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An Act for the relief of Tabitha Ann Letten and her children. 1860 655 (1860.12)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsmo0243 and id is 1 raw text is: AN ACT for the relief of Tabitha Ann Letton and her children. § 1. Trustee authorized to sell certain trust § 2. Property purchased in lieu of other property and re-invest funds. property sold, to be held by a trus- tee-for whose benefit ; trustee au- thorized hereafter to re-sell and re- invest whenever the interest of the party for which said property is held may be promoted thereby. WHEREAS, Ninian W. Letton, formerly of Lafayette county, Missouri, did by his certain deed of trust, dated 20th day of July, A. D. 1847, and which is duly recorded in the Recorder's office of said county, convey and sell certain real and personal estate, namely : Lots numbered one and two, in block number thirty-five, in the addition to the town of Lexington in said county; and also a certain negro woman, slave, named Kitty Ann, and her two children, William and Viney, to Wil- liam T. Winsor, in trust for the sole ana separate use of said Tabitha Ann Letton and her children then in being, and for such others as may be born from the marriage of said Tabitha Ann, and her said husband Ninian W. Letton: And, whereas, said William T. Winsor, has long since departed this life; and, whereas, the Circuit Court of said Lafayette county appointed Arnold T. Winsor, trustee, to fill the vacancy occa- sioned by the death of said William T. Winsor, in order to manage and superintend said trust property, and carry out said trusts And, whereas, several other children have, since the date of said dee 1, been born of said marriage, and are nov living : And, whereas, said Tabi- tha Ann Letton and her husband and family, have removed from the State of Missouri, and it is thought best by her friends to have the trust property sold, and the proceeds re-invested in real estate, or in bank stock, in the State in which she now resides, or in some sure and profitable investment ; therefore, Be it enacted by the General .1ssembly of the State of Missouri, as follows: § 1. That Arnold T. Winsor, trustee for said Tabitha Ann, as afore- said, for said real estate and said negro woman, Kitty Ann, and her increase as aforesaid,,be and he is hereby authorized to sell said town lot, and said negro woman and her children, and every increase of said Kitty Ann, since the date of said deed, either at public or private sale, and that he be an- thorized to invest the funds arising from any sale he shall make of said lots and negroes, or any part of them, in real estate, or in bank stock, or in any other sure and profitable investment, in the State of Illinois or else- where, as shall be deemed by said trustee and his sister, said Mrs. Tabitha Ann LAtton, most prudent and advisable, for the benefit of herself and her children. § 2. That said Arnold T. Winsor, trustee of said property, is hereby authorized to cause the title of any property in which he may invest the proceeds of the trust property he may sell by virtue of this act, to be made to himself as trustee, or to any other person whom Mrs. Tabitha Ann Let- ton may require the same to be conveyed in trust; and the said Arnold T. Winsor, as such trustee, or the other person chosen by Mrs. Letton as trus- tee, shall have power to sell, transfer, and convey, any such trust property, 655 RELIEF.

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