The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-26
In ChAncery a Court Of the Instruct Of
CoiuIabi~ Washington county.


Cornelius p Van Ness Martin H Hoffman and Gertrude
his wife, Charles w. Van Meas, and others, Heirs at law
of John p. Van Ness.
THE object this procure assignment OF her
dover the complainant in the real estate OF John r.
Fan Ness, late OF said county, deceased.
red TO the said John p Van Ness al Phadelphia, the
State OF Pennsylvania the sixth day of August IN the
year eighteen hundred aud fory-ive. by alderman Of
that city thar the said marriage publicly announced
made known, because the said John p alleging various
therefor, requested that might be for time kept
from others than the family the complainant
whom he communicated it that after said marriage, the
complainant, continued 10 reside IN house belonging to
her husband the said John in the city OF Washington
until his death IN the spring OF 1876 that from the said
ally visited the complainant his wife, and correspondent
with her as such that her said husband made repeated
his wbut since his death will has been produced. and
she believes the existed his DEATH and has been
audueny suppressed aud destroyed that the said John
had the strongest for avoiding an OF his
made false representations 30 important subject with
any motive for DOING that she cannot prove abso
ulely the existence of such WILL the contents thereof
and relies upon her rights widow, and charges mat she
has clear right OF dover in all the real estate whereof The
his said marriage with complainant; that said John r.
left issue OF his body surviving him, but LETT four branches
OF collateral kindred, who his heirs at law that one oil
said anches by Cornelius Van Ness, who
brother of the deceased another branch by Mrs Ger
by Charles w Edward, Eugene and Matilda E. Van Ness
who children of deceased brother Of the deceased and
the other branches by certain Peter Van Aen the child
OF Of the deceased John Pr all of whom
made defendants the bin that John p Van Mess
personal situate in the District aforesaid and IN Vir
gnia and other places that complainant is unable to give
particular description thereof because the munments
papers thereof have been taken possession OF by
some OF the defendants and particularly the said Cornelius
who has illegally caused himself be pointed admins
of the said John p that the defendants have entered
and holding possession OF the said real esnie TO
the exclusion OF the complainant and have received
and receiving the rents and profits thereof except oil
the house occupied by the complainant The bill prays
that the defendants do its allegations particularly
and discover the of the said and profits and
may the complainant for the third part ereof
that the defendant. ConeusP may discover and dis
and that the dover third part OF so much OF said
real estate is within the jurisdiction OF This court be
assigned and laid OFT to the complainant and the defend
be decreed admit her into the OF so much
thereof the jurisdiction oil this and for all
and process therefor and that each OF the defend
be ordered TO produce and he all munimcn OF title of
said real and for general relief The bill states that
the defendants residents of the District OF
Columbia. wit Martin II. 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 oil publication against them
thereupon, this 9th July, S4S adudged and ordered
that the complainant by causing copy OF this order to be
Washington week for six successive weeks, give
said absent defendants of the Object and sub
OF this BILL and them to Ia this CONT
person by solicitor before the third Monday OF De-
cember next the premises, and show
any they have why decree ought pass prayed,
otherwise the bill will be taken Tor conessed the first OF
such appear least four months before
N' JAS. DUNLOP.
True copy-est: W. BRENT, Clerk
Aug 1I-law6w