, 1869-01-11
AN INTERESTING REAL ESTATE
CASE.
A Family Quarrel About 1900
Acfca OF Illinois Land.

aspect. ye.'trday, Jadsc nrunmoud lnt!nated
nn cpiEltn II the Uu3trd eta'cr Circuit Court
This xss - to The ethci Of ao Agreement 10
EtFc a HE lfAtc Ipan r. nta1 stipulated (Which
lcatc var rot c1rcGtco) upon an absolute deed Of
property. a. II TT execution and deivcyy, Thl:
was Al acil Il OF eltc tnrut By John SuoEdcn
Henry, OF Manchester, Ecrlaud, 10 recover or
lake posststtcr Of eighteen hurdrtd acrcs Of
land IN Lts1ngtton 1nd VIII Countict il this
State. Irctn hle uncle Jaucs Henry, living opon
thu property. In lSas the dc,cndan: was the
owner Of the large tract Of land ncut,oncd. uc
btcamc ca 5errasecd. and the land |aa mort
cared. In o.drs 10 relieve himself, On the
Sd day OF May, lsas> hr WROTE 10 . brother, Alex.
1ldeT. Of Manchester, ciaclostnE his
position, and a.k'nE sE atranct OF &75,001 N
COZ bide.ation Of which SD pre1ioas loant, he
1rtputcd IL e1vcutc dtcd Of the whole property.
c!c1r II Of tic ro.tIagr. and then A.z Ife lrasc
OF the l., opu4ty &. IN annual tcltal Of II mn
which wonld be eve per cctt tntcrsst on the xto.-
otU ac& Eo~lenr,d TO he due 1t 1hc ADVANCE il
made. On lhe sstn dsy Of Sar, Alexander m.
Ewr.ed that be had made up his mild . advance
tie money upon TIT maLl1G Of the conveyance.
nroI the conditions tneptluned: he also required
tat ttc tue the I'd be n The name Of h.r Eun,
1tt brcfInt pihfnun, john ). H. nFy. Sub4c.
G-cut ;. The uls EcJ wa a1rsnc'd - the ReGet OF
, t.A'r1aIdef Henry. aud the deed Has msde to
Juht noaGen Eens5. Tue son and ncphrw. and
the pi !Ltla. atd with the deeds there was for
r2ta-d lra-t tn BIZ s'snea IN pursuance Of in.
o:tsiua psopssls!oL naas c o5 The defendant 10
Lis srthct. On tht 1rrl vi Jnnc, 1858. At+r;ndtr
H,rr. w:o.e TO t,s tru'h,r Jamet, Ictrsr. In
nh:sh IL raid. "you Will. Of cou.se at,eud Is all
tie ircai ses required BY the laws Of ll;icole II
erc Jthn, t.yns It du1S registered ~ laT, aud
you viii toswafc the eAa- to Nj. Ewing, in t'u.t.
acsipt1ar requesting him 10 rransm}t The daeu-
nLLts ~ E.c: and asenrsuo N" u turn oi q lease
to s.u fer lt:c, tnr Joh1 10 sleu and return 10
E9o.. on Re 80 day CT sep etnoef. 1883 atr.
A,sts1des AeIt, *r, te y has ofothe. 5 LETTER IN
Jf@f0 IL god tr$tnr
Ut ETitR ilEtmlEy elm 'dat he had ratd H..
$S5 Go. AID 1hb1 &c had written to him that he
En 9Sa1e =. ht n 1a,n* 50, Is b. w sars sh.t
braces. re ahos''1 haa 1oFeo:s the terms
~ Ia. sa.e IT, sSut IL. At leat
10 tae o. hs
Of the land He called rpnn hts brother f,r an
dvaace. xnd tn eons,ssl7 100 Of II be proposed
OIL tie cola1tlol inst bis nf.tntf would execute
10 lin ieake Tor If. upon the payment al IN au-
nDA AZsa. Tnst p.opo-il1on was >ccpted:on the
terms proposed. exrept ttat he req1-sts the deed,
NJ he WIS an u!d IN. 10 be n sae his son. rhe
q thought tat the eun would then occupy
no different position II IN Hta. the ga.hcs would
hase occupied bas the t,:rd ,eeu msdc to him.
Tie land "oule be ht!e bs the sun NJ THE same
ietute AID under the same c.fc2m-tarcss tnat
him. 1h,sEiLte the deed was To be considered
as 1as!I- T. en- e,ecnted uren the ct,nd1ttou that
lle 1t A3t SlDu II Etf'n. NJ tltS lime az
sesn1 f.t.'e to .lrois, and upon hts rosu1n 10
Etcland hc wrote le-;er IL his pr,rcipal. Alex
a1c.1 ns1r.. N welc6 he rave All account some
What II c'ud'cr ws1h whas JaIes Hrury had
given II v uppe-r thsr in consrqu ncs al
these 1e2t' Sc IA iors, a e1nElet Came to til:
conclusion tia he v, uld net e1eeu.e the ltas.,
or tie Grbt.t that hsu becu dccelred. De
nsn.c a :,t!eE ettrlu'llnR tnns: t:.AB have
csGtT rea-p1 10 h+f+ye there has htrn coud
y, w s na1Sa s9a
11tte to ak4ikt y'1.' again, IN reply TO his
tl'iher jams, h. trote OIL lhr dt.t vi March.
1srs Il hsye se, isci our Letter Of the ith nj
the lai". / lttn onl, RI, ha' .nalE not give you
~, !:a-. II IN; l1.c OF al;ox ms son 3ohn, in
urt'l yon e1t lain satl+far'o:tl. IL ,ne what you
q. with tic s25 40 wntee l,Aned yon, aon a'eo
]. whit WY en- set thar monsy ba:s agaiu. .ia.!I
OF who woo1- OBJ ) his 1rscu'ns in zel.. Ion 10
1.S3 A!e11s Iltr ware II nayc received Ynnr tR0
IL t"r. dated tn 18th d Id ALL az. an g!aa
Jo- ha.r cltar.d ,"ur, II lrnsa snc tmputstiou.
Il H. es IDg aId .tnt rs
tskt1 you: no,r- u la, i, nam .lc AZ you meR
mr. s1otpo Will ) nd .. oa:s alt the .lecam mt
so1 tn N On 11s r. E'5 u" r., :, Eis:2t 6!
ss,11ey I f"r ~ t,n ha " s.rn. m % az, riit Then
1e'urn you a.l1h; detuss'.''~. oa thu 'ntl,tMn
E*iir, q. Io'l,dr pf H.. ii ~nm oi tsoo uu:ii yor
ln,c 1a:t1 "a nil she .p"n'y ..oa ose me. mi
nna a ~ The ran" time II &c 'ese nv IN nd itou
aur~ hcssv ras. lur Pr % fa:- James s.'n
''Aufo The tTU 4 wear. 1t rhai hr pm -rsnas
ps,d. ai,n lss"U ~l'l, III. "'',r7'ion in any firm
!. stu Wills 20 r.[ xtll lat Bnd r"'ufn II :
I1lr heeui'ati' II. hu""str, ~Hs L"t conrum II il
ta sh.s u. s.n '' faa + d.
tt1mlE.u iu Er'ain =" rr"i'rr'E IL h,t osn pn
session. in c"prs1usuc 4 "h:h 4 1raa.r:
!: ys a1.; IT., nj tins ,"h" thu, r''ff .p.si si
'la' jo, n :, owd"n :: ~ "-a,'- my n':cct'"
~ III, Letter. .a'ln*cd f'nm James con,p,.'.,
3ui'h1ht" ~ TN ihnniuu. aLt tthtlnK Inst, !
GtDEqu. net Vi Lle nut tAv'bg inr trssr, ho wa
~ all" IL real III" l4hi. nnh tass b" wAa thu
Ji trh IL very rEbtt.h.iIg ttoaistub: TIL
-. dits II Of s.tniEs u,,lnoa uact'htay..l uni
r"cs H., 9, Ats.n ,,,s :. III NM; ~ IHes *'a;
tnIMtAs him lhMh mi nan" ,'Ht'r."s Ut NJ
agent, sth ttht hc t,c~ nothing "st"'H! III
,s'ts.'- pr Milling .oa '""". Int 10 k'n,
tThn dinafy a'ur thst d" hn"h dhinE 10.
hare no dr.II" TO cause gu s"nn,nn... hut
tuit, sud It uuuld b. MI nc! Ut rr,n' tsI,l@tir
lLrm II, Gl.r mp ally r'nl rl,Isn !" TIC pf 'pcEt
ct itAh, lhc l'roIar:, 1T the CONDITION iu wn'ch
Upon this -'atc Of fact. the rnnst in'tmnlch
CIh.'aH NJ ~ VII n alr tFnL MiiPirn Hl
osrd "ss MT up n III 20 " ~ tut lc,,o v
cttadetrh t1nH th't. us nc's. md whether.
r'olit st fMrt. ih't until tlln !rns" WAS
<u'td. MI nciunl d. isrr!. IT, rsid it sontd ~ns
that tsn. tIn-t ~ "a. hrnlntr. thRt affcr
t"A .1sfLtrd Ihr h"r'h that tie hrtthrf " II
E!,r I'M a !ih 1,tpr hu II " ,,W IN, ttea E. I'll
1LAt ~n> N I'll 'hr crnl, r.. npat ~hcn
q, ID VA. tttrut.d d ntd d, ilvurs and TINT
tr1irr'3 Nat IT rh IRE ht .ni,r-ls nj ru1tipIlnt
Will til" Et,r tttlhn. tie fh' ugEf fttrrrlnfr. II
3hr t.lalt,'u txs III" irsnl ttsf~. INT II
1su.rr, tlr nicr has nh ctIatfy CQniva
sn h:k 1if. rtiHr an m ih.t III p!.tntIA
likr Lis s1hrr AuulA hnvr hrrtl. tfuh'o" tnt
IL .lrrt 1T his ut A. ID t!l- tun.p tyinnns
Ito rnnhnl rrt la. whirh ~ pr1.rt! III ryidcE
tts'c.urf thf night 'hnt WIS excused nv tn" n
execution at the LEM" knu fEr wsnt 0f lHTci
Ira, h+r q nsr u q I'M = .hoAiu elultshly hu E.
si!,rrH IN y srn" hcCr eat "a-l u rct',a.
ttrn II 10 IL lni-tlOL ol optLinn The cansH
lid over 10 Arrur' If ,tat *aurt
tuest!upa o. law he ycsult OF thI* was
Iles.tu IN Al oliEl,h al F,e i'nuEt an IN u" II
OF the GtIttre III c'rn"n'. Th!a nn'!co
ieryrc III thr 5l-t d J ot d. Gem rr, 1Nis t"'-
hlch OF The NDtett} fsinr Il H,hsA Il On tue
dizzy NJ Jul, nrlt lhc pl4t'.nn did mol Val u
t5e unte rftfcft hral far r"-il.rti nf Pp-1csa
but tfaurAt .Li' an 'te astn ..a. al 1u1c.
Ccurf h4lc ths' Ihaa ruiz AZ. piu1nSturc.
rnlI1 l'tnlis,n cunlr.lrd, sud the qusstru
Wrs NLtlner the otIc llteh Wt'A.t warr int
4ter l1ts srLEgs. HI Guet't vas c1
doubt the our. rIpre-sitl: 4luuT- The L
lh.nctt the 1ac't mp arsr iht ,dea II II ttn
III n ear II Jesr n!1runen II " MT clear
Ills uurEfi..r l. ,sp q. It bang d