COURT: Papers of Mrs. W. V. Mathis, Crist v. McDowell, Bullitt Co., KY ********************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net Transcribed by: Maria Troutman (RiaTroutman@aol.com) ************************************************************************ Papers of Mrs. W. V. Mathis (Washington Co., KY) photocopy sent by the Filson Club, top of paper says Mss/A/M1386 v 4 page 6 To the honorable John P. OLDHAM Judge of the Bullitt Circuit Court in Chancer Sitting, Your Orator Henry CRIST humbly complaining would respectfully represent that in the year 1808 he contracted with a Certain John MCDOWELL made deft. Hereto, for the Sale to said deft. Of a certain tract of land lying in the County of Bullitt and supposed at that time to contain 670 acres for which the deft. Was to pay your orator the sum of $3 per acre in the manner specified in their contract ... filled herewith... your orator afterwards in Compliance with an arrangement made with the Deft. Executed to him a bond in lieu of the One upon Froman & Your Orator as his security with security for the Sum of $1250 with Int. From the date towit the 5th May 1811. Your orator would state that the Deft. Procured upon the last mentioned bond a Judgment and Execution thereupon and was sent ______ a credit for $2400 on account of said purchase also a decree against Your orator for the conveyance of the land in said Contract mentioned, according to a Survey made in said suit by which it appeared, that there were but 550 acres of land which at $5 per acre the agreed price amounts to the Sum of $2800 of which according to the decree aforesaid ( a copy ... is filed in part hereof) nor (?) $400 more appeared to have been paid by deft. $200 to be on interest from the 1st Oct. 1808 and $200 to be an Int. From the 1st Oct. 1809., making the sum of $______ & which sum your orator was to have credit for upon said Judjt. Your Orator would further state that the deft. Is ____ indebted to him in the sum of (?) as per account marked C filed herewith and made part hereof will show at large. Your orator would state that the said account is first for goods go of your orator by deft. In the year 1810 and agreed to be credited upon the Judgement afsd. Amounting to $49.50 it’s including Interest ___ to the 1st Dec. 1819 to which your Orator is Equitably entitled as a ____ off to so much of the Interest claimed by Deft. Of your orator upon said Judgt. Secondly for the sum of 2250 inclusive of Int. To the same time, cash recd, by deft. Of Michael TROUTMAN, of which said sum of $22.50 was represented by the defendant as your Orators proportion & equal half. Thirdly, of an order ___ by Thomas MCGEE upon the deft. For the sum of $150 and agreed to be paid by the deft. Which order bears date the day of August 1814 & inclusive of Interest amounts of $195. Fourthly for the sum of $100 from deft. In Salt at ____ per bushel which in the fall of the year 1815 which inclusive of Int. Amounts to $124. And Fifthly of $200 in Salt paid to Deft ___ the fall season of the year 1817 at 6s per Bushel which with its interest amounts to $224. Amounting in the whole to $615. Your Orator avows that he is Equitably entitled to a credit for that sum upon the Judgment and Execution aforesaid, as the Sd. Judgment and Execution, connected with the account are intermediate therewith and were by agreement to have received Credit for which __ to operate ___ the Said account.[NOTE: ( no more photocopied)]