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had been presented, and a partition of the lands decreed by the Court; and that the interest of the heirs of age in the same tract, is in process of extinction: - also that the interest of the University in the Mo[r?]eland tract was in process of adjustment.
The Bp. reported further that the people of Franklin County have pledged themselves to proceed with the construction of a Turnpike Road from the University grounds to the Nashville & Chattanooga Rail Road, & thence to Winchester; - & to construct a Turnpike Road from the University to Hawke[rs?]ville _ that they had secured a charter & the county had voted a tax of $21000 _ for this object;_ and further that the Charter
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also gave them the right to extinguish titles to lands on the mountain which might be deemed necessary to the University.
Mr. Fairbanks made the following statement which was ordered to be entered upon the Records of this Committee
Mr. Fairbanks' Statement
"Abstract of University Lands Notes of the Title.
No. 1. Sewanee Mining Company, [(Cep?] Estell heirs' interest.) 4104 _ Acres
The S. M. Co. have deeded by [metes?] & bounds to the University 5000 ac of land, in 2500 of which they have reserved the right to receive one half of all moneys received for leases. The S. M. Co. owned this land at the time of their deed only as co-
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Acres 13 [not over?] 4104.
tenants, & the ^heirs of Estell, - 13 in number - owned an undivided interest of one third in the same. Six of the adult heirs of Estell conveyed their interest to the University by deed, & a Bill in Chancery was instituted for partition between the University & the Minor heirs & Jefferson Estell, an Absentee.
By a Decree in this cause the interest of the Minors was set apart to them outside of this 5000 acre survey.
No 2. heirs of Mr. Estell who are adults by Deed [an?] interest in the 5000 ac tract of 896 ac
Same question exists yet in reference to the Deed to this interest, some of the Estells being [lees?] satisfied. The question will be submitted
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acres 13 not over 5000 acr
to the Chancellor a[t?] August ch'ry Court in Franklin County.
No. 3. A. Gipson - By absolute Deed of 25 " 4. A. M. Rutledge do 410 " 5. L. Rowe do 100 " 6. D. Barnes 100 " 7. Houghton & Hines 80 " 8. Bowers Tract 250 " 9. H. Garner. Vassar Tract 130 " 9 1/2. J.B. Hawkins in Talleys [?] & Bluff 86 " 10. Moreland Tract 100
The Deed in this case is for an undivided half of a Tract of 200acr, & a petition for a partition was filed on 1st Monday [in? of?] July at Franklin County Court.
6281 acres
Total amt. for which Titles have been secured_ 6281 acres.
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| Titles secured = acres | Not [perfected?] acres | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 6281 | |||
| No. 11. | Deckard Tract | 100 | |
| The title to be prefected July, 1860, by sale under execution in hands of A. S. Colyar. | |||
| No. 12. | W. B. Shaphard | 617 | |
| Negotiations are pending on behalf of citizens Franklin County to purchase this Tract. Shaphard now asks, it is un-derstood, the sum of $5000 - cash*. To secure a perfect title, the interest of Sharp's* heir will also require to be divested as a cost of probably $1100~ | |||
| It is alleged that there was some informality in the orig-inal proceedings under which Shaphard acquird Title - it having been sold it is said | |||
| 6281 | 717 | ||
| * Since offd. to take $4500.00 |