Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-08-07

mond, on Wednesday, the 9TH day of july. 1S3o
Robert b. Gibson and Amcy A. b. his wife. for.
merry Amey "A. u. Bell, daughter of William Bell
deceased, pltis., against Tyree G.. Bacon, Sheriff
OF Nottoway county, and adminis rator of Frances
SPain' formerly Bell, widow and admnistr atrx OF
William Bell, deceased, Peter Gripg. admir- OF
cohh r1urt, decd, Ito whom one of the suretes
ioi the administration of said Frances SPAIN the
estate of said William Bell was committed for ad
ninlstration,) Abraham Hatchett, surviving surety
OF The said Frances Spain, decd, who was 1notbe,
admr OF said WIN. Bell, decd, John r. Bell in his
own right and admir- de bonis non. of Richard
IN. BEN decd, Pulaskie b. Bell John Hardawav
ana " iiiiam j. Dupuy, exors of James Hardaway
deed, who was admir- of Elizabeth NJ Bell decd
WINCH sad John t., Richard, Puaskie b. and Eli.
zabeth N. Bell are and were children of The cid
William Bell, decd Joseph G. Williams go ~
admir- OF Francis Fitzgerald, decd, to whom no
former Sheriff of Nottoway, the estate of John
1; newman was committed for administration,
winch said John +. Newman was also admir- Of "a
William Bell, decd. Tyree q. Baeon Sheriff as
aforesaid and admir- de bonis non of said John F.
Newman, decd, Tnsley Jeter and Eliza L. his wife
'ate Newman, Joseph Badger, and Elvira c.. his
wife, late Newman, and Phoebe +. Newman which
SAID Eliza L., Evira c.. and Phoebe f. Newman are
children of said John +. Newman, deed, Isham
Purdue, their former guardian, Archer Robinson
admir- of Nathan Fowlkes, who was executor OF
Gabriel Fowlkes, decd, Richard Eppes sheriff Of
Nottoway and admir- de bonis non of Grandson
bagby, decd, and in his own right, William Dies
enson, ex'or OF Nathan Dickinson who was exec
ntor OF said Grandson Bagby, decd, Thomas N.
Watkins, executor of William NJ Venable and To
scph b. Ingram, William Robinson, Hezekiah r
Anderson, William Moore, William Jones. ex,or
or admir- of William Jones, Jr. AID John WIN.
hanson, dfts.
This cause came on this day, TO be further heard
on the papers formerly read the answer of Henry
N. watkins, eXor of VIM l.. Vcnable decd Tho
report of Com'r Baker, made i'm pursuance of the
decretal order pronounced herein, on the twenty
first day of June, 1924 (Which since the last hear
n m ia fI,,
and the report of the marshal of this court dated
on the first of June, 1880, to which there was no
exception, and was argued by counsel: On consi
dcration whereof, the court doth order that the
said report of the marshal be confirmed and that
no deposit IN one of the Banks of this CITY, to the
credit OF this cause subject to the future order of the
court, the sum of two hundred and forty four dol
lars eighty CENTS the net proceeds of the sale of
the slave Archer, in the said report mentioned; and
appearing by the said report that the defendant
John H. Jcter hath failed deliver to the marshal
the other slave in his possession which once belong
ed to the estate of John +. Newman, pursuant to
the decretal order pronounced herein on the fourth
day of April 1929, the court on the motion Of the
plaintiffs by their counsel, doth order that an at
tachment issue against the said John II. Jeter, for
such his contempt, unless before the tenth
aay OF The next TERM having been served previous
ly with copy OF this order, he shcw cause to the
contrary: And the court doth further order, that
the aforesaid report of Com'r Baker be recommit-
ted to him, with instructions to report specially,
the number, names, and description of the slaves
and their increase which were assigned to the fe-
male plaintiff part of her decd fathers estate
and OF the dover slaves which were assigned to
his widow, Frances Bell, afterwards Frances Spain
IN whose possession they are, whether any of
them have been sold otherwise disposed of; if 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
their value now, with account of the annual
hires and profits of the slaves and their increase
IN o,1,f
to the end of the present year, and of the dover
slaves, and their increase from tho end of the
year lS2O, down to the same time together with an
account of the hires aud profits of the afore-
said two slaves belonging to the estate of
John +. Newman, which came to the hands of the
defendant Jeter; that he also state an account be.
tween the defendant Hatchctt, and The representa-
tives of his cosureties, in the Joint administration
bond of the said Frances Bell and John +. New
man, showing what each onrht to advance in paw
ment OF what may yet he due the administra-
ton account, and what the surcties ought to
tribute 10 renunoratc the said Hatchctt for the ad
vances which he has already made on that account,
and showing what assets of the estates of their
spectye tesfators and ntestates the said representa-
tives have subject to such contributions for which
purpose, the SAID representatives required to
render before the said commissioner an account Of
their respective administrations: Aud the court
doth further order, that the defendants who have
possession or have had possession of any of the
slaves aforesaid, or their increase. do render
count thereof and of their hires profits and value,
before the said commissioner and that any of tho
defendants do answer, in solemn form, before the
said commissioners, any proper ntcrroga orlcs which
may be propounded to them, touching the several
accounts hereby required; and the court doth fur
ther order, that the Marshal proceed TO execute
much of the docretal order pronounced herein, on
the fourth day of April 1929, concerning the aforc-
said slaves in the possession of the defendant, John
Il. Jeer, and concerning the aforesaid dover slaves,
as remains unxccutcd. A Copy. Testc,
J. ROBINSON, G.. G.. S. G.. l.. s. G.. H. G..
COMMISSfONER,S OFFICE,
RrcmMoND July 18th, 1892
The parties interested will please take notice
that have appointed the 18th of September next,
for