The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-06-11
'''oert Adm. of Nathl. Knapp, Deed.

TAun' oi Nathl. Knapp, Decd,
Enos Williams and wife.
on the Equity side of the District Court for
Inc county of Lee, October Term. ls40
- ~ TOR Injunction and Relief
WHEREAS the said Gilbert. Adm,n;s+r.,
W tor aforesaid, on the 9th day Of Nav.
1910, filed his Bill of Complaint. on tRss
Chancery side of the District Court for the
county Of Lee aforesaid, against the above
named defendants, praying for relief generally,
IN the premises set forth in said bill, and for
injunction, against the said defendants, which
was allowed him,--also for subpoena, for the
sa sac defendants, to appear and answer to raid
III oi complaint. and for an order of publ.
.asn against TIE SAID Enos Williams, as an
absent, and non resident defendant, who was
such at the time of the filing of said bill
ana which said bill sets forth, and CHARGES,
among other matters, that a certain portion
OF inc property belonging to the estate Of the
SAID Nathaniel Knapp, that is subject to AID.
mnistration, and liable for the debts aoa;ns,
the said estate, is in the possession of the said
defendants, and particularly, an interest in
certain town lots situated at Fort Madison, in
the county OF Lee aforesaid, specifically DIES.
crlbed in said bill, and on which, the said
Nathaniel Knapp, in his lifetime, made vaiu.
able improvements, all of which said proper.
tty Is in danger Of being lost to said estate,
by the improper and fraudulent conduct Of
said defendants especially the said Enos vii.
l'ams, who has been fraudulently attempting
to convert the same to his own private use
ana beneht,-and praying that the said de-
fendants may be injoned from selling, or
otherwise disposing of any part of the proper
ty belonging to the said Nathaniel Knapps
estate, which is in the hands and possession
OF the SAID defendants, or either of them, or
from conceang, or removing the same, or
any part thereof, and from all attempts, by
themselves, their agents, or attornies, to in.
vest themselves, or either Of them, with the
title to any part of said property, to the
prejudice OF the legal representatives and dis
tflDutees oil said estate and praying for
decree that the said defendants account with
the said pluintiff as administrator as aforesaid.
and also, as one Of the distributes of said es.
tate in right of his said wife, who is the
daughter of the said Nathaniel Knapp, for all
the property, belonging to said estate, that
mas, at any time, been in their possession
and for such other and final decree in the
premises generally, as is consistent with eaui-
ty and justice, and consonant to law, and the
usages of Courts Of Chancery in like cases.
which said bill is supported by affidavit in
due form of law.
W,N,herenpon, it appearing, that the said Enos
Williams, one of the defendants named in
said bill Of complaint, is non resident Of
the Territory of Iowa, and was such at the
time Of filing said bill,--therefore, the said
Enos Williams is hereby notified and required
to appear and answer the compliments said
bill, on or before the first Monday of October
next, or in default thereof, the said bill Of
complaint will be taken as confessed by him
provided, that the said plaintiff, cause copy
OF this order to be published in the Hawk
Eye and Patriot, printed at Burlington in said
Territory, once week, for six successive
weeks, before the sitting Of said court.
JOHN H. LINES, Clerk Of
the D. for Lee County.
FINCH g. LEARNED, Solicit
tors for Plaintiff. may 81 CIV 81