Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-05-17

MN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS a Circuit sune.
IL rlor Court Of Law and Chancery continued and held
Tor "Nortbumberland county, at the Courthouse on Friday
the 9TH OF April, 1888:
James Cox and Fleet Cox, Executors of Peter p. Cox.
deceased, and William Middleton. administrator of Tbomos
Conway, deceased, CompIainnnts
Edward Coles, late Sheriff of Northumberland county
a"u III una. character administrator of William Gordon.
deceased, Martha Y. Gordon, Juliana N. Gordon. Catbal
Gne NeiIns, Samuel Downing, George Downing, Thomas
.. Sydnor and Sarah his wife, William Herbert. admins.
traitor OF Joseph Conway, deceased, John Graham. and
James Nj. Smith,, executor Of James Smith, deceas-
ed, Defcnd,nts
The plaintiff, Fleet Cox, being dead. this cause ah,,..
as TO him, and the subpoena awarded in this cause having
been returned executed on the defendants, Martha "
Gordon, John Graham, Catharine helms, Samuel Down.
ing george Downing, Thomas S. Sydnor and Sarah his
VINE, and James Nj. Smith, Executor of James smith, de-
c,cased-and more than four months having elapsed since
me return days OF the said subpoena, and those defendants
stli falling TO appear and answer the bill of the COMPLAIN
ants, the same is taken for confessed as to them-and the
defendant, William Herbert, administrator of Josenh
Conway, deceased, who is not a resident of this Common
wealth, and against whom the plaintiffs have proceeded
IN me mode prescribed by law as to absent defendants,
sun iaiiing TO appear and answer the bill of the plaintiffs:
TINS cause came on 20 be heard upon the bill of the plain.
uiis, answer of the other defendants, and exhibits, and was
argued by counsel. On consideration whereof, the Court
ao'h order, adJudge and decree, that Thomas s. Sydnor,
hereby appointed Commissioner for that purpose, make
sale OF all that tract of Land with its appurtenances, con-
veyed by two deeds from William Gordon. TO Thomas
ID. Downing, one dated the 9th day of February.
1906, the other dated 18th day of July, 1927, copies of
winch are hled de exhibito in this cause, or so much
IVY 40 WI NC HcCessdTy 10 RAISE the sum oil three thou
sand two hundred and forty nine dollars and forty nine
cents, with interest thereon, at the rate of six per cent.
per annum, from the 10Th day of December, 1881, ill
pad, and the costs and charges of such sale upon a credit
OF SIX months, taking from the purchaser or purchasers
oohd WIN good security, and retaining the legal title 10
mo land sold as a further security for the purchase mo
ney, ana having previously given notice of the time and
place oil such sale by advertisement, published in some
newspaper in the city of Richmond, at least forty DAYS he.
lore the day of sale, and posted at the front door Of the
courthouse oil this county. And the said Commissioner is
hereby directed, il ii should not be necessary to make sale
oil the whole OF the said tract Of land, with the appurte
nahces, TO raise the amount aforesaid, TO make sale of that
part conveyed by the said deed Of the eth day of Febru-
airy, lSO6, before making sale of that part or any part
tnereoi, conveyed by the said deed of the 18th July, 1907.
But 1t should be necessary to make sale of the whole of
me said tract oil land, with the appurtenances, to raise the
amount aforesaid, then either TO make sale of the whole
oil the said tract of land, with the appurtenances, together,
or In such parcels thereof as he shall deem most adyanta.
to this Court. ~Copy-Attest.