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is now in the enjoyment of a seperate Estate by virtue of the will of her father,

Complainant is a resident of Limestone County and has been for more than three years

Respondent having fully answered prays to be hence dismissed etc

J. W. McClung Solicitor for Defendant.

[margin] verification of Answer
State of Alabama }
Limestone County}
Personally appeared before me Robert W Figg an acting Justice
of the Peace of said County and State, said Susan Hardin, and after being duly sworn
states that the facts set forth in the foregoing answer on her own information, are true,
and those stated on the information of others she believes to be true.

Sworn and subscribed bbefore me } Susannah J Hardin
this 16th day of September 1846. }
Ro. W Figg. J. P.
(Endorsed)

[margin] When filed
Filed in the Office of the Register of the Chancery Court of the 31st District
of Northern Division of the State of Alabama this 16th September 1846
Test. Robert Austin Register

[margin] Complainants Testimony. Commission to take.
(Testimony of complaintant)
The State of Alabama,
I, Robert W Figg of the County of Limestone in the State of Alabama
Greeting. Know ye, that we in confidence of your prudence and fidelity do hereby
commission, authorize, and require you to call and cause to come before you at such time and
place as you may appoint, William Pilant, Witness in behalf of the Complainant
in a certain cause now pending in the chancery court held for the 31st Chancery District
of the State of Alabama, at Athens, wherein John Hardin is Complainant and
Susan Hardin is Defendant, and him afyter being just duly qualified on Oath
examine in the interrogatories of said Complainant hereunto annexed, and such
examination so taken from under your hand and Seal send certified to the Register
of said Chancery Court, at the term thereof to be held at the courthouse in the Town
of Athens on the 4th Monday in May next to be read in evidence on trial of said
cause, witness Robert Austin, Register of said Chancery Court, at Office in Athens
this 27th day of October in the year of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and forty
six, and of American Independence the 71st year, Test. Robert Austin, Register, C. C.

In Chancery at Athens

[margin] Complainants Interrogations to William Pilant
Interrogatories to be propounded to William Pilant, of the County of
Limestone, and State of Alabama, the answers of which to be read in evidence on
the final hearing of a cause now pending in the Chancery Court of said County
and State, wherein John Hardin is complainant, and Susan Hardin is Defendant
in behalf of the Complainant,

Interrogatory 1st Are you acquainted with the parties to this cause?
Integorratory 2nd Were they ever married; and if so did they ever seperate and
when? were you present at the seperation; if so state what occured?
Interrogatory 3rd Did Defendant voluntarily abandon Complainant with the
intention of never returning ?
Interrogatory 4th Did Complainant make any effort to prevent her leaving
or to induce her to return; if so what were they and their results ?
Interrogatory 5th How long has Complainant been a resident of this
County and State ?

[margin] Caption of Deposition
The State of Alabama. } - (Endorsed) Executed and Copy left Friday the 16th October 1846 J. Collier Shff.
Limestone County } By virtue of the annexed commission to me directed