The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1869-01-20
NOTICE

James Levi Mcbride, Ann Jane Nc
Bride and James Pollock, administrator of
James Mcbride, deceased, of the county of
Washington and state OF Pennsylvania, will
take notice that Francis Mcbride, of the
county of Ashland and state of Ohio, did,
on the Sd day of November; a. D.. 1883;
file his petition in the Court of Common
Pleas, within ah2 FIR The said county of
Ashland and State of Ohio, against the said
James Levi Mcbride AnnJane Mcbride and
James Pc ock, as administrator of James
Mcbride, deceased, defendants; setting forth
that the said James Mcbride, on the 22nd
day of October, n: d: 1860, was seizsd in
fee simple of the one undivided eighth part
of the following tract of land, to-wit: sit
uate in the county of Ashland and state of
Ohio, and being the west half of section nine
in township twenty-three (23} and range
sixteen (16) containing three hundred and
twenty acres more or less ; and did then en-
ter into a verbal AGREEMENT with the said
Frahcis Mcbride, whereby the said James
Mcbride did agree 10 sell TO the Fran
cs Mcbride the said one undir eighth
part OF said premises, TOR the SUM of eight
landred dollars, payable as follows: fifty
dollars cash in hand and the note of the
Plaintiff to the said James Mcbride for
seven hundred and fifty dollars, with inter-
est from date, and payable one day after
date /; the said Plaintiff to have all the time
ne wanted to pay said note and when the said
consideration was paid, the said James
Mcbride Was to make and execute q deed
to said plaintiff, for Said premises, Who was
to have immediate possession thereof. That
the said James Mcbride. in pursuance of
said contract, delivered possession of said
premises to the said plaintiff, who has ever
since remained in possession of the same,
and nov In the possession Of the said prem
ises, that the said plaintiff has made lasting
and valuable improvements on said premi-
ses with the knowledge and assent of said
James Mcbride; that on the 22d day of
OCTOBER 1860 the said plaintiff, in pursuance
of said contract, paid said fifty dollars and
gave his protnissory note, for The, stnf of
seven hundred and fifty dollars to the said
James Mcbride, for the balance of said pdr-
chase money; that on the LIST day of Oc- |
tober, A. D. 1864, the said plaintiff paid
the said james Mcbride, on said note, the
sun of one hundred dollars, which the said
James Mcbride then credited on said note
that the sum of $685. rs was due on said
note at the. commencement of this suit |
which sitrs Plaintiff brings Into Eeaft S<b=
ject to its order that ths said James Nc
Bride died on or about the 18th day of Oc- |
tober A. D.. 1865, in the county of Ahegha-
ny and State of Pennsylvania, without aving |
made the said plaintiff deed for said premi- |
SIS that the said lanes Mcbride died intestate |
leaving the said James Levi Mcbride, a
minor, his only heir at law, and the said |
Ann Jane Mcbride his widow; that the said |
James Pollock is the duly appointed ad-
of the said James Mcbride de-
ceased that the said Plaintiff has flu y COM
piled with the terms of said contract on his
part /; that the said defendants have failed
and neglected is make and execute the sid
deed, although requested that at the time
said contract was entered Into Plaintiff was
the owner of said lands, except the said one
then owned by the said James Nc
Bride; that said $780, 90 was to be the entire
consideration for said land, and upon the
payment ofthe same, the deed for said prem
was to be executed bythc said 3umcs
Mcbride and the said Ann. Jane Mcbride.
The said Plaintiff prays that, on the final
hearing of this cause, it may be ordered and
that said defendants execute to
'aid plaintiff a deed for said premises, and,
n case of their failure to do SO, that thede-
of said our may operate and have
he effect of a conveyance of said premises
o said Plaintiff; and for other proper relief
n the premises ! and the said James Levi
Mcbride Ann Jane Mcbride and James
Pollock are notified that they are required
o appear and ahswer said petition on or be-
ore the Sd Saturday after the 18th day of
A. D. 1859:
FRANCIS Mcbride.
BY McCombs & Curtis, his Att'y's.
80, 1868. 6w21 ,