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In Prince William County Nirginia

VALUABLE M
In Prince William County Virginia.
VIRGINIA:
At a Superior Court OF Chancery held in
the town of Fredericksburg on the l2ih
day of May, 1924
Charles Carroll, of Csrrollton, Plaintiff,
Against
William Brent, administrator with the will
annexed of Daniel c. Brent, deceased:
John d Simms and Eleanor e. his wife,
the said Joha D Simms administrator
with the will annexed of George l..
Brent, deceased; James 6. Talisierro,
jr. and Mary A, his wife; Thomas l.. L
Brent, Alfred H. Elves and Adelaide
his wife; Hancock Eustace; Ludwell
Lee, in bis own right, and as Executor
OF Thomas Lee, deceased; Gerard Alex.
ahder, jr. and Thomas l.. Alexander,
an infant by Philip Harrison assigned
his guardian. Defendants
F>HIS cause came on 10 be further heard
u upon the papers formerly read, the
report of Commissioner Stone, made in
pursuance of the order of the 18Th day of
May. 1898, TO which there is no excep
ton, and an exhibit filed in the case Of
Talialerro vs. Sinus, depending in this
Court, showing the division among the de-
visees of Daniel Carroll Brent, of The lands
which were derived by the said Daniel
under The will of Richard Brent, deceas-
ed, and was argued by COUNSEL: On consi-
dera,ion whereof, the Court. approving
Of and confirming the said report. except
so far as the Commissioner has commuled
/. . the sterling money into currency at
par, which it was unnecessary for him 10
do; by which report il appears that the
balance due 10 the plaintiff upon the mort
gage in the proceedings mentioned, is one
thousand three hundred and thirty-6ve
pounds, one shilling and two pence half
penny, sterling money OF Great Britain,
with interest thereon from the 18th day Of
August, 1918, to be computed after the
rate of six per centum per annum, besides
the sum heretofore decreed in this cause
to be due to the plaintiff from the estate of
Thomas Lee, deceased, and from Ludwell
Lee as the security of the said Thomas;
which sum of one thousand three hundred
and thirty-fve pounds one shilling and two
! pence balf-penny sterling, at the rate Of
nine per cent advance, which 81 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 TaliaferTo
vs, Simms, that the said seventeen bun
dred and ninety acres in the said Commits
- no,tiopoI ho,n han IL
vided, by allotling 10 Thomas l. l.. Brent
FIVE hundred acres thereof, and the resi-
due of twelve hundred and ninety acres
has been divided according 10 quantity
| and quality between the three other deyi.
sees of sand Daniel G.. Brent, deceased,
that division is adopted as the ratio in
which the said lands shall be charged re.
spectively with the mortgage debt afore-
said-do(h adjudge. order and decree,
That unless the defendants Hancock Eus>
tace and Thoma, l.. l.. Brent, or one of
them. do. on or before the 18th day Of No
| yember next, pay and satisfy 10 the said
plaintiff the sun of one thousand eight
hundred and five dollars, with interest
| thereon al the rate Of six per centum per
| annum, from the 18TH day OF August, 1918,
until paid, (that being the proportion
| which the FIVE hundred acres devised by
| Daniel c.. Brent to Hancock Eustace in
trust tor the said Themes L.. l.. Brent,
should bear of the said debit and one-
fourth part Of the costs expended by the
plaintiff in prosecuting this suit, (other
than the costs which have heretofore been
decreed to the said plaintiff by the former
| decree in this %cause) that the Marshal oil
this Court DO, after having advertised the
time and place Of sale for four weeks suc-
cessiyely in the Virginia Herald, a news
| naper printed in the town of Frederlcks-
burg. and some newspaper printed in the
| District of Columbia, and at the front door
ofthe Courthouse ofPrince William coun-
~. 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-
yised TO the defendant Hancock Eustsce.
in trust for the SAID Thomas l.. l.. Brent,
by Daniel c. Brent. as may be sufficien:
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 annum from the 18th day Of August,
1918, until paid, and the aforesaid fourth
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