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ignatlus w Gardiner, Us. William Fletcher, NATL
da Mudd, Mary A. Mudd, Harriet Mudd, and

lgnatlus w. Gardiner, Us. William Fletcher, NATL
da Mudd, Mary A. Mudd, Harriet Mudd, and
| others.
In Charles county court, sitting as a court of eoui
| ty, June term, lS45.
TINE object of the bill filed in this cause is TO oh
| Il tain decree appointing a 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 foowing-named tracts, pieces
or parcels of the land situate lying and being in
Charles county, State of Mary land, to wit; part OF
I"Wrght'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-Matda Mudd, Mary Ann Mudd, and
Harriet Mudd; and that said children, if living, re-
side in some one of the western States, in parts
known to the complainant; that some time about the
2Sth of July, 1877 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 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
one lsadore 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-wrlting, condi-
toned for the execution of good and sufficient
deed to Fletcher, on payment Of the whole of the
purchase money; that time afterwards, Fletch-
err for valuable consideration, assigned said bond to
one Francis Beaver, of the county and State afore
said; and that Beaver paid to Nathaniel Mudd, adj
mnistrator Of Benedict Mudd, the balance due on
said land; and then, for valuable considerations 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 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 ntermarried with Henry Penn, and Henri
eta intemarried with John F. 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
II is thereupon, this 10Th day Of June, 1S45, adj
judged and ordered that the complainant by causing
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, 1896 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 or 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 co,l-
fesso.
CLEMENT DORSEY.
June l6, 1845.
True copy. Test
WALTER MITCHELL,
Clerk Charles County Court
July l0-law6w