Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-12-02
AUCTIONS.
Marshal's Sale of
VALUABLE LANES,
In Prince William, County, Virginia


AT = Superior Court OF ChsDcery held j
the town of Fredericksburg on the III
day of May, 1921 !,
Charles Carroll, of Carrollton, Plaintiff
Against
William Brent, administrator with the vii
annexed of Daniel C., Brent, deceased
John D. Simms and Eleanor c. bis wife
the said John D. Simms adminisrato
with the will annexed of George L
Brent. deceased; James G. Talisterro
II. and Mary A. his wife; Thomas l.. L
Brent, Alfred H. Elves and Adelaid,
bis wife; Hancock Eustace; Ludwel
Lee, in his own right, and as Execute
ofThomas Lee, deceased; Gerard Alex
ander, jr. and Thomas L. Alexander
an infant by Philip Harrison assigned
his guardian, Defendants
.YHlS cause came on TO be further heard
Il upon the papers formerly read, he
report of Commissioner Stone, made in
pursuance of the order of the 18th day oil
May. 1898, to which there is no excep.
ton, and an exhibit filed in the case oil
Taliaterro vs.. Simms, 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-
deration whereof, the Court. approving
OF and confirming the said report. except
so far as the Commissioner has commuted
{. the sterling money into currency at
par, which it was unnecessary 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 tbiriy-fve
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.peDny sterling, at the rate Of
nine per cent advance, which is ascertain.
ed by The Court to be tire 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 10 the Court from the exhibit
aforesaid taken from the suit of Taliaferro
vs. Simms, that the said seventeen hun
dred and ninety acres in the said Commits
sioper's report mentioned, have been di-
vided, by aIotting TO Thomas l.. l.. Brent
FIVE hundred acres thereof. and the resi-
due OF twelve hundred and ninety acres
and quality between the three ether 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 debt 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 18th day of No.
vember next, pay and satisfy to the said
plaintiff the sum of one thousand eight
hundred and Eve dollars, with interest
thereon at the rate OF six per centum per
annum, from the I9th 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, (other
than the costs which have heretofore been
decree to the said plaintiff by the former
decree in this cause) that the Marshal of
this Court DO, after having advertised the
lime and place OF sale for four weeks sue
cessively in the Virginia Herald, news
paper printed in the town OF Freder,cks-
burg, and some newspaper printed in The
District of Columbia, and at the front door
Of the Courthouse of Prince William coun-
", expose to sale, by public auction, to
he 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 Eustace,
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 Ave 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 OF 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 6. Talliafer-
70, jr. and Mary A, his wife, (who, as ap.
pears by the Commissioner report, are
in possession Of the remaining twelve bun
dred and ninety acres, being lots No. 2,
8 and 4 J or such of the other defendants
as claim title in lot No Q, shall, on or be.
fore the 18th day OF November next. pay
to the plaintiff the sum of one thousand
FIVE hundred and ffty-two dollars and FIVE
cents, with interest thereon at the rate Of