Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-07-31

~ iNTiNiA.-At superior court of chancery
holden at the capitol i'm the city of Rich
mond, on Wednesday, the 9TH day of july 1890
Robert H. Gibson and Amey A. b. his wife for
mery Amey A. B. Bell, daughter of William BeIl
deceased, PITTS against Tyrce G. Bacon, Sheriff
oil Nottoway county and adminis IA, or of Frances
Spain, formerly Bell, widow and administrative of
William Bell deceased, Peter Grigg, admir- of
John Hurt, decd, Ito whom. as one of the sureties
Tor the administration of said Frances Spain, the
estate ofsaid William Bell was committed far adj
mlnistration,) Abraham Hatchctt surviving snretv
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 bons non of R,,,ard
N. Bell, decd, Puaskie b. Bell. John Hardowov
and William j. Dupuy, ex'ors of James Hardaw,r
decd, who was admir- of Elizabeth NJ Bell, decd
which said John r., Richard, Pulaskie b. and Eli;
Zap o9 IN; BEL are and were children of the said
William Bell, decd. Joseph C.. Williams ex,or or
admir- OF Francis Fitzgerald, decd, to whom. as
former Sheriff of Nottowsy, the estate of John
+. Newman was committed for administration
W,mGh saio John r. Newman was also admir- of said
William Bell, decd. Tyree G.. Bacon, Sheriff as
aforesaid and admir- de bons non of said John F
Newman, decd Tinsley Jeter and Eliza L. his wife.
late Newman, Joseph Badger, and Elvira C. his
wuc, late Newman, and Phoebe f. Newman which
sand Eliza L., Elvira c., and Phoebe F. Newman are
children of said John F. Newman decd Isbam
Purdue, their former guardian, Archer Robinson,
admir- OF Nathan Fowlkes, who was executor of
Gabriel Fowlkes, deed, Richard Eppes sheriff of
Nottoway and admir- de bonis non of Grandson
Bagby, decd, and in his right William Dcs
| enson, exor of Nathan Dickinson who wac exec
u Gi OF said Grandson Bagby, decd, Thomas N
Watkins, executor of William N. Venable, and TO-
seph Il. Ingram, William Robinson Hezekiab r
Anderson, William Moore, William Jones, ex'or
or admir- of William Jones, in. and John VIII
| hanson, dts.
This cause came on this day To be rur,bcr boord
on the papers formerly read, the answer of Henry
N. Watkins, ex'or of VIM. l.. Venablc, decd, the
report of Com'r Baker, made in pursuance of the
decretal order pronounced herein, on the twenty.
In nf (uhic 1, I
ing, has been found and is now among the papers
and the report of the marshal of this court da ed
on the first of June, 1890, to which there was no
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 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 l. Jeter, hath failed deliver to the marshal
the other slave in his possession which once belong
ed TO TIE estate OF John +. Newman, pursuant 10
the decreta order pronounced herein on the fourth
day OF April 1917 the court the motion Of the
plaintiffs by their COUNSEL doth order that an at
tachment issue against the said John r. Jeter for
such MS contempt unless or before the tenth
day OF the next term, having been served previous
ly with copy of this order, he shew cause to tho
contrary: And the court doth further order that
the aforesaid report of Comr Baker be recummt-
ted to hun, vEth 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
ms 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, III whose possession they now are what
was their value when disposed Of and what
their value now, with an account of the annual
hires and profits Of the slaves and their increase
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 1871, down to the time, together with an
account of the hires and profits of the afore
said two slaves belonging to the estate of
John +. Newman, which came to the hands of the
defendant Jetcr; that he also state an account be-
tween the defendant Hachett, and the representa-
tves OF his cosureties, in the Joint administration
bond OF the said Frances Bell and John f. New
man, showing what each ought to advance i'm nav
Inent OF what may yet be due on the administra-
ton account, and what The cosureties ought to con-
tribute TO Temuneratc the said Hatcheu for the adj
vaDccs which he has already made on that account
and showing what assets of the estates of their re-
spectve testators and ntestates the said representa-
lives have subject to such contributions; for which
purpose, tue SAID representatives. are required to
render before the said commissioner, an account of
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, their increase do render an &C
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 tho
SAID commissioner, any proper heterogeneous which
may be propounded to them, touching the severa,
accounts hereby required; and the court doth fur.
thcr order that the Marshal proceed TO execute so
much Of the docretal order pronounced herein, on
the fourth day of April, 1922 concerning tho afore
sad slaves IN the possession Of the defendant John
l. Jcter and concerning the aforesaid dover slaves
as remains unxecutod. A Copy. Teste,
| J.. ROBINSON q G, 4. II
| COMMISSIONERS OFFJCE.
| RfcH@oND, July 18th, 1882
! The parties interested viii please take nnfice