The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-07-19

Ignatius w Gardiner Us. William Fletcher, NATL
da Mudd, Mary A. Mudd, Harriet Mudd, and
Others
In Charles county court, sitting a court of equi-
ty, June term, 1S45.
lHIE object fthe bill filed in this cause, is to OBJ
Il tain decree appointing q trustee to make a
deed to the complainant for the land mentioned in
the bill of complaint. The bill states that Roswell
Mudd, late of the State of Maryland, died seised
and possessed of the folowingnamed tracts, pieces,
or parcels Of the land situate, lying and being in
Charles county State of Maryland, to wit: part OF
l"Wright's Forest ''Mudds Purchase" and part
Of "Poor Chance" containing two hundred and
twenty-hree acres three roods and eleven perches;
that said Roswell had living, at his death, three
daughters--Matlda Mudd, Mary Ann Mudd, and
Harriet Mudd; and that said children, living, re-
side in some of the western States, in parts UNI
known to the complainant; that some time about the
18th of July, 1917, they made and executed letter
or power of attorney, authorizing Benedict Mudd,
of Charles county, Maryland, to sell said land; and,
| in pursuance thereof, he made a contract of sale
with William Fletcher, who now resides in Prince
Georges county, in the State aforesaid and that
said Fletcher paid said Mudd large portion Of the
! purchase-money.
The bill further states, that after said contract
one Isadore Gardiner, Of the county and State
last aforesaid, was empowered to close said con-
tract and that he united with said Benedict Mudd
in bond of conveyance, or paper writing, condi-
toned for the execution of good and sufficient
deed to Fletcher, on payment of the whole Of the
purchase money! that some time afterwards, Fetch
err for valuable consideration assigned said bond to
one Francis Beaven of the county and State afore-
said; and that Beaver paid to Nathaniel Mudd, adj
minstrator of Benedict Mudd, the balance due on
said land; and then, for valuable consideration as
signed said bond to the complainant.
The bill further states, that the complainant is
ready and anxious TO pay up the balance to the
proper representatives of Beaven as soon as he can
obtain Decd but that he has been unable to find the
power of attorney under which the land was sold.
| The bill also states that Francis Beaver and his
wife have since departed this life, leaving Rosetta
Beaver intermarried with Henry Penn, and Henri
rietta has since died, leaving one child, Noble l..
Penn; that said Francis Beaven also left two sons
William w. Beaver, and Thomas N. Beaver; that
Thomas N. Beaver and Noble L. Penn are minors,
under the age OF twenty-one years, and prays sub
penas to issue to said minors
It is thereupon, this 18th day of June, lS45, adj
Judged and ordered that the complainant by causing
copy of this order to be inserted in a newspaper
printed and published in the District of Columbia,
once a week for six successive weeks, before the
third Monday OF March, 1886, next, give notice to
the said absent defendants of the object and sub
stance of this bill, and warn them to be and appear
in this court in person by solicitor, on before
the said third Monday of March next, to answer
the premises, and show cause, if any they have,
why decree should not pass as prayed; other
wise, as to them, the same will be taken pro con-
tesso.
June l6, lS45.
WALTER MITCHELL,
Clerk Charles County Court.
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