Musselman v. Cravens

The substituted complaint was as follows:

“ Henry Cravens, Charles E. Hawthorn, James Hodge, James Hammond, William W. Curry, and John N. Converse v. John T. Musselman. For complaint herein, the plaintiffs say that on the 6th day of September, 1869, they were about to organize an institution of learning, and locate the same at the city of Logansport; that to raise the necessary sum to endow the same, they lacked five thousand dollars. Whereupon the defendant, John T. Musselman, made, executed, and delivered to them his certain note, or contract, a copy of which is herewith filed, marked…