The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-03-13

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LEGATION:
CUMBERLAND. ND, Feb. %, 1891.
Ross Compton, Esq.
DEAR SIR IL notice you have all
verified military lots 1892 and 2093
for taxes rs the property of the heirs
Of Lieut.. Nathan Wright. This AS
ses@ment was made hy j. L. Mitchell
before began my abstract of titles
and is erroneous. / have nearly
completed my record book of alb
stracts of all the untaxed lands of
Garrett aud Allegany counties ard to
show its great Importance to the tax
payers will give the transfers effect.
ing the above lots. none of which
were ever discovered by Mr.. Mitchell,
viz:
In 1889 lots 2O92. 2O93. 2O9l and
2O95 were awarded by the State of
Maryland 10 Lieutenant Nathan
Wright.
On Oct. LIST, 1905, Robert Mills and
the other heirs of Nathan Wright
sold all Ofthe above lots Except 2055)
at public sale to Matthew Bendall for
sS4. 1Ss. I'd.
On April 9th. 1915, Thomas Pol.
lard Qate tax coliector) sold 2092 and
2O93 flor the taxes OF Matthew Ben.
da'D to Thomas F. Brooks.
On May 10th, 1920. Thomas F.
Brooks sold them to Conway Rector
who las relative of Matthew Ben.
daily redeemed the tax title from
Brooks.
On March Oath, 1912, Templeman
& Stewart obtained patent for
"KnickerbOcker." which includes all
the Wright lots las escheat for want
of the heirs who had sold the lots to
Bendall in 1867
On Aprit 4th. 1870. ]. H. Gordon.
trustee. sold all the "Knickerboker"
lots to 1.-THE President and Directors
Of Georgetown College" under de-
cree passed in No. 1899 Equity, July
18th, 1868.
), On June 2. 1871, John Early, Pres
ident of Georgetown College sold and
decided "Knickerbocker." etc., etc..
to William G. Pennington.
By referring to the records in the
Commissioners Office you will find
that Mr.. Pennington has disowned
all these lots and that they have been
stricken off as insOlyent." 1t will
be apparent, after peru-ing the above
abstracts that you cannot make a
valid title to the purchaser when
sold (as property of the heirs of 1t.
Nathan Wri.ht.)
The last valid deed on record is that
Of Brooks to Conway Rector, May
10th. 1920.
The Rector title may have been
transferred either by will. trustee,
sheriff or constables' sale. none OF
which can be traced through the in.
dexes to the land records alphabet.
cally. Hence, in order to supply all
"mis>ing links" in the titles to the
untdTed lands l am now engaged in
abstraclins the record of Ailegany
County. My researches include the
Equity and Chancery proceedings.
wills, trustee, sheriff. constable and
tax collectors sales during the past
century and my permanent record
book compiled for the use of Garrett
Co., will be Uade mecuna containing
among other data complete abstracts
of some LOO military lots which are
; utterly underlined and which it will
be impossible ever to assess to the
real owners without it's use for refer.
ence.
l will take pleasure in showing
you NY abstracts when you visit
Cumberland and know you will ad.
NIT that, although l have had to
fight my way through the Land Of
flee, the Legislatures of 1888 and 1890.
the Circuit Court of Anne Arundel
Co., the Court of Appeals and the
local politicians of Oakland single
handed and alone. yet as the result Of
four years. uphill fighting. l have
accomplished work CT which l feel
proud and which will be indispensa-
BILE to the courts, the bar and the tax
payers generally long after am dead
and forgotten.
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