The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-08-22

Ignatius W. Gardiner, Us. William Fletcher, NATL
da Mudd, Mary A. Mudd, Harriet Mudd, ant
In Charles county court, sitting as court OF equi
iy, June term, lS45.
TIME object of the bill filed in this cause, is TO OBJ
Il tain a decree appointing trustee to make q
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 folowingnamed tracts, pieces
parcels of the land situate lying, and being in
Charles county, State of Maryland, to wit: part OF
"Wright's Forest" ''Mudds Purchase" and part
of 'sPoor Chance" containing two hundred and
twentythree acres three roods, and eleven percbes
that said Roswell had living, at his death, three
daughters-Matilda Mudd, Mary Ann Mudd, and
Harriet Mudd; and that said children, ifliying re-
side in some of the western States, in parts UNI
known to the complainant; that some time about the
25lh 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 Prince
Georges county, in the State aforesaid; and that
said Fletcher paid said Mudd large portion of the
purchase-money.
The bin 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 some time afterwards Fletch-
err for valuable consideration, assigned said bond to
Francis Beaver, of the county and State afore-
said; and that Beaver paid 10 Nathaniel Mudd adj
ministrator Of Benedict Mudd, the balance due on
said land and then, for valuable consideration, as
signed said bond 10 the complainant
The bill further states, that the complainant is
ready and anxious TO pay up The balance to the
proper representatives Of Beaven as soon as he can
obtain Decd but that he has been unable TO find the
power Of attorney under which the land was sold.
The bin also states that Francis Beaver and his
wife have since departed this life, leaving Rosetta
Beaver intermarred with Henry Penn, and Henri
etta nermarried with John F. Penn; and that Hem
retta has since died, leaving one child, Noble l..
PENN that said Francis Beaver also left two sons
William w, Beaver, and Thomas N. Beaven; that
Thomas IN. Beaver and Noble l.. Penn are minors,
under the age of twenty-one years, and prays sub
pGnas to issue to said minors.
II is thereupon, this 18th day Of June, 1915, sds
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 n week for six successive weeks, before the
third Monday OF March, 1886, 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 on or before
the said third Monday Of March next, to answer
the premises, and show cause, If airy they have,
why decree should not pass as prayed, other
wise, as to them, the same will be taken pro con-
fesso.
CLEMENT DORSEY.
June l6, 1916.
True copy. Test:
WALTER MITCHELL,
Clerk Charles County Court. 4
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