Hamilton v. Gilbert

Malachi Cummings, the father of Mrs. Hamilton, verbally purchased, of Wm. M. Adcock, the tract of fifty acres of land, described in the record, at the price of one hundred dollars, and took and held possession thereof, and afterwards sold the same to defendant, for two hundred dollars. He owed a balance of nine dollars and in*681terest, for which Adcock retained a lien, which was satisfied by Gilbert. Gilbert, at the instance of Cummings, executed two notes payable to Martha Jane Cummings, afterwards Mrs. Hamilton, for the payment of the residue of purchase money; one of said notes being for one…