Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-11-30
AUCTIONS.
Narshals Sale of
VALUABLE LANDS,
In Prince William County, Virgania

At Superior Court OF Chsncery held IN
the town of Fredericksburg on the i2'h
day OF May, 1924
Charles Carroll, OF CarrolltoD, Plaintiff,
Against
William Brent, administrator With the will
annexed of Daniel C.. Brent, deceased:
John d Simms and Eleanor c his wife,
the sal John D Sim,ns administrator
with the will annexed OF George l..
Brent, deceased; James 6 Tallaterro,
jr. and Mary A bis " lie; Thomas L L.
Brent, Alfred II Ewes and Adelaide
bis wife; Hancock Eustace; Ludwell
Lee, in his own right, and as Executor
OF Thomas Lee, derease Gerard Alex.
ander, jr. and Thomas l. Alexander,
an infant by Philip Harrison assigned
his guardian. Defendants
YR>HiS cause came on TO he further heard
Il upon the papers formerly read, the
report OF Commissioner Stone ,smade in
pursuance of the order OF the 18th day Of
May, 1898, to which there is no eXcep
ton, and an exhibit fled 10 The case of
TsIiaierro vs.. Smms, depending in this
Court, she ing The division among the de-
visees of Daniel Carroll Brent al the lands
which were derived by the said Daniel
under the will OF Richard Breui deceas-
ed. and was argued by counsel: On consi.
derslion whereof, the Court. approving
OF and CONFIRMING The said report except
so far as the Commissioner has COMMITTED
the sterling money into currency al
par, which u was snR' Cessary tor him to
do; by which report il appears that the
balance due to the plaintiff upon the mort
gage in the proceedings mentioned, is one
thousand three hundred and thirty FIVE
pounds, one shilling and two pence halt
penny. sterling money OF Grea, Britain,
with interest thereon from the 18Th day OF
August, 1878, to be computed after the
rate OF six per cenium per sDnum. besides
the SUN heretofore decreed in this cause
to be due 10 the plaintiff rom 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 five pounds one shilling and Two
pence hat-penny sterling, at the rate OF
nine per cen, advance which is ascertain.
ed by the Court to be the present rate OF
exchange between currency and sterling,
is equal TO six thousand tour hundred and
sixty one dollars and sixteen cents. And
il appearing to The Court from the exhibit
at Ye-aid taken from the suit OF TalIaferro
vs.. omnms, that the said seventeen bun.
dred and ninety acres in the SAID Commis-
sioner's report mentioned, bave been di.
vidsd, by alIotling 10 Thomss l. l.. Br.nt
1--WE hundred acres thereof, and the resi-
due OF twelve hundred and ninety acres
has heen divided according to quantity
and quality between the three other dew
sees Of SAID Daniel c.. Brent, deceased,
that division is adopted as the ratio in
which the SAID lands shall be charged re-
spectively with the mortgage deb, afore.
said doth adjudge order and decree,
That unless the defendants Hancock Eus-
tace and Thomas L. l., Brent, or one of
them. do, on or before the 9Th day OF No.
vember next, pay and satisfy TO the said
plaintiff the sum of one thousand eight
hundred and i've dollars, VI it'll interest
thereon al the rate OF SIX per centum per
annum, from the lsth 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 10 prosecuting this suit, (other
than the costs which have heretofore been
deereed 10 the sald 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 four weeks sue
cessively in the Virginia Herald, news.
paper printed 10 the town OF FrederIcks.
burg and some newspaper printed in The
Of the Courthouse ofPrince William coun-
~, expose TO sale, by public auction, to
the highest bidder, for cash, upon the pre-
misses, or at the Court house Of Prince
William county, so much of the lands de-
vised TO the defendant Hancock Euslace,
in trust for the said Thomas l.. l.. Brent,
by Daniel Z Brent. as may be suficien.
to pay the aforesaid sum OF one thousand
eight hundred and Ave dollars, with inter.
est thereon at the rate OF six per centum
per annum from the 18th day OF August,
1873, until paid, and the aforesaid fourth
part OF the costs and the costs OF sale; and
on, OF the proceeds thereof, after retaining
the costs OF sale, pay to the plaintiff Inc
said priAcipsl money and interest, and
fourth part OF the costs aforesaid; and that
unless he defendants James g. Taliafer-
70, lr and Mary A bis wife, (who, as ap
pears by the Commissioners report, are
in possession OF the remaining twelve bun
dred and ninety acres, being lots No e,
8 aud or such OF the other defendants
as claim title IN lot No 2, shall, on or be-
fore the 18th day OF November next. pay
to The plalnlif the sum of one thousand
FIVE hundred and ifty-two dollars and five
cents, with interest thereon at the rate of