District Court, D. Massachusetts November 2, 1876 (Ex parte Trafton)

LOWELL, District Judge.

The composition act says that any bankrupt may propose *123a composition to his creditors, and that he must state their names, residences, and the amounts due them, and that the composition, if duly accepted, shall be binding on all the creditors whose names and addresses, and the amounts due them, shall be stated, and shall not affect or prejudice the rights of any other