Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-11-10


Up il remembered that on the eleventh day Of Sep
~ te,nber, Ammo Doniini, thousand eight hum
drcd and thirty five, CONWAY ioDSsoN of the said Dis
tct, hath deposited IN this Office, the title of Book the
title of which, is in the following words to wit: "'lhe
Practice in the Courts of Law and Equity Virginia, by
CoSwAy ROBINSON. Volume H. Containing Practicein
suits Equity. Richmond Printed by Samuel Shepherd
and sold by Robert SMITH 1885 THE right whereof,
he claims author in conformity the Act Of Con,
gross entitled "an Act TO amend the several Acts
HENRY GIBSON, 61,,k qf The Dist,ic,.
~ The following extract from MIR Robinson's Pre-
face to his Second Volume, will give idea Of its
contents:
The consideration that under the Judicial system Of
Pginia, Chancery causes must often be decided with
out the benefit of Libraries desire TO make the yo-
ume useful beyond the limits of the State together
induced to give greater scope TO il than name
ports. IL is in truth, treatise upon the principles of
equity well as tho practice, and will prove, think,
book reference the practising lawyers
in any portion of the Union. In il will be found the
firginia Statutes and Decisions such Applications
the Chancery of England and Ireland as i, seemed pro-
per To mention account of their importance, OF the
recent date ut which they made and of the
Equity Decisions in the United States. The Nc,o York
Reporters, Carnes, johnson, Coicen, Jadeu Hopkins
and Paige cied nearly often those If Yirgina
Frequent reference made to the Decisions of the Stu
prcme Court of the United States in Dallas, Cranck
jthcatos and Peters to hosc of MIR. Justice Story Ma
son, and to the Decisions of South Carolina Ban De-
sduSSare, and McCord-and occasionally citations are
made from the Pennsylvania Cases in Yates Bnney and
R0,cie, aud from the massachusetts, Reports including
the latter only those called, but volumes
of MIR. Pickcriag.
The Second Volume of Robinson's Practice contains
442 pages, with table of Contents and table of Cases
cited, comprising 45 pages and complete Index TO both
volumes, embracing 206 pages more, making altogether
COG pages. II is in the Binders hands, and will be
for sale the of the subscribers in Richmond in
10 or ~ days. Price of the Volume, Sc 80 cts.
September Is [39-ul ROBERT |. SMITH
"A VALUABLE FARM FOR SALE.-Thc sub
IA scrber offers for sale his Land lying in the
county of Chesterfield, eight miles above Richmond and
within half mile of James River, containing $50 acres
of about equal portions of cleared and wood land This
Farm has been improved by careful management and
the of clover and plaster, that nearly the whole oft
now produces clover kindly About % acres are good
creek meadow, part of which is in herds grass
and produces fine crops The wood has Just been
cleared away from 80 of good tobacco land which
may be brought into cultivation with very little labor
The wood land is valuable from its contiguity to
the River, and the facility with which the wood can be
carried to Richmond. The wood is worth 80 cents
per cord stands the land and contracts for the
sale of several hundred cords that price annually can
! now be made. The improvements nearly nc W and
sufficient for the comfortable accommodation of am
y The situation is healthy and the fine During
my absence, applications may be addressed my
ther Col Peter f. Smith, OF Manchester (vvho is fully
empowered 10 sell and convey the land) my Mana
ger, Mr.. Thomas Cheathan upon the premises who
will show the land to persons disposed purchase IT,
JORDON SMITH
p. ST. wish also sell sc acres of land upon most
of which the wood is standing, lying within three and
half miles of Manchester, adjoining the lands of Mr.
Green Hall, MIR. Fisher and Others. j. S.
Oct. 20. 4S-tf