Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-04-25
April l-c,ds
pyTENS,yp LAND SAFES

EXTENSIVE LAND SALES.
PURSUANT 10 decree oflhe Superior Court
L of Chancery for the Richmond crcuit, pro-
nounced on the 22d day OF March, 1915, in suit
therein depending in The name vi John NJ. Fer
gusscn, Sergeant Of the City Of Richmond. and as
such committee administrator Of Richard Smytli
and David DOYLE deceased, compll., and Jno. +.
Schermerhorn and Eliz1 l.. his wife, and other
defendants as follows: "The court doth adjudse,
order and decree ,ha, the said John +. Schclne:-
horn, who is hereby appointed special Comni>-
sioneI for The purpose, do after having gwen !
weeks notice oithe time, place AMI terms Oh me
sale bv advertising in some one or more OF me
newspa pers published in Inc cily Of Richmond,
expose 10 sale in the sand city al public auction 10
the highest bidder, tar cash, 50 much Of tie real
estate conveyed by Henry Banks in trust Of lohn
Graham, John Hopkins and Thomas Taylor(ail
of whom are now dead 10 secure 10 The sal!
Richard Smylh the paymen, oil ,OJo dollars with
interest thereon from The Sih day Of April, loo'.
until paid by deed bearing date on that DAY, copy
whereof is filed as in exhibit in this causc-as
will be sufficient 10 produce The sum OF 81 -!
50, with interest upon Fl ,2229 80 part thereof
from 81 of March, 1871, until paid, and all The
proper costs and charges oi making The sal. ana
The costs Of lie con?it., &c" The undersigned
Commissioner will proceed 10 carry INTO excel
the said decree BY exposing 10 sale before The front
door OF the Exchange Hotel, in the city OF Rich
mond, at public Auction for ready money, all
the real estate in The said deeds Of trust, and de-
cree mentioned, on TIL URSDAI The Sih day Of
MAY next if fair, and if not, The next fair day.
except such parts oi,he sal! lands rs are herein
after excepted: and which are excepted by The
terms Of the said decree; that is 10 say one tract
ofl0 500 acres in The COUNTY Of Randolph upon
Elk River, patented b. he said Richard Smyth
in 1895; 90 tracts OF 5000 acres each, lvin. in The
counties of Harrison and Lewis upon Big Steer
and Cedar Greeks, all Of which were patented ty
r. Smvih in l196. The following tracts lying in
the county Of kanaWha; 1921, acres lvirg on
the South West side oi The lc!i fork Of Cole River
23,242 acres living on The Waters Of Cole River.
10000 acres living on Big Hurricane Creek and
Mud Rivers, which tracts were patented By Hen
~ Banks in the year l79ii; one tract lying in The
county Of Greenbricr Of $4,000 acres lying on
Williams River, South fork Of Guerley River
and on CranSberry Creek, branch OF GucrIey
River patented By r. Banks. Also, tract Of
$500 in the county Of Kanawha, lying between
the main forks Of Cole Creek, and ih- branches
including some small branches OF Guyandolle ex
cept The following tracts or parcels which have
been sold out Of The same 10 Inc following persons
heretofore 1873 acres, more or less, 10 I. E>o?, 20
10 Joel Eslop, l39 (more or less Ito Thomas Coop
er, oUU 10 Jno McdtaWS S2blO more or less
sold BY the Commissioners Of forfeited aud de-
linquent land Of the county Of Fayc;,c and pur
chased By Guy D. French and VIM Chapman;
5000 living on Cabin Creek and Cole river, IL,
on Elk liver of Cole $500 and 3,0i9 on Jones
Creek Of Cole, 1000 on Cabin Creek, and al
other tracts OF land which may have been sold
ont Of the same b. James Hector, Guy u. French
William Chapman orIas. McLaugrry, Of their
agents, before the commencement Of their suit
against Wreen O'CUnner, Schcrmerhorn aud
WIFE, Also, one other tract of 30 COO lying in The
county ofKanawha on The Waters o! Cabin creek
and the main left hand fork of Cole river and he
branches thereof, except The following tracts or
parcels which have been sold out Of the 10000
acre tract and which are excepted by the said de-
cree namely 1000 acres sold 10 Andrew Pack,
also 2li acres 10 the same POI acres 10 Adam
Coon, GOO acres TO William Thompson and $50 10
Samuel Cooper.
The sale will commence at II u'cloc!, precise
", and will be made without reserve. The mn
dersigned Commissioned acting as The officer Of
the Court merely, will sell and convey only the
right and title Of the above named Richard Smvih
and Henry Banks.
JOHN T. sCHERMERHoRN.
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