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Edition:	Carpenter v. Strange, certain lands in Illinois to Ayres P Merrill, in trust for the latter's daughter Anna M, to the sole and separate use of said Anna M, and the heirs of her body, free from the control, debts, liabilities, or contracts of any husband she might have, with power in the trustee to sell and dispose of the same, in whole or in part, and reinvest the proceeds in either real or personal property, to be held for the same uses and purposes and upon the same trusts; and providing that in the event of the death of Anna M, leaving no surviving issue, the property so conveyed in trust, or the proceeds thereof, should descend to her brother, William Newton Mercer Merrill, and be held by the trustee or his successor for the use and benefit of the said William, upon the same conditions and trusts, with power of appointment A P Merrill sold and conveyed the lands described in the deed, in 1861 and 1864, for an aggregate of $6,200, but never accounted to said Anna M, or any one for her, for the amounts received and interest Anna M subsequently intermarried with one Carpenter, now deceased A P Merrill had resided in Memphis, Tenn, and subsequently became a citizen of the state of New York, where he died in November, 1873, leaving there some personalty, and holding title at the time to a considerable amount of real estate in Memphis In December, 1867, Merrill executed a deed to another daughter, Mrs Strange, dated December 3d, and acknowledged December 27th, of lot 59 Madison street, Memphis, without valuable consideration, and which was not recorded until December 27, 1873, after Merrill's decease .
Source:	Carpenter v. Strange from http://bulk.resource.org/courts.gov/c/US/141
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