Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1841-08-05
PUBLIC SALE
VIRGINIA.

VIRGINIA.
At Circuit Superior Court of Law and
Chancery held for Augusta County, at the
lS4I. '''
James Rankin-Plain,iff-
AGAINST
Thomas Brown. Martha Brown, widow O,
John Brown, decd. and Robert, Elizabeth
and Martha J. Brown, children and heirs
OF said John Brown, Samuel G. Brown,
son OF Samuel Brown, John Brown the
son Of William Brown, decd. and Patrick
Hays and Jane his wife-Defendants.
This cause came on to be heard this 18th
day OF June, l94l, on the bill taken for con.
fessed as to Thomas Brown, who has bee,
duly served with process, and an order OF
publication duly made against the others who
are absent defendants, and upon the exhibits
and dispositions of witnesses, and was argued
ny counsel: On consideration whereof, and
ny consent OF the parties by counsel. The
Court doth order, that this cause be referred
10 master commissioner Samuel Clarke, who
snail take an account Of the rents and profits
accrued prior to the death of Jane Brown.
the mother of the intesta,e Robert Brown
ana the said commissioned is further directed
to state an account Of the permanent improve.
ments placed on the said land by the defen-
dant Thomas A. Brown, and also a statement
showing the value Of the improvements at
the time said Thomas Brown got into possess
sion, and their present value-and that said
commissioner be allowed to proceed, HAVING
hrst given personal notice to the Plaintiff and
10 THOMAS Brown Of the time and place of
taxing the account and having published the
same for six weeks in the Staunton Newsna.
per as to the absent defendants 1t is'furtbor
ordered, that Samuel L. Clarke, Samuel
Clarke, Jacob Bumgardner and VIM. will.
son any three Of whom may act, be. and thew
are hereby appointed commissioners. whose
DUTY 1t shall be to go upon the land in the bill
mentioned, having first given the same no.
ice as is hereby required for the taking of the
account-and make partition of said land
among those entitled to the same, LAYING off
the part claimed by the plaintiff NEXT to the
lands of VIM. Gibson. to whom he is said ~
have contracted to sell the same. and in su,h
convenient form as to suit the lands Of said
Gibson, IT that can be done without dotri-
ment to the rights of the other claimants
ana mat they make report to this Court in or.
ger 20 further proceedings herein, and ON the
motion Of the defendant Brown by counsel.
he MAIN ieaVe 10 appear aud file his answer.
Copy-Teste,
- N. G.. KINNEY, &C.
"o PaideS ih 'hiS cause are hereby
noeihed tnat VIII 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 af
.eIwards on Monday the 23d day of the same
month at my Office in Stanton, I will pro.
coed to make up the said account.
~ SAML. CLARKE, NJ. Conf.
The undersigned Commissioners. hereby
monty the parties in the said cause that ,ley
VIII attend On The land in the bill and yrc.
l,e ap mentioned on Tuesday the i7,b
ray o, august next, for the purpose or ma
king Che partition required by the above de-
cTetai order.
SAMUEL +. CLARKE.
SAMUEL CLARKE,
JACOB BUMGARDNER,
WIN. WILSON.
stanton, July !, 1871.