Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-03-29
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rhil7 ..'rh.a March, 1881 No ia ChcsnuI stree,
WRGINIA:-At rules holden IN the clerks Office
" of the superior Of chancery for the Rich
mond district, the 10th day of March, 1851: James
Hamilton, pf, against Il Fitzgerald s Co and
James S. Foley, dts
The defendant II J Fitzgerald, not having entered
his appearance and given security according 20 the
act of Assembly and the rules OF this court and it an
pearlng by satisfactory evidence, that he not an in,
,coJar, - ""unlry: 1t is ordered, that the said
Ie'ehdaht DO appear here on the first dav nr i've 49,.
June term, and answer tie hill of The nIo;,,;T ..J
that copy OF this order be forthwith Inserted m some
newspaper pubsh, in the city of Richmond for two
months success'vcy and posted at the from, door of
% W. g p,SS, 49,
kN Powhaian county court, February the 10th 1891
A. s. Woodbridge Seth Copk,c xccutor of Josenh
Bondurant, decd, and Benjamin Bondurant comDIis
against Joseph - Davis, samuel Davis and william
blackburn, defis- IN CHAScEny.
MS day came the compliments by 4 { Wool I
drudge esq., their attorney, and filed heir bill, and
.ne de'c dant " IIam Blackburn, not having entered
MS appearance and gwen security according To the
act OF assembly and the rules of this court and it an
pearnS TO the satisfaction of the court that H., Is no,
an inhabiiant of this commonwealth: Thcrcf,rc nm
me motion OF the compits by their said attorn;. T.
IS ordered that the said William Blackburn do annc,r
mere on the third "Wednesday in May next and answer
the DiH OF the complainants, and give securtv
Tor performing such decree as the court may
make hereIn, and that copy Of :hs order be forth
WIN inserted IN some newspaper published in the CITY
VI richmond Tor two months successfully and that an
other copy be posted at the front door of the corr
house OF this county for two successive court DAYS
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