Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-06-04

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or Court Of Law and Chancery continued and hpii
Tor Nor'hunberand county, the Court on F%
James Cox and Fleet Cox, Executors of Peter g.
oeceased' ana William Middleton, administrator Of Tho,
Conway, deceased, S, ~; ibonas
against Compliments.
Edward Coles, late Sheriff of Nortbumber conn,,
JcceasJ as e.aiacer administrator Of William Gordon
rne NeIm marina Gordon, Juliana N. Gordon, Catha
S .,e,'s, samuel Downing, George Dow ming Thomas
.. oydnor and Sarah his wife, William Herbarte y'a'
ro o, joseph Conway, deceased John Graham and
James s~ei6 4.d q Jaass Smith, deceas-
ed, Defendants.
The plaintiff, Fleet Cox, being dead this cause abass
as TO him. and the subpoena awarded in this having
been returned executed on the defendants, Martha Y
Gordon, John Graham, Catharine Nelms Samuel Down
WIFE, and James Nj. Smith, Executor oil James Smh, de-
ccascd-and more than four months having elapsed since
the days OF the said subpoena and those defendants
s': falling to appear and answer the bill of the complain
ants the is taken for confessed 10 themand the
defendant, William Herbert administrator of Joseph
Conway, deceased who is not resident OF this Common
wealth, and against whom the plaintiffs have proceeded
in the mode prescribed by law absent Defendants
still failing appear and the bill OF the plaintiffs
this be heard upon the bill of the plain
tffs, OF the other defendants, and exhibits and
argued by COUNSEL On consideration whereof the Court
doth order audge and decree, that Thomas - Sydpor,
hereby appointed Commissioner for that purpose, mako
sale of all that tract OF Land with its appurtenances,
veyed by two deeds from William Gordon, to Thomas
ID. Downing, dated the 9th day of February,
1906 the other dated 18Th day oil july 1927 copies of
which filed de exhibito in this cause, so much
thereof will be TO raise the OF three thou
sand two hundred and forty nine dollars and forty nine
cents with interest thereon, the Of six per cent
per annum, from the 10Th 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
ney, and having previously given notice OF the time and
place of such sale by advertisement, published in some
newspaper in the city of Richmond, at least forty days be-
fore the day of sac and posted at the front door OF the
Courthouse OF this county. And the said Commissioners Is
hereby directed il il should be necessary to make sale
of the whole of the said tract Of land with the appurte
nances raise the aforesaid, TO make sale Of that
part conveyed by the said deed of the 9th day OF Febru
ary 1906, before making sale of that part any part
thereof conveyed by the said deed of the 18th July 1907
But If should be necessary to make sale OF the whole OF
the said tract OF land with the appurtenanccs to raise the
amount aforesaid then either to make sale OF the whole
of the said tract of land, with the appurenances, together
in such parcels thereof he shall deem most advsba
geous and that he make report Of his proceedings herein
c TO this Court. Copy-Atest.
SAM. LELAND, Clerk
Pursuant to the foregoing decreal order of the Circuit
Superior Court OF Law and Chancery of Northumberland
county, as the Commissioner therein appointed, will or
Tuesday, the 1Ih day of June next, the premises
make sale of the land mentioned in the fore going dccreta
order Of Court credit OF six MONTHS agreeaby to the
c said order.
This land is that well known tract called Font HILL aDt
n contains by estimation thousand
This land will be sold in psr" ss 20 suit purchasers.
i THOMAS S. SYDNOR, Commissioner.
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