Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-09-04
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" iN"ibA.-Ata superior court OF chnnccry
| modem at the capitol, i'm the city of Rich
| mond' on Wednesday, the 9Th day of July, 1890
Noocrt b. Gibson and Amey A. Is. his wife, for
merry Amcy A. b. Bell, daughter of William Bell.
' "rI N piUs against Tyrce G. Bacon, Sheriff
W No''ow'y county, and administrator of Frances
! oPan' formerly Bell widow and administrators of
:" imam Bell, deceased, Peter Grigg, admir- of
cohi, iiurt' dec'd, ito whom of the sureties
| Tor the administration of said Frances Spain the
estate of said William Bell IVES conn,ttnd f,r ~
nlnistrationl Abraham Hatchett, SURVIVING surety
OF the said Frances Spain, decd who was another
admir- OF said VIM Bell, decd, John II. Bcll in his
| own right and as admir- de bons non of Richard
| N. Bell, deed, Puasko b. Bell. John Harlawov
and William J. Dupuy, ex'ors Of james uardaway.
decd, who was admir- of Elizabeth ~ Bell, decd
which SAID John r., Richard, Pulaskie b. and Eli
Labeth N Bell are and children of the said
William Bell, decd Joseph G.. Williams oxor or
admir- OF Francis Fitzgerald, deed, to whom as
former Sheriff OF Nottoway, the estate of John
+; Newman was committed for administrations
which said John +. Newman was also admir- OF said
William Bell decd. Tyree G.. Bacon, Sheriff ar
aforesaid and adn'r dc bonis non OF said John T.
Newman, decd, Tinslcy Jeter and Eliza L. his wife,
late Newman Joseph Badger, and EIvira c. his
wife, late Newman, and Phoebe L. Newman which
SAID Eliza L., Elvira c., and Phoebe f. Newman are
children of said John +. Newman, deed Isham
rurduc, their former guardian, Archer Robinson,
admir- OF Nathan Fowlkcs, who was executor of
Gabriel Fowlkcs, decd, Richard Eppcs, sheriff Of
Nottoway and admir- dc bons non of Grandson
Bagby, deed, and in his own right, William Dies
enson, eXor of Nathan Dickinson who was exec
utor OF said Grandson Bughy. deed, Thomas n
Watkins, executor of William n. Venable and TO-
seph b. Ingram, william Robinson, Hezekiah X.
Anderson, William Moore, William Jones, ex'or
or admir- OF William Jones, Jr. and John Will
hanson, dts.
Tins cause came on this day, 20 be further heard
ON the papers formerly read, the answer of Henry
N. watkins, ex'or of WIN. l.. Venable deed, tho
report OF Comr Baker, made in pursuance of tho
decretal order pronounced herein, on the twenty.
first day of June, 1924, (Which since tho la hear
ing, has been found and is among the papcrsD
and tho report of the marshal of this court dated
on the first of June, $780, to which there was no
exception, and was argued by counsel: On consi.
deration whereof, the court doth order that tho
said report of the marshal be confirmed, and that
lie deposit III ono of the Banks of this city, to the
credit OF this cause subject the future order of tho
court, the sum of two hundred and fort four dol.
lars, eighty cents, the net proceeds of tho sale of
the slave Archer in the said report mentioned; and
II appearing by the said report, that the defendant
John L. Jeer hath failed to deliver to the marshal
TING other slave in his possession which once belonr
ed to the estate of John +. Newman, pursuant 10
the decretal order pronounced herein on the fourth
day OF April, 1929, the court the motion OF the
plaintiffs by their counsel doth order that an at
| tachncnt issue against the said john r. J.ier for
such ms contempt, unless before the tenth
day OF the next term, having been served previous
~ with copy of this order, he shcw cause to tho
contrary: And the court doth further order, that
the aforesaid report of Com'r Baker be recumlnt-
Yea 10 hlrn with instructions TO report specially,
the nGinber, names, and description of the slaves
and their increase which were assigned TO the fe
male plaintiff, part of her decd fathers estate
and oil the dover slaves which were ASSIGNED 10
ms widow, Frances Bell, afterwards Frances Spain
IN whose possession they now are, whether any Of
them have been sold otherwise DISPOSED of IL so
on what account, for what sums when and TO
whom IN whose possession they now are what
was Their value when disposed of, and what
thclr value now, with account of the annual
hires and profits of the slaves and their increase
female he
to the end of the present year, and of The dover
slaves, and their increase from the end of tho
year 1870 down to the same time, topether with an
account oil tile hires and profits of the afure-
sald Two slaves belonging to the estate of
John r. Newman, which came to the hands of Tie
defendant Jeter; that he also state an account be-
tween the defendant Uatchett, and the representa-
tives OF his cosmetics, in the Joint administration
bond OF the said Frances Bell and John F. New
man, showing what each ought to advance in pay
| inent OF what may yet be due on the administra-
ton account, and what the suretes ought to con-
tribute TO remunerate the said Hatchet for the ad-
yances which he has already made on that account
and showing what assets of the estates of their re-
specve teStatorS and nteStates the said
ives have, subject to such contributions; for which
purpose the SAID representatives, required to
render before the said commissioner an account of
their respective administrations And the court
doth further order, that the defendants no have
possession or have had possession of any of the
slaves aforesaid, or their increase, do render an ac
count thereof and OF their hires, profits and value
before the said commissioner, and that any of the
defendants do answer, in solemn form, before the
SAID commissioner, any proper intcrrogatorcs which
may be propounded to them, touching the several
accounts hereby requlred; and the court doth fur
Their ORDER chat the Marshal proceed to execute so
much OF the decretal order pronounced herein ON
the fourth day of April, 1929, concerning the aforc
SAID slaves in the possession of the defendant John
l. Jeter and concerning the aforesaid dover slaves,
as remains unxecuted. Copy. Teste,
j.. ROBINSON. C.. C.. S O. L. & II