Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-03-05
Legal Notice.


The unknown heirs of Peter Mills, deceased,
and whose place of residence are unknown,
Charles e. Gilbert, who lives in Montana Ter
ritory, Warden w. Gilbert, of Washington,
District of fColumbia, Charles Gilbert, Cass Gill
pert and Samuel Gilbert, ofGoodhue county in
OF Rock county in the State Of Wisconsin, will
take notice that William McMullin, OF the
county of Holmes In the State OF Ohio, did, on
the 18th day Of January, A. D. 1874, file his Pc
and for said county Of Holmes and State Of
Ohie, against the said unknown heirs Of Peter
Mills, deceased. and said Charles c. Gilbert,
Warden w. Gilbert, Charles Gilbert, Cass Gil
berson Henderson, Eliza Mackey, Sarah A.
Fowls, Elizabeth e. Gilbert, Mary S. Vanhorn,
Catharine J. Gilbert, Elizabeth Johnston and
the said William McMullin alleges that said
Peter Mills. in his lifetime, in pursuance Of an
Act of Congress entitled can Act for the relief
Of Peter Mills" approved JUNE, june Ith, lssa. IN
said act, located at Gland Office at Chillico-
the, Ohio, the following tract of land, to wit:
The north halfof the north beast quarter Of Sec
eight (s), in the county Of Holmes and State Of
Ohio, and land formerly subject to entry at
GAINESVILLE, Ohio, containing eighty-tlve (s5l
acres more or less; that prior to the 18th day
valuable consideration, assigned his certiti-
cate OF entry, Tor said land, to one Charles C..
Gilbert; that on or about the 25th day of Sep
tember, A. d. 1881, the said Charles {. Gilbert.
as the assignee Of the said Peter Mills, sold
said premises to one John Henderson, by con-
tract in writing, thereby binding himself to
cause deed to be executed therefor as soon rs
q patent might be issued for the same, to said
Peter Mills that after the said s5th day Of Sep
tember, A. ID. 1881, the said John Henderson
sold said premises, by contract in writing, to
one Curtis Parmlee. that ON or about the first
day Of September. AID. ls42, said Curtis Parm-
lee sold said premises TO said William McMul-
lin, by contract In writing, for the sam of six
hundred and forty -four dollars; that the pur-
chase money stipulated in each Of said con-
tracts have been fully paid according to the
terms thereof; that no deed has been made for
said premises to any Of said purchasers, that
the said Peter Mills, Charles Z. Gilbert and
spective contracts, have died; that on or about
the first day of September, a. ID. 1879, he took
possession OF said real estate, and has been ey-
er since, and still Is In the possession OF the
same, and has made valuable improvements
thereon; that on the 9th day Of september, A.
ID. 1S72, the President of the United states is
sued patent conveying said tract Of land to
said Peter Mills, or his legal representatives
and that by reason of the premises the title to
said lands Injured to his benefit as the assignee
of said Peter Mills. The prayer Of said petit
tion Is that the defendants therein named may
be decreed to convey to said William McMul-
lin any interest they or either OF them may
have in said tract of land, and other equitable
relief, and the said parties herein first named
are hereby notified that they are required tc
appear aud answer said petition ON or befors
the third saturday after the 9th day Of March
next
,-. WILLIAM MoMULLIN.
BY c. M. Y0cUN, his Attorney.
Dated January s6th, 1874. siws