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shor,er. Benjamin r IaTyef and james IL
sbor,er. each having an equal interest, ana
each having paid his full proportion OF tae
pur.hase money-That said El ssnothef
Il his lifetime. made and executed another
instrpment in writing 10 said Benjamin (
Tarver, showing the interest sara f9erJ li'i"
Tarver vvas emitted tc 10 the lands here
in before described m paTtsbo~ing t'a' - y ),
rarver was entitled to one eqnai uuoi' -
half of seven quarter sections ana an "a
undivided third Of seven quaFtsr sec'ioi's
and an equal third part OF two thifu pa''s
Of seventy four quarter secu9ns' anu que
sixth part of eight quarter secAohS- ""'
said levi shorter. made ana eXeculeu al"
other INSTRUMENT to said BENJAMIN L TafVer'
shaving said Tarver 10 be entitled 10 one
equal undived sixth part OF elghty-ihfet
quarter sections Also made ana executeu
an instrument in writing, showing tha1
comn'I Hudson A Thornton was entitled 10
one undivided sixth part OF eignty I'VE
quarter sections. That said Benjamin P


rarver made and executed an instrument 10
writing showing, hat the heirs OF Eli shor'
ter and James A shorter, are entitled each 10
an undivided third part OF seven quaTteI
sections. that James Watson was enliiieo
"a two ninths, the heirs OF I'LL Snortef 10
two ninths aud James Fl Shorter 10 two
ninths of or sec IL t 5 EAST also
heirs OF Ell $ shorter and the other naif 10
said Tarver, also showing that ar D, Is
8 East, qT 6, 3, 4 East and ar Ia
4. west, Belonged one undivided sixth to
said Tarver and the balance to the heirs ol
Eli shorter. that said reuben shorter


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urorbart and her husband John UFqu'
hart. Heirs at law ofIhe said Eli shorter
bv deed bearing date % march l643, sold
and conveyed TO Compl James shorter al
their right, title, interest and claim. ln ana
10 the lands to which they were entitled as
heirs at law Of said Eli shorter, that since
the death Of said Eli shorter and The SAID
James C watson and said benjamin Tar-
veI, the said THOMAS w watson has sued out
an attachment against the real estate OF
said James watson decd, and has had the
same levied on several, If not all the tracts
of land. set out and described in the Instru-
nents Of writing before mentioned, that
said attachments so levied on said lands
have been retu med into the circuit courts OF
the counties of rippab, Pontotoc and chick
asaw and perhaps other counties IN this
state. That SAID John II watson and BenJa.
min W walker combining with the SAID
THOMAS w watson. and representing them>
selves as executors OF the last will and Tes
lament of said James watson, appeared In
person at the circuit courts of PontotOc and
Tippah counties, at the september Terms
thereof, just past, and fled their pleas In per-
son not by attorney as is usual. thereby Civ
ing said courts personal jurisdiction, and
that they made no further defence TO said
suits, and in consequence thereof, judgments
10 very large amounts were rendered agalns,
them in these courts and said attachments
not being replevied, tae said lands were
condemned TO be sold for the satisfaction o f
said Judgment thus rendered, on real or pre-
tended claims of said THOMAS W watson a
Cainst the estate of said James watson decd
and from the course pursued by said John
II watson and benjamin W walker In these
courts; complsinanls have reason to fear,
and do fear, that they will put IN pleas In the
same manner In the other courts when said
attachments have been returned and that by
this collision between the said John II wat
sonand benjamin W walker as executors of
said James c watson, and the said THOMAS
W watson as a pretended or real creditor OF
the estate ofsaid James c watson dee 9. the
interests and hts of com plainants will be
materially injured and endangered, if not
wholly defeated


PRAyER, That a commissioner be ap-
pointed to divide said lands, according to the
various interests Of the parties. and make
deeds OF conveyance to each and every par
ty, and if it shall appear that an equitable,
fair and just division cannot be made with
out a sale, that the same be sold either for
cash or upon credit, and for general re-
lief T. J. WORD,


Solicitor for compliments


Nov lst lS44-9m