Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-11-20

! I eifeJii superior coud a. Ia" ani caaaest5 hea
= iof Bedlsid county, vi HsdaesiaJ iae Isl o'y u
/ Oetebef, SD
/ rbsn a. s,snhs and William ". Boyd administrators
WITH tie vii annexed Vi .Hattbe" Harvey d..
P4lnillfs,
against
+ Thomas Stepoe and WIilau Lahgiofae adm r. Win
The All aaueNed OF james 1. sfeptoe dfe, h59ef' l.
! slepi1e, William [. Let"ich. the sad nuns S'tl
ioe Ia his own night, james ;. Penn, " iiiiah ~
| B4fnelI and Frances his vile. Ed@aFd d. Strp'e
Caiaaane sleplJe, and john Iaia"ay surviving eA'
ecaI5f Of james C4a"ay, dec Defendants
Is CnANcLRY.
II. day this caa. came u 10 b. heard upon the pa
prf4 fofnrfIy read anI tie repaft oi Commissioner
" Haftan made 10 pursuance al deefeia odef maui III
ths The sih day OF May les, WIN an eAeep-
thereto BY the Plaintiffs COUNSEL aud "h' argued oy
counsel Ga consideration whereof, the court DUH I'D
ase ortf aud decree that the SAID report be ree' unit
ted the Commissioner who made II, "ho Is hereby III
rerled 10 resate lae account Of inonas sepoes trans
actions ~ trustee ~ James e. Sepioes deed oil fus1'
slnbIns utdncs the account at the expiration oi each
,rar embracing such ausacluns and changing Tie SAID
trustee ntrcs from year to year IN the balthees that
may appear have renamed IA his hands that he as
eefaIh AID fep1t well the debts aud amount o ihe
u Jaaes Spe decreased, paid by james l. alepioe III
his lite TIM, hy Iuoua5 Slcpue trustee G TIE sad
Jane, L stepr4p. and by lhoaas slepoe as adn'f Of
the sad jas T. Septor, The amount aud value U the
properly o. any description that @as received by james
L : eptoe, by hts SAID trustee administrator. Under
the drysc aud Request III mfs Sieploes Will, 10 The
SAID james L. Sepoe for the payment OF debtsand
the sad hmas Strplue trustee aud adm as Aforesaid
hereby required to produce before the Commissioner
all papers Ills possession that have connection with. or
re1la 10 these matters. Inat the said Commissioner
ascertain aud report the amount aud value oil the proper
" that passed under the control vi lh0nas septue, as
trustee aid administrators aufe,aldtbe part thereof that
has been disposed Of and the monies derived ir' ltand
the part hefe that remains nndsposed OF aud It's Valne
at the said Commissioned ascertain and report. what
Ilnds ii winch James {. Stept1e was seized IN his life
Tine his @d1N Calliarue Sttpiue Is entitled 10 dawer
H. as well US such has been sold by the ho
As Slrpon, anl such reHains nnsod, AID the value
thereof; giving well the amount lor which the portion
that has disposed, sold the value at the lime OF
sae--as5 The value OF the dover at the time oil her bus
bands death hat lands have been assigned 10 her Tor
doWer and the value thereof at the time Of assignment
and what other property, real or personal. or profits
the sad widow has received from her husbands estate
snee his DEATH X the value thcreol-hat the said Cum
also ascertain and report what the eight slaves
purchased by The SAID Cqthaue Steptoe and her dansh
would have brought at the sale At which ihey
disposed o. had there been competition IN bidding, taking
into consideration the prices winch the olhef negroes
auld At he time brought, well as any other ev I
deaee that may be produced by the parties tins point
and that he asa ascertain aud report the amounts and
values the property received by Thomas Strploe aud
james =. Penn respectively under the viii Of james
Sleptae deceasedaud that the sad Commissioner re-
port the said accounts this court. with any matters
specially stated, deehrd pertinent by himself, eqalr
I'd by the parties be saled.-And 10 enable the
Commissioner to execute this Decree he aulhafzed
require tie Attendance o. parties. and examine them
oat Il re- nlfed 10 do 81 ny the parties concerned, or II
he shall deem such examination necessary-aod also 10
require the a tendance OF witnesses aud examine them
oath affirmation the instance OF any o the par,
tits-and The court reserves tor future deesen the
question al whose Gusts the sd accounts br iken
a Copy lese
JOS. WILSON, elk.