Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-07-20

W ANOlNlh.-Ata superior court OF chanCery
holden at the capitol, in the city of Rich
mond, on Wednesday, the 7th day of July 1880,
Robert Is. Gibson and Amey A. B. his wife, for
meriy Annoy A. b. Bell, daughter of William Bell
deceased, PITTS. against I,yree G. Bacon, Sheriff
Of Nottoway county, and administrator of Frances
Spain, formerly Bell, widow and administrative of
William Bell, deceased, Peter 1. Grigg, admir- of
John Hurt, decd, Ito whom. one Of the sureties
for the administration of said Frances Spain, the
estate of said William Bell was committed for adj
ministration,) Abraham Hatchett, surviving surety
of the said Frances Spain, decd, who was another
admir- of said VIM. Bell, decd, John R. Bell in his
own right and as admir- de bonis non of Richard
N. Bell, decd, Pulaskie b. Bell. John Hardaway
and William J. Dupuy, ex'ors of james Hardaway,
decd, who was admir- of Elizabeth N. Bell, decd,
which said John r., Richard Pulaskie b. and Eli
zabeth N. Bell are and children of tho said
William Bell, decd. Joseph q. Williams, ex'or or
admir- of Francis Fitzgerald decd, to whom, as
former Sheriff of Nottoway, the estate of John
r. Newman was committed for administration,
which said John F. Newman was also admir- Of said
William Bell, decd. Tyree G.. Bacon Sheriff as
aforesaid and admir- de bonis non of said John p.
Newman decd, Tinsley Jetor and Eliza L. his wife,
late Newman, Joseph Badger, and Elvira c.. his
wife, late Newman, and Phoebe +. Newman, which
said Eliza L., Elvra c., 3nd Phoebe f. Newman are
children of said John +. Newman decd 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 bons non of Grandson
bagby, decd, and in his own right, William Dick
enson, ex'or of Nathan Dickinson who was exec
utor of said Grandson Bagby, decd, Thomas N
Watkins, executor of William N. Venable, and Jo-
sePh b. ingram, William Robinson, Hezekiah r.
Anderson, William Moore, William Jones, ex'or
or admir- of William Jones, Jr. and John Will
liamson, dts.
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.. Venable, decd, tho
report of Com'r Baker, made in pursuance of the
decretai order pronounced herein, on the twenty.
first day of June, 1924, (Which since the last hear
ing, has been found and is now among the papers \
and the report of the marshal of this court, dated
on the first of June, 1880, to which there was 10
exception, and was argued by counsel: On consi-
deration whereof, the court doth order, that the
said report of the marshal be confirmed and that
he deposit in one of the Banks of this city, to the
credit of this cause, 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
1T appearing by the said report that the defendant
John Il. Jeter, hath failed to deliver to the marshal
the other slave in his possession which once belong
ed to the estate of John F. Newman, pursuant to
the decretal order pronounced herein the fourth
day OF April, 1872, the court on the motion of the
plaintiffs by their counsel, doth order that an at.
tachment issue against the said John r. Jeter, for
| such his contempt, unless on or before the tenth
day OF the next term, having been served previous.
~ with copy of this order, no show to tho
contrarys And the court doth further order, that
the aforesaid report of Com'r Baker be recummt-
ted to him, with instructions to report specially,
the number names, and description of the slaves
and their increase which assigned to the fe-
male plaintiff, as 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 now are, whether any of
them have been sold or 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
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assigned to the female plaintiff from the year 1914
TO the end OF the present year, and of the dover
slaves, and their increase from the end of the
year 1870, down to the same time together with an
| account OF the hires and profits of the afore.
said two slaves belonging to the estate of
John r. Newman, which came to the hands of the
defendant Jeteri that he also state an account be-
tween the defendant Hatohett, and the representa-
tlves OF his cosmetics, in the Joint admnstra alton
bond of the said Frances Bell and John f. New
man, showing what each ought to advance in pay
ment of what may yet be due on the administra.
ton account, and what the cosmetics ought to con.
tribute TO remunerate the said Hachett for the ad.
! vances which he has already made that account,
and showing what assets Of the estates of their ro
spectye tesatos and ntestates the said representa-.
tives have, subject to such contributions; for which
purpose, the sud representatives required to
render before the said commissioner, account oil
their respective administrations: And 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 the
defendants do answer, in solemn form, before tn,
said commissioner any proper interrogatorios which
may be proPounded to them, touching the severa
accounts hereby required; and the court doth fur
ther ORDER that the Marshal proceed to execute 81
much of the decretal order pronounced herein OIL
the fourth day of April, 1929, concerning the afore
said slaves in the possession of the defendant JOIN
T. Jeter, and concerning the aforesaid dover slaves
4 m mlaIn Stlny cd A
j. ROBINSON, G.. G. S. G. l.. Il G. He.
I COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
RIsHMoND, July 18th, 1882. {