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the person therein named, or to bearer, a certain sum of money therein named. Checks are negotiable, as well as bills of exchange, though strictly speaking, they are not due before payment is demanded, in which respect they differ from bills of exchange, payable on a particular day. Chitt. B. 411. Chitt. B. 411. Although a check must be in writing, there is no particular form of words necessary to be used, any more than in the case of a bond or other deed; yet it is advisable, in general, to conform to such precedents as are in common use.

Messrs.

Form of a check.

INDIANAPOLIS, JULY 10, 1832.

JOHN STILES.

Pay Abel Brent, or bearer, five hundred dollars.

$500 00

COMPOSITION.

With creditors.

We whose

To all to whom these presents may come. names are here under written, and seals affixed, creditors of Amos Benson of the town of New-Albany, in the state of Indiana, send greeting. Whereas, the said Amos Benson doth justly owe, and is indebted to us, his said several creditors, in divers sums of money; but by reason of many losses, disappointments, and other damages which have happened to the said Amos, he has become unable to pay and satisfy us our full debts and just claims and demands; we have therefore resolved, and do agree to undergo a certain loss, and to accept of twenty-five cents for every dollar owing by the said Amos Benson to us, the several and respective creditors aforesaid, to be paid in full satisfaction and discharge of our several and respective debts. Now know ye, that we the said creditors of the said Amos Benson, do, for ourselves, severally and respectively, and for our several and respective heirs, executors, and administrators, covenant, promise, and agree, to and with the said A

mos Benson, his executors, and administrators, and to and with each of them, by these presents, that we the said several and respective creditors, and our several and respective executors, administrators, and assigns, shall and will accept, and receive, of and from the said Amos Benson, his executors and administrators, for each and every dollar that the said Amos owes and is indebted to us, the sum of twenty-five cents in full discharge of the several debts and sums of money that the said Amos Benson owes, and is indebted to us, the said several and respective creditors, to be paid to us, or our several and respective executors, administrators, or assigns, within six months next after the date of these presents. And we, the said several and respective creditors, do severally and respectively, for ourselves, our several and respective heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns covonant, grant, promise, and agree, to and with the said Amos Benson, his executors and administrators, that he, the said Amos,his executors and administrators shall and may, from time to time, and at all times within the aforesaid term of six months next ensuing the date hereof, assign, sell, and otherwise dispose of his goods and chattles, at his and their own free will and pleasure, for and towards the payment and satisfaction of the said twenty-five cents for every dollar the said Amos owes to us respectively; and further that neither we, nor any of us, nor any of our respective heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns, shall or will, at any time hereafter, sue, arrest, or trouble the said Amos Benson, his executors or administrators, or his or their goods or chattles for any debt now due and owing to us, or to any or either of us; provided the said Amos, his executors or administrators do well and truly pay or cause to be paid to us the said sum of twenty-five cents for every dollar he owes to us respectively, within the said term or space of six months next ensuing the date hereof. In witness whereof, we, the creditors aforesaid, have hereunto set our hands and affixed our seals the tenth day of July, A. D. 1832. Signed, sealed, and deliver

ed, in presence of

A. B.

C. D.

A. [SEAL.

B, [SEAL.]

C, SEAL.]

D. [SEAL.]

CONVEYA

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ner dower, unless she voluntarily relinquish her right of dower in the lands so conveyed. This she may do by a separate deed; but the. preferable way is to be made a party with her husband in the conveyance, and therein to relinquish her dower. Where the real estate of a feme covert is conveyed, it is proper and necessary that she be made a party to all the covenants in the deed, no relinquishment of dower is required, because she, by the deed, conveys a paramount interest; but where the husband conveys lands, held in his own right, there is no propriety in the wife being made a party, further than to relinquish her right of dower.

Deed of conveyance by an unmarried man.

THIS INDENTURE, made the tenth day of July, in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty-two, between Abner Williamson of Monroe county and state of Indiana, of the one part, and Bazil Yandes, of Lawrence county and state aforesaid, of the other part, WITNESSETH, that the said Abner Williamson, for and in consideration of the sum of seven hundred dollars, to him in hand paid by the said Bazil Yandes, the receipt whereof he doth hereby acknowledge, hath granted, bargained, sold conveyed, and confirmed, and doth, by these presents, grant bargain, sell, convey, and confirm unto the said Bazil Yandes, and his heirs and assigns forever, all that certain tract or parcel of land, lying and being in the county of Lawrence aforesaid, and bounded as follows, to-wit: beginning at &c. (describe the boundaries,) estimated to contain one hundred and sixty acres, be the same more or less; together with all the

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said sever and appurtenances thereunto belonging, and and reversions, remainders, and profits thereof, and all shall estate, title, interest, and claim of the said Abner Ailliamson, in and to the same: To have and to hold the premises aforesaid, with all the appurtenances, to the only proper use, benefit, and behoof of the said Bazil Yandes, his heirs and assigns forever. And the said Abner Williamson, for himself, his heirs, executors, and administrators, doth covenant and agree to and with the said Bazil Yandes, his heirs and assigns, that he the said Abner is lawfully seized, in fee of the premises aforesaid, and that the said premises are free from all incumbrance, and that hehas good right to sell and convey the same in manner and form aforesaid; and that he will, and his heirs, executors, and administrators shall warrant and defend the same to the said Bazil, his heirs and assigns, against all lawful claims of himself or his heirs, and also against the lawful claims of all other persons whatsoever. In witness whereof the said Abner Williamson hath hereunto set his hand and seal the day and year above written.

ABNER WILLIAMSON, [SEAL.], Signed, sealed, and delivered, in presence of ALPHEUS DICKSON,

BENJAMIN KIRKPATRICK.

Deed of conveyance by a married man, with the relinquishment of dower by his wife.

This indenture, made the tenth day of July, in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty-two, between Benjamin Young and Ann Young his wife, of the county of Gibson and state of Indiana of the one part, and Zacheus. Biggs of the county and state aforesaid, of the other part, witnesseth, that the said Benjamin Young, for and in consideration of the sum of five hundred dollars, to him in hand paid by the said Zacheus Biggs, the receipt whereof he doth hereby acknowledge, hath granted, bargained, sold, conveyed, and confirmed, and doth by these presents grant, bargain, sell, convey, and confirm, unto the said Zacheus Biggs, his heirs and assigns forever, a certain tract or parcel of land in the county of Gibson aforesaid, it being the north east quarter of section seventeen, in township two, south, of range elev

en, west, and bounded as follows, to-wit, beginning at (describe the boundaries) estimated to contain one hundred and sixty acres, be the same more or less; together with all the appurtenances thereunto belonging; and the reversions, remainders, and profits thereof, and all the estate, title, and interest of the said Benjamin Young, in and to the same. To have and to hold the premises aforesaid, with all the appurtenances, to the only proper use, benefit, and behoof of the said Zacheus Biggs, his heirs, and assigns forever. And the said Benjamin Young, for himself, his heirs, executors and administrators, doth covenant and agree to and with the said Zacheus Biggs, his heirs and assigns that he.the said Benjamin Young is lawfully seized in fee of the premises aforesaid, that they are free from all incumbrance, and that he has good right to sell and convey the same in manner and form aforesaid; and further, that he and his heirs, executors, and administrators shall and will warrant and defend the said premises, to the said Zacheus Biggs, his heirs, and assigns, against the lawful claims of himself and his heirs, and also against the lawful elaim or claims, of all and every other person or persons whatsoever. And the said Ann Young, the wife of the said Benjamin Young, doth hereby relinquish all her right and title of dower of and in the premises aforesaid. "In witness whereof the said Benjamin Young and Ann Young his wife have hereunto set their hands and seals, the day and year above written.

BENJAMIN YOUNG, [SEAL.|
ANN YOUNG.

Signed, sealed, and delivered, in presence of

RICHARD JONES,

WILLIAM KING.

SEAL.

Deed of conveyance, by husband and wife, of lands held in right of the wife.

This indenture, made this tenth day of July,, in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty-two, between Charles West and Elizabeth West his wife, of Clark county and state of Indiana, of the one part, and. Daniel Varner, of the county and state aforesaid, of the other part, witnesseth, that the said Charles West and

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