Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-01-01
.TA COURT OF QUARTERLY SESSION, begun
TN CHANCERY-vIRaINIA:- I'm Powbatan County
j Court November 4th, 1916:

TN CHANCERY.-vIRaisIA:- Powhatan County
Court, November 4th, 1916:
James j. Bnford, A j. Bnford, and ]. l.. Bacon, mer-
chants and partners trading under the firm of Bnfords
and Bacon, the said James j. Bnford, A. j. Bnford, J.
L. Bacon, and E. e. Baskerville, merchants and part
ners trading under the firm Of Binfords Bacon and has
kerville, John Thompson, jr., A. A. Green, " u Kan
dolph aud William NJ. Harrison, merchants and partners
trading under the firm Of Randolph and HARRISON Gus
benson, Richard e. Workman, Subleu McGruder, ana
Edwin Wortham merchants and partners trading under
the Arm Of WORKMAN, McGruder & Co., William K.
Johnson, Isaac Davenport Trustee for j. B. Abbott,
Thomas II. Ellis, Administrator of Charles Ellis, decd
and Charles Ellis, Thomas II. Ellis, and Charles Ellis,
IT, merchants and partners trading under tns nIm o.
Charles Ellis s. Sons, and Peter j. Archer and Martha
Ss y, f. wils, f'a'A'nS'
wii5Ism B Archer Defendant.
ThIs day came the plaintiffs, by their attorney, and
fled their bill against the defendant. and the defendant
according of Assembly and the rules OF this
Court and II appearing to the satisfaction OF the Court
dat be is not nhabitant OF this 10
therefore ordered by the Court that the defendant do
sppsAr here before the first Monday In February
noat and the plaintiffs bill, and that copy Of
iris order be forthwith inserted in some Newspaper pub
sbed In tho city Of Richmond and continued for two
months successfully, and that another copy be posted
m n the front door Of Court house Of this county
Nov. is-cwam ''f' WV. 8. DANCE. C.
N Observation-Disclosures rules held in the
Clerks Ofice of the Circuit Superior Court Of Law
and Chancery OF Caroline County, the I'd day Of No
Fwell Branan and William Graves, late merchants
~ partners, trading under the firm Of Ewel, Branan
md Company, r'ain'ins;
agnnst
Defendants.
The defendant, Matthew D. Peatross, not having
uered his appearance aud given security according TO
s aet OF Assembly and the Rules Of this Court and IL
apDesring BY satisfactory evidence thar he IL not an In
hahltant Of this Commonwealth Is ordered, that the
sald defendant appear before The Judge of our said
Court the Courthouse, ON the first day OF the next
term and answer the bill of the plaintiffs and that
cnpv Of this order he forthwith inserted In some news
paper published in the City of Richmond for two months
Excessively and posted at the front door Of the Court
House q said county RosE S9py Tssit cos
TN CHaNCERY-v,sorrIA:- lin Nottoway County
Cifcait Superior Court Of Law and Chancery, octo
John Redford and Elizabeth his wife, formerly Hurt,
Joseph Philips and Louisa D. his wife, formerly Hnr
Newton n. Harper and Susan his wife, formerly Hurt,
Thomas X. Hurt, Milton B. Hurt Mary a. Daily, Fer
nsiia A. Branch, both formerly Hurt, Plaintiffs
Pe,sr T. Grirr. late Administrator Of John Hurt, de-
ceased and said Peter Grgg individually and as Ad-
minstrator OF his deceased wife, Charity b. Mary A.
Isham c. Lundy, Administrator of Austin Watkins, de-
ceased Elizabeth Newman, administrator OF william
L Newman, deceased, Anthony ellis, William Raines,
Thomas OvertonIand Ann Hurt, Defendants
The compliments having proceeded against the alb
sent defendants, Vim. Raines and Thomas Oyerton. IN
the prescribed by law, and they having iaed 70
confessed and the subpoena having been executed upon
all the other Defendants and they-excep the defend
ant Peter J. Grigg-faiiiRg to answer, although two
subpoena on since the fling Of the bills, as to
them, also, on the motion of the compliments, Ia
KEN for cnnessed aud The coming to be heard
on the original and amended bills, the answer Of the
said rer late Administrator Of John Hurt, deceased,
and the replication Of the compainans and the depo-
stops and exhibits filed, was argued by Counsel: on
consideration Whereof the Court doth order that SAID
Peter Griye, late Administrator as aforesaid, render
before Commissioner Charles W. Fitzgerald an account
n his transactions Administrator Of John Hurt, de-
that said Commissioner state and settle Inc
same aud make report of The same 10 this Court and
in settling said account said Commissioner shall take
The exparte accounts heretofore rendered by the defend
ant under an order of the County Court OF Nottoway
as prma facie correct, with leave to the plaintiffs, OF
anv Of them TO surcharge and falsify the same-and
shall propoand to said GrigS such lntenogaoes as
Inc plaintiffs or any of them, shall require TO be put
and The 10 the same together with other proper
,e,,imony shall be- used evidence In making said SET
ilrmrnt and the Commissioner shall also report such
matters as may he deemed pertinent by himself, or may
he required by the parties to be reported.
A Couy.Teste, c. w. FITZGERALD, u. Z.
COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
Nottoway Courthouse, Nov. 23d, l5a6. \,
The na,,ies interested in the foregoing decree are
hereby noed that shall proceed, on the Sfh day OF
February next take the account as therein dreoteo
which time aud place they are requested 70 at1eho,
their papers, vouchers and evidence, IN ORDER tha
lmay execute the