HA ANNIBAI. HARRIS, Clyl
January 20ih, 1876.

A B S It r A CT.
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BIZ states that on the--day d


Is. compl purchased from def Gates ssv.
en- sections of land, in relalio 10 which sn
agreement in writing was then made .rI
executed. by which compl was bound %
pay to said Gates the purchase money Lr
said lands. and said Gates was, on ,he re,
ce'pt of he same, bound to make or cause
TO be made good and valid titles 10 COnph
for the same. That compl't has fully psl
said purchase money but received titles TO-
only five Of said sections, and it was ascsr,
tanned after the purchase by compituM
that two of said seven sections PURCHASED
by compi't from Gates and by Giles f0n
the Chickasaw Indian, lm-mat- no ubbeg,
laywithi-. the boundaries of the ChocsE
CeSsion and were not sui Jet 10 Chckssag
reservation location 4 vas therefore Bec'
essary for said Gates gadeF the Lard Of,
dce regulations 10 execute a deed Of release
and quit claims 10 the Government for said
two sections. before said Gates or bis ven.
dee could obtain in lieu thereoflwo sections
lying in the limits ofIhe Chickasaw Cts.
sion That after this was ascertaintd
deed was made by said Indian directly t
compl't conveying TO compFt sections seyta
r. and eight Isl Township three l3l
range len, (l0) west of the Basis herdaa
in the place OF the two Choc,aw sections a
foresaid, which deed was placed 10 'bs
hands of Benjamin Reynolds, lndian Agsl.
at Pontotoc, to be held by him Funiil sal
Gates executed and delivered to the sa1
Agent .he REIMBURSEMENT and 9ult'ciain
deed aforesaid, That the conveyance By
the Indian 10 compft was made with ne
consent and by the direction OF GATES, ana
that Gates afterwards executed the @ll
QUIT claim deed and delivered il to COMP
aud compF supposing he would have 90
further Iouble about The title, destroyed CT
gave up said written agreement to GATES
That before complt coull place thR q1E'
claim deed in the hands Of said lndlaa Z,
gent, and-procure from him the deed ol'a'-
Indian 10 compI't said agent died win I1s
Indian deed in his possession, whlchFonP.'
has not since been able to find, or oOA.A
any information concerning II. Iha \
consequence of this comprt has no Teeoil'
ed evidence of title 10 said Two sections sLs.
having fully paid for The same gay
compl't is in doubt whether said IhaAH
deed was so far perfected as TO convey w
id legal title to compPt, and 10 render ! ~
ly necessary to have the same SET up q


lost deed, or whether the same was ol'l .
escrow, and :noperolive for want o. H., =. !,
livery. so as 10 render it necessary SUI =
extract the legal title from said Indian Id


PRAYER, That the deed from said i.-, -
an to complt. be set up as lost Deco 80 -
compl't's title to said two sections PEI, ,To
thereby, or that said Indian hold sall - ~
sections as Trustee for the benhs ol COM \
and that he forthwith convey the s1'i'
compl'i, and for general reltef ,rl


HANNIBAL HARRIS. CfE


Lucas, WATSON 6 CLAPP, .,,


Solicitors for ComPlalD'D'


Jan. 81, Ie46.-n24-2m.