Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-01-26

xylRGINIA.-Ata circuit Superior Court Of Law and
Y Chancery, continued by adjournment, and holdsn
for the county Of James City and the city OF Williams
burg nj the Cour.honse IN the SAID CITY, on MONDAY
the sixteenth day of November In the year one thou
sand eight hundred and iory-s1:
Thomas Lawson, riaihtH
against
VIM Howard, Sheriff OF York county, and committee
and administrator of the estate Of Daniel lawson, os
ceased and Ann Lawson, widow Of the said Daniel
and William Henry Jane, Henrietta and Ann Lawson,
children Of the said Daniel, DclrnnahS.,
The bill in tins cause having been hled and the SUD.
pena executed an thu defendants WIN. Howard and
Ann Lawson, the elder, more than two months and
they still failing To appear and answrr-on motion OF
The plaintiff his bill il taken for confessed rs against
said Northumberland, on NOTION Thomas o. Cogblllis
nv the Court appointed guardian ad ltem To the miami
defendants William. Henry Jsne, Henrietta and Ann
lawson defend them in this suit; and he thrrenpon
died their answer, to which the plaintiff insianer re
piled generally: And thercupon. this cause came on
this day TO he heard on the bi (which Is taken Tor con
fessed as TO said WIN. Howard and Ann lawson, Inc
eIder on the answers, replicatons thereto, exhibits
filed and the arguments Of Counse on consideration
whereof the Court doth adjudge order and decrse that
il be referred to Alexander ~ Garrett who Is hereby ap
ponted Special Commissioner tor the purpose 10 lake
an account Of the personal estate oil Daniel Lawson the
interstate in the pradngs named come To the hands oi
~. defrndan William Howard, his administrator, kc..
or 10 the hands Of any nher person by his Order or for
his use And IL Is ordered that the said Commissioned
do take an Of The debts and funeral e1pentes 81
the said intesate And il Is ordered that the said Com
missioner do advertisement 10 be published for
eight weeks In the Richmond Enquirer, Newspaper
may have claims against the said inlestae To come in
prove and exhibit The for settlement before the
said Commissioner, on or before Tie tWcnty-sevehtI
day Of February thousand eight hundred and forty
seven and. default Of their coming In 10 prove aud
exhibit their claims for settlement by that time, they
are 10 be excluded benefit Of this Decree but the per
sons no coming prove and exhibit their claims Tor
not parties this suit are before they are To
be admitted creditors contribute 10 The palnth teir
portion of the expenses Of this suit To be settled by inc
sad Commissioner. aud II - ordered that the said IN
trstates personal estate be applied Ia payment OF his
debts ind funeral expenses in due course OF admnisa
t,on And, for the heer taking Of said accounts, ahh
discovery Of the matters aforesaid, the parties are 10
produce before the said CORNERSTONE, upon OATH all
papers and writings in their custody or power relating
and are be examined upon heterogeneous as
the said Commissioner shall drrctwbo. 10 taking the
said accounts is To make unto the parties s Just allow
ances and state settle and adjus, the same, and maks
report thereof together with any other matters specially
stated deemed pertinent BY himself or when may 10 re-
oured by apy of the parties to be so stated To
ths Court And the Court doth reserve the consideta
tion OF all further directions, and OF the costs OF this
sujt until after the said Commissioner shall have made
his report and any OF the parties are TO be al liberty 10
aoply 10 the Court, occasion shall require.
rr' A Copy. Tesie, TIL. o. cOCBlLL, 4.