Feb 27, 1854 Letitia Carson formal complaint to Greenberry Smith, two pages.

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Title

Feb 27, 1854 Letitia Carson formal complaint to Greenberry Smith, two pages.

Description

First of two pages, this document is a formal letter of complaint from Letitia Carson to Greenberry Smith concerning the initiation of her first lawsuit against him. Letitia wrote this letter on February 27th of 1854 and began it by saying, "Take notice that I shall present to the Probate Court of the County in & for of Benton appointed to be held in & for said county at Corvallis on the second Monday of March next for allowance the damages which I have sustained." She goes on to discuss David's agreement with her, saying that David intended to pay her for her labor in the years she lived with him and that Letitia would be the sole heir of his property at the time of his death. It is continued on the second page.

On the second of two pages, the document completes the previous letter from Letitia Carson to Greenberry Smith. It concludes with Letitia informing Greenberry that she is owed money as she has sustained great damages after David Carson's sudden death. The end of her letter provides Greenberry Smith with a summary of the payment Letitia is requesting: Damages on contract equaling $5000.00, 7 years 5 months labor at $500.00 per year equaling 3750.00, 29 head of Cattle at $50.00 per head equaling $1450.00, and the use of 10 cows 7 years equaling $1000.00. The letter is from February 27th, 1854.

Creator

District Court Benton County

Source

Oregon State Archives

Publisher

LCLP

Date

1854-02-27

Contributor

Bob Zybach

Rights

No Copyright, Public Domain

Format

JPEG image

Language

English

Type

Legal Document

Identifier

Oregon-13

Coverage

David Carson Estate, Territory of Oregon, County of Benton, Soap Creek Valley

Collection

Citation

District Court Benton County, “Feb 27, 1854 Letitia Carson formal complaint to Greenberry Smith, two pages.,” Letitia Carson Digital History Collection , accessed November 1, 2024, https://letitiacarson.omeka.net/items/show/16.

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