Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-02-23
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jan. 3I--cw2m Mar. w. MILLER, u. c. G. c.

tn CHARACTERIZATION: AT a Circuit Superior
Court of Law and chanoery. held for he ronnty OF
Acconaek, 90 The I'm day Of December, Is45:
Ps!er Price, TIul1a Price, Nancy TaSJf John T. uu-
hany rnd Betsy his wife, Joshua Riley aud siy his
wife, Peter Riley and Wealthy his wife, E',sht Taylor
Nancy Newton and James Cheniyi flantiis;
Levin g Joynss, Int Sheriff of Acconaek. .nd I'D
miuIstntor Of A.nhro.e Melvin dccelsed ana Simuel
s. Russell late 9uardian oil said Ambrose Melvin. who
sometimes called Ambrose Arvin, and David Waits,
late Sheriff aud Adminisraior Of Ambro,e Melvin de-
ceased, Defendants.
II appearing TO the Count that the subj ssnas in this
have been regularly executed the defendants
aud the original and amended bills have been Il ed
than two months, aud hey stil iai!ag L. appear and
answer Oh motion Of the plaintiff b. their cc,uss the
said bills taken for confessed iy the said rfendHn
and thereupun this cause came 10 he heard on The
said bills exhibits, and examination OF witnesses, and
was argued by counsel: On consideration whereof. the
Court dch adIdee, order aud decree, that be reforred
10 Master Commissioner, Nense Smith, 10 ascertain and
repnr who are distributes and heirs law nf Ambrose
Melvin n,ia, Ambrose Arvin, deceased; and the said
master Ia 10 cause an advertisement 10 be published
Ia the Richmond EBquirer, paper published In
the City of Richmond Tor he distributes and heirs Of
Ambrose Melvin. deceased, 10 come IN before him and
provo themselves 10 he such, and is 10 fix pereptory
,ay for ta; purpose; and In default of their coming in
10 prove themselves distributes and heirs as Aforesaid
by the be- appointed they all 10 be excluded
the benefit of tbs decree; but the persons s0 Coming In
10 prove themselves Distributes and hers not parties
10 his suit arr before hey 10 be permitted 10 prove
thcmselves such 10 contribute 10 tire plaintiffs their po
ton OF the expense of this suit 10 be ssted ny the mas
account o. the Personal Estate OF the said inlrstae,
10 the hands of hr said defendant David Watts his Al
minitttaioT, To the hands Of any 1ther person by his
order, for his Aud appearing 10 ihr Count that
more Than two ypaTp have expired since the Estate of the
said Ambrose Melvin, aii05 Ambrose Ar,:n decreased,
was committed 10 Levin = Ioynes, late sheriff Of this
county, for ndmlnistra.irn II i ordered that al tefsons
who ma, have Claims against the said Ambrose Melvin,
eigs Ambrose Avin, deceased be required 10 exhibit
the same for settlement, before Master Commissioner,
Meass Smith, within seventy days from the hrst day Of
Add . lie IIYfhr d
this order he published In the Richmond Enquirer for
the space Of eight eeks and that copy OF the same
be Cosrd al The font door OF the CURT House al ibs
county on Two several County Cont days Aud II j.
further ordered that II there shall not apperr To ts any
r gal claims OF debts against the Estate Of The said Am
brnse Melvin within The time so limited as aforesaid,
tbs defendant David Watts late Sheriff and Adminis,fa-
tor az aforesaid VIII he ordered 10 pay and deliver la The
tistrbntees of the sad Ambrose Meivin elias Amhrorr
Aryin deceased The whole amount at money and other
Estate due or belonging 10 them, without requiring from
them any refunding bond And II further ordered
that the defendant Samuel 5. Russell do render before
The said master account Of all monies or Estate
which did oneh to have come 10 his hands az ats
Guardian Of the said Ambrose Melvin, alias Ambrose
Arv the hands OF any other person by his order,
or for hs use And for the better discovery Of the mat
tiers aforesaid the parties TO produce before the said
master all books, papers and writings In their custody
or power relating thereto and are TO be examined upon
Intermediates as the said shall direct, who In
taking the snd accounts 10 10 make unto the parties I'll
just allowances And Is further ordered, that the said
master report the said several accounts, with any other
matter specially stated, deemed pertinent By HIMSELF or
which shall be required by any OF The parties TO be 50
stated. ACopy Iestc,
THOMAS R. JOYSEs, C. :. c.
have appointed Saturday. the llih OF April ncrr, 10
cary into effect the above decree, which day. by III
O'clock A. NJ the parties interested will attend before
me- a, The Clerks Office In DrumInond Town, win
such papers and other evidence as viii enable me to
MEASE SMITH,
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