The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-05-10
IN CHANCERY.
STATE or VERMONT, bennington County ss.
JAMES A. SHELDON,
rs June Tern
WILLIAM MoSoRIEFAND A, u, 1877.



THoEAs s. BKEBE.
Whereas, James A. sheldon, OF Rupert, IN the
County OF Bennington, has died With the Clerk
OF the Coat OF Chanctrg In aud for said county
his Bill of Comp,Rint for the purJ0se Of fore.
cloring a mortgage, and the oin settiBg forth ia
substance that on the first day Of April, 1870,
William Monefef then Of rad rupert, hut no8
Of OttOwR, La Sale c94niy, ia the state " Ill.
lois, duly executed - Thofn's Brebe, Of said
Rupert, mortgage deed o. certain land Ia said
Rupert, described aa folloss Bounded north
erly on lands OF James L, Mccall, easteily by the
highway, ssutherly on Ian IL tthbnl occupied by
William Mouefief aud westerly by laDds Of Ira
sheldon and Thomas $. Beebe. II being the
same Ia nd decided 10 me this day by Thomas y.
Beebe aud Aife, cont aiming forty acres be the
same more on less Said lot of and being the
same lot deeded 10 Thomas =, Besbs the 5ih day
Of April 1865 by James J.. Mccall, % .dltioHed i0f
the payment o. sixteen hundred dollars aud the
interest auuuslly, as sItcided in eighi pfonGs-
sorry potes, bsArlpg even date with said lnatfh-
nlsnt aud made payabe 10 Ihoms. 3 lieebe "
bearer signed bg sid william MnBcfief the
fret ots Of two hundred dollars payable Ap Il
tst 1871 the secoud noe ~ two hun red dollars
pay able Al ri ls' 1874 aud thsIen4ining notes
payable on the fret day % Aprll IN oAch year
| thereafter ending April lat, 1873.
Aud further seiung forth that The siii ~.
Grief paid 30 said Betbe tie bret note that FELL
due, sud that tGid Beebe on tbs 18th day o'
April 1871 sold the four nocs next 10 fall doe 20
| exesuted upon the back ottsid mortgage an A..
alignment tnegeofto said HArwood and delivered
| said mortgage, 30 attigned, 70 said HarHood a.
& security for the payment ~ kaid notes Ana
Wills the sald HGrwood 80 held and owned said
/ foar notes and mortgage the said Moncrsf paid
/ aud took up the note which matnfod April let,
1872 And Afterwards on the nTst day ~ Jnue
/ 1915, the said Seymour harwood sold aud deiiy'
| cred 70 said James A. sheldon hls three remain.
I iaR notes purchased By him u said Besbe a.
md a he me m EaeFVfed
! the pack Of said mortgage al aFigpmsht Thereof
aud delivered the same assigned W said ~ ell
I don as q security for the payment 81 said three
I notes; and that Al the time % aaid lAst men
I toned astighnept al The notes transferred 10
/ aid sheldon we're due, While none q the notes
/ retained and held BY said Besbs were due.
And further setting forth that sad Monefiti
I feld and conveyed ssld moftgagsd premises 70
one Thomas LAlng and moved 70 she state 81
/ Illinois and that said Lsi0g 10 April, ~ Z. con.
Z veyed BY aait-olAim deed the came premises 60
\ said TbotnAs d Beebe. That the sald moftsaged
/ premises has 40 buildings thereon, and That TIE
lad never worth the amount for Witch 4
was m0rtgagsd and j. not nov ssfth - much
I az tho amount Of said Sheidons three notes,
I That said sheldon has requested said bssbs %
pay him the amount u his three notes ana taks
/ the land, but thst ssid Beetle refused 10 % DO.
aud declared that the land vac not worth tbe
amount u sAid notes, aud tbai he shon'd nrfsr
4 redeem lie same and pfAying thsl tAr equity
az redemption % the Esid william Aoncflsf and
4 Thomas y Beebe and All cizilnlHg under them
may be i0fsei0.sd AID u appearing t1ki the
sad william Moncrief resides ogt q the State q
Vermont 10 sit Al Ottawa, IN TIE state % ~.
nos. II IL arasred that said WilliEa AeBefisi
Z b. notified ~ appear before The Court of chNa-
oery ueEt 10 Be hokisu al Manchester, sltbiu
aad for TIE county u BsnDlaRten, ca The afsi
Tuesday OF June, A. D., 1871, u iaAks ansAer @
he foregoing hi q e9mplsigt; &nd thai tAe
substance sF said bill together olth tia oFiss
bs Published TIRES sesks saoessslsely u TIE
chester, the last u which publications shst b
i Least sweaty days prior 10 the hfAi IatsdAl
II one 1917.
Given under my hand, AZ Manchester 10 sA4d
C0anty II Bennln sto8, thls - dsy d aay
A b. 1871.
sssw TX. FOWLER, DeYaiy cleft