Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-06-11
May II.


I'm CERY-vIRG1NIA.-At a Circuit Supe.
a ror Court OF Law and Chancery continued and held
Tor Northumberland county, at the Court on Friday
the 9th OF April 1888:
James Cox and Fleet Cox Executors of Peter p Gov
deceased, and William Middleton administrator OF Thomas
Conway, deceased, Complainants
against
Edward Coles late Sheriff of Northumberland county
and in that character administrator of William Gordon
deceased, Martha Y. Gordon Juliana N. Gordon Catha
rine helms, 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-
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, Caharine helms, Samuel Down
ing, George Downing Thomas S. Sydnor and Sarah his
vile, and James M. Smith, Executor OF James Smith de-
ceased-and more than four months having elapsed since
The return days OF the said subpoena and those defendants
still falling TO appear and the bill of the complain.
ants the same is taken for confessed hem-and 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 falling to appear and the bill of the plaintiffs
this cause came to be heard UPON the bill of the plain
s, answer OF the other defendants and exhibits and was
argued by counsel On consideration whereof the Court
doh order, adudge and decree, that Thomas s. Sydnor
hereby appointed Commissioner for that purpose make
sale oil all that tract OF Land with its sppurtenances
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 copies of
which are filed de exhibo in this cause or 90 much
thereof as will be necessary raise the sum of three thou
sand two hundred and forty nine dollars and forty nine
cents, WIN interest thereon, at the rate of six per cent
per annuIn, from the 18th day OF December, 1881 till
paid, and the costs and charges of such sale upon credit
OF SIX months, taking from the purchaser or 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 oil such sale by advertisement published in some
newspaper IN the city OF Richmond least forty DAYS be.
lore the day OF sae and posted the front door of the
Courthouse oil this county And the said Commissioner is
hereby directed, II II should not be necessary make sale
oil the whole OF the said tract of land, with e appure
nances, TO raise the amount aforesaid make sale of that
part conveyed by the said deed OF the 9th day OF Febru
ay lSO6, before making sale Of that part or any part
theTeo conveyed by the said deed Of the 18th July 1907
But should be necessary to make sale Of the whole OF
the said tract OF land with the apputenances to raise the
amount aforesaid then either TO make sale of the whole
Of the said tract Of land with the together
or in such parcels thereof he shall deem most adyana
geous aud that he make report OF his proceedings herein
to this Court. Copy-Attesi.
SAM LELAND clerk.
Pursuant TO the foregoing decrets order Of the Circuit
Superior Court OF Law and Chancery of Northumberland
county, j. as the Commissioner therein appointed will on
Tuesday, the 11h day Of June next on the premises
make sale Of the land mentioned tile fore going deere al
order OF Court credit Of six months agreeaby to the
said order.
This land is that we'll known tract called Font Hill and
contains by estimation thousand acres.
This land will be sold in parcels, 10 suit purchasers
THOMAS $. SYDNOR, C0namissioney.
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