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VIRGINIA.


At Circuit Superior Court of Law and
Chancery held Tor Augusta County, at the
Court douse, Thursday, June the 18th,
1871.
James Rankin-Plaintin:-
! AGAINST
Thomas Brown, Martha Brown, widow Of
John Brown, decd. and Robert, Elizabeth
and Martha j. Brown, children and heirs
oil SAID John Brown, Samuel G.. Brown,
son OF Samuel Brown, John Brown the
son oil William Brown, decd. and Patrick
Hays and lane his wife-Detendants
ms cause came on to be heard this 18th
day OF June, 1871 on the bill taken for con-
iessed as to Thomas Brown, who has been
duly served with process, and an order of
publication duly made against the others who
IRE absent defendants, and upon the exhibits
and dispositions of witnesses, and was argued
by counsel: On consideration whereof, and
by consent OF the parties by counsel, the
Court doth order, that this cause be referred
to master commissioner Samuel Clarke, who
shall take am account of the rents and profits
accrued prior to the death of Jane Brown,
the mother of the intestate Robert Brown
and the said commissioner is further directed
to state an account Of the permanent improve
inents placed on the said land by the deien-
dant Thomas y. Brown, and also statement
showing the value OF the Improvements at
the time said Thomas Brown got into posses
slon, and their present vaiue--and that said
commissioner be allowed to proceed, having
first given personal notice to the Plaintiff and
to Thomas Brown of the time and place of
taking the account and having published the
same Tor six weeks in the Stanton Newspa-
per as to the absent defemdants.-It is further
ordered, that Samuel E. Clarke, Samuel
Clarke, Jacob Bumgardner and VIM. Will
son any three OF whom may act, be, and they
are hereby appointed commissioners, whose
duty 1t shall be TO 90 upon the land in the bill
mentioned, having first given the same no.
tIce as is hereby required for the taking of the
account--and make partition of said land
among those entitled to the same, laying of
the part claimed by the plaintiff next to the
lands OF VIM. Gibson, to whom he is said to
have contracted to sell the same, and i'm such
convenient form as TO suit the lands OF said
Gibson, if that can be done without detri-
ment to the rights Of the other claimants
and that they make report to this Court in or.
der to further proceedings herein, and on the
motion of the defendant Brown by counsel,
he hath leave to appear and file his answer.
Copy--Tese.
n. C.. KINNEY, C. C.
. The parties in this cause are hereby
notified that will attend at the House of the
defendant Thomas Brown, in the County Of
Augusta on Monday the 10th day of August
next, for the purpose of obtaining the evil
dence necessary to enable me to state the ac-
count required by the above decree, and at
forwards on Monday the 23d day Of the same
month at my Office in Stanton, will pro-
coed to make up the said account.
SAML. CLARKE, NJ. Com'r.
The undersigned Commissioners, hereby
notify the parties in the said cause that they
will attend on the land in the bill and pro-
ceedings mentioned, on Tuesday the 18th
day of August next, for the purpose of ma
king the partition required by the above de-
cretal order.
SAMUEL f. CLARKE,
SAMUEL CLARKE,
JACOB BUMGARDNER,
WIN. WILSON.
Stanton, July l, 1871.