Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-11-13

a i circuit supe,r court ri law aud chaneery held
"a ior Bedford county, on "Wednesday the Isl day oil
October, oi5
rhon as shanks and Willism w. BOYD, administrators
With Tie will annexed Of Matthew Harvey, dee.
Plaintiffs,
against
Thomas Siepioe and WIIllam Langhotne adn'fs. ajih
the III annexed vi James 1. Sleplue dec, Robert l.
Septoe, William {. Lelt~ich, the sad Ihvmas elrp
toe IN his right, James Penn, " illlam NJ.
ibufwell aud Fl ances his wife, Edward d. Sepoe,
Cathaflne Steproe. and John Galloway surviving ex>
ecalof Of James Calla"ay, dec Defendants.
lS CHaKcERr.
This day this 10 be heard upon the pa
pefs formerly read and the r,plu oil Commissioner
Wharton made ~ pursuance ot deceta order made
this cause ON the II day of May 1885, with excep,
toi thereto by The plaintiffs counsel, and was argued 10y
counsel : Ga Consideration whereof the court doth ad
ndse, order aud decree that the said report be fecsnt
ted Ia the Commissioned who made II, who Is hereby d
reced 10 resate The account Ul Thomas Sleptoe's
actions trustee IN James {. Sleploe's deed Of trus
striking balance in the account at The expiration oieac
year embracing such transactions, and charging he SAID
trustee interest," from year 10 year the baafres that
may appear TO have remained IA his hands thai he
and report well the debts aud an1nal Of hem
of James Step0c decreased paid by James C. Septue in
his life time, by Thomas Septoe trustee OF the said
ia mes C. slepoe, and by Thomas Steploe adln'f o
tie said Jas L. eploe the amount and value Of the
property of any description that was Received by James
u.
the dev and bequest in lanes Septoes will the
said James c. Seploe, for the payment Of debls-a1d
the said Thomas Stepoe trustee and adm aforesaid
Is hereby required 10 produce beOre the Commissioner
all papers IN his possession that have connection with.
relate 10 these matters Fiat the said Commissioner
ase and report the and value OF The proper
~ that passed under the control Of Thomas Steptoe
aud administrator aioesaldthe part thereof thai
has been disposed Of aud The monies derived from it and
the pau iiiere that remains undsposed OF and It's value
Thai The SAID Commissioner ascertain and report. what
lnds of which james &. Septoe seized in his lie
Time, his widow Catharne Stploe Is enued to diwer
in, well such has been sold by The ruslee lhum
as Sepoe, and such as remains unsOd, AID the value
thereof giving well the amount for which the portion
that has been disposed, sold, the value the time OF
slealso The value OF the dover the time Of her bus
bands dealhwha lands have been assigned TO her for
doaer and the value thereof at the lime of assignment
and what other property, real personal, or profits
the sad widow has received from her husbands estate
since his death, & the value ihereoi-hat the said Cum
missioner also ascertain and report what the eight slaves
purchased by the said Cathaue Sleptoe aud her daugh
Ter would have brun!h at the sale at which they
sposrd Of had there been npetton bidding taking
into consideration the prices which the other negroes
sold at The same tine brought, as well any other ev
dence that may be produced by the parties this point
and that he also ascertain and report The and
values ot the property received by Thomas Sieptoe and
James ). Penn respectively under the will of james
SIeplne deceased-and thai the said Commissioner re-
port the said accounts to this court, with any matters
specially stated, deemed pertinent by himself or requlr.
ed by the parties 10 be so saled.-And 10 enable the
Commissioner execute this decree, he is authorized
require the Attendance o parties. and examine them
oath required 10 do 50 by the parties coucerned or If
he shall deem such examination necessay-and also 10
require the attendance of witnesses and examine them
oath a matnn al the instance OF any OF the par.
tes-and the court reserves Tor future decision the
question al hose costs the Nd be taken
A Copy--Tesie
DOS. WILSON, elk.
CoKMissoNER's OFFICE,
Liberty, Oct. 10. 1916.
The parties in the above cause will take notice that
shall, at my office in this town, at the hour Of 10 o.
clock, A. Nj. offuesday the I'd day Of December 1885,
commence the accounts directed by the foregoing decree
at which time and place they are required To attend
with their accounts, vouchers, witnesses aud copies Of
o III papers for examination and settlement
JOHN A. WHARTON, Com'r
Oct. so WIN