Pea, Henry heirs vs. William Reed

Description:	The file contains the documents related to the complaint filed by the heirs of Henry Pea against William Reed for failing to transfer land to their father Henry Pea. One document gave Benjamin Reed the power of attorney for William Reed. It stated that William Reed of the county of Allegheny and the State of Pennsylvania for divers goods and causes and consideration has ordained, authorized and appointed Benjamin Reed, his loving brother, of Post Vincennes his lawful attorney, agent and accountant. September 22nd 1796. Signed William Reed and witnessed by David Tait and John Hannah before A. Tannehill, Justice of the Peace at Pittsburgh the 21st (?) day of September 1796. Added was the certification that Adamson Tannehill was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Allegheny in the Common Wealth of Pennsylvania signed by James Bresson, Clerk. The second document was a complaint filed by Henry Pea against William Reed. The complaint stated in May 1786 at Knox County a contract and bargain of exchange took place between William Reed (then at Vincennes) from the county of Washington and the State of Pennsylvania and Ralph Matson of Knox County, now deceased. The agreement concerned land that Reed agreed to give Matson containing four hundred arpents which he had improved on the East, otherwise actually the south east side of the White River and pay to Matson one hundred pounds to boot. Ralph Matson should give to William Reed his tract of similar quality which takes up and and improved on the north east side of the White River a place called Matson Station. They executed and delivered to each other reciprocal deeds of assignments. Shortly after the transactions, William Reed left the county and returned to Pennsylvania, leaving his brother, Benjamin, (now deceased) to attend to and transact his business. Benjamin Reed seeing very clearly and believing as he expressed himself in the month of September 1795, that the claim of William Reed which he had sold and transferred to Ralph Matson would not be confirmed by the government of the United States. If he did not know that the same had been already rejected by the Governor of the North Western Territory. Benjamin representing himself as the attorney for William proposed to Matson to give up to him, Benjamin, the Williams deed of assignment or transfer that which William had executed and delivered to him in the year 1786 and to accept in lieu thereof a bond from him, Benjamin, as attorney, for one hundred acres of land part of the tract which Matson had assigned or transferred to Reed to which Matson assented sooner than be compelled to prosecute a suit at Common Law upon the transfer or assignment of William Reed to him for the said Reeds improvement right of 400 arpents and did deliver to Benjamin the transfer or assignment of William to him with an endorsement expressive of the nature of the contract and took from Benjamin a bond of conveyance. Know all men that William Reed of Washington County in the State of Pennsylvania am held and firmly bound unto Ralph Matson in the sum of one hundred and fifty pounds lawful money of the State of Virginia to be paid to Ralph Matson for which payment will and truly be made. I bind myself firmly by these present. Vincennes this 24th day of September 1795. The condition of the above obligation is such that if William Reed do well and truly make and executed a good and sufficient deed of conveyance of 100 acres of land of the tract known by the name Matsons Station in fee simple to Ralph Matson in three months after Reed shall receive a title for the same from the United States or the Governor of the territory then the obligation to be void. Matson to have his choice of what part of the Station tract he choose to take the 100 acres except the side joining selvey (?) 24th September 1795. William Reed by Benjamin Reed. Witness H. VanderBurgh Moses Decker. Henry Pea seeing the bond in possession of Ralph Matson and putting faith in the improvement right which Matson had sold and transferred to William Reed would when properly applied for be confirmed by the Untied States also on the authority of B. Reed undertook, Peas was induced by solicitations of Ralph Matson to purchase from him the bond in May 1796. For value received I hereby sign over all my rights, tittle, claim of within instrument of writing to Henry Pea May 16th 1796 signed with the mark of Ralph Mation. Witnesses: Jonathan Conger, Mary Conger mark Adam Glace. Further stated that Benjamin Reed as his agent laid in before his Excellency William Henry Harrison Governor of the said territory acting as agent on behalf of the United States for the confirmation or rejection of claims of individuals to lands in the territory who in month of November 1801 confirmed to William Reed as assignee of Ralph Matson in virtue of Matsons improvement right at Matson Station the quantity of four hundred acres of land and issued an order of survey and executed by John Small as surveyor. Order of survey before Misters Nathaniel Ewing and John Badollet, Commissioners claim as good and valid. But now William Reed combining and confederating with
Origin:	2019-04-11
Created By:	Indiana Territory. Chancery Court (Knox County);
Contributor(s):	Raymond, David;
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/ving/id/28379
Collection:	Early Vincennes, 1732-1835
Rights:	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Copyright:	No Copyright - United States
Subjects:	Indiana Territory Northwest, Old Bonds -- Northwest Territory Complaints (Administrative procedure) -- Indiana Territory Court records -- Indiana Territory -- Knox County Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841 Heirs -- Indiana Territory Judgments -- Indiana Territory Land titles -- Registration and transfer -- Indiana Territory Personal property -- Indiana Territory Court Records

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