The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-08-27

Isnatius w. Gardiner, ps. William Fletcher, Matil-
da Mudd, Mary A. Mudd, Harriet Mudd, and
Others
IN Charles county court sitting as a court OF equi-
~, June term, io46
TINE object of The bill filed in this cause, 10 to OBJ
i tain a decree sppoihihg trustee TO make a
deed to the complainant fol- the land mentioned IN
the bill of complaint. The bill states thar Roswell
Mudd, late OF the State of Maryland, died ssised
and possessed Of the foowing-named tracts, pieces,
or parcels oftht lard situate, lying, and being in
Charles county, State of Maryland, to witt part Of
"Wright's Forest" "Mudd's Pufthsse,n and part
of "Poor Chance" containing two hundred and
twenty-hree acres three roods, and eleven perchesj
that said Roswell had living, at his death, three
daughters Matilda Mudd, Mary Ann Mudd, and
Harriet Mudd; and that said children, living, re-
side in some one of the western Sates in parts I'M
known to the complainant; that some time ubout the
2slh Of July, 1917, they made and executed letter
or power Of attorney, authorizing Benedict Mudd,
of Charles county, MMylendJ to sell said land; anu,
in pursuance thereof, he made d contract Of sale
with William Fletcher, who now resides III Prince
Georges county, in the State aforesaid; and that
said Fletcher paid said lfudd large portion Of the
professionally.
The bill further states, that sf,er said contract,
one Isadore Gardiner, of the county and State
last aforesaid, was empowered to close said COM
tract; and that he united with said Benedict Mudd
in a 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 boHd to
one Francis Beaver, of the county and State afore-
said; and that Beaver paid to Nathaniel Mudd, adj
ministrator OF benedict Mudd, the balance due on
said land and them fof 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 10 the
proper representatives of Beaver, 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 aiso states that Francis Beaver and his
wife have since departed this life, leaving Rosetta
Beaver intermarried with Henry Penn, and Henri
eta ntermarred with John f. Penn; and that Hem
retta has since died, leaving one child, Noble l..
Penn; that said Francis Beaver also left two
William w. Beaver, and Thomas N. Beaven; that
Thomas N. Beaver and Noble L. Penn are minors,
under the age of twenty-one years, and prays sub
ponas to issue to said minors.
II is thereupon, this 18th day Of June, 1916, 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 Msrchj l846, 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 or by solicitor, 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
fssso.
June l6, ls45
WALTER MITCHELL,
Clerk Charles County Court
July l0--law6w