Elliott v. Armstrong

This is a suit in chancery from the Dearborn Circuit Court. Armstrong was the complainant below, and Elliott the defendant. It is the case of a cestui que trust, demanding a conveyance of real estate from his trustee.

The bill states, that Vance and Dill, being indebted to Elliott in the sum of 67 dollars and 56 cents for cooper’s work, gave him their due-bill, dated the 15th of March, 1805; and thereby acknowledged themselves indebted in that amount to Elliott or order;—that shortly afterwards, Vance, for the purpose of paying the said note, proposed to let Elliott have a town lot, numbered…