Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-02-23
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cohd M1nlay boz lehuHfy 4 - 1901 thrH
nud There io ursNcf tIr petition of ilin \.
I LOWS nud lm u Lewis, hcr husband, resi-.
/ dents or lirnfnrin cnuniy Texas, filed IN
said court against iho snid Thomas II. Mo
f Cmy, Whose residence Us unkn0Wu.1 Solo.
mon Ynulook, T.. i. pohul, 4. II, Norton,
Abncr johnson, VIM Peel, john Wc-ibrook,
| \, ". WybNnis, Iohn II, Ransom, q. @,
+ Richardson, 4, y, Coleman, d. e. Hunter,
/ +. w. Rogers, II. u. March anks W. j,
, Stokes, james T., Patton, Robert Hodge and
others whose name, are unknown, all cili.
1 gems Of the State of Texas, aud formerly
members of corporate company, under the
name and STYLE II The 1elico Manufacturing
Company aud George W. Davis, likewise q
citizen Of said State, which petition alleges
ms follows; That said company became in
deb,od 10 said Eliza j, Lewis In the sum of
about twelve thousand live hundred aud
forty dollars, hy suudry drafts dated Janu-
AIRY 3OIh, 1888, drawn In favor Of said +. j,
Lewis, or bearer, by the said Thos, II. Me
Cray, as Superintendent of, and on said
Solomon Vanhcok as President Of the them
Jclico Manufacturing Company aud by him
accepted rs such President; TINT T.. J. Lew
is is still the lawful owner and holder OF
said drafts, which are each dated, signed
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them made payable on the LIST OF January,
1859, said ten amounting In the aggregate
to seven thousand dollars; the others drawn
MS above same date, viz; 30th of January,
1868 signed and accepted as before stated,
by said NaubOok, are pudo payable on the
LIST day of July, 1858, 10 sad Eliza, or bear
en- amounting in the aggregate to about
FIVE thousand Ave hundred and forty dollars,
Of all Of which said Eliza is the legal own
or, and which nre still! due and unpaid
Petitioners aver that said sum of twelve |
thousand dollars, so specified in said drafts, |
was the price agreed 10 be paid to said Eliza |
by said McCray, for certain tract of land |
situat d partly in said Ellis and partly in !
Navarro counties, on which land said Eliza !
retained n lien to secure the purchase mon
ey, certified copy Of which deed and mort |
gage, bearing date on the 30th of January, |
1858, signed and executed on said day by |
said Eliza, by her attorney in fact, and by !
said Thos. ii. McCray, is led with petition.
Petitioners pray that they have judgment
against said defendants, as original stock
holders, for their said debt, with interest
thereon, and against each one for the
amount due by him to said company on
subscription, and for damages, and for the
foreclosure OF said mortgage on said land,
so sold to said McCray by said Eliza, and
for general relief
Petitioners further pray that George W.
Davis he made party defendant to this suit,
and for five thousand dollars damages, for
injury done to said land, aud for such other
and further orders as they may in equity
he entitled to.
Herein fail not, but have you then and
there, before said Court, this writ, with
your return thereon, showing how you have
executed the same.
Witness, P. II. Gordon, Clerk of
{ SEAL the District Court of Ellis rounty.
SS0|Given under my hand and seal OF
said Court, in Waxaba,hic, this the lst day
of February, A. d. 1861
p II. GORDON, Cid D. c. Z. c.
hereby certify this to he n true copy of
the original writ, This February I'd, A. D.
1867. c. f. FOSTER,
G2Elt.1 Sheriff Ellis county.