The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-29
Chanccry In the Circuit Court OF the District Of
CoIunabIn for WAahInAton county.
Mary A. Van Ness,

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Cornelius p Van Ness Martn n Hoffman and Gertrude
his wife Charles w. Van Ness, and Others heirs at law
of John p. Van Ness.
HE object of this procure assignment of her
DOVER 10 the complainant in the real estate OF John f.
Van Ness, late OF said county, deceased.
The blu states thar the complainant was lawfully mar
State OF Pennsylvania the sixth day of August in the
year eighteen hundred and fortyive, by alderman Of
city thai the said marriage publicly announced
or made known because the said John p alleging various
reasons therefor requested that might be for time kept
secret from others than the family of the complainant
whom he communicated il that after said marriage the
compa continued TO reside in house belonging
husband, the said John in the city of Washington
until his death IN the spring OF 1876 that from the said
marriage up TO his last Sickness the said John p contnu
ally visited the complainant his wife, correspondent
with her such that her said husband made repeated
his wbut since his death will has been produced and
she believes the existed his DEATH aud has been
audueny and DESTROYED that the said John
F. had the strongest for avoiding ntesacy of his
large estate, and not regardless OF truth TO have
any motive for DOING that she prove abso
lutely the existence of such will or the contents thereof
has clear right OF dover in all the whereof the
said John T. died SEIZED seized at any time after
his said marriage with complainant: that said John p
left of his body surviving him. but brsnches
oil collateral kindred who are his heirs at law thai one of
is bother of the deceased another branch by Mrs Ger
uude hoffman, sister OF the deceased another branch
by Charles W Edward, Eugene and Matilda T. Van Ness
who children of deceased brother Of the deceased and
the other branches by certain Peter Van Allen the child
OF deceased sister the deceased John p all whom
are made defendants to the bill that John Van Ness
died seized and possessed of large and valuable real and
personal estate situate in the District aforesaid and in V
GINA and other places that planan is unable give
a particular description thereof because the munments
and title thereof have been taken possession of by
some OF the defendants and particularly the said Cornelius
who has illegally caused himself be appointed admins
traitor OF the said John r. that the defendants have entered
no ana are holding possession Of the said real estate to
the entire exclusion OF the complainant and have received
and are receiving the rents and profits thereof Of
the house occupied by the complainant. The bill Prays
that the defendants do answer its allegations particularly
and discover the amount of the said and profits and
may account to the complainant for the third thereof
and that the defendant, Cornelius discover and dis
close true full and perfect description of all the said real
estate and that the dover third part Of much of said
real estate as is within the jurisdiction OF this may be
assigned and laid Oft 10 the complainant and the defend
ants be decreed admit her into the OF much
thereof as is out OF the jurisdiction of this court and for all
orders and thcreor and that each of the
be ordered produce and file all title
said real estate and for general relief The bill that
several OF the defendants residents of the District Of
Columbia. 10 wits Martin n. and Gertrude Hoffman,
Charles w. Van Ness, Edward Van Ness, Eugene Van
Ness Matilda E. Van Ness, and Peter Van Allen, and
prays for an order OF publication against them
thsreupon this 9th July, lSS adudged and ordered
that the complainant by causing copy OF this order to be
inserted in the "Union newspaper, published at the city
of Washington a week for six successive weeks, give
OF this BILL and warn them to appear in this
by SOLICITOR before the third Monday OF De-
cember next TO the premises, and show cause if
any they have why decree ought not pass prayed
otherwise the bill will be taken for confessed the first Of
such advertisements appear least four months before
JAS. DUNLOP.
BRENT u MAY, solicitors for complainant.
True copy--test: w. BRENT, Clerk.
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