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VIRGINIA, TO Wit;
In the Circuit Superior Court Of Law and
Chsneery for Jsrsrsoa county, 25d June,
lS56:
Grim Taylor in his own right, and also %
administrator o: his deceased wife. for
neriy Elizabeth Bssii. PLAisrivr,
AGAINST
Margaret Bssll, widow and exeeutrix Of
beEekish BesiI, deed. John Rose, exscu-
tor Of the same, Margaret Dixon, execu-
triS OF John Dixon, deceased, Robert Ls-
wright, John T. A. wsshlnston, sheriff,
adninstrator de- be~is no~ Of Thomss S.
Bennett, deed, Mann Il. Page, John X.
Besll, Anna NJ. Balch, Administrative Of
George B. BaIch, deed. and John shsrff.
suretiss IN the Official boods Of Margaret
BealI, and John Rose, Alexander Adams,
and Mary A. his wife. Anna ". Balch,
Matilda B. Dunn. George b. Besll, Mann
X Page. and Helen NJ. his wife, John X.
Besll, Thomas B. Besll. Robert Burke, and
Harriet l.. hrs wife, Anna ". Rslch, ad-
minI.u atrix Of George b. Baleh, dec d,
George b. Besll, administrator of Thomas
*. Dunn, deed, and John T. A. Washing
ton, Sheriff Of Jefferson county, admins
traitor Of Archibald Richie, dee d, for
merly husband of Mary A. Adams, chill
sn and legstees Of said Hexekish Besll,
"eeAsed, DrrksDAsrs,
Extract from Dsers,.l
An consideration whereof. tho Court
" doth sdjud1e and order that thu, cause
he referred to a Master Commiss,oner Of this
Court who 10 directed 10 ascertain, state, and
settle.
Let The several Executorisl accounts OF
Margaret BeslI and John Rose. with the e.-
tate Of Hezekish BsslI. dee d, showing what
personal property came into their hsn6s Ie-
spectiVely the debts, II any paid and collect
sd by them or either Of them; the property
sold, and the residue Of the personal pro-
perry, including the slaves and their in
ercase-not taking into account any sd-
vaneements made bs them or either Of them
~ children OF the testsior
I'd. An account OF the income Of the whole
estate, real and personal. from the death Of
the testator until the coming Of age Of the
Youngest child. deduciinS the amount ex-
pended for the support Of the widow aud
the support and education Of the children,
showing the clear surplus, II any, at the end
of each year, snd whether any. and # any,
what appropriation Of the same has been
made by tho Executor. or either Of them.
81. An account OF the money and proper
" advanced, gwen 10, or put IN the posses
>ion Of the children respectively. by the
executive and executor. or either Of the IN
showing the kind OF property, the price az
fixed, II any; ITS true value at the time at
wha, time, IN what manner. ard by whom
gwen.
And in order TO the due execution OF this
order Of reference, the said Master is su-
thorized TO summon all or any Of the par
ties 10 appear before him, 10 produce an,
books aud papers, and answer upon oath
all proper inierroSatories thoue hing the mat
ter s accounts aforesaid. Add upon failure Of
any OF the laid parties to comply, he i di-
rected TO report the eircumstances to the
court IN order that the court NAV take pro-
per steps against them; and 10 such event
the Comms,ioner will proceed, at the re-
quest OF the complainant, TO report upon
such evidence As may be produced before
him. And the said Commissioner i. further
directed to report all such matters specially
~ he may deem pertinent, or a, either par
~ may require to be specially stated. spd
make report TO Ia - court in order to ITS fur
Their action.
A Copy-Teste,
ROBERT T. BROWN, Cl.rk.