Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-08-28


" lRGlNIA.-At a superior court of chancc,y
ho'uen III the capitol, in the city of lGch-
mohu' ON Wednesday, the eth day OF July, 1880
No-'e' d. Eihson and Amey A. -. his wife, for.
n'oriy Hmey A. b. Boil, daughter of William Bell
uc c Pids. against Tyrce c. Bacon, Sheriff
" t.''o""y county, and admins ,rator of Frances
npin' formerly Bell, widow and administrative of
William Bell, deceased, Peter Crigr oG,n,r NJ
Joan ttnr', deed, Ito whom as QUO of the suretics
Tor the administration of said Frances Spain The
estate otsaid William Bell was committed Far oil.
minstriiion,) Abrdham H1tchc:t .urviv;n., .,,rs,y
OF the said FRANCES Spain, decd who was 1no,I,c,
admir- of said WIN. Bell, deed, John H. Bell in his
own right and as Gdin'r dc bons Of Richard
N Bell, deed, Pulaskie b. Bell. John Uar,lawnv
ana William }. Dupuy, ex'nrS III James uartan.,v
decd, who was admir- Of Elizabeth NJ Bell dcc'J
which said John H., Richard, Pulaskie b. and Eli
zanclh N Bell are and were children of the said
w l!liam Bell deed. Joseph G.. Williams, cN'or or
admir- OF Francis Fitzgerald, deed, to whom Ms
former SherM OF Rottoway, the estate of john
L; Newman was committed for administration,
which said John +. Newman was also atn,'r of said
William Bell, decd. Tyree G. Bacon, Sheriff as
aforesaid ard admir- de bons non of said John F.
Newman, decd Tinslcy Jeter and Eliza L. his WIFE.
late Newman, Joseph Badger, and Elviru G. his
VIE. late Newman, and Phoebe Il. Newman which,
said Eliza L., Elvra c., and Phoebe F. Newman M,
children of SAID John L. Newman, deed Isham
Purdue, their t"rncr qua sdian, Archer Robinson
aanir OF 'athan Fowlkcs who executor OF
Nottoway and admir- dc bonis non OF Grandson
Bagby, decd, and in his right, William Dcx-
cns"n, eXor of Nathan Dickinson who was exec
utor OF said Grandi,o on Baul,y decd Tho;uos y
watkins, executor of Wiau ~ Ncnable and Jn
sePh b. Ingram, William Robinson, Hczckiah r.
Anderson, William Moore, William Jones eyer
or admir- OF William Jones, Jr. aud John vii.
lIamson, dfts.
This cause came on this day, to be further heard
on the papers formerly read, The answer of Henry
~. Watkins, eX"r of VIM. l.. Nenabie, deed, tho
report OF C"m'r Baker, made in Pursuance of tho
decretal order pronounced herein, on the twenty.
hrst day of june 1924, (Which, since the last hear
ing, has been found and is among the papcrsl
anu tho report OF the marshal o.! this court dated
OH the iirst of June, 1880, To which there was 10
exception, and was argued by counsel: On consi.
deration whereof, the court doth order tina. the
said report OF the marshal be confirmed and that
bic deposit IN of the Banks of this CITY to the
credit OF this cause subject the future order of ta
court, the sum of two hundred and foriy-four dol
lars eighty cents, the proceeds of the sale Of
the slave Archer in The said report mentioned: and
appearing by the said report, that the defendant:
John 4 Jeter, hath failed to deliver to Tie marshal
the other slave in his possession which once belonr
cd to the estate of John f. Newman pursuant 10
The dccrca order pronounced herein on The Eourtb
Gay OF April, }S29 the court on the motion Of the
Paiht!Es by their counsel, doth order that an at
tac!Inent issue against the said John r. Jaier for
s"c. ms contempt, unless or before the tenth
aay OF The next term, having been served previous.
~ with copy OF this order he shcy cause IN tho
contrary: And the court doth further order that
the aforesaid report of Com'r Baker be recommit.
.I" |" Man, WIN instructions 20 report specially,
inc h:Ihhrr names, and description of the slavca
ana their increase which were ASSIGNED to the e,
MAZE plaintiff, part of her deed fathers estate
ana o! the dover slaves which were Assumed to-
his widow, Frances Bell, afterwards Frances Spain
IN whose possession they now are, whether any Of
them havc 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 thGir value when so disposed Of, and what
then value now, with account of the annual
hires and profits Of the slaves and their increase
assigned to the female plaintiff from the year 1914
10 the end OF the present year, and of the dover
slaves, and their increase from the end of tho
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
Jonh r. Ncwman which came to The hands of the
defendant Je;cr; that he also state an account be-
tween the defendant Iutchr,t, and tie repr,soI Ia
yves OF his cosureties, in the Joint administration
bond OF the said Frances Bell and John j. Now
, man, shelving what each ought 10 advance in nav
Incnt oil what may yet he due ON the ahministrn-
ton account, and what the surcties OUGHT to con-
tribute to rcmuneTatc the said Hatchctt for the ad
vanccS which he has already made on that account
and showing what assets OF the estates of their re-
sPectVc tcsiators and ntestatcs the said representa-
tvcs have subject to sucI, nrilutons. for " hic
purpose, the sand representatives, are REQUIRED 10
ieiu'i "eioIe me saId commissioner account Of
Their respective administrations: And the court
doih further order, that tIe defendants who have
possession or have had possession of my of tIe
slaves aforesaid, or Their increase, do render an nc
count thereof and of their hires profits and value.
before the said commissioner, and that any of the
defendants do answer, i'll solemn form before the
SAID commissioner any proper intcrrora orics which
may be propouuded to them, touching the several
accounts hereby required; and the court doth fur
Their order, that the Marshal proceed TO execute sn
much OF the dccretal order pronounced herein on
the fourth day of April, 1929. concerning the aorc
SAID slaves In the possession of the defendant John
l. Jeter, and concerning the aforesaid dover slaves
us remains unxecutcd. A Copy. Tcsto,
J. ROBINSON, C. G. S. c.. l.. s. e. H. C.