This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1874 Excerpt: ...the hay was through with, he must come up, he wanted it closed up; the freshet came a few days after we got through. OQO Cross-examined: The hay was on the west of the Farmer's Turnpike, between there and the Creek on the west. Plaintiff offers in evidence a letter from Davenport to one Otto Fox as to value.. Objected ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1874 Excerpt: ...the hay was through with, he must come up, he wanted it closed up; the freshet came a few days after we got through. OQO Cross-examined: The hay was on the west of the Farmer's Turnpike, between there and the Creek on the west. Plaintiff offers in evidence a letter from Davenport to one Otto Fox as to value.. Objected to as evidence against Ketchum. Objection sustained, and admitted as to Davenport. Marked "Exhibit M." E. J. Genet recalled--In my opinion the entire farm is worth $100 an acre; taking out the 52 acres would affect the value of the rest of the farm very materially in value; the rest would be separated and would not sell for so much. Cross-examined: The dotted lines on the map are intended to show the 52 acres. 385 Plaintiff rests except as to documentary evidence and evidence on points found to have been omitted. Defendant calls Nelson Davenport--There were two motions at Special Term to set aside sale; one was on the part of Geo. C. Genet, which was denied on the ground that he had no interest in the property; then E. J. 3gg Genet's motion was taken up and denied because the money was paid into the State Treasury and the papers did not show that any greater sum would be offered for the property; no bond offered, and if E. J. Genet wanted to redeem he must redeem from the Attorney General, and further that as there had been a Receiver appointed he perhaps had no right to redeem, and perhaps had no standing in Court; the ground that a Receiver had been appointed was only one of the grounds; E. J. Genet never made any offer to me to redeem within the three months; after the sale E. J. Genet told me more than once that if he could not redeem he would as lief I should have the property as any one; cannot say that he told me at any time t...
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