The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-09-02
In Chnncsry Circuit Court OF the District Of
Columbia for Washington county.
Mary Van Ness.

Cornelius p Van Ness Maltn H. Hoffman and Gertrude
his wife. Charles Van Ness and others heirs law
of John P. Van Ness
THE object of this suit is procure assignment other
dover to the planan in the real of John p.
Van Ness, late of said county, dsceased
ried 10 the said John Van Ness at philadelphia the
State OF Pennsylvania, the sixth day OF August IN the
year eighteen hundred and by alderman OF
that city that the said not publicly announced
made known because the said John r. alleging varou.
therefor requested that might be Tor time kept
from others than the family If the complainant, to
whom he it That after s said mass he
her husband the said John in the city OF washington
marriage up to his last sickness said John p contnu
ally visited the complainant his wife, and correponded
declarations towards close Of life, that he had made
his wlbut since his death will has been Produced and
raudueny suppressed destroyed that the said John
p had the strongest for avoiding an nestacy OF his
made false representations important subject with
any motive for SO doing that she canno, prove abso
and relies upon her rights widow and charges that she
has clear right Of dove, in all the real estate whereof here se
his said marriage with complainant; that said John T.
left issue Of his body surviving him but left four
said branches by CorneliusP Van Ness who
other Of the smother branch oy MRS e5
by Charles w Edward, Eugene and Matilda r. Van Ness
branches by certain Peter Van Aen the child
of decea ed sister Of the deceased John r. all OF whom
made defendants the bill that John r. Van Ness
died seized possessed Of large and valuable real ard
personal tate situate in the District aforesaid and in Viz
ana and other places that painant is unable to give
o particular description thereof because the munimcns
thereof have been taken oil by
p who caused himself be appointed admins
the said John P that the defendants have entered
into and holding possession OF the SAID real estate
exclusion of the complainant, and have reccivcd
and receiving the and profits thereof except OF
house occupied by the complainant The BIZ Prays
the defendants do its allegations particularly,
discover Of the said rents and profits ana
and that the 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 OF SAID
Is within the jurisdiction OF this court may be
assigned and laid off the complainant and the defend
decreed admit her the possession OF so much
thereof as the jurisdiction Of this court and Tor ali
thcreor and that each OF The defend
said real estate general relief The bill states that
the defendants nonresden OF the District OF
Columbia. to wit: Martin II. and Gertrude Hoffman,
Charles W. Van Ness Edward Van Ness, Eugene Van
Ness Matilda E. Van Ness, and Peter Van Allen, and
prays for a order OF publication against Them !,
thereupon this 9th july IS4S, adjudged and ordered
that the ainant by causing copy OF this order TO DC
of Washngon a week for successive weeks give
notice to said defendants Of the object and sub
stance OF this BILL and them to appear IN this COURT IN
person or by solicitor before the third Monday OF De-
cernber next the premises and show cause,
any they have why decree ought not TO as prayed
otherwise bill will be taken Tor confessed the irs OF
such appear least four months before
'"'' 'a' - Npp JAS. DUNLOP.
oAhT Trns convYtest; w. BRENT, Clerk.
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