Matteson v. Kellogg
Illinois Supreme Court
On the 19th day of May, 1836, George H. Wright, of Warren county, Illinois, received of Sylvester Blish, of Henry county, for Aaron Kellogg and his friends, in Vernon, Connecticut, the sum of $400, for the purpose of procuring a quarter section of land in Warren county.
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On the 19th day of May, 1836, George H. Wright, of Warren county, Illinois, received of Sylvester Blish, of Henry county, for Aaron Kellogg and his friends, in Vernon, Connecticut, the sum of $400, for the purpose of procuring a quarter section of land in Warren county. On the 22d day of March, 1842, Wright filed in the district court for the district of Rlinois, at Springfield, his petition under the late bankrupt law for the purpose of procuring a discharge from his debts ; and on the 6th day of December, 1842, he was duly discharged from his debts, and received his certificate in due form…
1Opinion of the CourtCaton, J.
The liability for which this action was brought, was evidenced by the following writing: —
“ Received of Sylvester Blish, four hundred dollars for the purpose of procuring a quarter section of timber land for Aaron Kellogg and his friends, in Vernon, Connecticut State.
H. G. Wright.
Monmouth, 19th May, 1836.”
Blish testified that when he gave the money to Wright he explained to him that it belonged to Aaron Kellogg, Hubbard Kellogg, and Ralph Tolcott, for whom the land was to be purchased. He further testified that Tolcott died before the commencement of this action, and that the Kelloggs, the…
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