Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1802-06-23
JENNY DERMoT.
The Lead Mines

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IN W'YT'RE COUNTY FOR SIZE.
VIRGINIA.:
In the High Court Of Chanccry, for the
Richmond district, June Sth, 1902.
BETWEEN
Edmund Pe1dieton and Peer Lyoua,
S~yvicilg ADMINISTRATORS IF the estate
9fJohn Robinson, dec. Pl65.
md
Nary Byrd, 7ci97-y and admimsfatrir ofi
ne honoyu6ic WHGam Byrd, Esq. de-
ceased, Ch0rles Garter, Of Shcrley, Jehn
Byrd, son, heir and deUiSee o/thc said
Wilhaai Byrd, deceased, Robert ,Nllson,
ESq. and S1sQH5la hia soiJe, and Poiiy
Robinson, sisfera ard cellars Of Jain,
ChiG.YeH Ro6ii9oH, deceased, Patrick
Henry, Esq. Charles Lynch, Charles
Carter Of Stafford, and EFya5eth his
ScDs, HIRiam G,Tffp aga SUsaana lis
EvJS, Hilhap, Nelson and Lucy his
qSlfe, and ------- Legois, eldest son and
heir Of Mar LeS0ts, deceased, zcficf
said Elisabeth, Susanna, Ail,yy a,id liz
GU, Syere daughters ard co-heir8 of Jolu
chtssoeA and John Carte, Litriehage,
Dgqs.
I'm the petition Of Samuel Payne and
W John Field, with the assent Of the
plaintiffs In this cause, and for reasons ap-
Fearing 70 the court, the money 6itwhich
the Lead-Alines mentioned IN the decree
OF this court pronounced on the eighth day
or November, one thousand seven hun
dred and ninety one, together with four
teen hundred acres of land thereunto be-
longing, not having been paid by Moses
Austin and company, the purchasers, or a.
ny person Tor them, according to the times
limited for payment in, and by that decree,
and the condition of the bond given to Sc
cure the payment thereof, by Stephe,. Au-
stin and Moses Austin, partners of the
said company, and their sureties, ofwhom
the petitioners are two, it is the opinion of
the court, and it is decreed and ordered
accordingly, that the sale made IN pursu-
ance of that decree be set a side, and that
the premises aforesaid Be again sold by
public auction, at the door of the Eagle
Tavern in the city of Richmond, to the
highest bidder, on, or before the seven
teent hday of August next that the said
Lead Mines and premises be sold on a
credit OF nEie mouths for one Inoiety OF
the purchase money, and eighteen months
ior the other, that bond and good security
bearing interest from the day of sale, be
entered into by the purchaser or purcha-
sers, and made payable to John Wiclharn,
John Warden and William Hay, who are
appointed commissioners to conduct the
SAID sale either Jointly or by any two of
them, and to take the said bond, in trust
Tor such person, or persons, as Shall upon
the hnal decree be adiudged TO be entitled
to the said purchase money, it being IN
tended, that the same shall abide the deci-
sion of the court, in like manner as the
SAID land and premises would have done,
had no sale been direGted by this, or the
aforesaid decree, bur this decree Is made
upon the following conditions, to wit, that
the bond entered into by the former pur-
chasers and their sureties shall remain as
a securlty for any sums which maybe found
deficient, between the purchase money 70
be raised by the sale now directed, and
what rs now due on the said bond for prin-
cIpai and interest, together with all rents
accrued or accruing on the premises since
the said former sale, with, all expenses TO
be occasioned by the sale now directed /:
that IN case more than sufficient for these
purposes shall be raised by that sale, the
same shall be applied to the credit Of the
sad former purchasers: that the sum of
live thousand pounds current money Of
Virginia at the least, shall be hidden for
the said Lead Mines and premises upon
the terms aforesaid, on future Of which,
the commissioners aforesaid, or any two
Of them are further directed to make no
sale, in the event OF sale to make no con.
veyance, until the money is paid, or until
the further order of this court, to make
known the conditions aforesaid, in an ad-
vcrtisement to Published Tor eight weeks
successfully in two ofthe Fazettes printed
in the city of Richmond, describing the
property TO be sold, and advertising the
time and place Of sale, and to make report
of their proceedings in pursuance Of this
decree, to this court, in order to final de-
cree.
ACopy,
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