The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-16
In Chanc<ry In Circuit Court Of the DISTRICT o
= Coluanbla WashAD9tsn osunty. 90 70 y
Mary A. Van Ness.


Cornelius Van Ness Martin H. Hoffman and Gertrude
his wife, Charles w Van Ness and Others, heirs al law
of John p. Van Ness. ats u ~ 4el'n.=9a tla,a.
TIME object of this suit is procure an assignment Of her
dover the complainant in the real estate Of John r
Van Ness. late OF said county, deceased
red 10 the said John p Van Ness Philsdephia in the
State Of on hs ssih daS q AnY Ssr IN q
hatcy that the said marriage not publicly announced
reaaesed hat night b for e Kept
from others than the family Of the complainant 70
Complainant Continued 70 reside ia house ssionsns
her husband, the said John IN the city OF Wasnngson
na. as ap his as The 10
ally visited the complainant hs wife, and correspondent
declarations towards close Of life. that he had made
his wibu since his death viii has been produced and
ss and dssoyed Sa he a John
p had the strongest for avoiding nyestacy Of his
made representations important subject with
h for % doing. s che :s
and relies upon her ssn e -io and ehssss sss she
said John r. died seized or was At any DINE after
his said marriage with complainant mat az SAID John r
OF collateral Kindred who his heirs lazy that Of
said branches by Cornelius Van Ness who
Hnm OF the sssI ohs anohsr
by Charles W. Edward, Eugene and Matilda F. Van Ness,
Who are children Of brother Of the deceased and
the other branches by certain Peter Van Allen the child
of deceased sister Of the deceased John all OF whom
made defendants to the bill; that John r Van Mes:
died of large and valuable real and
situate the District aforesaid and in Vr
gna other places that complainant unable 70 give
particular description thereof because the munlments
and title ereofhave been taken possession OF by
p who illegally caused himself be appointed admins
the said John that the defendants have entered
nto and holding possession OF the said real estae 70
exclusion the complainant and have received
and receiving the and profits thereof except OF
the house occupied by the complainant The bill Prays
the defendants do its allegations particularly,
and discover the of the said rents and Pro ana
may the complainant for the third part thereof
and that the defendant Cornelius may discover and dis.
close ue full and perfect OF all the SAID real
that the dover third Of so much OF said
within the jurisdiction Of this court may DO
assigned and laid off the complainant, and the defend
decreed admit her into the possession OF 90 much
OF the Jurisdiction Of this court and Tor all
orders heeo and that each of the defend
ants be ordered produce and file all munments OF title Of
estate and general relief The bill states that
of the defendants OF the Dsrct Oh
Columbia. to- wit. Martin II. and Gertrude Hoffman,
Charles w. Van Ness, Edward Van Ness, Eugene' Van
Ness Matilda f. Van Ness, and Peter Van Allen, ana
prays for order OF publication against them:
1t hereu p this 9th July, l848, adjudged and ordered
that the complainant by causing copy OF this order 20 %
Washington, week for six successive weeks give
notice to the absent defendants of the object and sub
stance of this BILL and them appear In this court IN
by solicitor, before the third Monday Of Ne
cembe next to answer the premises and show cause, II
any they have, why decree ought not to pass as PsYe
otherwise the bill will be taken for confesscd tRe r;
such appear least four months before
'ao oay o' App'"'''''' JAS. DUNLOP q
DAA True eopys sa' W. BRENT, Clerk
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