Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-11-20
AUCTIONS.
Marshal's Sale of
LAMBS
In Prince WiAiam County, Nirgsnid.

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In Prince WiHiam County, Virgsnid.
VIRGINIA:
AT a Superior Court OF Chancery held IN
the town Of Fredericksburg on the lStb
day of May, 1924
Charles Carroll, of Carrollton, Plaintiff,
Against
William Brent, administration with the VIII
annexed of Daniel c, Brent, deceased:
John D, Simms and Eleanor c his wife,
the said John D. Simms administrator
with the will annexed OF George L..
Brent. deceased; James G. TaIisierro,
If, and Mary A, his wife; Thomas L., l..
Brent, Alfred Fl. Elves AID Adelaide
BIZ, wife; Hancock Eustace; Ludweli
Lee, in bis own right, and as Executor
of Thomas Lee, deceased; Gerard Alex.
snder. ir. and Thomas l.. Alexander,
an infant by Philip Harrison assigned
his guardian. Defendants.
THHiS cause came on TO be further heard
4 upon the papers formerly read, the
report of Commissioner Stone, made in
pursuance of the order of the 18th day OF
MAY. 1928, to which there is no exceP
,,on, and an exhibit filed in the case of
Taliaferro vs. Simms, depending in this
Court. she wing 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-
Iteration whereof, the Court. approving
Of and confirming the said report. except
| SO far as the Commissioner has committed
-. the sterling money into currency at
par, which ii was unnecessary tor him TO
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 thirty-hve
pounds, one shilling and two pence halt
penny, sterling money OF Great Britain,
with interest thereon trOm the 18th day OF
August, 1878. TO be computed after the
rate OF six per centum per annum, besides
the SUN 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 haIf-penny sterling, at the rate Of
nine per cent advance. Which is ascertain.
ed BY the Court 10 be the present rate Of
exchange between currency and sterling
is equal 10 six thousand four hundred and
sixty one dollars and sixteen cents. And
it appearing to the Court from the exhibit
Aforesaid taken from the suit of FaIiaferro
vs.. Simms, that the said seventeen hun
dred and ninety acres in the SAID Commits
~sionsr's report mentioned, have been d.
vided, by %allotting 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 dew
sees of SAID 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-doth a~djudge, order and decree,
That unless the defendants Hancock Eus-
tace and Thomas 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 ra'e of six per centum per
annum, from the 18th 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 Thoma. 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 10 the said plaintiff by the former
dorpoa an I'm. ConpoA fhnt the NJ arohaI NJ
this Court do, after having sdvertisei the
time and place Of sale for tour weeks sue
cessively in the Virginia Herald, news
| paper printed in the town OF Fredericks-
burg, and some newspaper printed in the
District Of Columbia, and at the front door
o the Courthouse ofPrince William coun-
fy, expose to sale, by public auction. to
tbe highest bidder, tor cash, upon the pre-
| misses, or at the Courthouse of Prince
William county, So much of the lands de-
vised 10 the defendant Hancock Euslace,
in trust for the said Thomas l.. l. Brent,
by Daniel C. Brent. as may be sufficient!
10 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
part of the costs. and the costs CT sale; and
out OF the proceeds thereof, after retaining
the costs of sale, pay to the plaintiff the
said principal money, and interest, and
fourth part Of the costs aforesaid; and that
unless the defendants James q. Talliafer-
70, jr and Mary A his wife. (who, az zap.
pears by the Commissioners report, are
in possession of the remaining twelve hun