Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-05-10

IN CHANCERY-V a Circuit Supe.
n rior Court of Law and Chancery continued and held
for Northumberland county at the Court ON Fridax
the 9th of April, 1888:
James Cox and Fleet Cox Executors of Peter p Cox.
ueceaeu ana Wiam Middleton, administrator Of Thomas
conway, deceased, Complanants.
against
Edward Coles, late Sheriff of Northumberland county,
and IN that character administrator of William Gordon
nns Jg so4se
s. Sydnor and Sarah his wife, William Herbert admins
traitor OF Joseph Conway, deceased, John Graham and
James NJ Smith, executor Of James Smith, deceas-
eu, Defendants.
The plaintiff, Fleet Cox, being dead this cause abates
as 10 him. and the subpoena awarded in this having
been returned executed on the defendants Martha Y.
Gordon, John Graham, Catharine Nelms Samuel Down
ing George Downing, Thomas S. Sydnor and Sarah his
wife, and James Nj. Smith, Executor of James Smith de-
ceaseu-and more than four months having elapsed since
ne return days OF the said subpoena and those defendants
sun failing to appear and the bill of the complain
ants the same taken for confessed hem-and the
defendant, William Herbert, administrator of Josanb
Conway deceased, who is not resident OF this Common
wealth, and against whom the plaintiffs have eeded
In the mode prescribed by law absent defendants
sun iang 10 appear and answer the bill of the plaintiffs;
this cause came to be heard upon the bill of the plain
tits, answer OF the other defendants and exhibits and
argued by counsel On consideration whereof the Court
dolh order adudge and Decree that Thomas s. Sydnor
hereby appointed Comassioner for .ha, purpose make
sale oil all that tract Of Land with its
yeyed 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
which are filed de exhbito in this cause, or so much
as WI" oe necessary 10 raise The sum OF three thou
SAND Two hundred and forty nine dollars and forty nine
cents with interest thereon the rate of six per cent
per annum, from the 18th day of December 1884, till
PAID and the costs and charges Of such sale upon credit
OF SIX months taking from the purchaser purchasers
bond with good security, and retaining the legal title 10
the land sold as further security for the purchase mo
ney, and having previously given notice of the time and
place OF such sale by published in some
newspaper in the city of Richmond forty DAYS be-
tore the day OF sae and posted the front door of the
Courthouse oil this county And the said Commissioner is
hereby directed should not be necessary make sale
oil the whole OF the said tract of land with the appure
nances TO raise the amount aforesaid make sale of tina
part conveyed by the said deed Of the 9th day Febru
airy, 1916, before making sale of that part any par
hereo conveyed by the said deed of the 18th July 1907
But II should be necessary to make sale of the whole
the SAID tract oil land with the appursances, to raise the
amount Aforesaid then either to make sale of the whole
oil the said tract OF land with the appurtenances
or in such parcels thereof he shall deem most avanta
geons and mat he make report OF his proceedings hereir
TO this Court. Copy-Attest.
SAM IFIaNn /u..L