The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-09-03
In Chanccry In the Circuit Court the District
Columbia for Washington county.
Mary Van Ness,

COLUMBIA w ashlngtOn county.
Mary A Van Ness,
Cornelius P. Van Ness, Martin H. Hoffman and Gertrude
bis wife, Charles w Van Ness and Others heirs law
F of John p Van Ness a8l Ua rrs
VHE object of this suit procure assignment of
Van Moss, late Of said county, deceased ~ = 'N'
rea hs S a'es o naI TIE W VIZ.
on the sixth day Of August in the
year eighteen hundred and orty-ive. by alderman OF
or s
reasons therefor requested that might be for time kept
whom he communicated it that alter said marriage. the
complainant continued to reside in house belonging
until his death, in the spring OF 1876 that from the said
marriage his last Sickness the said John P. contnu
viii, her as such hat her said husband made repeated
declarations towards the close Of e that he had made
she believes he same existed at his DEATH and has been
audulenty suppressed and desroyed that the sad John
estate AMI as no 10 peysre.. trnb a. % bsve
made false representations important subject with
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and relies upon her rights widow and charges that she
d a s any e
his said marriage with complainant; that said John r.
q. four hs ons
said branches by Van Ness who
sGh Of the n0s branch BY M
by Charles W Edward, Eugene and Matilda f. Van Ness
%ho are children Of a. 1osr 81 the % %
OF deceassd sister OF the deceased John p all of whom
made defendants to the bill that John Van Ness
died seized OF large and valuable real and
situate in the District aforesaid and in Vir
particular description thereof because the muniments
and thereof have been taken possession OF by
OF the Defendants and particularly the said Cornelius
p who has illegally caused himself be appointed adminis
of the sd John Pr that the defendants have entered
into and holding possession Of the said ea estate
the entire exclnalon OF the complainant and have received
and receiving the and profits thereof except OF
the house occupied by the complainant The bill prays
and discover the Of the said rents and profits and
the complainant for the third part thereof
and that defendant Cornelius may discover and dis
true, full and perfect description OF all the said real
and that the dover third part OF so much oil said
real within the jurisdiction OF this may be
decreed admit her into the possession Of much
thereof Of tho jurisdiction of this court and for all
order, and process therefore and that each OF the defend
be ordered produce and file all munnents OF title OF
Of tho defendants residents Of the District of
Columbia. 10 witt Martin II. and Gertrude Hoffman,
Charles w. Van Ness, Edward Van Ness, Eugene Van
Ness, Matilda Z. Van Ness and Peter Van Allen, and
thsreupon this 9Th July, 1915 adjudged and ordered
that the complainant by causing copy OF this order to be
inserted in the 'Union newspaper published at the city
of Washington week for six successive weeks, give
notice said absent defendants OF the object and SUBJ
OF this BILL and warn them to appear ia this court
person or by solicitor before the third Monday OF De-
cember next, the premises, and show cause, II
any they have why decree ought to pass prayed
otherwise the bill will be taken tor conessed the first Of
such advertisements appear at least four months before
~ JAS. DUNLOP
True copy--sest. w BRENT, Clerk.
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