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To the Honorable the judge of the Vermilion Circuit Court in Chancery sitting —

Humbly complaining, sheweth unto your Honor, your orator, Eliphalet R. Knight, that he has filed, and has now pending in the circuit court of the county aforesaid, his Bill for the adjustment of the matter of partnership between your orator and one Washington H. Carter, now deceased, to which the administrator, widow and heir of said deceased one defendants; that some time after said partnership was formed between your orator and said Carter, one Alonzo Knight was taken in as a partner, who at various times thereafter both put in and took out, to and from said firm, some means, leaving his debt and credit not very unequal at the time of said Carter's death; and it being in contemplating, before and at the time of said Carter's death that the account should be squared with said Alonzo, and he leave the firm and all the effects thereof to your orator and said Carter, but that this was not consummated at said Carter's death, — but that afterwards your orator, on behalf of himself and the estate of said Carter, or in other words, as surviving partner, settled with said Alonzo, paid him what was his and by said settlement, and procured his relinquishment of and to all the partnership effects; that a tithe time your orator filed his original Bill, said Alonzo was in full life and was willing at the proper time to come into court, and state his relinquishments and disclaimer to said partnership effects, for which reason, your orator, in his original bill, took no notice of said Alonzo, or of his once existing interest —

But that since the filing of said d original Bill, said Alonzo Knight 0002 Knight has departed this life leaving an unborn child; which was afterwards born alive, but has since died, leaving no brother or sister that said Alonzo also left Mahala Knight, his widow, and the mother of said posthumous child — ; and that Royal Smith with said widow have since been duly appointed administrator of his estate — Your orator therefore prays that said Mahala Knight and Royal Smith be made defendants to this and the original Bill; that the peoples writ of subpoena be issued against them requiring them to answer to oaths being hereby , and that your Honor will decree as is the original Bill he has prayed. And as in duty bound— Lincoln & Lamon, for complainant

E. R. Knight Vs } Amendment to Bill Susan Carter & others

Filed Nov 3, 1853 Sam G Craig Clk P Hollingworth

Issue Summons in chancery, for Royal Smith to Vermilion; & for Mahala Knight to Iroquois Lincoln & Lamon for complt.