Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-05-04
W. LEGAL NOTICE.

TIENRY B. MAIfN, Of New York city, in the
Ill State Of New York, will take notice, that
John Cook, of the County of Meigs, in the State
of Ohio, did, on the 9th day Of April, A d. 1865,
Als his pctitionyiu tho Court of Common Pleas,
within and for the county Of Meigs, in said State
of Ohio, against the said Henry b. MAIN, set
ting forth, " That the said Henry B. MAIN, on
or about the lst day Of April A. D.. 1859, was
seized in fee simple Of certain tracts of land sit
nate in Meigs county, Ohio that the said Henry
b. Mahn did then agree to sell, and did sell to
the said John Cook the following tracts of land
lying in said County of Meigs, as aforesaid, to
wit being eighty rods in width from the south
side of The east half of section number eighteen
QS)Gin town number four (4), of range number
eleven ny, being eighty acres, more or less, and
being the same real estate conveyed to the said
Henry B. Mahn by Major Reed and wife, by deed
dated June 2, AID. 1859; also, the following de-
scrbed real estate, to wit: The north half of the
southeast quarter of section number eighteen (l8G
In town number four (4), range number eleven
(l1) containing ninety acres, more or less, being
thesame real estate conveyed to the said Henry
u. MAIN by Robert NJ. Marquis and wife, by
deed dated May 2S, A. D. 1859, for the sum of
aino hundred dollars, payable three years from the
date Of said sails, with six per cent interest, and
Oh payment of said sum of'mouey to convey said
ronl estate in fec simple to said John Cook by
deed Of general warranty" The said ohm Cook
further showeth in his said petition that under
the said contract Of sale, he took possession Of
tho ssdreal estate, and has since remained in
possession thereof, by and with the assent and
permission of the said Henry B. Mahn, and has,
with the like assent. and permission, made last
ing and valuable improvements thereon, and that
since said sum of nine hundred dollars became
due, with interest, to wit, on the 23d day of
March, A. D. 1868, he paid to the said Henry B.
Mahn the sum of three hundred dollars, which
sum was applied in satisfaction of the amount
due on said sale. The said John Cook further
showeth in his said petition, that on the 2Sth
day Of February, A. D. 1855, he offered and ten
dered to the said Henry B. Main the sum of
1898 90, the amount then due on said contract
OF sale, and requested him to receive the same
and to execute and deliver a decd of general war
ranty, duly prepared and presented to the said
Henry B. Mahn, with said sum of money, to con-
vey said promises to the said John Cook, accord
ing to;said agreement, all of which the said Hen
ry B. MAIN wholly refused TO do.
The said Henry u. MAIN is further notified,
that said John Cook has deposited in the Court of
Common Pleas within and for said Meigs county,
Ohio, with his said petition the said sum of
1898 90, together with the said deed prepared as
aforesaid. l...
Said John Cook praying in his said petition
that said Henry B. MAIN may be adjudged to re-
ceive said sum of 1898 90, and to execute and de-
liver the said deed Of conveyance so prepared
and convey the said premises to the said John
Cook in fee simple by deed of general warranty.
And the said Henry B. Mahn is notified that
he is required to appear and answer said petition
on or before the third Saturday after the 18th
day of May next. JOHN COOK,
By LEWIS PAINE, his Attorney.
Dated April 10, 1855. tl5-Gt]