Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-11-06

against
Thomas Stepoe and William Llnghorne adm re. ,ilh
the will annexed OF James {. Septoe dec Robert c
Stepoe William c. LetWich the said Thomas Step.
Toe In hts own right, James 5 Penn, William NJ
Bawel and FIR anees his wife, Edward ID. Steploe.
Caharlne Slepoe and John Galloway surviving ex>
eculof OF James Galloway, dec Defendants.
In CnANcERy.
This day this cause 10 be heard upon the pa
pers formerly read and the report OF Commissioner
Wharton made in pursuance ola decreta order made in
this cause the 9Th day OF May 1888, with an excep.
ton thereto by the plaintiffs counsel, aud argued by
counsel On consideration whereof, the doth nd
Judge, order and decree that the said report be reeommt
ted 10 the Commissioner who made IT, who hereby di
rered 10 resate the OF Thomas Septoes trans
actions trustee in James c. Stepoes deed of trust
striking balance in the account at the expiration oeaeh
year embracing such transactions, and charging the said
trustee interest from year to year the aances that
may appear 10 have remained in his hands that he as
certain aud report well the debts and amount of them
FLAMES Stepoe deceased, paid by James C. Slepoe in
his life time, by Thomas Sept0e as trustee of the said
James T. Seploe, anc by Thomas Steploe as adm r. of
the said Jas. L. Sepue the and value of the
property OF any description that was received by James
u Sepoe or by his said trustee administrator under
the devise and beques in james Septoe's will +, the
said James Z. Stepioe, for The payment of debs-and
the said Thomas Seploe. trustee and ad'r as aforesaid
is hereby required to produce before the Commissioner
all papers IN his possession hat have connection with mr.
relate to these matters. That the said Commissioner
ascertain and report the amount and value of the proppr
~ that passed under the control OF Thomas Sepoe rs
trustee aud administrator aresadrhe part thereof that
hasbeen disposed Of and the monies derived from itand
the part herei that remains undsposed OF and its vaIu.
That the sad Commissioner ascertain and report what
llhds OF which James 4. Steptue seized in his life
time, his widow Calharne Sleptoe is entitled ia d,ver
H. as well as such has been sold by the trustee Thorn
as Sepee and such IA remains unslld, aid the value
thereof giving well the amount for which the portion
that has been disposed Sold the value at the time of
sae-a'so the value of the dover at the time of her hus
bands death-whai lands have been assigned to her for
dover and the value thereof at the time of ASSIGNMENT
anu what other property, real personal or profits
the SAID widow has received from her husbands estate
snce his DEATH the value lhereof-,ha, The said Com
missioner also ascertain and report what the eight slaves
purchased by the said Caharlne Stepoe and her daugh
Ter would have brought at the sale at which they were
disposed Of had there been competition in biddnp taking
into consideration the prices which the other ne ,res
sold at 'he same time brought we'll any other ev
dcnce that may be produced by the parties ON this point
and that he also ascertain and report The anounts and
values ofihe property received by Thomas Sep,oe and
James ). Penn respectively under the will Of James
Stepi9e deceased-and that the said Commissioner re-
port the said accounts 10 this court with any matters
specially stated, deemed pertinent by himself or eduir
ed by The parties to be so stated.-And to enable the
Commissioner 10 this decree he is authorized Ia
require the attendance OF parties and examine them ON
OATH II required to do by the parties concerned or if
ne shall deem such examination necessary-and also to
require the attendance of witnesses and examine them
IN oath affirmation at the instance of any of the mar
iIes-and the court Tor future decision the
question al whose costs the said accounts are TO be taken
Cnpy-Tesie
JOS. WILSON, elk.
CoNMrssioNER's OFFICE,
Liberty. Oct TO- 1915. s