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1850-04-07 Page 01
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Meadville April 7th 1850. Dr Bean, Dear Sir, I attended to your business yesterday as requested. I found the followings liens in Prothy Office. $268.10 against Ithael Young favour A King & Son now use of David Sandy entered 23rd April 1849 - $13.84 against Arthur Tenant in favour of Rodney Whitaker use of C & A.V. Butler entered 7th Aug. 1849 - I consulted Mr. Richmond on the Tenant affair. He says that Mr Tenant's Creditor cannot force Mr Thomas to receive his money and release Mr Tenant. But if Mr Tenant himself shall pay or tender Mr Thomas his money, it annuls his claim to any benefit in the assignment of Article. If the money is not paid Mr Thomas has a right to call on the Drawer and demand a Deed on paying the balance of the purchase money; but then, the land will only be security to Mr Thomas for his money and what purchase money he had to pay and something for his trouble. But the whole is a transaction only between Mr Tenant or his Authorized Agent and Mr Thomas. Mr Tenant's Creditor has nothing to do with it without his consent. They may obtain judgement against Mr Tenant and sell Mr Tenants interest in the land, and then the purchaser will stand on Mr Tenants right and claim the land of Mr Thomas on the payment of the
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Meadville April 7th 1850. Dr Bean, Dear Sir, I attended to your business yesterday as requested. I found the followings liens in Prothy Office. $268.10 against Ithael Young favour A King & Son now use of David Sandy entered 23rd April 1849 - $13.84 against Arthur Tenant in favour of Rodney Whitaker use of C & A.V. Butler entered 7th Aug. 1849 - I consulted Mr. Richmond on the Tenant affair. He says that Mr Tenant's Creditor cannot force Mr Thomas to receive his money and release Mr Tenant. But if Mr Tenant himself shall pay or tender Mr Thomas his money, it annuls his claim to any benefit in the assignment of Article. If the money is not paid Mr Thomas has a right to call on the Drawer and demand a Deed on paying the balance of the purchase money; but then, the land will only be security to Mr Thomas for his money and what purchase money he had to pay and something for his trouble. But the whole is a transaction only between Mr Tenant or his Authorized Agent and Mr Thomas. Mr Tenant's Creditor has nothing to do with it without his consent. They may obtain judgement against Mr Tenant and sell Mr Tenants interest in the land, and then the purchaser will stand on Mr Tenants right and claim the land of Mr Thomas on the payment of the
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