Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-10-31


q manner in the formation Of, or Ii
igation with, Moore County, an
to know of you who at that tim
: was the Judge of our Count
| Court, for Lincoln County, wbethe
! there was any such wrong intlic
, ed ON Moore County by Lincoll
and whether there are anyground
for the prejudice referred to.
Respectfully,
Oct. %, rs. 10 G. CARDIGAN
Col. j. G. Carrigoa, Esq. :
DEAR SIR-You note asking tor in
formation from me IN reference t
the litigation between Lincoln an,
Moore Counties and allege,
wrongs on the part Of Lincolr
County against Moore County, ha
| been received.
In reply / would say that Lin
coin County had assessed her tax
es tor the year 1872, which as
sessment was made before the for
nation of Moore County and be
fore the line was established be-
tween this County and Moore, by
The commissioners appointed by
the Legislature, but after the assess
ment WAS made the line was run
off by the commissioners, dividing
some Of the cixil districts as they
had been laid off for a number of
years in Lincoln. County taking a
portion of the same ON the Moore
County side. This created con
fusion in the assessment as then
made by Lincoln County. Moore
County wishing to collect the fax
es tor 1872, upon the territory ia
ken off Of Lincoln by the line as
run by her commissioners and for
the purpose of adjusting the mat
ter with Lincoln County. appoint
ed committee consisting of Isaac
Ratledge, VIM. FOLLY and F
Waggoner to consult with this
County on this question. This
committee appeared before the
County Court Of Lincoln Count,
at the quarterly session in July. |
1872, aud after the matter was |
iuly considered it was ordered b, |
the court that the revenue col
ectOr FIR Lincoln should not at
Tempt to collect the taxes assessed
or the year 1872, included with
n the line laid off. and ordered
he clerk to turn over to the clerk
# Moore County the books and
papers relating to the assessment
i property for taxes in hat irao
lonal part of Lincoln County ia
zen OH TO form Moore County.
Which proceeding is entered on
he Minnie book Of said Court la
sled IF" pages 80 and 30.
The Court at the same term
nd on the same day appointed a
pmmittee to make survey and ,
aport whether tie line "a then
established approached nearer
IAN eleven miles to the court q
ouse OF Lincoln County This
ommittee made report to call t
! session Of the quarterly court
eld on the first Monday in Sep |
'mber. 1872, setting forth that 3
he line as laid off by the com
DESIGNERS appointed by the Legis I
ire approached from one hall OF :,
mile to mile and half nearer
the courthouse at Fayetteville, S
laD the line run By them. This
port was received by the Court @
ID entered upon the minutes, bat il
further Attentions taken by the
,urt. =,
During these proceedings I was
equity Clerk, II C. Cowan being .,
e Judge Of the Court. z.
AT the April term, 1878, il was
Ianimously ordered by the Court S
at suit be instituted against r,
pore County TO recover all of tie
'ritory illegally taken from the in
unity of Lincoln to form the
unity of Moore. and to settle all q
her questions incident to the al
nation OF Moore County in
lich Lincoln County had an IN n
est. The Justices who were 81
ssent were W. D Moorehead,
F. Cole, VIM. Buntley, r. N. IC.
avers, f. P Fulton. G. B. Nc 3,
nzie, w. 0. Price, Rufus Har
j. M. Dyer. A G Martin, lH
IN Cary, L. L Clark, D. N al,
lloway, James I. Alexander,
w. Corpisr. E IL. Steadman, Pi
S. Randolph, L. L Cole, James n
nderson, Smith L. Walker. A
L 2. Myrick. j. T. Bar Pi
:. j. D. Riley, and Charles Kel di,
Minute book e." page 4O5
ige Cowan resigned at this term +
the Court and | was appointed 10,
ais stead, and carried out this
er of the Court. | had been "
sent at every term Of the Court
kept the minutes as deputy
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