Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-08-14

"a IRClNiA.-At i superior court Of chanccry
holden at the capitol, in the city of Rich
mond, on "Wednesday, the 9Th day OF July, 1880,
Robert H. Gibson and Amey A. q. his wife, for
mcry Amey "A. ID. Boil daughter of William Bell,
deceased, pliis. against Tyroc G.. Bacon, Sheriff
oil Nottowhy county, ana admins rltor of Frances
Spain, formerly Bell, widow and administrators of
William Bell deccascd, Peter Grgg, adni'r OF
John Hurt, decd Ito whom. one Of the suretics
for the administration OF said Frances Spain the
estate ofsad William Bell was committed for adj
ministra,ion.) Abraham Hatchctt, surviving surety
of the said Frances Spain, deed, vino was another
admir- of said VIM. Bell, decd, John r. Bell, in his
own right and admir- dc bcms non of Richard.
n. Bell, deed, Pulaskie b. Bell John IIardaway
aud William j. Dupuy, cN'ors Of James Harduway,-
deed, who was admir- Of Elizabeth n. Bell, Decd,
which said John r., Richard, Pulaskic b. and Eli
Zabeth N. Bell and children of the said
William Bell, deed. Joseph G.. Williams, ex'or or
sdm'r OF Francis Fitzgerald, decd, to whom,
,o'hicf Sherit OF Nottoway, the estate of John
L. newman was committed for administrations.
winch said John +. Newman also admir-. of said,
william Bei', decd. Iyrec G.. Bacon; Sheriff as
aforesaid and admir- dc bons non of said John f.
Newman, deed, Tnslcy Jeter and Eliza l., his wifi.
late Newman. Joseph Badger, ard Elvira c. his
wie, late Newman, and Phoebe +. Newman, which.
SAID Eliza H., Elvra c., and Phoebe T. Newman orc.
children of said John L. Newman decd IsL,n,,
Purdue, thor former guardian, Archer Robinson.
admir- OF Nathan Fowlkos, who was executor OF.
Gabriel Fowlkcs, deed, Richard Eppcs, sheriff of
Nottoway and admir- dc bomis non of Grandson
Bagby, decd, and in his right, William Dick
enson, cx'or of Nathan Dickinson who was exec.
ntor OF said Grandson Bugby, decd, Thomas NJ
Watkins executor of William N. Venablc, and 10.
scph b. Ingram, William Robinson, IIczckiah r..
Anderson, William Moore, William Jones, exor
or admir- of William Jones, Ir. and John Will
hanson dts.
This cause came this day, TO be further heard
on The papers formerly read the answer of Henry
~ Watkins, cx'or of VIM. l.. Venablc, decd tho
report OF Com'r Baker, made in pursuance of the
decrctal order pronounced herein, on the TWENTY
first day of June, 1921, (Which, since the last hear
ing, has been found and is now among the papers,l
and the report of the marshal of this court dated
on the iirst OF June, 1880, t" which there
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 tho
credit OF this subject the future order ofhe
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 t. Jeter, hath failed to deliver to the marshal
the other slave in his possession which once belong
ed to the estate of John +. Newman, pursuant to
the uecEetal order pronounced herein the fourth
uay OF April, lS29, the court the motion of the
plaintiffs by their counsel, doth order that an at
tachmont issue against the said John II. Jcter for
such ms contempt unless before the tenth
day OF the next term, having been served previous
~ with copy of this order he shew cause to the
contrary: And the court doth further order, that
the aforesaid report of Com'r Baker be rcculnnit-
ted to h'm, with instructions to report specially
the number, names, and description of the slaves
and their increase which We're assigned 20 the &c
male plaintiff as part of her deed fathers estate
and of the dover slaves which were ASSIGNED TO
MS WIDOW, Frances Bell, afterwards Frances Spain
| IN whose possession they now arc whether any of
them have been sold otherwise Gsposed of: If So
1 on what account, for what sums, when and to
"hoin, III whose possession they are, That
was their value when disposed of and what
thelr value now, with account of the annual
hircs and profits of the slaves and their increase
assigned TO the female plainiifffrom the year 1914
10 the END OF the present year, and of the dover
slaves ana their Increase from the end of the
year lo2O, 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 Jcter; that he also state an account be-
tween the defendant Hachctt, and the representa-
tlVcs OF his cosuretes, in the Joint administration
oond OF the SAID Frances Dell and John i. New
man, sheWlng what each ought to advance in paw
inehI Oh what may yet he due on the administra-
ton account, and what the co.surctcs ought to con-
trloute TO remunerac the said lIatchct for the adj
Vances which he has already made on that account
ana showing what assets Of the estates of their re-
spcctiVc tcstaors and nesates the said representa-
yves nave, subject to such contributions; for which
purpose, The 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, or their increase do render an ar
count thereof and of their hires profits and value
before the said commissioner and that any of the
oclendants do answer, in solemn form, before tho
sa'u commissioner, any proper heterogeneous which
may be propoundcd TO them, touching the several
accounts hereby required; and the court doth fur
ther order, that the Marshal proceed to execute so
inucIi OF The dccretal order pronounced herein on
the fourth day of April, 1929, concerning the afore
said slaves in the possession of the defendant John
l. Jeter and concerning the aforesaid dover slaves
as remains unxecuted. A Copy. Teste
j. ROBINSON, c. c.. 5. C.. l.. 81 C. H. C.