The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-08-25
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= 4 saprfipr court Of ellaneery hela,.
- tie ioml Of Fredericksburg on The I..'
day Of June, 1875
Sspuei I'LL and Ann lis uife, Rolf. / Uar
William ! Chimes and EfxalIeilI l,..''
Lucy \. Hill. Dorothy L. iIin. usfsf,ti'
ILL., Richard r. Hin, Edward q. I'M a.,
Nuiier iii, infants, - Robefl / NM.
thei heEt friend, ylaihliTt
against
sn5an Il Lewis, Waller Holiday and tor.
Nielesuori. and said Waiier Ha.lla,
executor Of Lewis Holiday, deed, Chart.
Iipylr. Nliiiam l. Lewis aud SAM Bran.
fard, Sergeant OF Che corporation Of Iepri.
bur-, administrator dc b6nis non viii A..
viii annexed, ot Chailes Lewis. decd,
defendants.
Ihis eanse came on Tins day 10 be heart
upon the bills, answer pi the defendant -u,a,
X. Leuisio tie original bin, aud 81 Che delr,.
dants Waller Holiday, JOHN Wigleswor.
Charles iloyle, William Lewis and ssnpI
Bransiord5 Sergeant OF tie corporation If
lynebhurg, 10 whom WAS committed for st
minislraiionihee estate OF Chafles Lewis, dee
uuadmnisiered 10y Susan X Lewis, md mon
the exhibits filed in the eause /; and il aili.oat.
ing 10 the court that the plaintiffs hayr pro.
eeeded M lie mode prescribed by law us fl,
the said Susan X. Lewis, who Is now an al.,
sent defendant, md whe has laleu lr cH-Ntr -
lHt hIhtHHth biil VI dHH TIE eau
was argued by counsel on eonsilerali
whereof, the court doth adjudge, order md
decree, that one Of its Commissioners do take
an account OF the administration Of the SAID
Susan X. Lewis, who was administrators Of
the said Charles Lewis, decd and M ac.
count al the administration oil the defendant
Samuel Bfanstord Of The same estate, unHdmi.
nistered by the said Susan and in taking tho
said accounts, The Commissioners is specially
1T rH tp n stut 10 Il
Of the debts due from the estate of the sad
Charles Lewis, that haze been paid by the
said Susan and Samuel, and what debts due
from tie e.siafe Of the said Charles Lewis
deceased, that bind lis real tate, have
in the course of the administration OF the
said Susan and Samuel, been paid out Of Tie
personal assets which came 10 their hands re-
specliyely, 10 be administered, and the a.
mount oil debts chargeable on tire read estate
OF tie said Charles, which has been paid ont
of the personal estate as atoreshid-and the
said Commissioner IS moreover directed 10
enquire and 10 state whether any debts be-
sides that due 10 the plaintiffs from the esute
of the said Charles, remain unpaid, and the
dignity thereot-and he is farther dire etcd 70
enquire and 10 state whether my, aud what
real estate The said Charles Lewis died seized
of or entitled 10, and by whom, and by what
lille the snma is held and the said Commits
sioner IS moreover directed To advertise for
four weeks successfully in some newspaper
published in tue town Of Iynehbnrg, notice
OF this order, and Of the time aud place of ex.
ecntiug lie same, requiring The creditors Of
the said Charles Lewis TO exhibit their claims,
aud the evidences thereof before him, at the
Time OF executing this order, with liberty 10
them to apply 10 The court in this suit for ss,
tisluciion lhercof--and the same Commission
is further directed 10 State and settle an nc.
count between the GomplaiIants Glhe estate
OF The sd Charles Lewis, dec'd--a the defer,
dants Waller Holiday and John Nglesworth
are directed TO render before lhe same Com
missioner an account OF the slaves Ninnry
and her two children Ben and Ann, Sarah aud
her two children Henry und Milindy, Crcria
and her Two children sally and -, (being
the slaves mentioned in the instrument .!
writing bearing date on tie fourteenth day
Of November, 1922, executed by The de-
PENDANT Susan il. Lcwis) and Of the increase
therrof--andth the Commissioners directed 10
enquire & 10 state whether atthe date OF tlf a
instrument of writing there was any debt or
debts of superior dignity TO that oil the conn
plainant's, due by the estate OF The said Chas.
Lewis, which required the proceeds Of the
sale OF The aid slaves, within Tire intent and
meaning Of The said proviso in the said wri-
ting derlarcd-Aud that the Commissioner
make rcpolt OF his proceedings under this or.
der 10 tire court, with any special matter that
he may deem pertinent OF any Of the parties
may require
Copy--Tcste,
j. ii. WILLIAMS, c. c.
COMMISSIONER OFFICE,