The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-08-11

Ignatius w. Gardiner, rs. William Fletcher, Matil-
da Mudd, Mary A. Mudd, Harriet Mudd, and
others.
In Charles county court sitting as court of equi-
iy, June term, l645.
TIME object of the bill fled in this cause is to OBJ
i tain a decree appointing trustee to make
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 foowing-named tracts, pieces,
or parcels of the land situate, lying, and being in
Charles county, State of Maryland, to wit: part of
"Wright's Forest" "Mudds Purchase" and part
Of "Poor Chance" containing two hundred and
twenty three acres three roods and eleven perches;
that said Roswell had living, at his death, three
daughters--Matilda Mudd, Mary Ann Mudd, and
Harriet Mudd; and that said children il living, re-
side in one Of the western States, in parts un-
known to the complainant that some time about the
26th of July, 1917, they made and executed letter
or power OF attorney, authorizing Benedict Mudd,
Of Charles county, Maryland, to sell said land; and,
i'm pursuance thereof, he made 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-
deed to Fletcher, on payment of the whole Of the
purchase money; that some time afterwards, Fletch-
err for valuable consideration, assigned said bond TO
Francis Beaver, of the county apd State aiorc-
said and that Beaver paid to Nathaniel Mudd, adj
ministrator 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 10 pay up the balance to the
proper representatives of BeaycD as soon as he can
obtain deed; 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
eta intermarried with John +. Penn; and that Hen
rietta has since died, leaving one child, Noble l..
Penn; that said Francis Beaver 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.
1t is thereupon, this 18th day Of June, l645, adj
Judged and ordered that the complainant, by causing
a copy of this order to be inserted in newspaper
printed and published in the District Of Columbia,
once week for six successive weeks, before the
third Monday OF March, 1876, next, give notice to
the said absent defendants of the object and SUBJ
stance of this BILL and warn them to be and appear
in this court, in person or by solicitor, or before
the said third Monday Of March next, to answer
the premises, and show cause, il any they have,
why decree should not pass as prayed; other
wise, as to them, the same will be taken pro
CLEMENT DORSEY
June 16, ls45.
True copy. Test;
WALTER MITCHELL,
Clerk Charles County Court.
July l0-law6w