Claiborne Parish Louisiana Archives History - Letters .....Letter From Stephen Butler Concerning The Death Of His Brother, James M. Butler, Dated March 28, 1855 March 28, 1855

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Flat Licke March 28th /55

Cousin Alvy Johnson,
The businefs on which I send my son is to inform you of the death of James M 
Butler and to acquaint you of some of his businefs; I learn'd from him that 
you were apprised of his purchasing Landed property in your name and that you 
would transfer the titles back to him at any time; I will here inform you that 
the day of his death he requested E.S. Jones and myself would administer on 
his Estate and settle up his businefs which we have commenced; he informed us 
that he wished us to send to you a title of Land which he had got from Elijah 
Graves made to you and get you to make the titles to him as he had sold the 
Land and he wanted the title Secure in the purchase; he also stated that he 
wished you to make no titles to any of the Land he had bought to A.M. Butler 
or Joel W Murrell as the Partnership which he had made with them had been 
dissolved and their interest satisfied; 

Now as his Administrators we wish you to comply with his request and in making 
the title to the Graves Land I send you as Brother James M Butler is dead it 
will be necessary for you to make the title in favour of the Lawfull heirs and 
legal Representatives of the Estate of James M Butler deceased acknowledge a 
valuable consideration Set forth the Land as in the title Sent you have two 
witnefses to see you sign the same with each other have my son to be one of 
the witnefses so that it can by him be proven up here, and spread on Record in 
the Parish; We find several of the papers or deeds in your name but as none of 
them has been transferred we don't see any danger of the Estate loofsing 
anything by letting them lay over a while and have concluded to do so as we 
feel doubtful whether we can carry out his views without your coo-peration or 
interest in the arrangement; We have concluded to fix up this that he 
requested for should it pass into other hands so that the Estate would have to 
make good on the sale, it would injure it Seriously and see you on the subject 
of the other papers before we go any further we hope you will make no 
Relinguishments to anyone whatever untill we see you; I remain Dear Cousin 
your friend and Relative... 

Stephen Butler, Co-Administrator of James M Butler, Deceased

I would think if you would just transfer the one sent you and sign it as I 
spoke of it would suit just as well as a new one... S. Butler, Admintr"

[obverse side]

"Instructions to Alvy Johnson to give titles"


Additional Comments:
Alvey R. Johnson (1803-1862), pioneer Congressman, came to Texas in 1830. 
According to records in the General Land Office, he had been in Nacogdoches 
for five years prior to November 19, 1834. He received a land certificate in 
Shelby County, February 3, 1838. From November 6, 1838, until January 24, 
1839, Alvey Johnson represented Shelby County in the House of Representatives 
of the Third Congress. See General Land Office Records; Lamar Papers, V, 242; 
House Journal of the Third Congress.

[Amended with Biographical Directory of the Texan Conventions and Congresses, 
1832-1845, compiled By E.R. Lindley (Austin, Tex.: Book Exchange, 1941), p27, 
biography on p114].


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