The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-08-18

Ignatius W. Gardiner, Us. William Fletcher, Matil-
| da Mudd, Mary A. Mudd, Harriet Mudd, and
others.
In Charles county court, sitting a court of equi-
ty, June term, 1915.
TIME object of the 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 kosweii
Mudd, late OF the State of Maryland, died seised
and possessed of the foowingnamed tracts, pieces,
or parcels of the land situate, lying, and being IN
Charles county, Suite of Maryland, to wit: part of
aWrght's Forest" "Mudd's Purchase" and part
of "Poor Chance" containing two hundred and
twenty-hree acres three roods and eleven perchesi
that said Roswell had living, at his death, three
daughters4aMatilda Mudd, Mary Ann Mudd, and
Harriet Mudd; and that said children, if living, re-
side in some Of the western States, IN parts I'M
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, sell said land; and,
in pursuance thereof, he made contract Of sale
with William Fletcher who now resides IN Prince
Georges county, in the Stale aforesaid; and that
said Fletcher paid said Mudd large portion of the
purchase-money
The bill further states, that after said contract
one Isadore 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 some 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
mnstrator 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 he can
obtain deed; but that he has been unable TO find the
power of attorney under which the land 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 intermarried with John F. Penn; and that Hem
rietta has since died, leaving one child Noble l..
Penn; that said Francis Beaver also left two sons
William w. Beaven 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, 1645, 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 SUBJ
stance of this bill, and warn them to be and appear
in this court, in person or by solicitor, on or before
the said third Monday of March next, to answer
the premises, and show cause, if any they have,
WISE as to them, the same will be taken pro con-
tesso.
June 16, 1645.
True copy. Test:
WALTER MITCHELL,
Clerk Charles County Court.
July I0-law6w