Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-12-11
AUCTIONS.
Marshal's Sale of
VALUABLE LANDS,
In Prince William County, Virginia


VIRGINIA.:
AT Superior Court OF Chancery held IN
The town of Fredericksburg on the IGN
day of May, 1924 -
Charles Carroll, Of Carrollton, Plaintiff,
Against
William Brent, administrator with the WIZ
annexed of Daniel G.. Brent, deceased:
John D. Sinms and Eleanor {. his vile,
the sail John D. Simns administrator
with the will annexed of George l..
Brent. deceased; James 6. Talisierro,
jr. and Mary A. bis vile; Thomas L. l.
Brent, Alfred Fl, Elves and Adelaide
his wife; Hancock Eustace; Ludweli
Lee, in bis own right, and as Executor
ofTbomas Lee, deceased; Gerard Alex
s. ander. If, and Thomas l.. Alexander.
an infant by Philip Harrison assigned
bis guardian, Defendants.
TJHlS cause came on to be further beard
i upon the papers formerly read, the
report of Commissioner Stone, made IN
pursuance of the order Of the 18Th day OF
MAY. 1923, to which there is no excep..
ton, and an exhibit filed in the case OF
TaIiaferro vs.. Slmms, depending in this
Court. she wing The division among the de-
yisees OF Daniel Carroll Brent. OF the lands
which were derived by the said Daniel
under the will of Richard Brent, decea.-
ed. and was argued by counsel: On consi-
derstion whereof, the Court. approving
of and confirming The said report. except
so far a. the Commissioner has committed
the sterling money into currency at
mar. which it was unpt cessary tor him 10
do: by which report it appears that The
balance due to the plaintiff upon the mort
gage in the proceedings mentioned. is one
thousand three hundred and thIrly-hve
pounds, one shilling and two pence halt
penny, sterling money of Great Britain,
with interes, thereon from the 18th day OF
August, 1918, to be computed after the
rate of six per centum per annurn, besloes
the sum heretofore decreed in this cause
to be due to the plaintiff from the estate OF
Thomas Lee, deceased, and from LudWeil
Lee as the security Of the said Thomas;
which sum of one thousand three hundred
and thirty-6 pounds one shilling and two
pence half-penny sterling, at the rate OF
nine per cent advance, which IS ascertain.
ed By The Court to be THE present rate OF
exchange between currency and sterling,
is equal to six thousand four hundred and
sixty. one dollars and sixteen cents. And
il appearing to the Court from the exhibit
aforesaid taken from the suit OF Ialiaferro
vs. Simms, that the said seventeen hum
dred and ninety acres in the said Commits
sioner's report mentioned, have been di.
vided. by alotting to Thomas L. l.. Brent
FIVE hundred acres thereof, and the resi-.
due OF twelve hundred and ninety acres
has been divided according TO quantity
and quality between The three other devi-
sees of SAID Daniel c.. Brent, deceased,
that division is adopted as the ralio in
which the said lands shall be charged re-
spectively with the mortgage debt atore'
ssid-dolh adjudge, order and decree,
That unless the defendants Hancock Eus>
tace and Thomss l.. l.. Brent, or one OF
them, do, on or before the 18Th day OF No
vember next, pay and satisfy to the said
plaintiff the sum of one thousand eight
hundred and five dollars, with interest
thereon at the rate OF six per centum per
annum, from the l2tn day of August, 1918,
until paid, Chat being the proportion
which the FIVE hundred acres devised by
Daniel c. Brent to Hancock Eustace in
trust tor the said Thomas l.. L. Brent,
should bear OF the said debt, and one
fourth part of the costs expended by The
plaintiff in prosecuting this suit, (otber
than the costs which have heretofore been
decreed to the said plaintiff by the former
decree in this cause) that the Marshal OF
this Court do, after having advertised the
time and place of sale for tour weeks sue
cessively in The Virginia Herald, news.
paper printed 10 the town Of FrederGcks-
burg, and some newspaper printed in the
District of Columbia, and at the front door
of the Courthouse of Prince William coun-
iy, expose to sale, by public auction, TO
the highest bidder, for cash, upon the pre-
misses, or at the Courthouse of Prince
William county, so much of the lands de-
vised to the defendant Hancock Eustace,
in trust for the said Thomas l.. l.. Brent,
by Daniel G Brent, as may be sufhcien:
to pay the aforesaid sum OF one thousand
eight hundred and Eve dollars, with inter-
est thereon at the rate OF six per centum
per snnum from the 18th day of August, !
1918, until paid, and the aforesaid fourth |
part of the costs and the costs OF sale; and |
out of the proceeds thereof, after retaining
the costs of sale, pay to the plaintiff the |
said pracipal money, and interest, and
fourth part of the costs aforesaid; and that
unless the defendants James 6. Talliafer-
70, jr and Mary A. his wife, (who, as ap
pears by the Commissioners report, are
in possession of the remaining twelve hun.
dred and ninety acres, being lots No. 2,
3 and or such of the other defendants
as claim title in lot No 2, shall, on or be.
fore the 10Th dau Of N npamhar naxt nau