Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-01-19

1VT.RGINIA.-Ata Circuit Superior Court OF Law and
| v Chancery. continued by adjournment, and holden
burr al The Court house in the said city, on Monday,
the sixteenth day Of November, In The year one nou-
sand eight hundred and forty-six;
Thomas Lawson, 1iaih.'h'
VIM. howard, Sheriff of York county, and COMMITTEES
ana administrator Of the estate OF Daniel lawson, as
ceased, and Ann Lawson, widow OF the said osn,e'
and William, Henry. Jane, Henrietta ana Ann lawson
&ehi!dren Of the said Daniel, Deenaanls.
The b, in this cause having been filed, and the sub
pona executed on ta- defendants, VIM howsia smd
Ann Lawson, the cider, than two months, aho
they still failing TO appear and answer-cn moon :"
khe panT his bill Is taken for confessed as against
6aii Northumberland, on motion, n"mfs " Coson -
y the Court appointed gusrdn ad Item TO tue mani
endants, William. Henry, jane, henrietta aho hhh
awson 10 defend them in this suit and he thereupon
Eed their answer. 10 which The plaintiff nssanter re-
Rpl,ed generally: And, ihereupon this cause came on
this day heard the BILL (which i taken Tor con-
3f-ssed as TO said WIN How ard and Ann Lawson. the
4elderl on tho answers, Tepcatons thereto exhibits
6ed and the arguments of Counsel on consideration
the Court doth adjudge, order and Decree tna'
be referred TO Alexander q Garrett VINO Is hereby ap
pointed Special Commissioner for the purpose, 10 tako
nm account Of the personal estate OF Daniel Lawson the
the pleadncs named, come 10 the hanas oil
The defendant William Howard, his administrator &C.
10 the hands of ans ohrr person by hs ORDER or for
hi, use And II is ordered that the said Commissioner
do take m accoun; of the debts aud funeral expenses OF
the sad intrsate And II IS ordered that the SAID Con
er do cause advertisement 10 he phhshcd Tor
ei,bt weeks In the Richmond Enquirer, newspaper
published IN the city OF Richmond, Tor all persons VIII"
NAV have claims against the said interstate To come IN
prove and exhibit the for settlement before me
said Commissioned, on or before the twenty-seSen.h
Jdsv Of February thousand eight hundred ana ioy
.-ye and in default of their coming In to prove ana
exnh their claims for settlement by that time tney
10 be excluded tho benefit Of this DEGREES but Inc per
.ans so coming prove and exhibit their claims ioI
not parties this sut are, before tncy arc 20
Ete admitted creditors 10 contribute 10 tho panI lne
,on Of the expense Of this suit to DO settled oy tne
aid ;,cmm,sioncr And II s crdered that the SAID IN
.aars personal estate be applied in payment OF ms
Hd.ts and funeral expenses In due course Of admns
H,r, And Tor the he;er taking OF said accounts, and
ciovey Of the matters aforesaid, the parties are 10
Hprd,cr before the said Commissioner, upon OATH all
pip.r. and writings in their custody or p"wer relating
h.rec and arc TO be examined upon nierr"gatores as
he sal Commss ioner shall dreci-who, 10 taxing tue
ad &C -ounts Is TO make unto tie parties all just aiiow
ee,, and .tate, settle and adjust the same, and make
ep ihereo together with any other matters specially
tard deemed pertinent by himself or which may Dc re-
ued nv any or either OF the parties To be so aied Ia
ne Cont. And the Court DOH reserve the cons'dera-
az further directions and OF the costs OF this
u, until after the said Commissioner shall have made
report and any of the parties are TO be al liberty to
ppy 10 the Cou,t, as occasion shall require.
Copy. Teste Til. o. COGBfLL, G.