Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1871-07-08
STATE OF VERMONT.
ORLEANS COUNTY, SIS.


February Term, A. ID. 1871
JOHN r. BEEDE John r. Bee,e, Orator in the above
vs. entitled suit having preferred to
SIMON f. STANTON, this Court his petition in Chancery
JOHN NJ. STANTON, in substance as follows, to wit;
field or any other Chancellor in Vermont
lumhly complaining your Orator John r. Bcctc, New
to Honor that the 18th day Of July A. D. 1862
Orator. aud H. H. True and Henry Root partners in trade
under the name and firm Of f. b. True Co.. Of Newport
aforesaid bought Of Simon T. Stanton and John NJ Stanton
partners in business under the and firm Of T. and j.
NJ Stanton Of Manchester in the State Of New Hampshire the
exclusive right to and sell throughout the State Of YER
mont patent invention known and called "Stantons Patent
Blind fastenngs" That about the 9th day Of July,
A. d. 1862 one Fred Hatch your Orators shop in
Newport aforesaid, and requested your Orator to buy the
right to and sell said patent invention throughout the
State Of Vermont that your Orator refused buy the same
That in day said Hatch your Orators
Shop the aforesaid l.. b. True Orators shop
aud your Orator to buy one half Of the right TO use
and sell said patent invention throughout the Of YER
mont, and said II would buy one-af said
Henry s. Root would buy the other half That afterwards
said Fred A. Hatch your and said True held
further conversation in relation to the purchase Of the right
aud sell said patent invention That said Fred A. Hatch
represented himself the agent and attorney Of said s. T.
and j. NJ Stanton and showed to your Orator power Of
attorney from said s. r. and j. NJ Stanton duly by
them, by which the said Fred A. Hatch duly authorized
by said r. and j. VI. Stanton SELL convey by deed aud
receive the therefor by and in the Of s. and
NJ Stanton and for them and their any and all right
sell and the aforesaid patent invention to wit tanons
Patent Blind Fastenings for all part Of the State Of
Vermont That said Fred A. Hatch attorney aforesaid
showed your Orator and said +. b. True Co.. sample
Of said patent blind fastengs, that the fixed
small window show the working Of the and
resent to yus Orator that said patent blind fastening could
be bought from said s. T. and j. NJ Stanton at and for the
Of ten cents per set That said f. D. True and Henry
Root told your Orator that they thought said patent blind
fastener valuable invention and urged your Orator
to buy the right tn and sell the throughout the State
Of Vermont in company with them.
That upon the Of said Fred A. Hatch and the
said True Root the utility Of said patent invention, and
the representations Of said Fred A. Hatch to what said
patent blind stenngs could be bought for, your Orator
induced to buy Of said Fred A. Hatch attorney of said
throughout the Vermont, the following
and conditions, to wit:
That consideration said Fred A. Hatch as attoruey Of
said s. f. J. VI. Stanton and ia their name, woui by
good and valid deed convey your and said 4. D.
True Co.. right use and sell said patent invention
throughout the state Of Vermont and would ia iii. name Of
5. T. x J. NJ Stanton your Orator and said +. b.
True and Co. the following contract and agreement to
wit:
"Know all men by these presents that We Simon =. Stan
ton and John Stanton partners in business under the
name and Of 5. T. and J. NJ Stanton at Manchester
in the state Of New HAMPSHIRE do hereby and with
T. b. True and Co. and John T. Beede, Of Newport in the
county of Orleans and state Of Vermont furnish them
either of them with Stanton's Patent Bndstenngs in
such quantities they may order for the Of seventeen
years from January 2h A. D. 1852 aud for the
price of ten cents per said Patent Binastenngs to be
furnished at all times without delay orders
In witness whereof have heeunto subscribed
at Newport aforesaid this 18th day Of July, A. d. 1862
In presence of ST. NJ. STANTON.
W. D. CRANE} Fred A. Hatch Atty"
Your Orator and said T. D. True aud Co. would give said
T. and j. NJ Stanton their several notes for the sum OF
five hundred dollars each and your Orator would
his signed by said f. D. True and Co. surety for your
Orator.
And your Orator would further show your Honor that
said Fred A. Hatch attorney Of said 5. T. and J.
Stanton and for them and in their did your
Orator and said f. b. True Co. deed Of the right
and said patent invention, to wit Stanons Patent
Misunderstanding and did execute the above contract to furnish
the same to Orator and said T. b. True and Co. That
your Orator and said +. b. True and Co. and said Fred
Hatch were all present at the time said deed and contract
was executed that your Orator gave said Fred A. Hatch his
the Oraors payable in months from the 18th
day Of july A. d. 1862 for the Of five hundred dollars
and procured said f. b. True and Co to sign the
surety that said note payable to s. f. and j. NJ Stanton
order with interest that the time said written
there other for the Of Ave hundred dollar
written by W. d. Crane, (he writing the signed by your
ORATOR. payable in months date the order
Of SAID f. and j. NJ Stanton, for said H. b. True and Co
to sign that your Orator having the utmost confidence in the
honesty and integrity Of said 4. b. True and Henry s. Root
and not for moment suspectng they assisting said
Fred A. Hatch, attorney for said $. f. y j. NJ Stanton t.
cheat aud defraud Orator. and being in hurry about
his work. signed his said note for the Of five hundred
dollars and procured said H. D. True Co to sign said not,
sureties and delivered the said Hatch and left tn,
plete said trade by the said H. b. True Co. signing the
said and delivering the said Hatch and asking
the delivery Of the aforesaid dee, and contract.
But your Orator has since learned that said H. b. True
Co. did not sign the last aforesaid note and did deliver
the to said Hatch, neither did they pay said Iatcl
anything for their half Of said deed and contract did
they pay said s. j. NJ. Stanton anything for the
give their the said Il. b. True Co.'s, note in payment fo
the but took the aforesaid deed and from said
Hatch.
Your would further show to your Honor that within
less than six days after he gave said Hatch his te Orators
aforesaid the endorsed said note
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