Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-04-09

bTRGLNLl; 1T rules, hodon in the clerks oGico
OF the superior court of chaucery for the Richmond
district, the Sd day OF March, 1923: Philip Fulcher
lr. adrnor OF Phtp Fuichcr, decd, pit against WI
liam Miller, r. Alexander Mitchell .Ioscph i.cake
aud W 'llam Miller and James l.. Fergusou cx'uts Of
Thomas Miller, deed, dts.
l. The defendant Alexander Mitchell moi Layinu on
tered his appearance and given security according to
Tho act o assembly and tic rules of this court and il
appearing by satisfactory evidence that lac j, not an
nhab'tant OF this county, il dprcd that the "a d
defendant 10 appear here tie FIRST day of the next
term and answer the bill OF The plaintiff and tia, n
copy OF this order be forthwith inserted in SONG ne VS.
paper published III tie city of Richmond, for two
months successfully, and posted at tlc fcnt door Of
ihe capitol, iii the said CITY.
10 copy Teste, J. &. ABBOTT d. c. C.
| PIRGLVI4-To WIZ -
In the clerks Office of the superior Law for the
countyoi Nelson, on the 9Th day of February 1925
/ and III the o2nd year uf the Commonw lin:
This day Eose T. Seay flied her Statement, against Abram
t. Seay, ~ the following words aud figures, TO wit:
l. Rose Is Seay, of the county of Nelson and State oi
Nmg"'a intending TO >Iply to the General Assembly
OF Virginia for divorce from my husband Abra b S,ay
wh" resides out OF the Commonwealth of Virginia. in pa
u'NuoWn 10 mc'-in conformity with the act OF Assembly
IN such case made aud provided do make luryria
statement OF facts upon which my application will ~. found
~: r:.ricl 10 he said Abran T. Scay when quite
y"unE, Rad lived wish him as dut.l an, a.fc,io,o -
wife un'i! the 1912 when he enlisted the service @.
ihr United States; rrinu Il which lo had become Ilr
as'ou'c ani much addicted imuxca,or tina, uofwith.
thnins h' habits aud tie want 10 which he had ,,tuccd
his family, had never given him any Just o, aiic,'gr
cause OF "tcuce Previous to his enlistment had Lv hin,
become the mother of five childcu-th.c Girls nj tvc
ony-ihS oldest only nine of age. In this situation
without aNndins money, assistance, or the actual
ns'fsSaTic OF life, he left endleS dependant upon
an unchai'tabc world, scapc up by abor or bcr
gary suS'cnh"ce for myself and helpless ufa n,s lie
joined te army inr five years, and If cnn,,leic my
MISERY, lac came by "a sec furluu.h M nassd
10 me Sn"; sI' about month, in which became
pregnant, and in the usual time had by .n auo SIN, n
support wNcn aided still heavier IUrhcns upon my srany
'nrars he then lctl M, which the last dime have
seen n although his OF service has row m srd ,,
ycn:s-- here declare that always faithful wifi, 10
In yet h. has chosen abandon me; if reports be
true, he has Mt least made attempt to marry another
woman, anG would have done bot the timely
ference OF gentleman who knew him married man
helher he mas since married another unable tell
as have not heard OF him last six or seven
Sincc my Said husband cause abandon me- my
iater George Loving of Nelson county, died
lea ring small estate be divided aror his chiIdcr
about FIVE six hundred dollars Coming 10 re which
the administrator refuses over, of ouino,
hat said AbTam e. Seay is entitled to it, where nv eu
eit destitute OF that Pittance for aid The sa
Abiam b. Seay should return have no doub, bn, hr
would draw the money and deprive his family totally of
benefits and that lie would sell otherwise dispose Of
negro boy which my brothers and sisters gave me Co
raising negro children which belonged 20 nv fail
whereby should again he left entirely destitute have
no doubt but that tie said Abram B. Seay has LOST for m,
ali kind Of regard and that intends again to live
with me As nc has lC long the bloom Of life
frendlss and suffering woman do consider the strict
est prudencc morality honour religion ought for
moment To induce wish my part to be again on terms
OF Intimacy with him. Wherefore intend tc apply to tho
next General Assembly for divorce hom the bands q
mony if to b had, and nct then, from bed nd
board. ROSE r SHAY
Feb. 9th, 1923