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- Suit in Ejectment by Hoyt, Bronson, and Murray on Patent 1040, or vacating of Patents. References various individuals, dated 1828.

Suits of Law, Rutherford County, N.C., in Ejectment, Mssrs. Hoyt, Bronson and Murray, on Patent No. 1040.

April Count:
     Eject Joseph Williams Laughlin from the hire[?] Sacket deeded to Stand in force Jones in 1810, for written Register certificate write as a will(?) to Secretary of States. no. 1028.
     Eject Rusken(?) Staton from the hire that was granted to Wiley Laughton and sold by him to Jos. W. Laughlin and from him to Staton, then for damages, then for Misuse of Property. no. 1028.
     Eject Joel Lewis from the hire he bought of Elijah Searcey at the mouth of Hickory[?] including the Big I corner[?], then for damages, then for Misuse property. no. 1016.
     Vacate Grant to Elijah Searcy for the trade[?] at mouth of Hickory which he sold to Joel Lewis.
     Vacate Grant to Wiley Laughton for his 20 acre grant dated 9th Dec. 1825 and all the other grants to him beginning at his old corner.
     Vacate Grant to Aaron W. Whitesides.
     Eject Sam Guttrie between Green and Broad Rivers, granted to Randolph Wood 23 Jan of 1827 by Patent No. 3386
     Jennings(?) Patterson is on No. 1014 informed(?) the 50 acres grant but not of his last grant.
     Give hand for cash in a land case
Wiley Laughton Grants
   50 acres - - - - - - - - - - 1811
   35 acres - - - - - - - - - - 1813
   100 acres - - - - - - - - -  1817
        Nov 20th - - - - - - -  1824  ---  B34 No. 550
        "           " - - - - - - - - 1824 --- B 34 No. 551
   20, Dec. 9 - - - - - - - - - 1825
   200, Dec. 14 - - - - - - -  1807
Write to Philo(?) White of Salisbury to me at Charlotte, 2 or 3 queries of blank declarations in ejectment.
Tho. Whitesides, entry out of Mr. B Rives, Esquire of Michals(?), Enter Tho. W.
John Bailey, Earl 15 a. granted to him in No. 1024, Book I-I, no. 890-1792.

1024                                                    1828
Sam Blackwell informed this year the land entered by Rob Barkley(?) on headwater of Cove Creek. Joseph(?) Coxe has entered this line.
Silas Melton has been improving on No. 1025 for six years.
Sued to April Count 1828
Bing.[?] Pope                       James Owens                                                
Sam. M. Willis                      Joseph Owens  
Wm. [William] Wilkerson      John Owens                                       See Scratch[?] Book
Tho. [Thomas] Martin           Thomas Owens
Reuben Martin                      John Crowden
Jas.(?) Anthony


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1015 - Vacate the Grant to John Harsoll[?] on the waters of Sandy Run within Patent No. 1046. Harsoll[?] wants his grant treaties[?] he wrote not give up without land so he says July 18, 1828.
1015 - Eject John Dailey from No. 1015
1008 - Vacate Grant to Joseph Scoggins and include Mr. Wood who bought off Scoggins
1008 - Eject Moore Hambrick
1008 - Eject William Champion
1002 - John Davenport vacate and eject
1004 - Wiley Smith Eject him is on the grant to Geo. Rollins
1015 - Widow of John Mc. Daniel
1004 - Ed Hawkins eject him from the piece Sacket deeded to him
     See W. Alexander(?) for transfer on No. 1049, Francis Young witness
1004 - George Rollins grant vacate and include Wiley Smith who now lives on it.
1028 - (Little) John Miller eject and vacate
1028 - Wm. Williams, eject and vacate 2 grants
1028 - John Miller, eject
            Wiley Laughton

Ejectment
1002 - Wiley Smith(?) writ issued July 19, 1828, for M.D. Carson, atty.
1006 - Ed Hawkins, "        "         "         "          "      for Wilson, atty.
1015 - John Dailey
1049 - Samuel Hawkins, Eject for drawing(?) a piece N. of his house, 2 years he has no claim.
1015 - [Alex?] [Sperlin?] is cultivating [within?] his Patent if no title sue him
Dennis Carol is cultivating Lee [?] he and Sperlin are on old grants and the length of [this?] improvement

Send to Raleigh for Copy of Grants to

Thos Whitesides 46-

3384  Aaron W. Whitesides 46-
3428 (Little) Ino Mills
3307 Elijah Leancy Book 35 No 125
John W. Huston B 36 No 134
Andrew Miller B 31 No 220
3062 ditto ditto B 31 No 214
ditto ditto B 31 No 215
ditto ditto B 32 No 140

George Russell B 36 No 107 & mother [grant?] begins at George Filbeck ejectment No 1040
George Barkley No 1024 Eject him
jennings Pullums on no 1014 his wife?
obtain order of survey
& give Bonus to carr
Ask Lluallen about Wesley Livingston 100 grant on millers branch which [Langley?] got a grant for in 29 Nov 1817
Eject-Wiley Smith from the George Rollins 100 a grant of 23 Nov 1822 on water of Grog Creek on Hawkins line on no 1004.

[Second document in the file]

William Hurgate                                       Tresspass [sic]                                            Docket [number missing]
           &
Presley Hurgate                                        witness to prove the Tresspass Sam Crowell Jason Hurgate son of Caspur

                                                                Remarks Presley Hurgate is a minor.  Both the witnesses were on the ground and saw the trees cut, & the clearing begun.

Saml Crowell, will say, that he was Mr Hurgate and his son Presley cut the trees on grant no 1313 about christmas 1825 and several others, of their neighbors, were helping.
Jason Hurgate, will prove the same.
Our line runs thro the middle of the new House built by Presley Hurgate.

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I have filed a petition to vacate the grants to Charles Helms and Joseph Price.
Brought actions ejectment against Micajah Yarborough. Wm Helms- Archibald Helms- Charles Helms- Joseph Price- Henry Harris- Hames Bicket- Mordiecu Stewart- Abm Surist.

Brought actions of Tresspass against Wm & Presley Hargate- James Houston- and David Moore.  I have good witnesses in case of David Moore.

Harris, Bicket, & Stewart, hold under Alex Osborne who [have?] deed from Sacket.  Osborne, himself, has not made any improvement on the piece he purchased of Sacket.-

You are aware that it is necessary in commencing any suit here to give security for cost, or the clerk is liable in the sum of $ Being a stranger here, and Mr Erwin, Mr Wilson and Mr Burton, all out of towns I told the clerk I would give him ample security on their arrival, or, I would place in his hands a sum of money sufficient to cover nearly double the amt. of costs, provided he would give one security to return the amt. in cash when the security was produced, by your counsel.
Mr Folgan has just arrived here and I shall take him on to the Gold mine tract tomorrow, and will give you the result of his investigations.

[I?] say Mr Isaac Bronson will write me on the subject [and?] stay here after May.  I would ask the favor of you all to permit me to write to Mr I. Bronson, not in the subject of my stay here, but only to give  him my opinion and some general remarks on your [affairs?] here.  Every thing relative to your business I have always kept secret even form my most intimate friends and I would not now make the request to touch generally on that subject, but, to one who would nationally fell an interest for you his children. and for Mr Hoyt his particular friend.
        You all know the high estimation in which I hold the opinion and judgment of Mr Bronson, and you are also aware of his discernment, understanding and ability, to manage this or any other business: to make it productive.
         These considerations and a desire to devote my every faculty to the advancement of your interests, while I remain in your service, has induced me to make the request.
Yours t [truly?]

signed James Stevens