The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-07-17
WASHINGTON CITY THURSDAY NIGHT JULY II,

lgnatius w. Gardiner, ps. William Fletcher, Matil-
da Mudd, Mary A. Mudd, Harriet Mudd, and
| others.
In Charles county court, sitting az court of equi-
ty, June term, l545.
lNHE object ofthe bill filed in this cause, is to OBJ
| Il tain decree appointing 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 folowing-named tracts, pieces
or parcels OF the land situate, lying, and being in
Charles county, State of Maryland, to wit: part Of
l"Wright's Forest" sMudds 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
idaughters--Mat Mudd, Mary Ann Mudd, and
Harriet Mudd; and that said children, il living, re-
side in some of the States, In parts UNI
known to the complainant; that some time about the
18th of July, 1917, 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 PRICE
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 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 writing, 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
one Francis Beaver, Of the county and State aore-
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 to pay up the balance to The
proper representatives Of Beaver, as soon as he can
obtain deed but that he has been unable to find the
power ofattorney 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 ntermarried with John F. Penn, and that Hen
retta has since died, leaving one child, Noble l..
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
pGnas to issue to said minors.
il is thereupon, this 18th day Of june 1845, 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, 1876, next, give notice TO
the said absent defendants of the object and sub
stance of this BILL and warn them to be and appear
the said third Monday of March next, to answer
the premises, and show cause If afy they have,
why decree should not pass as prayed; other
wse as to them, the same will be taken pro con-
CLEMENT DORSEY.
June l6, l845.
WALTER MITCHELL,
!. Clerk Charles County Court.