Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-05-20

TO tie Sheriff or any Constable Of Dallas
County, Greeting:
IXTHEREAs, JOHN P. LAWRENCE
w did, upon the 4tst day of May, 1871,
file his petition in the Clerks office of the
District Court of DALLAS county, Texas,
against Alexander V. Sewell, Thomas
Ritter, and Sarah Ritter, wifeo said Thos.
Hitter, Vienna Wilson and Rebecca Cleve-
lsnd. which said petition is duly supported
by affidavit, TO the effect that said Thomas
Ritter and wife Sarah Ritter Whose maid
en- name was Sarah Sewell are not resi-
dents of the State of Texas: You arc,
therefore, hereby commanded that you, by
making publication of this writ in some
newspaper published in the county of
Dallas, if there be one published in said
county, hut If not then in the nearest
county where newspaper is pnolished,
for four weeks previous to the return day
hereof, summon the said Thomas Ritter
and wife Sarah Ritter who are not resi-
dents Of this State, TO be and appear be-
fore our Honorable District Court, to be
holden in and for the county of Dallas, at
the courthouse thereof, in the town Of
Dallas, on the first Monday in June next,
tnpn anu tHNEc w w" ps'''"A "
the said John P. Lawrence filed in said
court against the said Thomas Ertter and
wife Sarah Ritter, Alexander V. Sewell,
Vienna Wilson and Rebecca Cleveland
The general nature and object of said pc
ti,ion is o obtain decree for title TO Five
Hundred and Twenty Eight acres of Land
living and being situated in the county of
Dallas in the State of Texas, 20S acres of
which was patented by the State Of Texas
on the 18th day OF June, 1870, to the
:" Heirs of James NJ. Sewell, deceased" by
virtue of MERGERS Colony, Certificate No.
5n4. issued 10 said James NJ. Sewell by
Commissioner of said colony, April 29th,
1850. Patent No. 10. Vol.3S. Bird Glass.
And 800 acres of which said land was
patented by the State of Texas, on the Bird
of November, 1870, to Thomas j. Sewell,
by virtue of Mer;ers Colony certificate
No. 5O3, issued to nd Thomas j. Scwellby
commissioner of MERGERS Colony, April
Doth. 1850. Patents Nos. 2G2 and 264.-
Vol. SO. 3rd Class: and alleging, in sub
stance, that soon after said certificates
we're issued to s,id James NJ. Sewell,
and the said Thomas j. sewell, TINT
thew, the said ia nes NJ. and Thomas }.
Sewell, departed this life, interstate, in the
State of Texas an | having their domicils
in said State at the date Of their respective
deaths. and that they died seized and pos
sesssd Of said certificates, and without
leaving either wife, child. children, or
their descendants. but leaving their father
Thomas Sewell and their mother Frances
Sevell A. their survivors and only heirs ut
law. that said Thomas Sewell and Francis
Sewell took possession OF both Of said GER
ti6caies. and for n valuable and sufficient
consideration sold transferred, assigned
and delivered said certificates to said Law
renee. said Lawrerce paying the consider
alton therefor. and that said Lawrence
proceeded 10 locate both of said certificates
on the land described in said Patents, and
took possession Of shid lands, paid survey
or fees and taxes on the said land, ard the
fees o. Commissioners of General Land
Office. sc. And said Lawrence claims to
he the legal and equitable owner Of all the
land embraced in said Patents, by virtue
rf said certificates. and further states that
IN. Defendants herein mentioned are set
,i,. ~, some pretended claim 10 said five
hundred and tuenty-eight acres Of land,
sherekV casting cioud upon his title TO the
saue and pravs in said petition that al
he right. title, interest or estate which Ell
,Err Of the defendants may have in and
~. aid land be Invested out Of said de-
ausfants and same fnily vested in said
IarrsBcs. .nd that be be quieted in hrs
uss-sssson % same.
Herein fail not. bot have rou then md
there hrfars said Court this writ, With your
retu-u thereon. showing how Jon ereeuted
fiIr sane.
Hrness T.sS u-Lsws. Clerk Of fhs Dis
.rics co1ri rifhin and for The county Of
Dallas IN sd STATE
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