Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-04-26

N -CHANCERY-V Circuit Supe-
rIor Court OF Law and Chancery continued and held
Tor N9rhumberland county, at the Courthouse Friday
James Cox and Fleet Cox, Executors of Peter p Cox,
deceased and William Middleton, administrator of Thomas
"'"way oeceased' Complainants.
Edward Coles. late Sheriff of Northumberland county,
anu IN mat character administrator OF William Gordon
ueceaseu Martha Y. Gordon, Julana N. Gordon Catha
rine Nelms, Samuel Downing, George Downing Thomas
D. Sydnor and Sarah his wife, William Herbert admins.
Ta'or oil Joseph Conway, deceased. John Graham and
,"'e' "i' omHn' executor oil James Smith, deceas-
ed, Dafa,d,n,.
The plaintiff, Fleet Cox being dead this cause abaes
as TO him. and the subpoena awarded i'm this cuse HAVING
oeen returned executed on the defendants, Martha
Gordon, John Graham, Catharne Nems, Samuel Down
ing George Downing, Thomas s. Sydnor and Sarah his
wife, and James NJ Smith, Executor James Smith de-
ceased-and more than four months having ELAPSED since
e return days OF the said subpoena those
sun ang TO appear and answer the bill of the complain
ans me same is taken Tor confessed and the
defendant William Herbert, administrator of Joseph
conway deceased, who is not resident of this Common
wealth ana against whom the plaintiffs have proceeded
III me mode prescribed by law to absent defendants
sun falling to appear and answer the bill of the plaintiffs;
@ cause came on to be heard upon the bill of the plain.
~ answer oil The other defendants and exhibits and was
argued by counsel On consideration whereof the Court
dolh Order ajudge and decree, that Thomas S. Sydnor
hereoy appointed Commissioner for that purpose make
de all at tract OF Land with its appurtenances con-
yeyed by two deeds from William Gordon, to Thomas
~. downing, one dated the 9th day of February
1906, the other dated 18th day OF JULY 1927 comics Of
which are filed de exhbito i'm this cause or so much
thereof as will be raise the of three thou
sand two hundred and forty nine dollars forty nine
cents WIN interest thereon, at the rate Of six per
pc. nom IA" sltf day ill
PAID and the costs and charges of such upon cred
oil SIX months taking from the purchaser purchasers
oohd win good security, and retaining the legal title
the land sold further security for the purchase mo
ney, and having previously given notice of the time and
place oil such sale by advertisement published in some
newspaper in the city of Richmond least forty DAYS be-
tore the day of SALE and posted the front door of the
Courthouse OF this county. And the said Commissioner is
hereby directed II it 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 that
part conveyed by the said deed of the 9th day Febru
ary loO0, before making sale of that part any part
thereof conveyed by the said deed Of the 18th july 1907
But II should be necessary to make sale of the whole
the said tract OF land with the apputenances to raise the
amount aoresaid then either TO make sale Of the whole
OF the said tract Of land with the appuenances
or in such parcels thereof he shall most avanta
geous and that he make report his proceedings herein
to this Court Copy-Atest