The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-05-17
IN CHANCERY.
STATE or VERMONT, Bennington County, re.
JAMES A. SHELDON,
Us. June Tern
WILLIAM MoNcRIEF AND A, ID, 1877,

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JAMES A.. SHELDON,
WILLIAM MoNcRIEF AND A, ID, 1877,
THOMAS H BEEBE.
Whereas. James A. Sheldon, of Rupert, In the
County OF Bennington, has died with the Clork
OF the Coat Of ChHnctry 10 aad for said county
his Bill OF Complaint for the purpose Of fore
closing a mortgage, and therein setting forth IA
substance that on the first day Of April, 1870,
William M0ncricf then OF said Rupert, hut nos
Of Otlowa, la Sale county, ~ the state of III.
uois, duly executed 81 Jhmn,s ) Beebe, Of said
Rupert, a mortgage deed 0: certain land In sald
Enpert, described AZ folloss Bounded north
erly on lands OF James l.. Mccall, easiefly NY the
highway, ssutheriy on Ian lie (thenl occupied By
William Mouerief and westerly by lands Of Ira i
sheldon and Thomas s. Beebe. II being Tho
same land decided to me taiE day by Thomas y.
Bsebe aud Nife, containing forty acres be TIE
same more or less Said lot Of land being the
same lot decided to Thomas 3. Besbo the sth day
OF April 1865 by James L.. Mccall, conditioned Tor
the payment OF sixteen hundred dollars and the
interest annnslly, as specified 10 eight promis.
sorry notes, bearing even date with eAid instr1'
ment aud made payable 10 Thomas s. Beebe ~
bearer, signed by said William M8nciief, The
drst note OF two hundred dollars payable April
lat, 1871. the second Dote OF two banared dollars
payable April LIST 1872, and the remaining notes
payable on the fret day Of April in each year
thereafter ending April LIST, 1873.
And further setting forth that the ssld 13n-
Grief paid 10 said Bsebe the hrst note thAt tel
due. and that said Beebe on the 18Th day 81
April 1871 sold the four notes next 70 Tall due g
one seymour HArwood, and at the same time
executed upon the back 0febid mortgage an ss.
signment thereof to said Harwo0di and delivered
said mortgage, 90 assigned, 10 said HarNop1 a.
4 security for the payment ~ said notes And
while the sald HarwOod 80 held and owned SAID
four notes and mortgage the sad honersf pad
and took up the mute which matufed April istt
Fgwn - a4 &Ea HFMf AHN ~ ImTH
1875, The said Scymoaf hafwOOd sold and deilv'
cred 10 said James A. Sheldon bic three remain
ibR notes, purchased by him o. said Bsebe as
Aforesaid, and At the same TINT eSseuted upon
the pack Of said mortgage al ssignfntnt thsfeof
aud delivered the same 70 sssignsd TO said Shell
don a. q seeariy for the payment Of said three
notes aud that At the time u said last men
toned sssignIneBt all the notes transferred "a
said Sheldon we're hue, while none II ths nDtes
retained and held BY said Bssbs sere aue.
AID further setting forth that sad honeflsl
sold and conveyed sald mortgagsd preluiscf e
ona Thomas LaIng sod moved to tbe state u
Illinois, aad that said LalBg 10 April, u Z, con
veyei b. colt claim deed the same premises e.
said Thomas \. Bsebe. Thai the said meftsagtd
premises has no buildings thereon, and that The
lAad never wsa wofth Che Am9ant Tor Nhieh q
was moftgagsd aud IL not B0v worth - much
as the amount u said AAeldons three hqtas
That SAID sheldon has requested said. Eeebe q
Day him the amount 81 hts three p1tes Aa1 t4ks
the land, but that sald Esebt refused - q e.
std declared that the land vac not w9rth ne
amount N said notes, aa8 that he should never
redeem he same. and praying that the sqaitl
81 redemption % the ssld william M0DEflsf And
Thomas i. Beebe and all claiming under Thea
mag BE- fofeclossd. Apd 4 appearing thai thf
SAID william MoEerief resides out n the STATE p
gern0pt 10 wit Al Ottawa. 10 the stats of LIS
nos. Il IL ordered that s&id Nilhsm. aslefte
be nosiAed 70 kppsar before the Court 81 Chan
enry nest 10 b. holden al Manchester Wlthst
and fof the eguaty u Pennington On The Gre
Tuesaay " June, 4. D., 1871, u make snsSef Z
the foregoing bal u complaint sad that "a
substance 81 Esd ball together a5th us pfiel
- pssishsa three weeks successfully Ia ia
Manchester JgoESAL, psbasbea a ssid Mss
chester, tie laat u Which pabaeations SHAH 4
Al least twsnty days prior y tae frat IAtsds'
I u sHus 1871.
Gwen nader mg hanA. 81 Manchester ~ sse
County 81 Bennington this "a day y NJ
A u. 1871.
sis III. FOWLER. DspHiy cief.