Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-04-03
NEW ADVERTTSEMENTS.

PcdItu Which some tifne
last Septemberstatng and Peter c. Straughan to be
kidnappers, and that stole certain negro woman
Cd Dules and her children The truth Of the matter i
.imPy tnis:-About hive years ago, Mrs. Jane w roe
departed this te and to the best Of my knowledge le
twenty ve negroes, to be divided among her relations
agreeably to her fathers will Dulce and Hannah were
allotted by the commissioners to Ben and VIM Wrgbrs
daughters and in their possession some Short
time alter The said old Ben and Bill pretended to pick
some aw in the WILL and wresed from the two
tne above named negroes. Mr.. Albert Caatin PuInmer
purchased from Windsor and Dameron (who married the
TWO daughters the negroes, and applies to old Ben for
them, and he promised to deliver them; but when Mr.
rummer sent for them he refused. The Judge lin Sept
oSo) OF the Chancery Court of Fredericksburg dismissed
ne suit brought and they have had the in posses
sion ever since. was authorized by MI Pummer 10
take them. Iemployed P. c. Sraughan, c. Sraughan
Joseph Moore and Peyton SssonTRey went to old 7,en
and took Dulce and her two children. Dulce has had
those children since the division Old Ben followed them
"d mes win Two white men, who were in his employ
ed bully he dared not attack them and thew brongb,
sne negroes and delivered them me- We reside in
HNchmond county, and the Wrghts in Wcstmoreland
county He and his swore before a macisrata IN
Richmond county, that kidnapped his fathers
and r.d h me es ney swore TO- we were apprehended
anu inc negroes, Dulce and her children delivered TO me
carried them TO Richmond and sold them-I should not
now trouble myself with these men, but am in the bah
oil radngin negroes, and his advertisement might ba an
inJury to u.s. The public are referred TO Mr. Wm "a,
hh;, anu MI. James a. Grant, who have been in the
a' purchasing negroes from for the last 20 wears
anu nave purchased upwards OF 200 from us ,v6ether
was any flaw or defect in the title to any we sold
il
py Newton, member of the last Legislature and H.
Aug. Neac, whether Kidnapped Dulce and her chi,
and h ;" TOUT or I'VE years ago. young Bene Wright
MS sister, the nephew and niece of old Ben and JJ
D hred woman and negro fellow of the same es,ot
Dill taxes possession Of them: Ben and his sister
poor ana ignorant Ben advised to take the fjIo,
ne did SO; and old Bill goes before magistrate and
nephew mad stolen his nsgro had il mot been
one f aa'eon appeared at the trial. he having been
o e commissioners that divided the negroes the said
ePnew would have gone to prison; but he proved thar
had
but he died before the w a liar
PETER c. STRAUGHAN;
CHAMPION STRAUGHAN.
Richmond County, Jan. 10, 1882.
There were one woman and some children bought by
A. G. Pummer of Mr.. Windsor and Thomas .. Cameron,
In right of their wives, who descendants Hannah
Clarke who was Hannah Lewis. and who, lin the late
suit in the September Court OF Chancery the Frede
ricksburg District Wright against Lamkin and others,
these negroes then in the possession OF Wm Wright
Benedict Wright the plainiffs-werc claimed by said
Plummer in his answer, and probably proof exhibited of
the fact The Chancellor dismissed the complanants blk
by inadverence of himself together with that of
counsel, order made directing VIM. Wright and
Benedict Wright, to deliver the possession of said
slaves to Plnmmer; and am asked if Plummer his as
sgnee vendee hath not the right take possession of
said slaves of opinion, that there is the least
dsub but Pummer could by suit the said slaves and
therefore would advise fhe his assigns get peace
able possession OF them do If he should
forciby take them il is true, he would subject himself
action, but can hardly believe that the damages would
be more than nominal; for, Jury, finding that William
Wright and Benedict Wright had title but that Plum
had, they would give damages The title con-
AGG. NEALE.
sHANDY HILL. Sept 81 1881 April 3. [lo7-31
EN CHANCERY.-In Amelia county court, March
n %, 1892.
Moses oycrion, adm'or of Rhody Beadles, pG
against
Nathaniel NJ. Motley, Parskili Motley, and Thomas E.
Jcter, defs
This day the Plaintiff by his counsel and filed his
bill against the defendants The defendants Nathaniel M
Motley and ParsI Motley not having entered their APP
pcarancc and given security according the of AS
semby and the rules Of this COURT and it appearing the
satisfaction OF the court that they inhabitants of
this commonwealth the motion Of the plaintiff by his
counsel it is ordered that the said defendants do appear
here the fourth Thursday in June next and answer
the plaintiffs BILL and that copy of this order, be forth
with inserted in newspaper published in the city of
Richmond for two months successfully, and that another
copy be posted the front door OF the house OF this
county, on two successive court days a copy Tese.
April g. [lo7-w4wl JOHN t. LElGH,c.