The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-07-02
snoch Gilbert Adm. of Nathl. Knapp, Decd

Enoch Gilbert Adm. Of Nathl. Knapp, Decd
vs.
Enos Williams and wife.
On the Equity side of the District Court, fol
the county of Lee, October Term, 1640
Biz for Injunction and Relief
N1HEREAS the said Gilbert, Admnistra.
w tor aforesaid, on the 9th day Of May,
lS40, filed his Bill of Complaint, on the
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
said defendants, to appear and answer to said
bill OF complaint, and for an order of publ
cation against tie said Enos Williams, as an
absent, and non resident defendant, who was
such at the time of the filing of said BILL
and which said bill sets forth, and charges,
among other matters, that a certain portion
OF the property belonging to the estate of the
said Nathaniel Knapp, that is subject to ad-
minstraton, and liable for the debts against
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 des-
cribed in said bill, and on which, the said
Nathaniel Knapp, in his lifetime, made valu-
able. improvements, all Of which said proper
ty is in danger Of being lost to said estate,
by the improper and fraudulent conduct CT
said defendants especially the said Enos VIII
liams, who has been fraudulentlv attempting
to convert the same to his own private use
and bcncft,-and praying chat the said de.
PENDANTS may be injoined 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 concealing, 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
tributes OF said estate and praying for q
decree that the said defendants account with
the said pluintif as administrator as aforesaid,
and also, as Que o! 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
has, at any time, been in their possession
and for such other and final decree in the
premises generally, as is consistent with equi-
ty and justice, and cousonant to law, and the
usagcs OF Courts OF Chancery in like cases
whlc.. said bill is supported by affidavit in
due form of law.
Wherenpon, it appearing, that the said Enos
Williams, one Of the defendants named in
said bill Of complaint, is a non resident sol
the Territory Of Iowa, and was such at the
time of filing said bill Therefore, the said
E'nos Williams is hereby notified and required
70 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 Oh inns order to be published in the Hawk
ny Eye ana Patriot, printed at Burlington in sale
| 1T. aeailsory, once week, for six successive
"ooAs' 'eiote me sitting of said court
JOHN H. LINES, Clerk of
1 the D. C. for Lee County.
Finch & LEARNED, Soiici. o''y'
tors for Plaintiff. may 81 6vv <,