Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1891-08-27
The Henry Bill Publishing Co., Norwich. Conn
IN CHANCERY.
Vim. I. Alien Guardian
ct ais vs.. }March Term / S91
Aaron Judd ct ais

BILL IN SHANCbRh.
To the Hon. Court OF Chanccry next to be
held at Gutldhall. in the County of Essex, on
the third Tuesday Of March. A. ID. 1891 The
petition of William +. Allen. Guardian Of Sid
nev y. Luther Of Pittsburg, in the County of
Coos, and State OF New Hampshire, and Rich
ard X. Daley. George o. WiSwell and Charles
W. NiSwcll, Executors of the will Of BENJAMIN
{. Wisweu Of ClaTksville, in the County of
Coos, and State of New Hampshire. and
humbly represents That on or about the
year A, ID. 1855 certain persons at Canaan,
in the County of Essex. and State OF Vermont,
formed partnership under the hrm name
and style Of the New England Protective
Union, Div. $780," for the purpose of buying
and selling merchandise and pro luce such as
usually sold in country store: that
said partnership adopted a constitution and
bylaws to govern the membership manner Of
doing business and the liabilities of members:
that old members died, and new ones from
time to time purchased an interest therein
and thereby became jointly and scverally
Liable with the orators for all debts which
had been contracted for the use of and under
the direction of said partnership that said
partnership continued in the active operation
of said business from 1855 down to
about August, 1883, at which time the
partnership was heavily owing for money
borrowed in the prosecution Of it's said bus
mess and for goods purchased for its ;
that there was due ut said August, 1883, to
said partnership large sum of IN oney but
the orators affirm upon informal ton and be
lief that said partnership was then nsolveut /:
1883. suits were began against said partner
ship by creditors of the same and property Of
the orators ward, and other partners was
taken thereon: that judgments were taken.
executions issued and satisfied by the orators
in part the orators further say that some of
the partners, Notwithstanding their joint
liability with the orators. refused to pay
satisfy any part OF the Indebtedness OF said
partnership, or to reimburse the other part
ners who paid and discharged said indebted
ness they further say that they have paid
ne theN heite N 1, Intu fhnT, thn,,
share Of said partnership Indebtedness. that
there are certain assets and fra mcnts belong
ing TO said partnership that have not been
and will not he gathered together unless n
receiver is appointed to take charge Of the
same that said partnership has never been
formally dissolved and will never he unless
by order of this Court; and the orators say
that the following persons were partners in
said firm in August. 1883. and. such, liable
with your orators to pay pTopOrtionatc
share of the liabilities OF the partnership. and
pray to make them defendants thereto, to
wit: Aaron Judd L. c. Blodgett, Hiram b.
SChoH Daniel Merrill, of Pittsburg, in the
County Of Coos and State of New Hampshire
Albert {. Hall, Israel Luther. Horace BigiOw
and John Heath, of Hereford, in the County
OF Compton and Province OF Quebec, Samuel
Weeks. Gilbert Hartman, NJ. Is. Wells. T. F.
Judd, G. ". Smith, of Canaan. in the County
oil Essex and State of Vermont, Davis Ora
har', Of Culchrook. in the County of Coos
and State OF New Hampshire. and George W.
Sargent. OF olcbrook, in the County OF Coos
and State OF New Hampshire: your orators
therefore pray that n Receiver be appointed
to gather the assets belonging to said part
ncrship and to ascertain what debts If any
the said partnership are owing: that n
master be appointed to settle and adjust the
accounts between said partnership and each
partner. and bet ween the partners themselves
or to such further and other rrief as the
nature of the case may require and to the
Court may seem to meet.
HENRY W. LUSD,
Solicitor for Orators.