said James Locke and
John Wright by deed bearing date June
DIST SOL and known as the Blackwell
lands Entered into a contract on the
2Sth day Of December a. ID. 1859 with
Il. r. Iiridgens, w. y. Simpson. and
George II. Dickinson, of Clinton county
5 Tor the sale of said lands: They the said
; Bridgcus, Simpson and Dickinson agree
ing to pay therefor the sum Of nine thou
sand dollars i'll the manner following {:
p that is to say, twenty dollars IN hand the
receipt of which was duly acknowledged:
i Twenty nine hundred and eighty dollars
:. on the first day Of April \. ID. 1860,
three thousand dollars on the first day OF
June A. ID. 1861, with interest, and the
i balance being, three thousand dollars on
y. the first day of June 4. ID. 1862, with
IT interest Which SAID agreement though
&c put in writing and signed by the said
. John Wright was never signed by the
~. said James Locke although he was well
IN acquainted with its terms and was well
Of satisfied that It should be carried into
l.. effect That afterwards the said Brid-
r. gems, Simpson and Dickin son made sun
= dry payments in compliance with the
"' provisions Of said agreement, to wit
.ibout three thousand dollars (or the frs
pavmgnt) in the lifetime of said deceased
. and tI.at the second payment has beer
-, made full TO John Wright and the pcti
Ir jioncr: as also a portion Of the third an'
= . ! la-t payment: that the said James Lock
4 died on the tenth day of May ~. u
TO 1881 without having made any provision
zee Tor perlccting the title TO said Bridsens
oI Simpson ard Dickinson, to said tracts {
- land That letters Of Administration o
his estate have been granted TO the pctl
tiorcr, aud l.. d. Ranch: and that JVh
- IEri-il the surviving vender Is dcsirou
..,7 - perfect the title aforesaid to the sal
,,f n.iG ems, Sampson and Dickinson, VIII
.cy ;r, willing 20 perform their part OF sal
is co..tract. And praying the Court
by award and make u decree for the specIi
lies performance of the same according TO Il
rs true intent and meaning thereof &c.
ano n And now lst June 1868 petition rcs
and subioincd awarded. To be serve
personally on james Brady and Ma
.. his wife, Edward Aiapir and Eliza l.
. wife, t. Rush I'etriken, John G. Rob
on Ind Susan has wife, benjamin Multor a
eny Rachel his wife, and on AIexand
ave Locke, and John Landen and Sarah
lty' wife, by advertising in one paper in Cal
wn- bria county and sending copy to t
,nSt ,llt Post Office nearest their residence. Al
,nt upon John Wright, L. r. Bridgcns, '
AXE A. Simpson, and George NJ Dickinsc
personally.
BY the Court.
Now YOU and every of you are the
;. fore commanded to be and apps
at an Orphans Court TO be held
Ebensburg in, and for, the County
-. Cambria ON the first Monday of Septe
Der. next, to show cause if amy you hs
- why the said contract should not be p
AT ven and performance thereof decreed.
a. Witness the Hon George Taylor Pre-
wei dent Judge of our said Court at Ebe
- burg this first day Of June y. ID. l0t
L. +. LYTI.E,
Lii Clerk of Orphans Court
from July 10, 1868, st.