Belfour and Henly Heirs v. . Davis and Nixon

The material facts of the case were that G. Mullenex was seized of the tract of 416 acres in fee, and in 1810 contracted to sell it to Jesse Nixon, who entered and paid the purchase money, except the sum of $40, but never took a conveyance. In 1815 Stephen Henly and Andrew Belfour, who were the uncles of Jesse Nixon, and, as sureties, had paid large sums of money for him, paid that residue of the purchase (444) money to Mullenex, and he then executed the deed or instrument hereinafter mentioned, bearing date 12 June, 1815. It begins thus: "This indenture, made this, etc., between G. Mullenex,…