Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1863-07-29

In the matter of the Petition for spe1i
cifc performance of contract, of James
Locke, decd.
CAMBRIA COUNTY, SIS:
The Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania:
To James Brady, and Mary his wife
Edward Mapir and Eliza his wife, b.
Rush Petriken, John c. Robb and Susan
his wife, benjamin Mueford and Rachael
his wife, Alexander Locke, John Landin,
and Sarah his wife, John Wright, II. r.
Bridgens, w. A. Simpson and George Nj.
Dickinsoa-GREETNG:
! Whereas, At an Orphans Court held
at Ebensburg in and for said County on
the first day Of June A. d. 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 III
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
|
and one other tract containing four hun
dred and eighty-nine acres called Z" Abbe-
) Vile" being the same lands conveyed by
Edwin Swift to the said James Locke and
: John Wright by deed bearing date June
!, 2lst 1851 and known as The blackwell
, lands Entered into a contract on the
f 18th day of December A. ID. 1859 with
2 r. r. Bridgens, w. A. Simpson, and
=. George NJ Dickinson, of Clinton county
, for the sale of said lands: They the said
Bridgens, Simpson and Dickinson agree
ing to pay therefor the sum of nine thou
sand dollars in the manner following ::
that is to say, twenty dollars in hand the
y receipt of which was duly acknowledged: d:
: Twenty nine hundred and eighty dollars
y on the first day of April \. ID. 1860,
J, three thousand dollars on the first day OF
). June A. d. 1861, with interest, and the
=, balance being, three thousand dollars on
= the first day of June 4. d. 1862, with
p interest. Which said agreement though
$ put in writing and signed by the said
lie John Wright was never signed by the
said James Locke although he was well
acquainted with its terms and was well
satisfied that it should be carried into
effect. That afterwards the said Bird
he gems, Simpson and Dickin son made sun
OF dry payments in compliance with the
provisions of said agreement, to wit
About three thousand dollars (or the frs
payment) in the lifetime of said deceased
. and that the second payment has beer
made full to John Wright and the petl
ny TONER: as also portion of the third an'
,Gl %n last payment: that the said James Lock
~, died on the tenth day of May n. u
ed. 1881 without having made any provlslo
ent for perfecting the title to said Bridgens
ay. Simpson and Dickinson, to said tracts
ok, land. That letters of Administration o
his estate have been granted to the pet
TONER, and l.. ID. Ranch and that JOh
Wright the surviving vender is desirol
to perfect the title aforesaid to the sal
r of Bridcens, Simpson and Dickinson, WI
i'm are willing to perform their part OF sa
by contract And praying tie Court
=. award and make decree for the sPecli
= performance of the same according to Il
w true intent and meaning thereof &c.
,ort And now lst June 1868 petition re-
the and subioined awarded. To be serv
personally on James Brady and Ma
ent, his wife, Edward Mapir and Eliza
the wife, B. Rush Petriken, John Z. Rot
e III III and Susan his wife, Benjamin Multor a
N Rachel his wife, and on Alexant
ter, Locke, and John Landan and Sarah
bar wife, by advertising in one paper in Ca
und. bria county and sending copy to
Post Office nearest their residence a
'r. upon John Wright, II. r. Bridgens,
A. Simpson, and George NJ Dlcklns
lder personally.
lans' BY the Court
: the Now you and every of you are the
Esq fore commanded to be and app
&c eJ a, a. at an Orphans Court to be held
"a If,ico w. Ebensburg in, and for, the County
~ of Cambria on the first Monday OF Sept'
when Der, next, to show cause if any you h
tend. why the said contract should not be
ven and performance. thereof decreed.
or. Witness the Hon. George Taylor IT
dent Judge of our said Court at Eb'
igned burg this first day of June A: ID. lo
Court Z. F. LYTLE,
Money Clerk of Orphans Court