Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-12-22
Ne. ,9-cw2m PowHATAN ROBERTS, d. G.

x-pcryJa-Ato Circuit. Superior Court Of Law and
\ rhsncery. continued by adjournment, and holden
fr,he county Of Jmrs ciiy and the CRY Of Wiuams
n,s a, ne Courthouse in the said city, on MONDAY
n. sixteenth day of November, In the year one thou
sad eight hundred and forty six:
Thomas Lawson, i'os"
against
Nm. Howard Sheriff of York county, and committee
,ndadmnistra,nr Of the estate Of daniel Lawson, de-
fe,s.d and Ann Lawson, widow Of the said panie',
and VILLAIN Henry. Jane, Henrietta and Ann LAWSON
children OF The said Daniel, ue'enuahts
rhs bin in this ca,se having been fled and the sub
,..aa r,rcu,rd on the defendants, VIM Howard ana
San LAWSON, the elder. more than two months, ana
ia.y s,.ll falling 10 appear and answer-on mouon o
,- 3anlih, bis bill is taken Tor confessed as against
SAT- i--ndant'-and on NOTION Ihnmas y Iosoii'is
rs he Court appointed guardian I'D 'item 10 The infant
d.f.ndan,s William. Henry, Jane, Henrietta aud Ann
lawson 10 defend them in this suit; and he therenp"n
flied their answer which the pllintin nstanter re-
piled generally: And, thereupon, this cause came ON
thu day 10 he heard on the bil (which is taken for con
tr..sd as 10 said WIN. Harvard and Ann LAWSON. the
.ld.r on lie answers, replicatlonS thereto, exhlbs
fled and the arguments Of Counsel; on consideration
whereof the Court doth adIdge order and decree tnd'
he referred Alexander o. Garrett, who hereby ap-
pointed Special Commissioner for the purpose, TO lake
a account Of the personal estate Of Daniel Lawson the
ntesate in the pleadngs named, come To the hands oil
no defendant William Howard, his administrator &c,
he hands Of any Other person by his ORDER or Tor
hsuse And il is ordered that the said Commissioned
10 an account of the debts and funeral expenses OF
the SAID intestate. And II s ordered that the saa com
do cause advertisement To he published Tor
rsh, weeks In the Richmond Enquirer, newspaper
ruoihrd IN the city OF Richmond, Tor all persons Wno
nav hay- claims against the said intestate TO come ~,
peye and exhibit the for settlement before lne
s.ta COMMISSIONER on or before the twenty-seyentn
tay Of F.puary one thousand eight hundred ana forty
seven .nd IN dpfut Of their coming IN 10 prove ana
exhibit l,,,r tl,ims for settlement by that time, tney
excluded the benefit Of this decreei but the per-
coming IN 10 prove and exhibit their claims LOT
settlement, not paes this suit, are before they are 70
he admitted CREDITORS contribute 10 The plaintiff their
portion me pypcnses ef this suit IL he settled by the
.ld Aud il Is ordered that the said In
f-a.es personal estate be apclied IN payment OF his
Debts and funeral expenses in dgr Of admnstra-
Ton And for the heller taking Of said accounts, and
discovery of The matters aforesaid the parties are TO
produce before the said Commissioner upon oath, al
pap and writings IN their custody power relating
thereto and 10 be examined upon interrogatores as
The sail Commissioned shil direct-who in taking the
said accounts Is 10 make unto the parties all just allow
aees and state, settle and adjust the same, and make
report thereof together vi any other matters specially
stated deemed pertinent BY HIMSELF which MAY be re
CURED by any either OF The parties TO be stated 10
the Colri. And the Court doth the considera
ton Of Al! further directions, and OF the costs OF TINS
sn NJ at'-r tn said Commissioner shall have made
hs report aud any Of The parties are to be al liberty 10
Apply 10 NE Ccu' - occasion shall require.