Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1871-07-15


JOHN VI. STANTON, in substance Hs follows. to wit:
ALFRED RANDALL r. the Honorable Timothy =. Rcd
field % any other Chancellor ia Vermont
Ilmnnly complaining. your Orator John T. Bcle New
port, the County orleans of Vermont, showeth
your Honor that the 18th day Of july A. d. 1852 your
Orator. and H. H. True aud Henry Root, partners in trade
under the aud firm Of T.. u. True Co.. Of Newport
aforesaid bought of Simon T. Stanton and John NJ Stanton,
partners business under the aud firm o > T. and J.
NJ Stanton of Manchester in the State Of New Hampshire the
exclusive right asd sell throughout the State Of YER
mont patent invention known and called stuton's Patent
Blind fasteungs." That about the 9th day Of July,
A. d. 1862 Fred A. Hatch to your Orators shop in
Newport Aforesaid and requested your Orator buy the
right AMI sell said patent invention throughout the
state Of Vermont that Orator refused to buy the same
That in ny or two after said Hatch was at your Orators
shop the aforesaid 4. b. True your Orators shop
and requested your Orator buy half Of the right tn
and sell said aent invention throughout the state Of YER
mont, and said il Orator would buy onea he and said
Henry Root would buy the other half That afterwards
said Fred A. Hatch aud your Orator aud said True held
further conversation In relation to the purchase of the right to
and sell said patent invention That said Fred A. Hatch
represented himself the agent and attorney Of said s. T.
attorney from said 5 f. and j. NJ Stanton duly executed by
them by which the said Fred A. Hatch duly authorized
by said r. and j. NJ Stanton SELL convey by decd and
receive the pay therefor by and in the VI = f. and j.
VI Stanton and for them and their and all right to
sell and use the aforesaid patent invention to w.t. stantons
Patent Blind tastenigs Tor all or any part OF the state 81
Vermont That said Fred 4. Hatch attorney rs aforesaid
showed To- Orator and said f. b. True Co.. sample
Of said patent blind henngs that the same was fixed to
small window show the working Of the
he bought from said 5. f. and j. NJ. Stanton and for the
Of ten cents set That said f. H. True and Henry
Root told your orator that they thought said patent blind
fastener valuable invention and urged your Orator
to buy the right To and sell the throughout the State
Of Vermont in company with them
That upon the o said Fred A. Hatch and the
said True Ruotas t0c utility Of said patent invention and
the representations of said Fred A. Hatch what said
patent blind fsenngs could I've bought for Orator
induced to buy If said Fred A. Hatch attorney of said
:. r. j. VI. Stanton, the right and sell the
throughout the state Of Vermont, upon the following terms
and conditions to wit;
That in consideration said Fred A. Hatch attorney Of
said = r. j. VI. stanton. aud in their name, would by
good valid deed Orator ami SAID Il. H.
True Coz the right to and sell said patent invention
throughout the state Of Vermont aud would in the name Of
:. j. NJ Sanon execute to your Orator AMI said H. H.
True and TO. the following contract and agreement, to
wit;
Know all by these presents, that We Simon F. Stan
ton and John VI Stanton, partners in business under the
in the New Hampshire, do hereby agree and with
H. b. True aud Co.. and John T. Deee, Of Newport in the
county of Orleans and state Of Vermont, to furnish them
either Of them with Stinon Patent Blind-fsenings in
such quantities they order for the term Of seventeen
years from January l2th A. D. 1862 aud for the average
price Of ten per set said Patent Bnasteings to he
furnished at all times without unnecessary delay, orders
Of the above named parties
at Newport aforesaid this 18th day of July, A. d. 1869.
In presence OF ST j. NJ STANTON.
W. ID. CRANE. Fred A. Hatch, Atty"
Your and said T.. b. True and Co. would give said
T. and NJ Stanton their several notes for the sum of
five hundred dollars cach and Orator would
his note signed by said f. H. True al Co. as surety for your
Orator.
Aud your would further show your Honor that
said Fred A. Hatch attorney of said s f. and j. W..
Stanton and for them and in their did execute your
Orator sail Il. H. True Go. deed Of right sell
and said patent invention to wit Stanton's Patent
notwithstanding, and did the above furnish
the your Orator anil said H. b. True aud Cot That
your Orator and sail f. b. True and Co. and said Fred A.
Hatch all present the time said deed and
executed that Orator said Fred A. Hatch his,
the Orators payable in months from the 18th
day of July A. d. 1869 for the Of five hundred dollars
and procured said l.. b. True and Co. sign the
surety, that said payable to s. f. and j. NJ Stanton
order with interest," that at the time said note written
there other for the of five hundred dollars
written by W. d. Crane Che writing the signed by your
orator. payable in months from date, the order
Of sad ). f. and j. W. Stanto for said H. b. True and Co.
to sign that your Orator having the confidence in the
honesty and integrity Of said T. b. True and Henry Root,
and not for moment suspectng they assisting said
Fred A. Hatch attorney for said s. \. j. VI. Stanton,
cheat and dcfaul your Orator, AMI being in hurry about
his work, signed his said for the five hundred
dollars and procured said H. b. True Co. sign said
surcties, and delivered the said Hatch left the
office leaving said h. D. True Co. and said Hatch
pletc said trade by the said Il b. True Co. signing their
said note and delivering the to said Hatch and asking
the delivery Of the aforesaid deed and contract.
But your Orator has since learned that said Il. b. True 4
Co. did not sign the last aforesaid and did deliver
the to said Hatch, neither did they pay said Hatch
anything for their half Of said deed and contract did
they pay said 5. f. y j. NJ Stanton anything for the
give their the said H. b. True Co.'s note in payment for
the same but took the aforesaid deed and from said
= Hatch.
Your Orator would further show your Honor within
than six days after he gave said Hatch his he Orators
Alfred Randall then Of Boston, county Suffolk, COM
monweah of Massachusetts,, that said Hatch endorsed said
! note in the words following, to witt "smon +. j. NJ
Stanton. A. IIachr Randall maid said