The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-09-29
:, ch.neery In the Circuit Court OF the District o
!" Columbia for Washington county.

co,,elius p Van Ness, Martin ii. Hoffman and Gertrude
% wife Charles w Van Ness and others, heirs at law
iE object Of this procure assignment of her
dover the complainant in the real estate OF John r.
", Ness late OF said county, deceased
III hi states that the complainant was lawfully
ed 10 the said John Van Ness at Philadelphia IN the
% eigheen hundred and forty-ive by alderman OF
bsciw that the said marriage not publicly announced
or made known because me sad John r. alleging various
Teaons therefor requested that might be for time kept
re from others Than the family OF the complainant TO
whom he communicated IL; that after said marriage the
Complainant continued TO reside in house belonging 10
her husband the said John in the city OF Washington,
until DEATH in the spring OF 1916; that from the said
u visited the complainant his wife, and correspondent
with her such that her said husband made repeated
declarations towards the close OF lie, that he had made
S wbut since his death win has been produced and
hs believes the same existed his death, and has been
aulueny suppressed and desroyed that the said John
had the strongest reasonsor avoiding nestacy Of his
large eae and not so regardless OF truth as 10 have
nah false representations important subject with
ont any motive for doing that she prove abso
uuly the existence of such will or the contents thereof
and relies upon her widow, and charges that she
has clear right of dover in all the real estate whereof The
sad John died Seized was seized at any time after
bis said marriage with complainant that said John p.
left no sue his body surviving him. but left four branches
of kindred who are his heirs at law that one oil
is re by Cornelius p Van Ness who
ia b other of deceased; another branch by Mrs. Ger
rude Hoffman, sister of the deceased another branch
Who are children deceased brother of the deceased, and
he other branches by certain Peter Van Aen the child
n dcased sister of the deceased John p all of whom
are made defendants the bill that John Z. Van Ness
ied seized possessed Of large and valuable real and
personal situate in the District aforesaid and In Vr-
na and other places that compainantis unable TO give
particular thereof because the munme nt3
and epa pers thereof have been taken possession OF by
one of tie defendants, and particularly the said Cornelius
who has illegally caused himsefto be appointed admins.
traitor of said John F. that the defendants have entered
into and holding possession OF the SAID real esaie TO
the entire of the planant and have received
and are receiving the and profits thereof except OF
he house occupied by the complainant. The bill prays
ha the defendants do its allegations particularly
and discover the amount ofShe said rents and profits ana
nay account the compa for the third part hereof
and that defendant Cornelius may discover and DIS
close true full and perfect description OF all the SAID real
estate and the dover third part OF SO much OF SAID
real within the jurisdiction OF this court may be
assigned and laid oil TO the complainant and the defend
ants ecreed admit her into the possession OF SO much
thereof as out the jurisdiction of this court and for all
orders and process therefore and that each OF the defend
ants be ordered produce and file all muniiens OF te OF
said real estate and for general relief The bill states that
several OF the OF the District OF
Columbia TO witt Martin H. and Gertrude Hoffman,
Charles w Van Ness, Edward Van Ness, Eugene Van
Ness Matilda f. Van Ness, and Peter Van Allen, and
prays for order OF publication against them
therein pon this 9Th july lS4S adudged and ordered
that ninant by causing copy OF this order TO be
inserted in the Unon newspaper, published Ut the city
of Washington week for six successive weeks, give
notice to the 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-
cemer next the premises, and show cause, II
any they have, why decree ought not to pass as prayed
otherwise the bill will be taken for confessed; the rst oil
such advertisements to appear at least four months before
said doy oil appearance a.. ,,,r>yr -,
oRRT TfSs eopys sose''' W BRENT Clerk
ll-laW6W =.