Letters: William T. Forsyth, undated: Northumberland, Northumberland County, 

PA



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Declaration of John H. Cowden

relative to Northumberland lots



Whereas the homestead property of John H. cowden deceased late of the 

borough of Northumberland, consisting of lots of ground

in said borough fronting upon Queen Street and bounded on the east by 

(blank) and on the west by (blank) and on the north by

lot of (blank) was sold by the Sheriff of Northumberland County as the 

property of John H. cowden, the residuary devisee of

the Testator in AD August 1842 to William Forsythe - and whereas it has been 

supposed and asserted by some persons that the

property aforesaid was bought in at the said sale by the said William 

Forsyth for my use and benefit in pursuance of a

private agreement between us now know all men by these presents that I the 

said John H. cowden do hereby declare that there

never was any agreement between the said William Forsyth and myself before 

or at the time of the said Sheriff's sale that

the said William should purchase the said property for me or for my use or 

benefit, but the said property having been

struck off to him at a very low price, I at the time, and ever since have 

expected that he intended in consideration of the

situation of my affairs and the confidential intercourse always existing 

between us to make some renumeration to me for the

depreciated sale and I now also declare that voluntarily and of his own free 

will and sense of justice, he has fully,

freely and entirely met my expectations and I have no claims upon him or up 

on his justice or generosity in relation to the

said property.