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l)Ki l iHBRR 11. 1876.
TIIK llftil) HOI.L.
The most chJdisb. anil therefore the
beat thing, in sWWickobu for December is
“The Dead Doll,” by Margaret Vandi
grift, who seems to enter into children's
feelings more thoroughly than most wri
ters of verse. Hays the uUIe maiden in
the poem:
You feed n't be trying to comfort me—l tell you
mjr dolly l* (tout;
Therev notice In stying she isn’t, with a cra> k
like that in her hcaif
It’* pist like you said It wouldn't hurt much to
hare ny tooth out that day;
And then when the man mo*t pulled my head off,
you hadn’t a wok! to say.
And I guec* you must think I'm a baby, when
You aay you can mend It with glue!
A* It I didn't know better than that! Why, jut
suppose It was you I
iou might make her U>k all mended—but w hat
do I care tor look* 7
Why, glue a for chairs and tallies, and toys, and
the back* of books I
My dos’ my own little daughter I Oh, but It's
the awfulest crack !
It )U*t a akca me alck to think of the sound when
her poor head went whack
Against the horrible brass thing that holds up the
little shelf.
Now, Nura'y, what makes you remind me 7 I
know that 1 did It myself!
1 thl”k T'ru must be crazy—you’ll get her another
head!
What good would forty beads do her 7 I tell you
my dolly Is dead
And to think I hadn't unite finished her elegant
new spring hat :
And I took a sweet ribbon of her'* ia*t night to
tic on that horrid cat.
When my mamma eav -r e tint ribbon—l was
playing oot In the yarn—
She said tome, most expressly. “Here’s a rib
bon for Slid’garde.’’
And I went and put it on Tabby, and Hlldegarde
saw me do It;
But I said t> no self, “Oh, never mind, I don’t
believe sis knew it!"
But I know that she knew it now, au 1 I just be
lieve, I do,
Tint her poor little heart was broken, and so her
head broke 100
Ob, my baby ' my little baby ! 1 wi -h my head
Inn! been hit! *>
For J've bit it over and over, and It hasn't
, cracked a bit.
But since the daring Is dead, she'll want to lie
burled of course,
We will take my little wagon, Nurse, and you
shall be tb” horse;
And I'll walk behind and cry; and we'll put hir
in this, you see—
This dear little ho*—and we’ll bury her then un
der the maple tree.
And papa will make me a tombstone, like tbc one
he made for my bird;
And he'll pat what I tell him on It—yes, every
single word!
I shall say: '’Hi re Ilea Illldegarde, a beautiful
doll, vs ho Is dead;
She died of a broken heart, and a dreadful crack
la her head."
WILLIAMS OF WYOMING.
A Title of it Mlil Wllh it Mountain I,lor,
Tiie Cheyenne Neirn has an interesting
t aeoount of how Nat’inn Williama, near
Fort Laramie, got away from n mountain
k - lion; ami the story is one like Captain
Alayno lteid used to write up and embel
lish with pictures until the youthful im
agination was fired to that extent that
every rustling leaf was distorted into the
shriek of a panther or the tuneful voice
of the buffalo. Mr. Williams resides on
a ranch near tho fort, and recently, while
in the mountains nfter fire wood, sat
down on a clump of bushes to adjust bis
overshoes. Hearing the bushes crackle
behind, he looked aronn 1 to see who wus
disturbing his meditations, and was
somewhat surprised, if not startled,
to look into the eyes of u
mountain lion. Mr. Williams was
quite vexed that the lion should intrude
upon him in this unceremonious manner,
and therefore slapped him across the
face with his over.shoes, whereupon the
lion ran away aud Mr. Williams didn’t
follow him. Mr. Williams lives in a
house with ono room, tho only occupant
besides himself being a hired German.
That night he was suddenly uwakoued hy
the lion jumping in through tho window,
deliberately walking across the room, and
very composedly laying himself down by
the lireplace. Mr. Williams doesn’t keep
a hotel, therefore wished that his guest
hud less cheek, und bad remained out
of tho house until invited in. The
broken sasli and window was another
matter which preyed upon liis mind,
and it was a matter of doubt bow, if
ever, he got his pay for that. lie lay in
his cot for a long time, cogitating in his
rniud how to manage, ills rillo was
within reach, und once he became so an
.mmx
■ tfOwiMrSHE - what'a
jsw'advuiMlß|v ,T' be taking of
tlie lion who the hospitali
ties of tho house, even though unbidden.
Hesidox, ho was afraid that he would only
wound the animal, when the latter might
take tlifl little joke as an insult and inflict
punishment. Therefore ho decided not
to shoot, but remained quiet, not forget
ting, however, to keep his rifle in his
hands and ready cocked. It was a bright
moonlight night, and no curtain, not
even glass, intervened to render the
cubiu dark nud dim. The big logs in
. the lire-placo cast a comfortable glow
Lover the room, and ns the lion was
■fetched out at full length enjoying the
■the picture was a In autiful one,
■ i Mr Williams did not enjoy it.
German was snoring
the bass notes of a trombone,
entirely indifferent aud oblivious to these
matters of interest. The night seemed
to boa long one. It appeared to the
owner of tho cabin us though some
modern Joshua had been along and
stopped the moou. He grew fired of
wnitiug, though singular as it may
appear, he did not grow sleepy.
It was his usual custom to get
up first in tho morning; but upon
MR-.s occasion ho concluded to let tho
German do the morning ohoros, thinkiug
I also that the guest might desire to re
r mam aud breakfast with them, in which
case he wus willing that his hired man
should do tho honors of the able. The
lion scarcely changed his position, and
his purring sounded to Mr. Williams like
sthuuder. Daylight at length began to
flight up the couutry, aud Hans crawled
Pbut of his bed, gathered his pauts in his
yjauds and started for the fire-place, to
Bmhs by its warmth. Just ns lie raised
bis right leg to thrust it down into his
pants, his gaze rested upon the lion.
For about half a minute he didn’t say
anything, but his eyes bulged out like a
sea crab’s. He then gave a shriek
which was enough to awukeu the dead,
and nearly lifted the roof from the cabin.
It lifted the lion, who, with n howl of
fright sprang out of the window, Mr.
Williams giving him a parting salute as
he went out. The state of their appetites
aud the high price of food rendered it
neeessary that they should economize,
therefore they ate a light breakfast. The
repast ended, they went out to look for
their night’s guest. The snow on the
ground wss marked with blood, aud they
hail no diftioulty in tracing him. In n
short time he was overtaken, whereupon
I \aoh opened fire, aud the lion “shed out
his li(c sweetly tnere.” He was a monster
iu size, weighing six hundred aud seven
teen pounds."
The Stir Ai.ainst James Watson
Webb. —When James Watson Webb was
Minister to itruzil he received f 14,000
from the Brazilian Government on ac
count of a elaitu which tho United States
bad against it for the illegal condemna
tion of a ship. Mr. Wtbb turned over
to the Treasury only £9.000, and ex
plained that he had paid the rest. £5,000,
to certain influential Brazilians in ordtr
to secure the collection of the claim.
This goyeruuient brought suit iu the
Uuited States District Court to recover
from Mr. Webb the £*>,ooo. United
States District Attorney Bliss tiled inter
rogatories for Mr. Webb to answer, aud
among them was thj following ; “What
are the names of the influential Brazilians
to whom, as you say, you paid the
£5,000 r Mr. Webb neglected to an
swer this question, and Mr. Bliss applied
to Judge Biatchford for au order requir
ing him to answer it, or show cause why
he should not be committed for contempt
of court. Judge Biatchford grauted this,
and yesterday the time for complying
with it was fixed for December 14. Iu
the event of a refusal to answer, Mr.
Webb is to show cause on December 13
why he should not be committed for con
tempt. — N. ) r . Triftne. ?4 tJi.
< _[Tli*'#*'Siiarperß boarded a train at
Council Bluffs. lowa, for Chicago. They
had but one ticket. One took a seat in
front, one in the middle, the other in the
rear of the coach. No. 1 gave up his
ticket and received a check, which, tied
to a string run along outside the coach,
was towed to No. 2, who stuck the check
iu his hat The conductor passed it, and
instantly it went kitirg to No. 8, and
quickly appeared over his os-froutis. At
the end of the trip No. 1 gave up his
check; No. 2 was iu the water-closet;
No. 3 had lost his hat, and the d—d
check with it—so he said. The joke
was thought too keep; so one of
tho party squealed.
A 810 BONANZA.
tiik kiii.ton will case kkuivihr
The Petition of Hubert Holton Kited
Action to be Commenced—Abstract of
Grant* and Deeds of Heal Estate.
During tbo past summer stme sensation
was created throughout the community by
tbo announcement that the heirs of Robert
Bolton, of this city, who died in 1802. were
about to commence suit for the recovery of
a vast amount of property in and around
-Savannah. Home points in reference to tbo
matter were published, but they were not
of a very definite and satisfactory character,
and after being the talk of the town fora
few days the subject was forgotten, and but
little allusion has been made to it since.
The parties interested, however, have not
been idle, and the indications point to a vtg
orous prosecution of the case. As it is a
matter in which a large number of onr citi
zens are very deeply interested pecuniarily,
and as the history is peculiar and interest
ing to all, wo propose to furnish onr read
ers witli all the information obtainable.
Rev. Mr. Robert Bolton, grandson of the
testator, arrived in the city on Friday even
ing, acc .nipaukd by his* lawyer, William
Hastings, Esq., and is now engaged
in searching the records in the Ordinary's
office. We learn from Mr. Hastings that
lto>ert Coates Bolton, son of Curtis I'.oitoo,
and one of the defendants, applied to
the Surrogate of New York city on the 17th
instant for letters of administration on the
unadministered ( state, aud that his applica
tion will he resisted bv the petitioner. Rev.
Mr. Robert Bolton, 'ibis gentleman is the
Hector of the Episc >pal Church, Westches
ter county, New York, and is a very deter
mined, at the same time benevolent, look
ing gentlemen. The first move to check
mate Mr. Robert Coates Rolton is to
present to the Surrogate of New
York a certificate from the Court
of Ordinary of this county, to the effect
that letters of administration have been ap
plied for here. This was done Monday
morning through the following petition,
and the certificate was duly granted. The
petition will give the re >der an understand
ing of tbe-rnain points in the case ; we pub
lish it in full.
PETITION.
In the Court of Ordinary in and for the
county of Chatham, State of Georgia. In
the matter of the estate of Robirt Bolton,
merchant, deceased, of Savauuah,
State ok Georgia, I
County of Chatham. | **’
To the Hon. Judge of the Court of Ordinary
for the County of Chatham , State of
Georgia :
The petition of Robert Bolton respectfully
shows to this honorable court that your pe
titioner is the grandson of Robert Bolton,
merchant, deceased, of the city of Savannah,
State of Georgia, the tostvtor hereinafter
mentioned, who died in the county of Chat
ham, State aforesaid, on or about tho 4th
day of December, A. D. 1802, seized and pos
sensed of a large estate situated in said city
and county, consisting of real, personal aud
mixed property of the valuo of many thou
sands of dollars, a large amount of which
was undivided property aud held in tenancy
in common, and tho title to which has not
been severed to this day.
That said testator also died seized and pos
sessed of a largo amount of property situ
ated in other counties of this State, as well
as in other Slates, consisting of real, per
sonal and mixed, the same being also of
great value, and some of which was also un
divided and held in tenancy in common, and
title to which remains still unserved.
That Baid testator, at the time of hia death
as aforesaid, was the owner, as petitioner is
informed and verily believes, of the follow
ing named shins and vessels (among
others), to wit; The ship “Columbia,” the
ship "Liberty,’ the ship “ Superb,” the
slop “Rufus,” the slip “Thames,” the
ship “Eliza,” tho ship “Diana.” the ship
“William,” the ship “Octavia,” the ship
“Lord Duncan,” the brig “Washington,”
tho brig “Thomas and Robert,” tho brig
“ Industry,” tho brig “ Echo,” the brig
“John Adams,” aud the bark “Nixon.”
That said testator at tho time of his death
as aforesaid, was also the owner of a valid
claim for the money value of the said brig
“Fame” and the said ship “Elizabeth” and
the cargoes lately la leu on board thereof,
both of which with their said cargoes had
been wrongfully seized by orders of the
French Directory between ihe yoars 1797
and the years 1799.
That the proceeds arising from the ad
ventures ol said vessels as well as said ves
sels or the value thereof (except said brig
"Fame” and said slop “Elizabeth,”
amounting to many thousands of dollars,
came to llie hands of said John Boltou aud
the Planters Bank after the death of said
testator, and no part of tho s mo was ever
distributed to said liens, devices, legt'ees,
cestui que trusts, nor tlicir legal representa
tives; neither lias said proceed*; nor the value
of said vessels, nor tho qyjSea laden on
boa.d thereof for, or any
part thereof toLJgfl HR court.
~”Hiay.; •fits were due or owing by said
testatwSwt tho time of his deatli as a fori -
said, nor by tho firm or house in trade of
which lie was a member at the time of his
demise ; hut debts to an excessively large
amount wore due and owing said testator
and said firm or houso in trade at the tiino
of such demise.
And your petitioner further shows—that
said testator made and executed as peti
tioner is informed aud vordy believes, a laßt
will and testament, being *by its terms au
executory devise, a putative copy’ of which
lias been admitted to probato by this hon
orable court; but without citation to other
notice to the widow, heirs, devisees, lega
tees, cestui que trusts or executors named in
said laßt wi'l atul testament, nor to the le
gal representatives of said widow, heirs, de
visees, legatees aud cestui que trusts and the
will thereupon became matter of public re
cord in this honorable court aud a copy of
tho last will an’d testament of said testator
as your petitioner verily believes is here
unto annexed, marked * Exhibit “A,” and
which your petitioner prays may be com
pared by this honorable court with tho
original and tho record thereof and the
identity of said last will aud testament fully
established.
And your petitioner further shows that
the properly and said estate of which said
testator died seized and possessed of within
this county as aforesaid, was taken into the
care, custody and couirolof tins lionorablo
court and ot tho law, and the same, or largo
portions thereof, is still in the care, custody
and control of this lionorablo court and of
tho law, aud has never been administered
upon or distributed to the heirs, devisees,
legatees, cestue </tie trusts, nor to their legal
representatives, under said last will and tes
tament, nor iu accordance with the terms
or conditions thereof, and said estate is
still undivided, unsettled and undistributed,
and in a state of continuing administration,
and withiu tho jurisdiction and subject to
the orders, process and directions of this
lionorablo court, as petitioner is informed
aud verily believes.
Aud your petitioner further shows—that
many persons aud corporations [among
whom arc the Planters Bank of Georgia, a
corporation organized under the laws of this
State, and the President, directors and
stockholders thereof or their successors],
Wm. Neal Habersham, Robert Habersham
and his heirs aud executors wrongfully and
unlawfully, but in subordination to’ the
rights and powers of this honorable court,
and to the rights aud powers of the execu
tors named iu said last will and testament,
or those who may he appointed to act
in their place and stead bv this hon
orab.e court; aud to the rights of the
heirs, devisees, legatees, cestui que trusts
aud their legal representatives, entered
upou said estate and received the rents,
profits and issues arising therefrom, col
ioeted the assets of said firm, aud have not
yet accounted tor such rents, profits, issues,
assets and debts, and becamo executors de
son tort, and trustees under a resulting
trust, and co-tenants or tenants in common
of the acquired alienated interest of John
Boitoo, the nominal partner or co-p&rtuer
of said testator (at the time of his demise)
with said heirs, devisees, legatees, cestui
que trusts and ttnir legal representatives,
and the said executors de son tort, aud said
trustees, co-tenants and tenants in com
mon, aud their legal representatives, sur
vivors aud successors, became aud are liable
to account for the same to this honorable
court, and to the said heirs, devisees, lega
tees, cestui que trusts, and to their legal
representatives.
That the firm or house iu trade of Robert
Habersham A Sons, and the firm or house
in trade of Robert Habersham’s Sons, or
the executors of the deceased members of
said firm or firms (aud others) now are in
possession of a large amount of said estate
and many of the papers aud documents re-
lating aud belonging thereto.
That the document hereunto annexed,
marked “Exhibit B,” contains a brief
description or reference to a por
tion of the property belonging to
aud forming a po.'tiou of said' es
tate, and lit longing to said heirs, de
visees, legatees, cestui que trusts under said
will, and to their legal representatives—that
said document marked Exhibit “B” as afore
said, is an extract from & document or
documents found anlong the private papers
of Johu Boltou, shortly after his decease,
by some person or persons to yoor peti
tioner unknown, and discovered by the
counsel of your petitioner within a period
of six months last past.
That |]the document hereunto annexed,
marked Exhibit “C,” contains a reference to
apportion of the said estate which came joint
ly to posssessiou of said Planters Bank of
Georgia, a corporation organized under the
laws of this State, President, dilectors and
stockholders thereof and their successors,
aud said Robert Habersham A Sons or the
firm or firms which composed the same,
and G. W. Anderson or his heirs or legal
representatives, and others, which said
document was recently disoovered bv the
counsel of your ootitioner and within* a pe
riod of six mouths last past.
That a bill in equity is iu course of prepa
ration on behalf of said heirs, devisees, leg
atees, cestui i/tie trusts and their legal repre
sentatives b.v the said counsel of your peti
tioner, a copy of a portion of a rough
draught of which said bill is marked Exhi
bit “D,” and to which your petitioner
respectfully begs leave to refer, with a view
to enlighten tho mind of this honorable
court, touching some of the most material
facts and circumstances connected with the
attempted disposition of said estate, aDd ss
to many of the efforts made to defeat the
provisions of said last will and testa
ment, and to cheat and defraud the said
heirs, devisees, legatees and cestui que trusts
under said will and their legal representa
tives, and to defeat an administration upon
said estate, and also to defeat a distribution
thereof under said will, and to deceive this
honorable court, as well also to pervert lhe
legitimate powers and process thereof.
And your petititioner further shows—that
vonr petitioner is one of said heir , devisees,
legatees, cestui que trusts, remainder men
and revisioners under said will and one of
the legal representatives and oldest son of
Robert Bolton, oldest son of said testator,
and is also the attorney tn fact and duly au
thorized agent, authorized to act herein in
behalf of a large number of the said heirs,
devisees, legatees, cestui que trusts, remain
der men aud revisioners (or their legal rep
resentatives) under said last will and testa
ment, and your petitioner prays that letters
of administration <le bonis non or letters ad
colligendum bona dsfuncti be issued to your
petitioner with will annexed thereto to aid
this honorable court to preserve said
estate, pending the appointment
of executors to serve iu the plac" and
stead of the executors named in said last
will and testament and now deceased, and
that aii parties or their legal representa
tives who have entered upon Baid estate or
came into possession of any portion thereof,
or who have in any wise squandered or de
vastated the same, or misapplied anv por
tion thereof, or who have received any of
the rents, profits or issues arising therefrom,
or other benefits lrum thence accruing, be
ordered to show cause on a day certain why
they should not surrender the same, ac
count to this bouorable conrt for such
property aud the rents, profits and issues
thereof and be discharged from their trusts,
and for such other aud further relief in the
prermses as to law, justice and good con
science appertain. Robt. Bolton.
Dated 27th November. 1875.
State of Geoboia, )
County of Chatham. ( SB
- Bolton being duly sworn, deposes
and says, that he is the pjtitionc-r named in
the foregoing petition, and that he has read
the foregoing petition, and knows the con
tents thereof—that the same is true of his
own knowledge except as to the matters
which are therein stated on his information
and belief, and that as to those matters that
he believes them to be true.
Robt. Bolton.
Sworn to before me, this 29th dav of No
vember, 1875.
EXHIBIT “A”—THE WILL OF ROBERT BOL
TON, OF SAVANNAH, MERCHANT.
In the name of Ood: Amen. I, Robert
Bolton, of the city of Savannah, in the State
of Georgia, merchaut, being of sound and
disposing mind and memory, and knowing
the uncertainty of life, do make the follow
ing arrangement and disposition of my
worldly estate, with which Divine Provi
dence hath been bountifully pleased to bless
me. To-wit: First and principally I commit
my soul to Almighty God, in full assurance
of a happy immortality.
I desire to have my executors to have a
brick vault erected for the deposit of’ my
body, with that of my family and friends.
My debts I wish paid (if any), altho’ to
my knowledge I do not owe one dollar ex
cept the debts which may bo contracted bv
the concern of Robert and John Bolton.
To my dearly beloved wife, who has aided
me by her frugality when poor, and con
soled mo iu tribulation when rich, I would
freely give all my property at her disposal,
but be ieviug it would prove burtheusome
to her, I make the following arrangement, to
wit: To my dear wife I give during her nat
ural life, the house we at present occupy, in
Anson ward, aud all the buildings on lots
Nos. 2 aud 3, aud as much of lot No. 1, as
is now occupied by the buildings appertain
ing to said house, together with all the
household furniture, horses, carriages, and
as many of the negroes as she may wish to
keep about her, also whatever money she
may want out of the annual income of my
estate, submitting the disposal (by her will)
of any of the furniture, horses, or carriages,
to such of my children as she may choose.
I give to my daughter Sally, at the death
of her mother, the two lots Nos. two aud
No. three, and so much of lot No. one as
is occupied by the buildings which we at
present occupy, and which is intended for
her mother during her natural life, which
said lots I give to her, my said daughter
Sally, during her natural life, and in case of
88ue, then to such issue for ever*—for want o[
issuj, then to my next oldest daughter,
also the following negroes, to-wit : Sara, a
blacksmith, and Harlow, liis wife, with
their children Jenny and Sam, with the fu
ture increase, during her natural life, aud
after her death to her children, but in case
of her having no children, then the negroes
to go to such of my daughters as they may
choose at the time—also the sum of ten
thousand dollars to bo paid her as follows :
two thousand dollars when slio arrives at
the age of twenty-two, and two thousaud
dollars each succeeding year until sho re
ceives tho whole sum ; but tu case of her
death before that period, say tho ago of
twenty-two, then tho sum above stated to
be divided among her surviviug sisters and
the issues of such as may be dead, per
stirpes aud not per capita ; also all the fur
niture belonging to iteh3v,so, that may not
bo otherwise of by her mother,
shall be hers at the death of her mother.
To my daughter Nancy I give the lot No.
4 (with the improvements), in Anson ward
tything, adjoining the lot No. 3, given to
my daughter, Sally, which said lot No. 3
I give to my daughter Nancy during her
natural life, aud iu case of issue, to such
issue forever; for want of issue, then to my
next youngest, say next younger daughter
who may survive her; also the following ne
groes: George, a blacksmith, and Hannah,
and all her children; also the sum of ten
thousaud dollars,to be paid her asfollows:tw>
thousand dollars when she arrives at the
age of twenty-two, and two thousand dollars
each succeeding year, until she receives the
whole sum; but in ease of her death with
out issue before that time, say the age of
twenty-two, then the sum abovo stated to be
divided among her surviviug sisters and
the issue of such as may be dead, per stirpes
aud not per capita.
To my daughtor Francis Lewis Bolton, I
give the north half of lot No. 1 with the
improvements, (which said half lot joins
eastward on lot No. 2, given to my daugh
ter Sally), which I give to my daughter
Frances during her natural life, and in case
of issue, to such issui forever ; for want of
issue, then to her youngest surviving sister
aud her heirs forever. Also to my daughter
Frances I give the following ne
groes : Jack, a blacksmith, Cudjoe
a boy, Ben, and George, a painter.
Also ten thousand dollars, to be paid her as
follows : two thousaud dollars when she ar
rives at the age of twenty-two years, au 1
two thousaud dollars each succeeding year,
until the whole ten thousaud shall be paid.
But in caso of her death without issue be
fore that time, say the ago of twenty-two,
then tho sum abovo stated to be divided
among her surviving sisters aud the issue of
such as may bo dead, per stirpes and trot
per |eapita. It is my wish and desire that if
my wife dies before my daughter Frances
arrives at the age of twenty-two, then that
she should receive the interest of her legacy
from the death of her mother until she re
ceives the first instalment, which will main
tain and educate her.
To my daughter Rebecca Newell Bolton
I give the south half part of lot No. one;
with the improvements, for and during her
natural life, and in case of issue, to such
issue forever; for want of issue, then to her
youngest suiviving sister and her heirs
forever; I also give to my daughter Rebecca
the following negroes: Joe, Tom, John,
Coxe and Boat-wain; also ten thousand dol
lars, to be paid her as follows : Two thou
sand dollars when she arrives at the age of
twouty-two, aud two thousand dollars each
succeeding year until the whole ten thousand
dollars shall be paid her; but in cas > of
death, without issue, before that time, the
sum before stated be divided among her
surviving sisters and the issue of such as
may be dead, per stirpes and not per capita.
It is my desire that if my wife dies before
my daughter Rebecca arrives at the age of
twenty-two, she shall receive interest on her
legacy from the death of her mother until
she receives the first instalment, which will
maintain and educate her.
To my son Robert I give my wharf lot,
No. West of Bull street, (bought of Mr.
Samuel Stiles, by Nowell & Bolton, and af
terwards bot. wholly by myself,) together
with all the improvements thereon, to him
or his male heirs; but should he die with
out male heir, this wharf and improvements
I devise to my son James McLeau Bolton, he
paying to the widow or female children of
my satd son Robert, if any there be, two
thousand dollars to each; that is to say,
to the widow of my son Robert in three
months after his decease and to each of his
daughters, two thousand dollars, as they
may arrive at the age of twenty-two, with
interest, which interest is to be applied for
their maintenance and education. I also
give my son Robert my half the rope-walk
in Baltimore, (held iu joint co-partnership
with my worthy lriend James Piper,) to him
and his heirs forever; also my negroes Cud
joe, a cooper, and Eve, his daughter.
I give to my son James McLean Bolton my
half wharf lot No. West of Bull street and
adjoining to the west of the wharf given to
my son jjobert, and bounded east by a halt
wharf lot owned by Joseph Clay, Sen.,
Esquire, bot. at Marshal's Sales, being the
property of the estate of John Summerville,
deceased, with all the improvements there
on, to him aud bis male heirs; but
should he die without male heir, this half
wharf and improvements I devise to son
Robert and his heirs forever, he to pay to
the widow and female children, if any, of my
sd son James, two thousand dollars each ;
that is to say, to the widow of my son James
two thousaud dollars, to be paid her in three
months after his decease, and to each of his
daughters two thousand dollars as they may
arrive at the age of ,twenty-two. with inter
est, which interest is to be applied to their
education and maintenance.
I strictly enjoin it on my sons Robert and
James, as they respect my memory, to en
joy the possessions of their wharves in a
brotherly manner, giving each other everv
accommodation in their power, but should
they unfortunately be unfriendly and at
tempt to interrupt the communication with
each other’s property, to which it
is liable from its present situation, I desire
the offender’s property to be liable for the
payment of any sum not exceeding five
thousand dollars to the party injured, to be
adjudged of and determined by my execu
tors hereinafter named.
I give my son James my two-thirds of the
jiamacraw wharf, from the top of the bluff
to low water mark, to him and his heirs
forever.
I give to my beloved wife, during her
natural life, my plantation in Burke county,
*Bh all the negroes thereon, and with all
the improvements and stock, and at her
death, I give the same to my s >n James and
his heirs forever; on condition that he pays
to each of his brothers and sisters their
equal share of the value of said property
when he arrives at the ago of twenty
two years, the property to be valued
by my executors, or men appointed by
them, and at said valuation my son James
is to hold said property and pay his surviv
ing brothers and sisters, and to be consid
ered as withholding one share for himself.
I give to my son-in-law, John Jackson,
one thousand dollars.
I give to my nephew, Thomas NeweU, a
lot in the village of St. Gall, No. 15, to him
and his heirs forever, and one thousand dol
lars.
I give to my nephew, Robert Newell, a lot
in the village of St. Gall, No. 10, to him and
his heirs forever, and one thousand doilarg.
I give to my sister-in-law, Ann Gibson,
five hnndred dollars.
I give to my nephew, William Gibson, five
hundred dollars.
I give to my cousin, Curtis Bolton, one
third of a wharf lot at the Trustees’ Gar
dens, bought of Mrs. Fleming, to him and
bis heirs forever, and I give to my cousid,
Edwin Bolton, the other third of said wharf
lot at the Trustees’ Gardens, to him and his
heirs forever.
I give to Gamaliel Newell, of Woodstock,
in trust for his son Bolton, named after me,
one hundred dollars.
I confirm a deed I made to John Bolton,
in trust for my affectionate sister, Rebecca
Newell, during her lire, and after to her
sons, Thomas and Robert Newell, all of the
lot letter Y, bought at Marshal’s sales, as
the property of Thomas Newell, the eider,
with all the improvements thereon, and I
also give to my said sister a negro bov
named Pompey, and at her death to my
nephew, Thomas Newell.
I desire that two hundred dollars may be
distributed among the indigent widows in
this city, who are ot good character, to be
pointed out or approved by my wife.
I desire that two hundred dol ars may be
paid to the Commissioners of the Academy
as soon as the first story of the building is
erected, provided the same is built within
one mile of this city.
I strictly forbid a public sale oY any of my
negroes, either for the purpose of division
or for any other cause. If they must be
Bold, they shall chose their own masters.
1 desire that titles be given to the heirs
of Henry Addington for a forty-five acre lot
at Hampstead, which I sold said Addington
in his li/etime ; should I have more chil
dren, either male or females, after the date
of this will, 1 desire that they, or each of
them, should have teu thousand dollars out
of the residue of my estate, either in real
or personal property not before bequeathed,
which is to be allotted to them or either by
my executors ; but if the residue is insuffi
cient, then the difference shall be made up
out of the other children’s property, in pro
portion to their respective estates.
All the residue of my real and personal
property I may die possessed of, I wish
held in a general stock ; that is to say, let
the real property be rented out, and the
rents vested in six or eight per ceut. stock
of the United States of other good security
upon bond and mortgage of real property,
and the personal property remain as a stock
in trade, conducted under the same firm as
now exists, say Robert and John Bolton ;
and under the superintendence and direc
tion of my co-partner, John Bolton, he
drawing of the profits, until his bro
ther Curtis Bolton arrives at the age of
twenty-one yoars, when it is my wish and
desire that he be taken iu as a co-partner,
and entitled as such to draw ot the
profits ; and it is my desire, that when my
son Robert attains the age of twenty-one
years, he also be admitted as a partner, and
entitled as such to draw of the prof
its, and that my son Robert be immediately
after my decease taken into the
store aud counting-room of Robert
and John Bolton, aud be brought
up and instructed iu the business of a mer
chant; but it is my desiro and express di
rection that neither my cousin, Curtia Bol
toD, nor my son, Robert, be admitted into
the copartnership unless tb.eir conduct until
they arrive age should, from their pru
dence aud discretion, entitle them to such
confidence, the propriety of which measure
I leave to be judged of by my executors, and
that the business be conducted by my pres
ent partner, under the present firm and
names, whether they or either of them be
admitted iuto the partnership or not, until
my youngest child attains the ago of twenty
one years, then the whole of my surplus
estate not before bequeathed to be divided
in the most equitable manner (without any
public sale), at the discretion of my execu
tors, amongst all my children which may bo
alive at that time, or the heirs of their
body, per stirpes and not rer capita.
1 should wish that my sou James be edu
cated at the northward or in this State, so
as to qualify him for the study of divinity
or .physic (not law), but if his mother
should not consent to his going away, my
executors are requested to decline it—he
must be consulted at a proper age as to the
business he may wish to follow.
I desire that my funeral be plain—there
must not be allowed anything superfluous
among those who attend—my friends will
not desire it.
I give to my son Robert my gold watch,
that he may know how time passes, and,
to teach him how to improve it, also my
largest Bible, which he must have bound iu
six volumes.
I give to my son James my silver-mounted
small sword, never to be unsheathed but iu
a virtuous cause, also my Bible iu two vol
umes.
To whichever of my sons that may be most
inclined to much company aud diinkiDg, I
give my portrait, strictly enjoining the un
fortunate youth to give it the most conspicu
ous place in his dining-room, that when he
views it he may recollect that it represents
a father who never was intoxicated aud
whose detestation of that vice should re
strain his sons from the practice of it, but if
neither of my sons require this injunction
(which may God grant), let my portrait re
main with that of my wife nd sister in the
possession of my daughters, who, I doubt
not, will respect the charge.
As I have directed that my share, say
two-thirds of the stock in trade With John
Bolton, also the balance that may be due
mo in private acoount with the concern of
Bobert and John Bolton, should remain un
der the direction of the said John Bolton,
as before mentioned, I therefore direct that
my executors claim from him only an ac
count of my private account with the con
cern, unless John Bolton die, then they are
to have the whole property under their di
rection, and to comply with the requisites
contained in this will.
Having bequeathed to my son James the
two-thirds of the Yamacraw wharf, I desire
that the same may continue an undivided
property in conjunction with my cousin,
John Bolton, who owns the other third, and
that if my son James should wish to dispose
of his part, the whole shall be valued by
three respectable and disinterested freehol
ders, and my cousin, John Bolton, shall nave
a p eference at the valuation.
There is real property belonging to the
concern of R. and J. Bolton not before de
vised, which I desire may be allotted to my
children, given each as near as the case will
admit, at the discretion of my executors,
share and share alike, as they arrive at the
age to be entitled to it, but’ as this is an
undivided property and can not be sold in
separate parcels, let those who wish to sell
dispose of his, or her, or their part to those
who own the other part, or draw lots with
my.cousin John Bolton,who owns one-third,
and my heirs owning two-thirds; but it is
my express desire that none of mv said real
property be sold out of my family connec
tion. I have bequeathed to somo o; my
childron several of the negroes belonging to
Robert and John Bolton, of which I own
two-thirds.
Now I desire that if, my cousin John Bol
ton should wish to hold any of those ne
groes, that my executors should draw lots
for the same, and havo the negroes valued,
aud if John Bolton draws them, he will pay
two-thirds the value with interest to the
child they were intended for, or if they are
drawn by my heirs, then they shall pay him
his one-third of their value.
My reason for giving all mv household
furniture to my daughter Sally at the death
of her mother, (unless she wills it other
wise,) is, that there is but one complete set
for a house she is to occupy, and it would
excite an unnecessary confusion to divide if.
I have no partiality for any one of my chil
dren in particular.’
It is also my wish and desire that in case
my son James, at his attaining the age of
twenty-one years, should feel a disposition
to become a partner in the house, that he
may be admitted and entitled to the same
profits as my son Robert, and on the same
conditions; being at present unable to de
termine what proportion of protits arising
from the co-partnership shall be drawn by
each or either of the co-partners, I have left
the same blank, and in case the same should
not be filled up before my deatb, I leave the
same to be ascertained and fixed by my ex
ecutors hereafter named.
Being desirous of having as large a steck
in trade as possible, I hereby direct that
the rents, issues and profits of the real
property bequeathed to my children, shall
go into the general stock in’ trade until each
of said children arrive at the age at which
they shall be entitled to receive their several
portions hereby devised and bequeathed
to them aud each of them, and whereas j
have provided for the education and main
tenance of my ohildren during the life of
my wife; in case of my death before her, I
hereby empower their guardian to draw
upon my estate from time to time such sum
or sums of money as may be judged neces
sary for their support and education until
they severally attain the ages necessary to
entitle them to their property, provided my
wife should die previously thereto.
Should it so happen that any of my chil
dren shonld die without heirs of their body,
in which event the real property hereby be
queathed to them and directed .to go to
their surviving brothers or sisters, it is
further directed that in case of either of
the said survivors dying without issue, the
property of the brother or stster so dying
without issue, shall descend to and be
vested in my surviving children and their
heirs, share and share alike as tenants in
common and not as joint tenants.
It is my will and desire that the legacies
to my daughters shall be paid out of the
personal estate not herein and hereby oth
erwise disposed of, but should it so happen,
by misfortunes in trade or otherwise, that
this fund should prove inadequate to the
payment, then it is my desire that the same
shoo'd become a charge on my estate, both
real and personal.
The legacies left to my friends and rela
tions, (the time for payment of my chil
drens' legacies being fixed), shall ho paid
within twelve tnooths after my decease
wiihont interest, unless my executors
should prefer paying them sooner.
The plantation and improvements in the
county of |Burkf, which, iu the preceding
part of this will, I bequeathed to my wife
during life, and then to my sou James ou
certain conditions, I hereby direct to be
sold by my executors to the best advantage
at private sale, or otherwise, if judged
necessary.
Should" it so happen that my present part
ner. John Bolton, dies before my youngest
child attains the age of twenty-one, aud af
ter'the admission of Curtis Bolton or either
of my sons into the co-partnership, I am
willing that the business should be carried
on as before directed, provided tha' my
executors are of opinion that the surviving
partner or partners can conduct it to ad
vantage, auy preceding clause to the con
trary notwithstanding.
In witness whereof I have, this nineteenth
day of November, in the year oi onr Lord
eighteen hnndred and twoj to this my last
will aud testament, contained in twenty-one
pages of paper, set my hand and seal in
manner following; that is to say, to the first
ten sheets and to each page thereof I have
set my hand, subscribing the same with my
name, and to the last thereof I have signed
and subscribed my name and set my seal.
Robert Bclton.
Signed, sealed, published and declared by
the before-mentioned Robert Bolton, as and
for his last will and testament, in the pres
ence of three persons, whose name* do here
under appear to be by them subscribed as
witnesses to the signing, sealing and pub
lishing the same, which several persons did
so subscribe their names in the presence of
the said testator, aud in the presence of
each other.
N. B.—The following words : “Say the
age of twenty-two,” in page three, line six
teen, and in page four, line seventeen, the
words “ without issue,” and in the eight
eenth line, “say the age of twenty-two,”
and in page fifth, line second, the word
“ half,” and in line seventeenth, “ say the
age ol twealy-two,” and iu page sixth, lino
fourth, the words “ from the death of her
mother,” and in page seventh, line eighth,
the words “ from the death of her mother,”
and in page ninth, lice eighteenth, the word
“ should ” being first userted.
Nath’l Adams, Senr.,
Benj’n Brooks,
Jno. Habersham.
Having by mistake omitted to name the
executors to thii my last will and testament,
I do hereby nominate and appoint my be
loved wife, Sarah Bolton, executrix, William
Wallace and George Woodruff, and my sons
Robert and James, as they severally attain
the ages of twenty-one years, executors of
this my last will and testament. Witness
my hand and seal, this nineteeth day of No
vember, iu the year of our Lord 1802, and I
also appoint Colonel Joseph Habersham one
of my executors.
Robert Bolton.
Witness, Nath’l Adams, Senr.,
Benj’n Brooks,
Jno. Habersham.
EXHIBIT “B.”—ABSTRACT OF GRANTS AND
DEEDS OF BEAL ESTATE IN 11. AND J. BOL
ton’s POSSESSION.
Grant from Governor Ellis, 2d of October,
1759, to Aut. Gaunticr, lot in Savannah, No.
6, fourth tything, Anson ward, 60 by 90, and
garden or 5 acre lot; 45 acre lot No.’lO Ver
non tything, Heathcote ward; deed of sale
from Lloyd, sheriff, Bth January, 1795,
sold as estate Wm. Wyliy’s property, tract
of 500 acres, former ly in the parish of St.
Phillip, now Bryan county, 500 acres, deed
to R. Dolton and no plat; deed of sale from
Daniel Cunsel, 10th March, 1793, to Abm.
Leggett, tract of land, 300 acres, St. Philip’s
parish, Effingham couuty plot, re-surveyed
21st February, 1795, aud found to contain
347 acres on Black creek, per certificate and
plot; deed of sale from Mary Sherer to Abm.
Leggett, 28th October, 1790, tract of 150
acres, St. Andrew’s parish, no plat, original
ly granted to Robert Gray; grant from Gov
ernor of Georgia, Jas. Habersham to Rob
ert Bolton, 6th October, 1772, town lot in
Brunswick, No. 152, 90 feet front, 180 feet
deep; deed of sale, Robert Bolton, Jr., to
Geo. Throop, 4th April, 1339, lot
in Savannah, on Broughton street,
30 by 90, afterwards purchased by R. B.
from Archibald Coulton, adjoining Miss Ann
Stewart’s lot; Henfy Youug, Surveyor Gen
eral, certificate dated 13th January, 1757, of
the following property claimed by aud al
lowed to nim, Robert BoPon, by the Gov
ernor of Georgia: Lot in Savannah, No. 3,
third tything, Anson ward, 60 feet long, 90
feet deep; garden lot, 5 acres, No. 147, east
of the town, with farm lot thereunto be-
longing, containing 45 acres, No. 8; plot of
45 acres, re-surveyed 12th March, 1785, by
James Douglas, fouud to contain 44 acres, 1
rood, 35 perches; Governor of Georgia grant
to Robert Bolton, Jr., 6th October, 1772; lot
172, in Brunswick, 90 feet front, 180 feet
deep, no plat; Governor of Georgia to Rob
ert Bolton, grant dated 4th July, 1758, lot
No. 81, Hardwicke, 7SJ feet by 113£, no plat
this property; Governor of Georgia to
Matthew Mauve, grant 6th December, 1757,
lot 352, Hardwick._ 764 by 1134, no plot;
deed of release and’ gate, George Throop to
Robert Bolton, 1790, eastern half of lot No.
3,107 tyihing, Anson ward, in Savannah, 30
by 90; deed of sale, Richard Wall, Sheriff
Chatham county,to Itobt. Bolton,Yamacraw,
wharf lot—ail No. 5 and part of No. 4—300
feet by 300 feet, sold s.i Elbert’s property,
deed dated 10th Febru„. y, 1798; declaration
by J. B. on said deed, that said property
belongs to R. aud J. 8., 20th March, 1798;
deed of sale, Samuel Stiles to Robert Bolton,
Jr., Thomas Trewell, dated 14th April, 1788;
deed of trust, Robert Bolton to John B dton,
trust deed to Rebecca Nowell, 24th April,
1797, lot letter Y, Anson ward, to descend
after her decease, R. N., to Robert and
Thomas Newell; deed of sale, John Lucas
to Robert Bolton, Jr., 20th November, 1786,
lot iu Savannah, fronting westerly on Bull
street, southwesterly ou Savannah common,
easterly on a lot, late Eppinger’s.and north
erly on back lane, and deeds of lease and
release from commissioners of confiscated
estates, to John Lucas, dated 15th and
16th of June, 1784. Recorded deed, folio
141, 2,3, 4 and 5, 21st February, 1787,
(lease and re-lease); grant from the
Governor of Georgia to Robert Bolton,
3d November, 1761, lot No. 4, third tything,
Anson ward; deed of sale, Nath’l Saxton to
Francis Walthington, April 19th, 1786, lot
in Sunbury, No. 78, 70 feet by 130 feet; deed
of sale, Abram ltavot, Hugh Lawson and
Hepworth Carter to Thomas Mills, 30 th of
October, 1783, lot in Savannah, No. 4, Wil
mington tything, Darby ward; deed of sale,
Thos. Mills, Robert Jordan, Sarah Jordan,
6th November, 1800, to Robert and John
Bolton, lot in Savannah, No. 4, Wilmington
tything, Darby ward, 60 by 90 feet; deed of
sale, Edward Lloyd, Sheriff, to Robt. Bol
ton, 6th August, 1793, lot Nos. 1 and 2 An
son ward, third tything; deed of sale, Rich
ard vVald, Sheriff, to Matthew McAllister
and Wm. Gibbons, 11th July, 1798, lot No. 1,
Jeckyl tything, Darby ward, 60 by 90; grant
from the Governor of Georgia, 2d October,
1759, to Samuel Lyons, tract of 50 acres on
Skidaway island, in the parish of Christ
Church—plot, (deed for this); deed of sale,
Peleg Greene, 14th May, 1794, to Robt. Bol
ton, tract ofland on Big creek(then occupied
by P. Greene), 300 acres, being part of 400
acres granted to Joseph McKinley, January
24, 1791, in Warren county—filed with this
deed is a mortgage, supersed by the deed
of sale—see also a letter filed with those
deeds from P. Gresne, which says the land
is 20 miles above Louisville, no plot; grant,
Governor of Georgia, to Matthew Mauve,
February 7, 1775, tract of land of 350 acres,
St. Matthew’s parish, plot annexes; grant,
Governor of Georgia, to Robt. Bolton, 27th
day of August, 1774, tract of land 550 acres,
St. Paul’s parish, plot annexed, rosurveyed
March 1, 1730, found to contain 491 J acres,
then in Richmond county, and plot annexed
to certificate of re-survey; deed of sale,
trustees of the White Bluff Church, to Robt.
Bolton, 20th of April, 1779, —lot of land in
Vernonburg, White Bluff, No. 12,120 feet by
30 feet; deed of sale, Wm. Leuden to
Robt. Bolton, 12th March, 1800—tract in the
township of trust lot, 106 acres,
3 roods, 8 perches, on White Bluff road;
deed of sale, Ambrose Gordon, Marshal, to
Robt. Bolton, 26th of April, 1800, lot No. 16,
Oglethorpe ward, 6-4 feet front, 112 J feet
deep; deed of sale, Ambrose Gordon, Mar
shal, to Robt. Bolton, 26th April, 1800, lot
No. 1, Oglethorpe ward, 64 feet front, 112£
feet deep; deed of sale, Ambrose Gordon,
Marshal* to Robt. Bolton, dated 26th April,
1800, lot No. 1, Oglethorpe ward, 64 feet by
1124 feet; deed of sne, Ambrose Gordon,
Mai sbal, to Robt. Bolton, dated 26th April,
1800, lot No. 1, Oglethorpe ward, 04 by 1124,
(Ree-lib. L. L., Fol. 299); deed of sale,
Ambrose Gordon, Marshal, to Robt. Bolton,
dated 26th April, 1800, lot No. 15, Ogle
thorpe ward, 64 by 1121; deed of sale Mat
thew Roche, Marshal, to Jas. Herriott,
14th February, 1769, of a wharf lot,
No. 9; deed of sale, Jas. Herriott
to Samuel Styles, May, 1771, re-lease ofsame
for one year; deed of sale, Thomas Newell
to Robert Bolton, 30th June, 1788; deed of
sale, Wm. Bradley to Alex. Wylly, sth July,
1769, lot No. 3, first tything, Reynold’s
ward, five acre lot, belonging thereto, east
of town, No. 145, also farm lot, forty-five
acres, No. 4, first tything, Reynold’s ward;
mortgage, George Throop to Edward
Wright, sth July, 1794, lot in Broughton
street, intersecting Ball street, Lawson’s re
ceipt amount mortgage of Robert Bolton,
deed of mortgage aud bond. Geo. Throop to.
Robert Bolton, tot situated at the inter
section of Bull and Broughton streets, both
dated 29th August, 1794; Archibald Coulton
to Robert Bolton, deed of sale, 27th March,
1787, half of lot No. 3, first tything, Anson
ward,*(N. B.—This deed is a release and
with it is & lease, bond of indemnity, from
Coulton and a dedimus); Ann Stewart to Wm.
Plat, deed of sale, iltn August, 1777, half of
lot, No. 3, first tything, Anson ward; lease
and re-lease from John Burton to Ann Stew
art, 22d October, 1766, half of lot No. 3, first
tything, Anson ward; plot of a tract of 450
acres, surveyed for Samuel Stevens, 16th
October, 1774, in St. Philip’s parish, on
Great Ogeechee river; deed of sale, Joseph
Perry, Sheriff of Burke county, to John Bol
ton, executor of Robert Bolton, deceased,
2d June, 1812, tract of 150 acres of land in
Burke county, sold as Legett’s property;
deed of sale, Jessie Scruggs to Robert and
John Bolton, 24th August, 1804, 311 acres
land in Orangeburgh district, on Boggygally
and McTier creek, April, 1813; Mem. by
C. 8., a verbal bargain subsist between
C. Bolton and Kidh Allman for thisA&nd,
for $75, provided he, Kidh Allman, lo<U e the
money with tne President of the A#gusta
Bank by next Christinas, and C. Boifm has
to meet this bargain made titles in B. aud
J. B.’s behalf, lodge the same with Thomas
Cummin, Esq., Augusta, and likewise the
original grant.
Receipt, Kimball, for one-half
consideration money of Georgia, Republican ,
claimed by Jacob Fish; deed ol sal.', Matthew
McAllister to Robert and Jobu Boitou, Ist Oc
tober, 1800, undivided half of lot No. 1, Jekyl
tythiug, Darby ward; deed of sale, Peter
Madden to Robert and John Bolton andWm.
Gibbons, 17th July, 1801, buildings on lot No.
1, Jekyl tything. Darby ward; deed of sale,
F. Norton,Sheriff,to Robert and Johu Bolton.
12th May,1802,6 acres of Fair Lawn tract, No.
2 (adjoining Savannah), sold as Richard
Wylly’g property; deed of gift, Ann Moore
to Robert Boitou, in trust for Thomas and
Robert Newell, 6th May, 1802, half of
wharf lot No. 10 (Moore’s wharf); deed of
sale, William Wallace to John Bolton, 9th
February, 1804, wharf lot at Yamacrgw, 150
on the river and 300 feet back, bounded
north by low water mark, south by a street,
west by a street and Joseph Clay’s wharf
lot, and east by a lot, the property "of Robt.
and John Boitou; bill of sale, T. Robertson,
Deputy Sheriff for Chatham countv, to Johu
Bolton, 17th November, 1804, buildings on
the Bay on the east part of lot occupied by
Mrs. Griffith, joining on the east by Dr".
Jones, south in a lane next on Laffit’s
lot, and north on the Bay—sold as Griffith’s
property; deed of sale’ James Alger, Tax
Collector, to Robert and John Bolton, 10th
April, 1804, lot in St. Mary’s, No. 46, con
taining four acres, sold as Wm. Norris’
property; deed of sale, Ed. Lloyd, Sheriff
Chatham county, to Robert Boitou, 3d Sep
tember, 1792, lot, Vernon tything, Heath
er te ward, No. 10, contains forty-live
acres, sold as property of David
Yontine; copy of deed of" sale, Richard
Wall, Sheriff of Chatham county, to Robt.
and John Bolton, September li, 1798, lots
Nos. 19, 79, 216, 217, 218, 219, in the town of
Brunswick—sold as property of Robt.
Mont, and Solomon Pendleton, original
given to Stephen Gibson, to be recorded,
having been previously sent to Louisville
for record in office of Secretary of State;
deed of sale, Ambrose Gordon, Marsha', to
Johu Lawson, April 26, 1800, lot letter S,
Oglethorpe ward, sold as the property of
John Joachim Zubly; deed of sale, John
Lawson to Geo. Mos-q May 9, 1809, lot let
ter S, Oglethorpe ward; deed of sale, Geo.
Moss to Robt. and John Bolton, March 12,
1807, lot letter S, Oglethorpe ward; deed of
sale, Oliver Owen, Marshal, to Robt. Bolton,
May 10, 1798, lots 33 and 34, Warren
ward, sold as John W. Brailsford’s property;
deed of sale, Thomas Robertson, Sheriff of
Chatham county, to R. and J. Bolton, 13th
October, 1806, lot No. 1, Tvrconnel tything,
Darby ward, sold as the property of William
Mills; deed of sale, David Y. Jones, Sheriff
of Camden county, to Robert aud John Bol
ton, 3d June, 1806, lot No. 46, 36, 37, part of
No. 17 and part of lot No. 1, being a water
lot; bond to make or procure titles, Greene
R. Duke to Robert and John Bolton, 24th
May, 1804, one of the two lots bought by
him at Sheriff’s sales, as the property of Col.
John Houston, “died” on the island of
Tybee, R. and J. Bolton having chosen the
one whereon the houses of Graham formerly
stood; deed of sale, Samuel Benndix to Ste-.
pben Files, 11th April, 1797, tract of land
400 acres on Williamson’s swamp, in Wash
ington county; deed of sale, John Jones,
Deputy Sheriff, to Robert and John Holton,
6th M y, 1800, tract of land, 400 acres on
Williamson’s swamp, in Washington county,
sold as property of Stephen Files; deed of
sale, Peter Shick, Sheriff Chatham county,
to John Bolton, 3d July, 1804, house and uu
expired lease of part of a lot occupied by
Jas. Johnson, and sold as his property,
memoranda by John Bolton that Jas. John
son had left sixteen dollars with him, and
when he received title from Sheriff he is to
transfer the same to Wm. Brown; deed of
sale, James Alger, Tax Collector Chatham
county, to John Bolton, 10th April, 1804, lot
No. 3, first tythimr, Iteynolds ward, sold as
the property of Johu Darthmgue, deceased;
deed of sale, Olive Owen, Marshal, to Robt.
Bolton, Ist September, 1797, lot No. 6, Trv
coriuel tything, Darby ward, sold as the
property of Geo. Tliroop; deed of sale, Ed
ward Harden to Robert aud John Bolton, 2d
June, 1812, lots 17 and 18, Warren ward,
sold by E. H., as executors of Ed.
Harden, deceased; deed of sale, Burk
ley Furgoson, Sheriff of Beauford dis
trict, South Carolina, to Robert and John
Bolton, survivors of John Jackson, 6th Jan
uary, 1812, tract of land in St. Luke’s par
ish, Beaulord districr,-South Carolina, sold
as the property of Martha Millan, formerly
the property of Josias Wallton, 115 acres;
grant Governor of Georgia to Lydia John
son, 19th December, 1807, 2024 acres land,
10th district, Baldwin county, No. 186; deed
of sale, Lydia Johnson to Peter Phair, 22d
December, 1807, 202£ acres laud, 10th dis
trict, Baldwin county, No. 186; deed of sale,
Peter Phair to James Bogeman, Ist January,
1806, 2024 acres laud, 10th district, Baldwin
county, No. 186; deed of sale, James Boge
man, 18th November, 1809, to John Bolton,
tract of land, 10th district, formerly, now
Putnam county, 202£ acres, No. 186 plat;
grant, Governor of “Georgia to Alexander
Autory, 4th December, 1790, tract of 400
acres land in Wilkes county, on Kettle creek,
7th December, 1770, record liber; deeds of
sale, R. Worsham to Edwin Mounger, Ist
August, 1803, the above 400 acres of land
ou Kettle creek, Wilkes county, sold by
order of court by the _ administrator
of John Scott, deceased, to said
Worsham; deed of sale, Edwin Mounger to
Robt. and John Bolton, 21st September,
1807, the above 400 acres of laud on Kettle
creek,Wilkes county; deed of sale,Mayor and
Aldermen of Savannah, Bth May, 1812, to
John Bilton, executor of ltobt. Bolton,
deceased, lots 31 and 32 Greene ward; deed
of sale, Mayor and Aldermen of Savannah,
Bth May, 1812, to Robt. and J ffin Bolton, lot
29 Columbia ward; deed of sale, T. Norton,
Sheriff of Chatham county, to John Bolton,
second February,lßo3,lot N0.5, third tything,
Anson ward, soid as property of John Gable;
deed of sale, Greene R. Dubre, Sheriff of
Chatham county, to John and Robt. Bolton,
2nd concern, 15th May, 1812, two lots in the
village of Montgomery, sold as property of
Bryan Morel; deed of sale, Edward Lloyd,
Sheriff of Chatham county, to Jas. White, 3d
September, 1792, 5 acres of land, being
a lot attached to the town lot, NO. G, fourth
tything, Anson ward, and transferred by
said White to Robert Bolton; deed of sale,
Edward Lloyd, Sheriff'of Chatham county,
to Robert Bolton, 29th March, 1802, wharf
lot No. 8, between Bull and Whitaker streets,
sold as the property of John Somerville;
deed of sale, Samuel Lewis, Sheriff of Lib
erty county, to Robert aid John Bolton, 3d
November, 1812, tract of land in Liberty
county, Colonel’s Island, 352£ acres, sold as
the property of Thos. Bacon;" grant, Gover
nor of Georgia, to Jessie Scruggs, 10th
March, 1797, 400 acres of land in Screven,
[N. B.—This land now lies in Bulloch county,
plat annexed;] deed of sale Jesse
Scruggs to Robert and John Bol
ton, 24th August, 1804, 400 acres of
land in Bulloch county; deed of sale,
Edward Lloyd, Sheriff of Chatham county,
to Robert Bolton, sth February, 1795, lot in
Sunbury, 70 feet by 130 feet, No. 78, sold as
property of Francis Watlington; deed of
sale, T. L. Dixon and Polly, Ins wife, to
Samuel Benedix, 3d August, 179 G, lot in
Louisville, 80fest by 160 feet, No. 115; deed
of sale, Claud. Maguan to John Bolton,
18th May, 1804, lot 79, in Augusta, decla
ration thereon by John Bolton that the
same is the property of J. and R. Bol
ton; deed of sale, John Oliver to Hill
and Jackson, 7th June, 1799, No. 81
Petersburg; deed of sale, Mun. Walker to
Matthew Hill, 17th January, 1801, a piece of
land adjoining above lot, 76 feet by 132 feet
(as property Hill and Jackson j; deed of sale
John Oliver to Hill and Jackson, 16th Janu
ary, 1800, lot and house occupied by Patrick
Pau, 44 yards by 55 yards; deed of sale,
Greene R. Duke, Sheriff of Chatham county,
Robert and John Bolton, second concern,
undivided, half wharf lot No. 10 (Moore
wharf), and two lots, village of St. Gall, Nos.
15 and 16, deed dated 4th February, 1812,
sold as the property of Thomas and Robert
Newell; deed of sale, John Eppinger, Mar
shal, to John Bolton, trustee to Rebecca
Newell, Ist May, 1810, right and title as web
in remainder as otherwise of Thomas Newell
and Robert Newell of trust lot letter Y: deed
of sale, Joseph Carrie to Robert and John
Bolton, 11th January, 1802, lot No. 8, in Au
gusta, and part of lot No. 20, in Washington,
Wilkes county; deed of sale, John Gable to
Jacob Shiefs, 6th May,lßoo, lot No. s,say one
half being the Southern half, 45 feet on Dray
tor street and 60 feet on a lane, third tyth
ing, Anson ward; deed of sale, Jacob Shiefs
to John Long Ist March, 1802, half of lot
No. 5, third tything, Anson ward, 45 feet on
Drayton street and 60 feet on lane; deed of
sale, John LoDg to John Bolton 14th
March, 1805, half lot No. 5, third tything,
Anson ward, 45 feet on Drayton street and
6J feet on the lane; deed of sale, Thomas H.
Oswald to Alexander McMillan 17th May,
1788, lots Nos. 9,10, 22, 50 feet front, 75 feet
deep, on south gide of North Newport river,
in the ‘own of Gravesend, assigned by Mc-
Millan to Josiah Stewart 6th March, 1797, as
signed by Joseph Stewart to William Wilson.
2d December, 1799; deed of sale, Ann Os
wald and James Wilkinson to William Wil
son 20th May, 1791, lot 50 feet front, 75 feet
deep, No. 10, in Gravesend, on North New
port bridge, relinquishment of interest by
James Wilkinson to William Wilson sth
August, 1797; deed of sale, Ann Oswald to
William Wilson, July, 1796, lots 21, 22 and
23, North Newport, 50 feet front, 75 feet
deep; deed of sate, A. McMillan to Joseph
Stuart 6th March, 1797, lots in Riceboro, No.
10 and 22, assigned by Jos. Stewart to Wm.
Wilson 2d December, 1799.; deed of sale,
Mathew 'McAllister to Robert and John
Bolton, ,10th April, 1798, two lots 50 feet
front, 200 feet deep, in Riceboro, at that
time occupied by Edward Steyens; deed of
.sale, Wm. Wilson to Jos. Stewart, sth Feb
ruary, 1801, four lots, Nos. 71, 22, 23 and 10;
deed of sale, Jos. Stewart to Robt. Bolton,
2d August, 1802, lots in Newport (Riceboro),
21, 22, 23 and 10: deed of sale, Wm. Wallace,
Thos. Cummings and Jos. Stiles, 6th May,
1806, wharf lot in Savannah, No. 7, between
Bull amd Whitaker, and wharf lot No. 1,
Yamacraw, John Lawson’s quit claim
therein, 17th May, 1806; deed of sale, John
Graham to Edward Davies, 6th June, 1760,
lot on the river Savannah, at Yamacraw,
No. 7, 200 feet on the river and 300 feet
deep; deed of sale, Edward Davies to John
Newell and George Ancrum, 23d November,
1768, the aforementioned lot, lease de
scribed, 22d November, 1786, accompanying
the release or deed of sale; deed of relinquish
ment, John Newell to Geo. Ancrum, 19th
July, 1771, intended to accompany the afore
mentioned titles to lot at Yamacraw.
Grant, Governor of Georgia to Thos. Eat
ton, December 6, 1763, wharf lot No. 7,
west of Bull street, containing 100 feet in
width; deed of sale, Mathew Roche, Mar
shal, to Joseph Clay, September 12, 1768,
aforementioned wharf lot No. 7, sold as the
property of the estate of Thos. Eatton, con
sideration £IBO sterling; deed of sale, Geo.
Ancrum to Joseph Clay, September 18, 1772,
wharf lot at Yamacraw, No. 7, 200 feet on
the river and 300 feet in depth, considera
tion £3OO (lease accompanying); deed of
sale, John Milledge to Jos. Clay, July 16,
1772, wharf lot N->. 6, at Yamacraw, 200 leet
ou the river. 300 feet back, consideration
£SOO, sold as property of the estate Thos.
Rasberry, whose widow John Milledge mar
ried; deed of confirmation, Esther Rasberry
to Joseph Clay, November 8. 1774, of the
preceding deed executed by Johu Milledge,
she being an hem ss of 'Thos. Rasberrv!
Record Book D. D., fol. 199 to 202, August
25, 1775; deed of sale, Commissioner of
Confiscated Estates to Jos. Clay, January
13, 1783, lot at Yamacraw, 75 feet’front, 200
feet deep, adjoining on the west to lots
of said Clay’s, on the south by tho
great street at Yamacraw, aud on the north
by a street running towards the river, be
tween said lot and a lot of Sam’l Elbert’s,also
belonging to said lot, a whart lot, fronting
river Savannah, bounded to the southward
by aforesaid lot aud street, supposed to con
tain 100 feet in front, adjoining to the west
ward, to the wharf lots of said Clay, and to
the eastward by the wharf lots of Samuel
Elbert, consideration, £105; deed of sa'e,
Robert Bolton to Joseph Clay, Ist Ju1y,1795,
western moiety of wharf lot No. 8, west of
Bull street,consideration, £265; deed of sale,
William Wallace, Thomas Cumming and
Joseph Stiles to Johu Lawson, 6th May,
1806, wharf lot between Bull and Whitaker
streets, No. 7, and wharf lot at Y’amacraw,
No. 1, containing 200 feet front on Savannah
river, consideration, $40,000 for No. 7,
$6,130 for No. 1, relinquishment of title or
quit claim thereon, endorsed by Thos. Law
son 7th May, 1806, in favor of Wm. Wallace
aud Thomas' Cummings; deed of sale, Wm.
Wallace, Thos. Cummings aud Jos. Stiles,
administrators Joseph Clay, deceased, to
Curtis Bolton, 6th May, 1806, western moie
ty of wharf lot No. 8, between Bull aud
Whitaker streets, 50 feet front, considera
tion $20,000; declaration by C. Woltou, 21st
May, 1806, that the above half wharf lot is
in trust for James McLean Bolton; counter
declaration by C. Bolton, 9th December,
1800, that there is no funds legally applica
ble on account of James M. Bolton, and
therefore annuls the previous declaration;
deed of sale, Curtis Bolton to Robert and
John Bolton, secoud consideration, 9th De
cember, 1806, above half wharf; deed of sale,
Thos. Cumming and Wm. Wallace to John
Bolton, 23d February, 1807, wharf lot No. 7,
between Bull and Whitaker streets, consid
eration, $38,000; deed of sale, Thos. Cum
ming and Wm. Wallace to Johu Bolton, 23d
February, 1807, wharf lot No. 1, at Yama
craw, 200 feet on the river, 134 feet on Indian
street, 66 feet on a street, consideration,
$7,600; deed of sale, John Boitou to Edwin
Bolton, Curtis Bolton and Robert Bolton,
trustees to Sarah Bolton, 6th March,
1807, wharf lot No. 1 at Yama
craw; deed of sale, John Bolton to
Robert and John Bolton,second concern, 6th
March, 1807, lot No. 7, betwoon Bull and
Whitaker streets; deed of sale, Thomas
Bagley to Johu Perkins, 18th October, 1763,
consideration, £l5O, 64 acres of land lying
to the west of Savannah, abont 2 milesj the
following garden lots forming that quantity
of land, No. 70, 72, 77, 78, 88, 69, 76, 79, 80,
87, lease accompanying; deod of sale, Wm.
Ewen to Francis Gofee, 27th May, 1766, £2OO
100 acres iu two farm lots, Nos. 3 and 7,
about 14 miles southwest from Savannah;
also 36 acres iu 6 garden lots adjoining the
above farm lots, 31, 32, 39, 40, 47, 48, lease
accompanying; deed of sale, John Smith to
Thomas Bailley, 27th February, 1764, 5 acre
lot. No. 88, originally granted'to John Gor
don, consideration £5; deed of sale, Matthew
Roche to Joseph Clay, 14th May, 1769, 3 farm
lots each 45 acres, Nos. 5,6, 7, consideration
£63, one No. 5, is in Holland tything, Perci
val ward, the other in 3d tything, Auson
ward; deed of sale, James Cuthbert to
Lachlan McGilliory, sth July, 1769, consid
eration £725, 3 farm lots, 45 acres, each in
Percival ward. Nos. 5 and 6, Sloper tyth
ing, No. 8, Holland tything, 2 other farm
lots, 45 acres each, Sloper tything, Per
cival ward, Nos. 8 and 9, making together a
plantation or tract of 225 acres, lease accom
panying and also renunciation of dower
by Ann Cuthbert; deed of sale, Thomas
Cumming and Wm. Wallace to John Bolton,
23d February, 1807, wharf lot No. 7, be
tween Bull and Whitaker streets, considera
tion $38,000; deed of sale, John Joachim
Zublev to Lachlan McGilliory, 28th May,
1770, farm lot No. 1, Eylcs tything. Heath
cote ward, containing 45 acres, originally
granted to Lydia Dean, £2O; deed of sale, to
Lachlan McGillioray, horn Mathew Roche,
Provost Maßhal,29th May, 1770, 2 farm lots,
No. 3 and 7, iu Holland tything, Percival
ward, about 1£ miles southwest from Savan
nah, and one tract containing 36 acres, con
sisting of 6 several garden lots adjoining
the farm lots above mentioned, considera
tion £232, sterling, sold as the property of
Francis Gofle; deed of sale, Commissioners
of Confiscated Estates to Joseph Clay, 13th
January, 1783, 445 acres called Springfield,
with the lands belonging to Lachlan Mc-
Gilliory, adjoining thereto, consideration,
£1,357 5 shillings, sold as property of
Lachlan McGilliory; deed of sale, Commis
sioners of Confiscated Estates to Joseph
Clay, 30th June, 1785, 14 5-acre lots in one
tract, 70 acres in all, west of Savannah, Nos.
57, 58. 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 77, 78, 79, 80, 87,
88, consideration, £43 155., sold as the
groper:, v of James Graham; receipt, Jacob
oice for £lO purchase money of a 5 acre
lot No. —.
EXHIBIT “c.” —MBS. ANN BOOTH, ROBERT
HABERSHAM AND THE PLANTERS’ BANK, AS
TRUSTEES OF THE HEIRS OF ROBERT BOL
TON (DECEASED), HELD IN THE YEAR 1843,
AND FOR SEVERAL YEARS PREVIOUS AND
SUBSEQUENT THERETO, THE FOLLOWING DE
SCRIBED PROPERTY, TO-WIT :
Lot No. —, Reynolds ward; lot No. 6,
Yam icraw; whart lot and improvements,
store, rice mills, etc., in 1848, of the value
of $50,000; wharf lot No 9 and one-half of
No. 8 and improvements in 1843, of the
value ot $40,000; 100 acres of land in Hard
wicks, No. 81, and two lots of land in Bruns
wick; 100 acres of land in Chatham countv;
4 lots of land in Newport; 1 lot of land in
Suubury, No. 17; 400 acres of land in Wash
ington county; 4 lots of land m bt. Mary’s;
1 sixteen acre lot in Fair Lawn tract; 400
acres of laud in Bulloch county; 2 lots of
land on Tybee Island; 500 acres of land in
Mclntosh county; 350 acres of land on Ty
bee Island; 350 acres of land in St. Matthew’s
parish; 1 homestead lot containing 100 acres
of land in St. Matthew’s parish; wharf lot
and improvements,known as Moore’s wharf,
iu 1843 of the value of $15,000; wharf lot
No. 5, Yamacraw, in 1843 of the value of
$8,000; lot No. 43 and improvements, Anson
ward, in 1843 of the value of $3,000; one
half of wharf lot, No. 8, and improvements,
in 1843 of the value of $13,000.
The Planters’ Bank, J. and C. Bolton and
Robert Habersham, as trustees of tho heirs
of Robert Bolton, deceased, held between
the years 1817 and 1843, the following de
scribed property, to-wit: Lot 21-373, form
erly Wilkinson county, now Pulaski county;
lot 24-50, lot 23-34, Pulaski county; lot 12-67,
lot 14-27, Hall county; lot 11-64, Houston
county, lot 4-211, Henry county; lot 7-174,
Gwinnett county; lot 12-496, Irvine county;
lot 12-114, Early couuty; lot 4-IG3, Early
county; lot 4 165, Early county; lot in Ver
nonburg; 200 acres of second quality land;
400 acres hammock land: 1,400 acres pine
land, Camden county; 1,000 acres of land on
the Ogeechee; G 924 acres of land, White
Bluff; 239 acres second quality river swamp
land; 140 slaves; lots Nos. 11, 115, 116, and
202 acres of laud in Baldwin county; one
tract of laud iu Wilkinson county, No. 21-
373; Twiggs county, No. 24-51; Pulaski coun
ty, No. 23-34; Hall county, No. 12-67 and
10-27;Houstoncounty. No. 13-64; Henry coun-g
ty, No. 11-496; Gwinnett county, No. 7-174;
Irvine county, No. 12-496; Early county.
No. 11-404, 4-163, these latter re-enumerated
stood in the name of John and C. Bolton
and John Lewis (at times the particular
dates ot which aro unknown to plaintiff's),
between the years 1817 and 1834; lot aud
improvements, No. 39, Columbia ward; 4
lots in St. Mary’s, Nos. 66, 36, 37 and part of
No. 17; 1 six acre lot in Fair Lawn tract, No.
21; 150 acres of land, oak and hickory, and
also 250 acres of land of same kind in Bul
lock county; 2 lots at Tybee; 1014 acres of
land in Jasper county, first quality of oak
and hickory; also 1014 acres additional of
same quality and kind in same county; 500
acres of land in Mclntosh county, bought
as the property of Baillie, late Ann Mc-
Intosh and James Baillie Mclmosh; 350
acres of land in Tybee Island, bought of
McAnnully, formerly Higgins; to half
lot No. 7 and two-thirds ot lot No. 8, and
improvements west of Bull street, valued at
times for purposes of taxation at $35,000;
east one-half of trust lot, letter G, valued in
1817 at $3,000, for purposes of taxation; 100
acres of land in Wilkes county, bought as
Mintons. Mrs. Sarah Bolton’s trustees, so
called, held between tho years 1817 aud
1343, or later, lot No. 6, Yamacraw, valued
for purpose of taxation in 1817 at $4 000
Johu and Curtis Bolton, Robert Habersham,
tlie Planters .Bank, George W. Anderson,
the Bank of the State of Georgia, Mrs Ann
Booth, Richard Richardson and Durham
Tudor Hall held jointly and sometimes sev
erally as trustees of the heirs of Robert Bol
ton, deceased, 500 acres of land in Bryan
county, also 208 slaves between the years
1807 and 1848; Mrs. Ann Booth, Robert Hab
ersham, Curtis Bolton, James McLean Bol
ton and his heirs, and the Planters Bank
held as trustees for the heirs of Robert Bol
ton, deceased, between the years 1807 and
1843, and some of said last aforesaid until a
later date, wharf lot and improvements,
known as Moore’s wharf; wharf iot and im
provements, No. 9, west of Bull street; 2024
acres of land 6-115 in Baldwin county;
lot and improvement, No. 4, third
tything, Anson ward; 350 acres of
land, St. Matthew’g, Screven county, pine
land adjoining Francis, Effingham county, 50
acres of wfiioh is within three miles of Sa
vannah river ; 300 acres of land, 34 quality,
adjoining Hempstead lot; 100 acres of land
of pine and swamp, 4 miles from Savannah;
one-half wharf lot and improvement west of
Bull street ; 200 acres of land, 2d quality
tide swamp, Camden county, on the great
Satilla river, late McLaw’s; 400 acres of
hammock land adjoining the last above
described in Camden county ; 1,400 acres of
pine adjoining the last above described in
Camden county ; lot and improvement, Nos.
1, 2 and 3, Anson ward ; 400 acres of land,
2d quality oak and hickory, Washington
county; 6 lots in Brunswick, Nos. 19,79,
216, 217, 218 and 219; John and Curtis Bol
ton, John X,ewig, the Planters Bank as
trustees of the heirs of Robert Bolton, de
ceased, held between the years 1810 and
and 1843, and some of said last named
parties to a still later date, lot No.
373, 21st district, Wilkinson, now Pulaski
county, also lots Nos. 28, 14, 2814 in la-tt
named county; also lot 51, twenty-second
district, in either Pulaski or Twiggs county;
also lot 34, twonty-third district, Pulaski or
Twiggs county; lot 67, twelfth district, Hall
county; lot 64, eleventh district, Houston
county; lot 211, fourth district, Heurv
county; lot 174. seventh district, Gwinnett
county; lot 496, twelfth district, Irvine
county; lot 40-1, twelfth district, Early
county; lot 163, fourth district. Earlv coun
ty, and 15 slaves. Mrs. Sarah Bolton’s trus
tees, Robert Habersham A Sous, and
Richard Richardson, held as trustees of the
heirs of Robert Bolton, deceased, between
the years 1807 aud 1843, aud some of last
named parties till a still later date, 1,567
acres of land in Effingham county; also 300
acres of cultivated laud in the same county;
ten shares of United Statesbauk stock; one
half of Sabinfleld plantation ami 21 slaves.
Johu Boitou, G. W. Auderson, James Mar
shal, and others, whose names are unknown
to the plaintiffs, held as trustees of the heirs
of Robert Bolton, deceased, between the
years 1811 aud 1843, and some of
said parties until a later date,
various pieces and parcels of land in
the city of Savannah and other places in
the State of Georgia, the description of
which cannot at present be furnished, and
records and deeds relating to which are in
the possession of the descendants of either
John or Curtis Bolton, or of s iid Anderson,
or of Robert Habersham’s sons. Extracts
made from loose pages taken from same
book or books, the character aud date of
which are unknown to plaintiffs. Bolton
Sarah, Bobert Habersham’s trustees, lot No.
6, Yamacraw, Savannah, value $4,000. Bol
ton John, executor of J. aud C. Bolton, Rob
ert Habersham, wharf lot Nos. 7 and 42, of
No. 8, and improved west of Bull street,
$35,000; east half of trust lot letter G,
$2,000; 100 acres of land, second quality,
Wilkes county, bought of Newton, aud 2
slaves; Ann Booth, Robert Habersham, 350
acres of land, pine, Screven county,
adjoining Asa Farmer’s; 300 acres of
laud, third quality, Screven county, adjoin
ing Asa Farmers; 100 acres of pine aud.
swamp, four miles from Savannah river
Bolton Robert, Robert Habersham, 1 whar r
lot and improvements. No. 9, west of Bui'
Btreet, Savannah, $30,000; Bolton Curtis’
Robert Habersham, 1 tract of land, No.
6-115 Baldwin county; 1 lot and improve
ments, N”. 4, third tything, Anson ward,
$3,000; Boitou Johu, Robert Habersham,
200 acres of land, secoud quality tide swamp,
ou Great Satilla, near Camden county; 400
acres of laud, hammock, adjoining; 1,400
pine hammock, adjoining; three lots and
improvements, Nos. 1, 2 and 3 Anson ward,
$5,000; Robert Bolton’s heirs, 1 lot in Hard
wicke, No. 81, amt two lots. Nos. 153 and
172, in Brunswick; 4 lots aud improvements,
North Newport, Nos. 18. 21, 22 and 23,*iu
Liberty county, aud 1 lot, No. 17, Suubury;
Boitou James M, estate Robert Habersham,
one-half wharf lot and improvements No.
8, west of Bull street, $13,000; Bolton John,
executor of Robert Bolton, under tholirm of
of R. and J. Boitou, Robert Habersham.
400 acres of land, second quality oak and
hickory, Washington county; 6 vacant lots,
Nos. 19, 79,216, 217, 218 aud 219, Brunswick,
Glynn county; 1 lot aud improvements, No.
37, Columbia ward ; 5 vacant lots, Nos. 66,
37, 36 aud part of 17 and 18, St. Mary’s, Cam
den county; one six-acre lot, No. 21, Fair
Lawn, Chatham county; 2 lots on Tybee
Island, Chatham county; 1 tract of laud,
Jasper county; 500 acres of laud, pine,
bought of Miss Bailie Mclntosh; 350 acres of
land on Tybee Island, bought of McAnuully,
Chatham county; 1,616 acres of land, pine,
Clark’s Bluff, Camden county; 2,983 acres of
land, Crow Harbor, Satilla, Camden county;
515 acres of land, pine, on Burnfoot, Cam
den county; 287£ acres of land, pine, Swee
ney’s Creek, running in the name of Palmer,
Camden county.
Booth Ann, and Curtis Bolton and Robert
Habersham, wharf lot and improvements,
known as Moore’s wharf, Savannah, $15,000;
600 acres of land, first quality tide swamp,
on Great Ogeechee, Chatham county; 400
acres of land, second quality tide swamp, on
Great Ogeoehee, Chatham county; 660
acres of land, high on Great Ogeechee,
Chatham county; 500 acros of laud, pine,
Bryan couuty, near Fort Argyle; wharf lot
and improvements, including steam, Savan
nah, $20,000, and 300 slaves; and an entiy
beginning with the letter B, Robert Haber
sham 600 acres of land, first quality tide
swamp, ou the Great Ogeechee river; Mrs.
Mary M. Marshall in possession of trust lot,
kuown as letter “Y,” Anson ward, for up
wards of thirty years as trustee of the heirs
of Robt. Bolton, deceased, under a resulting
trust. The Commissioners of Pilotage of
the city of Savannah, by successors or as
signs iu possession since January 30, 1803,
as trustees of the heirs of Robt. Bolton,
deceased, nuder a resulting trust of lot of
land in City of Savannah, known as No. 4,
Wilmington tything, Derby ward, fronting
on Bay street, 60 feet front by 90 feet
in depth and improved; tho assigns and le
gal representatives of Edward Hamilton
Bolton, aud others in possession as trustees
of the heirs of Robert Bolton, deceased, un
der a resulting trust of certain real property
as trustees’ gardens, 75 leet in width 011 the
river, and 330 feet in length, and formerly
known on the plan of said hamlet as
Nos. 3 and 4 aud other numbers, unknown
to plaintiffs; Wm. Wallace, Thomas Cum
ming and Joseph Stiles administrators of
Jeseph Clay, deceased, and their executors,
legal representatives and assigns, iu posses
sion as trustees of the heirs of Robert Bol
ton, deceased, under a resulting trust of tho
property mentioned in a cortaiu instrument
of writing, dated 6th of May, 1806, at p. 435,
book 3; also James McLean Bolton, his legal
representatives and his and their heirs and
assigns, as trustees of said heirs of said
Robert Boitou, deceased, under a resulting
trust of tho same property; tho legal repre
sentatives heirs or assigns of John Screven,
in possession as trustees of the heirs of
Robert Bolton, deceased, under a resulting
trust,of 50 acres of land on Sea Island; John
Doe and Richard Roo, whoso real names are
unknown to plaintiffs in possession as trus
tees of the heirs ol Robert Bolton, deceased,
under a rosulting trust of a certain lot of
land on Sludaway Island, containing about
50 acres.
AN UNCOMPLETED LIST OF BONDS AND MORT
GAGES IN FAVOR OF THE ESTATE OF ROBERT
BOLTON, DECEASED, OF SAVANNAH, STATE OF
GEORGIA.
John 11. Morel to Matthew McAllister,
dated Ist July, 1812, on one hundred acres
of land in the sum of $2,000, to be paid in
the following manner, viz: $666 70 on Ist
January,! 1815, $666 70 Ist January, 1816,
$666 70, , 1817, with interest from date
to secure bond of same date, recorded
Chatham county, book DD., folio 511, July
13, 1812; Peter Deveaux to R. and J. Bolton,
dated sth Juue, 1804, on ten negroes in the
sum of $2,326 60, with interest from date to
secure bond of same date, recorded in book
J., folio 173, 21st June, 1804; V Fitz Patrick
to Charles Pope to secure R. 8., deceased,
against said Pope for net proceeds 20 bar
rels rice; John Canie to Robert and J.
Bolton, dated 11th January, 1802, on
two lots of land, cotton gin, to
secure two notes, one dated 22d May,
1799, for S6OO, and tho other dated
30th May, 1800, for $2,794 47, recorded in
Richmond county, in book H, folios 211, 212,
12th January, 1802; release—James Brown
to John Benven, dated 3d October, 1809, on
upward of 500 acres, to secure $1,620, re
corded in Beaufort district, book No. 7, folio
5; mortgage—Charles Gachet to Robert and
John Bolton, dated 17th March, 1807, for
$2,397 814 on seven lots of land, recorded in
Jefferson county, book E, folios 60 and 61;
It. S. Gibson to J. B. and C. Bolton, in trust
for H. C. Wylly, on houses in Savannah to
secure bond of same date, say 15th May,
1812, recorded in book DD, folios 441 and 442;
R. S, Gibson to John Bolton and Curtis
Bolton, in trust for 11. C. Wylly, on houses
in Savannah to secure bond of same date
for $1,003, say May 15, 1812, recorded in
book DD, folios 442 and 443; Robert Grant
to John Bolton, survivor of Robert and J.
B. on 50 acres of land, dated 6th May,
1808, to secure bond of same date for $2,000,
with interest, recorded in Glynn couuty in
book E, folios 35 and 36; A. D. Lawrence to
Robert and John Bolton, on two negroes
dated 13th March, 1820, to secure bond of
same date for SB4O, recorded in Glynn
county, book G, folio 51 and 52; Wm. John
ston to Robert and John Bolton to secure
bond dated 15th February, 1806, $1,724 34
on tract of 700 acres of land with improve
ments on the Ist January, 1807, $1,724 14,
on Ist January, 1808, $1,724 16, on Ist Jauu
arv, 1809, , recorded in Camden oounty,
book G., folio 20 to 21; John J. Maxwell to
Robert and John Bolton, dated 24th Febru
ary, 1807, on 4 negroes, to secure bond of
same date for $492 02, recorded in Chatham
county, book C. C., fol. 513 ; Ann Adams to
C. B. & Cos., dated 28th February, 1810, on
16 negroes, to secure bond of same date for
$2,778 66, recorded in Chatham oounty,
book C. C., fol. 505 and 50fj; Ann Adams to
Robert and John Bolton, dated 28th Febru
ary, 1810, on 16 negroes, to secure bond of
same date for $1,663 54, recorded in Chat
ham couuty, book C. C., fol. 506 ; Elizabeth
Box to Robert and John Bolton on throo
negroes to secure bond of same date for
$1,415 52, recorded in Chathcm obnnty, book
A. A., fol. 266; James piper to Robert and
John Bol’on; dated 14th March, 1810,
on a tract of land, 24 acres and improve
ments, to secure two bonds dated sth No
vember, 1808, one for $3,773, 51, and the
other $3,774 51, the first payable on the sth
November, 1803., and the other on the sth
November, ISlO; recorded in Bolto county in
book W. G. No. 167 and folio 98; Jas. Piper
to Robert and John for samo sum dated 7th
October, 1811, on same property; recorded
in Bolto county in book W. ti. No. 114, folio
202; Elizabeth Box to Robert and John
Bolton, dated 13th April, 1807, on 1104 acres
of land to secure bond of same date for
$1,415 53; recorded iu Chatham county in
book A. A. folio 268; Joseph Beven to John
Screven dated 3d October, 1809, in a tract of
land, 500 acres and upwards, to secure a
bond of same date for $1,120, recorded in
Beaufort district, book No. 6, folio 39P
Michael Shetland to Robert and Jno, BoltoD,’
dated 16th June, 1803, to secure a bond for
$8,007, recorded in Jefferson' county, book
F, folio 1 and G. W. Nickolls to J. Bolton,
executor of Robert Bolton, on four negroes
to (gecure§ bond of SBO4 21, recorded in
Chatham county, book B. B. folio
198; Ann Martin to Robert and
John Bolton, dated 18th November, 1808, on
houses and land to seoure bond for $225 66
recorded in Hancock county in book F, folio
257; Joseph Bevan to Robert and John
Bolton, dated 14th November, 1808, on 500
and (upward acres of land, to secure bond
dated sth April, 1805, for $1,171 40, recorded
in Beaufort district, book No. 8, folio 123-
Benjamin Brooks i o Robert and John Bol
ton, dated 27th, January, 1809, on two ne
groes, to secure bond of $4,000, oJ same
date as mortgage, recorded in Beaufort
district, book No. 6, folio 239; Henry Jack
son to Robert aud John Bolton, Ist Novem
ber, 1809, to secure bond of same date for
§BOO, recorded in Chatham county, in book
C C, folio 321; John Howell to Robert and
John Bolton, dated 20th January, 1808, on
lot of land, to secure bond of same date of
$465 39, recorded in Chatham countv book
B B, folio 76; Jeremiah Cuyler to John
Bolton, on six negroes, to secure three
bonds of samo date for $1,026 11, recorded
in Chatham county, book C U,’ folio 477-
Assignment—Williford ,V Cook ’to Robert
aud John Bolton for debts owinw
to W. & C., for $5,835 76, recorded
in Chatham county, book 8 folios
106 and 110; Jacob Wood to John
Boitou, dated February 10, 1-04, ou two lots
of land and four negroes, to secure $24 -
444 44, not recorded; Ed. Hardiu to Robert
and Johu Bolton, dated 7th March, 1809 on
eight negroes to secure bond of same dato
for $1,991 40, recorded in Chatham county
book C C, folio 139; Jacob Wood to Robert
aud Johu Bolton, on 400 acres of land to se
cure two bonds dated 20th August, 1801 one
for $5,804 99, and tho other boud for’s7-
232 99, aud aud another bond to C. Bolton &
Cos. of same date for $775 83, recorded m
Mclntosh county, book C, folios 52 to 53-
Josish B. Bacon to Robert and Johu Bolton’
dated Ist April, 1806, ou three lots or land
to secure bond of same dato for $11,036 98
recorded in Bryan couuty book O, folios 32!
33, 34 aud 35; Littlebury Bostick to Robert
and Johu Bolton, dated 9th October, 1800,
ou seven lots of land to secure a note or
band for SI,OOO, recorded in Jefferson coun
ty, folios 18, 19, 20, 21 and 23.
“COPY of an unfinished list of assets of
JOHN BOLTON IN THE CITY OF NEW YOKE Oil
LIABLE TO BE MAKSHALED THEItE (FOB THE
BENEFIT OF THE BOLTON ESTATE), DURING
THE YEAB 1820, OB THEREABOUTS
House in Broadway free of encomber
auees (C. B’s name) $ 15,000 00
House corner Garden street and New
street, cost s',ooo (whose name) l 500 00
Other real estate, say 5 lots, 25 feet by ’
200 feet, at Brooklyn, at si,i 00 each,
, *®°, 0 , e * cll 3,060 00
At 1 luladelphta, at a low estimate ... 5,000 00
At Kiugsbndge (how much land) 10,000 00
In the bauds of Prime, Ward & Cos 27,000 00
In the hands ot W. H. Robinson 3 000 00
Bills receiveable at sight 7s!oo0 00
Balance due by A. Laufear 12 000 00
Balance due by Philip Thomas ’cso 00
Jabez Jacksou’s n0te..... 2 000 00
John Oldham's note 1’250 00
Presbyterian Church at Greenwich ’
mortgage .. 4,893 00
U. S. Bank block, 5 shares ftoo 00
National insurance Company 340 00
JllO. R. Coates, Pha , ultimately good
assignment of judgment 11,000 Oft
Erwins 3d of two W. Kinue- .. Cos ,
payable 1525 <10,707 07) 10,707 00
Duo by W. 11. &Cos, of New Orleans. 52.534 00
lot) hints. sugar shipped to Savannah
~ , yV‘ & Cos. On the account 6,000 00
126 hhds. sugar, &c., Brazilian, in
which bills are drawn for 13,500 CO
John Story, ordered to remit as be
tween 5 and 6 per 5,000 00
„.. ~ , $262,675 00
Cotton sold through Buck & Joues,
® 4 M 7,400 00
Cotton per Ceres, put into Norfolk,
insured iu the Pacific. 245 bales. 7 800 (10
Insurance per Richard Mead accepted. 7,500 00
Balance due by W.K.& 00..$ 52.534 oo* 2SS,2 ‘ 4 00
Balance hie by 0 87,850 00
Balance due by B 20,840 00
Balance due by A 68,549 00
„ , , , $220,073 00
Balance due by N. 0 11,000 00
Balance due by N. 0 16,500 00
W. Iv, & Cos , bills 16,216 23
T , _ , $263,789 23
Judge Robertson 9,731 00
o ..... 273,620 23
barah Bolton—C. Bolton,
trustee. 13,127 39
Ann Boitou—John Bolton,
trustee 8,656 47
„ ’ $580,578 09
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Sunn miry of the Week’s Dispute lies
THE WHISKY FRAUDS,
St. Louis, November 30.—1 u tho Avery
trial, alter a long debate, telegrams were
admitted as follows:
St. Louis, October 25, 1871 Gen. 0. E.
Babcock: Poor Ford is dead. McDonald is
with his body. Lot the President act
cautiously on the successorship.
(Signed) John A. Joyce.
St. Louis, October 27, 1873.—Gen. Q. E.
Babcock: The bondsmen prefer the man
they have recommended. An expression
from the President to his friends licit) will
secure everything. Let the President do
for the best. Depend upon McDonald and
myself to stand by his actions to tho last.
(Signed) John A. Joyce.
St. Louis, October 28, 1873. To His Ex
cellency.U. S. Grant: We have the honor to
recommend Colonel Constantine Maguire
for Collector of Internal Revenue of the
First District of Missouri.
(Signed) Jno. A. Joyce,
William Patrick,
C. A. Newcomb,
John McDonald.
St. Louis, October 28, 1873.— General
Babcock: See dispatch sent to tho President,
We mean it. Mum.
(Signed) Joyce.
St. Louis, March 14,1874—Gen. Babcock:
Start for San Francisco to-morrow night.
Make D. call off his scandal hounds. That,
only biackens memory of poor Ford and
friends. Business. (Signed) “J ”
St. Louis, October 27, 1874—Gen. Bab
cock: Have you talked with D. V Are things
all right now? Answer. (Signed) “J.”
St. Louis, Decembor 31, 1874— Gen. Bab
cock: Has the Secretary or Commissioner
ordered anybody here ? (Signed) “J.”
St. Louis, February 3, 1875—Gen. Bab
cock: We have official information that the
enemy weakens. Push things.
(Signed) “Sylph.”
St. Louis, April 23, 1875-Gen. Babcock:
Tell Mack to see Parker, of Colorado, and
telegraph to the Commissioner to crush out
the St. Louis enemies.
(Signed) “Grit.”
A somewhat lengthy discussion then took
place, Judge Krum, lor defence, contending
that throe counts of tho indictment against
his client were insufficient, and
should be quashed. General Henderson,
for the prosecution, replied, and admitted!
that one of the counts was insufficient, but.
maintained that the others were good and
binding upon defendant. Tho court sustained
Judge Krum’s position as to two counts,
and said he should instruct the jury to re
turn a verdict of not guilty as to them. The
other counts were held to be good,
and the defense then proceeded
with their side by introducing throe letters
of a social character which had passed be
tween Joyce and Avery, and tending to show
that they were in tho habit of uHiug such
familiar terms as Billy and Aleck—Joyce’s
middle name and Avery’s Christian name
in writing to each other. The depositions
of persons in Washington, Relating to the
good character of Avery, were also read.
This done, Judge Krum announced that to
bq the case for the defense. *Thc arguments
will be heard to-morrow.
“bar” on the ragged edge.
Washington, November 30,1875— Hvn. If.
P. Dyer, United States District Attorney, St.
Louis, Mo.: lam absolutely innocent, and
every telegram which I sent will appear
portuctly innocent the moment I can be
heard. I demand a hearing before the.
court. When can I testify ?
(Signed) o. e. Babcock.
St. Louis, November 30. —Avery’s prose
cution closed with some testimony of a gen
eral character. The correspondence shows
that General Babcock received many dis
patches from parties implicated. The fol
lowing was received;
Washington, December 5, 1874.— Colonel
John A. Joyce, St. Louis: Cannot hear that,
any one has gone or is going.
(Signed) Babcock.
Washington, November 30.—Tho follow
ing is a dispatch, the handwriting of which
was identified as that of General 0. E. Bab-*
cock:
Washington, D. C , December 13,1874.
General John McDonald, St. Louis : L
succeeded. They will not go. I will write
you.
(Signed) Sylph.
“J” telegraphs Babcock, December 3y
1874, “Has the Secretary or Commissioner
ordered anybody here ?”
THE NOBLE RED MAN.
St. Louis, December I.—The Hepublican 7 s
Kansas City special says that advices from
Denver report that troops have been or
dered from Forts Lincoln and Union to the
vicinitv of Cameron, New Mexico, where
the Apaches had revolted some ten days
since. It appears that one of the Apache
chiefs refused to take the rations offered by
the government agent, and, after some
words, the Indian drew a revolver and shot
the agent through tho head. The affair
caused great excitement. Alter the Indian
was placed in irons, the rest of the tribe
made a general disturbance. There are
grave fears that a general outbreak of the
Aoaches and Utes will take place, and much
anxiety is felt.
THE TEXAS FRONTIER.
Washington, November 30.—Information
from the Rio Grande represents the trouble
from cattle-stealing is as bad as ever. The
Mexican raiders contract to deliver 18,000
head at Monterey and expect to steal them
from Texas. The soldiers sent by the Mexi -
can Government to the frontier to prevent
raids often desert to the cattle thieves, thus
increasing instead of diminishing depreda
tions. Cortina himself has been detected
in shipping cattle from Bagdad to Cuba, tho
cattle bearmg marks of Texas owners. It is
also known that cattle stealers are engaged
in smugglmg goods to Texas.
NAVAL NOTES.
Philadelphia, December I.—The iron
clads at League Island are ready for
and will leave to-morrow morning, in tow
of the vessels which are to accompany
them to Norfolk. The fleet will consist of
nine or ten vessels. Among the vessels to
sail are the Powhatan, Iho Tallapoosa, tha
Alliance, the Alert, Huron, Dispatch, Pas
saio, Nantucket and Wyandotte. *
COMMUTED.
Ottawa, November 30.—The death sen
tence of Dr. Davis and his wife, abortion
ists, is commuted to imprisonment for life.
This is rendered necessary by the aid they
give by their confession in the conviction of
Miss Gilmour’s seducer.
THE PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY.
Louisville, December I.—Tho National
Grange continues in session another week.
Resolutions ordering the establishment of a
Court of Appeals for Grangers were adopted.
VON ARNIM.
Berlin, November 30.—You Aruim is in'*
dieted for treason.