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Biz states that on the--day o.
Is, compl pure hased from def Gates sew
en- sections of land, In relation to hich an
agreement In writing was then made and
executed, by which compl was bound TO
pay to said Gates the purchase money tor
SAID lands ,'and said Gates was. on the re-
celpt OF The same bound TO make or cause
TO be made good aad valid titles to Complt
for the same. That complt has fully paid
said purchase money but received titles 10
only five of said sections, aud it was ascer>
talned after the purchase by complt that
that two of said seven sectiops purchased
by compnt from Gates and by Gates from
the Chickasaw Indian, lm>mah: no. u5bey,
lay withiE. the boundaries of the Choctaw
Cession and were not subject TO Chickasaw
reser Vatlon location. Ii was therefore nec-
essary for said Gates under the Land of
ice regulations to execute a deed of release
and quit claims TO the Government for said
two sections, before said Gates or his ven-
dee could obtain In lieu thereoftwo sections
lying in the limits ofihe Chickasaw Ces.
sion. That afer this was asoertained, a
| deed was made by said lpdan directly TO
compl's conveying to compl't sections seven
! & and eight 6 j Township three (3,)
|
in the place OF the two Choctaw sections a
foresaid. which deed was placed in the
hands OF Benjamin Reynolds, Indian Agent
at Pontotoc, to be held by him Yuntil said
| Gates executed and delivered TO the said
Agent The REIMBURSEMENT and qult.claim
deed aforesaid, That the conveyance by
the Indian to comprt was made with the
consent and by the direction of Gates, and
that Gates afterwards executed the said
quIt-claim deed and delivered it to compl;
and compP supposing he would have no
further trouble about the.tltse, destroyed OF
gave up said written agreement 10 Gates
That before complt. could place this quit
claim deed in the hands of said Indian.
gent, and procure from him the deed OF SAID
Indian to compl't said agent died with the
Indian deed In his possession, which conpPi
has not since been able to find, or obtain
any information concerning it. That IN
consequence of this compI't has no record
ed evidence of title 10 said two sections after
having fully. paid for the same. That
compl't is in doubt whether said Indian
deed was so far forfeited as to convey val
i'd legal title to comppt, and to render it or
Iy necessary to have the same set up as a
lost deed or whether tn same was only an
escroD, and imperative for want OF de-
livery, so as to render it necessary still TO
extract the legal title from said Indian.


PRAYER, That the deed from said Indi-
an to compit. be set up as lost deed, and
compl't's title to said two sections perfected
thereby. or that said Indian hold said two
sections as Trustee for the ben6t of compPt,
and that be forthwith convey the same to
comprt, and for general relief.


HANNIBAL HARRIS, Crk.


lucas, WATSON & CLAPP.


Solicitors for Complainant.
Jan. 81, 1S46.-n2i-2m.