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Sarah Rector vs. Elijah Cross

         Sarah Rector
             vs.
         Elijah Cross

         Depositions of
         P. Gatewood

I don't fully understand this case. Apparently, Sarah Rector's father was Louis Rector Sr. (deceased). Apparently, Louis Rector Sr. and Elijah Cross had some dealings about some land in Anderson County. It appears that Louis owned or otherwise had in interest in the land. Elijah was managing the land in Louis's absence, and Louis had not received the amount of money he expected to receive from Elijah.

Sarah Rector et. al.           )  In Chancery Court
By next friend W. L. Schroder  )  Clinton Tenn
          vs.                  )  Anderson Co.
Elijah Cross                   )
    Depositions of Pemberton Gatewood
witness for the Plaintiff in the above named
Cause, taken on the 12th day of May 1875
at Cleburne, Johnson County Texas in
presence of G.H. Maxey Clerk of the District
Court of said Johnson County.
    The witness Pemberton Gatewood aged
Sixty Six years being duly Sworn deposes
and says

1. To Interrogatory first Witness says --
I reside in Johnson County Texas and my
age is Sixty Six years.

2. To Interrogatory second Witness says --
Yes, I know him, --  He died in St. Francis
County Arkansas in the month of
September 1867  --  there are now two
living  --  Sarah about seventeen years
and Louis Rector some 13 years.  He left
no will.

3. To Interrogatory Third he Answers --
After he left Prison he moved to
Bristow Station, Warren County, Kentucky

page 2 and p.2b are the top and bottom of the same page. The page was too long for my scanner to scan all at one go.

I believe that Pemberton Gatewood was speaking of Louis Rector Sr. deceased, father of Sarah and Louis Jr.


and from there he went to the State of
Arkansas, St. Francis County, where
he died.

4. Interrogatory fourth He answers --
Yes, I have been acquainted with him
sometimes and until the Spring of the year
1862.

5. Interrogatory fifth -- He answers --
While we lived in St. Francis County, Arks
Elijah Cross wrote to Louis Rector about
his land and said that he could get $100
rent for the land a year,
Rector wanted $200 rent.  My advice to
him was to take $100.  I am of opinion
that he did agree to take the $100.  But
I am not certain  --  at all events he
got no money.

6. Interrogatory sixth -- he Answers --
I saw and read and Rector read to me the letter -- Lizzie put it with
others in a sack and they were all destroyed
by mice.  It was a proposition made
by Cross (for others) to rent the lands in
Tennessee at $100. a year.
And further this deponent Saith not.
                     P. Gatewood

The State of Texas )
County of Johnson  )
           The foregoing depositions
were taken before me, as stated in
the caption and reduced to writing
by me.  And I certify that I am
not interested in the cause nor of
kin or counsel to either of the parties
and that I sealed them up and delivered
them to B. F. Harris Post Master at
Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas
without being out of my possession
or altered after they were taken.
       Given under my hand and
       Official Seal at Office in the
       town of Cleburne, Johnson
       County, Texas This 12th day
       of May A.D. 1875
            G. H. Maxey Clerk
            Dist. Ct.  J. C. Texas

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