The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-09-07
Chancery In the Circuit Court OF the District al
Columbia for Washington county.


Cornelius P. Van Ne.s, Martin il. Hoffman aud Gertrude
of John p Van Ness
THE object Of this sui, procure assignment Of her
dover TO the omPainant in the real estate OF John
The bill states that the complainant, was Law fully mar
State OF Pennsylvania, the sixth day of Angus in the
year eighteen hundred and fory-fve. by alderman OF
that that the said marriage publicly announced
made known, because the said John p alleging various
reasons hefei9 requested .ha, might be ior me kept
whom he communicated it that after said marriage the
her husband the said John in the city of Washington
until his DEATH in the spring OF ls46 thar from the said
ally visited the complainant his wife, and conesponded
with her such that her said husband made repeated
declarations, towards close of life, that he had made
his wlbut since his death will has been produced and
she believes the existed his DEATH and has been
p strongest avoiding inesiacy of his
large estate and was not regardless OF truth as have
made false representations on so important subject with
any motive for doing that che prove abso
uely the existence OF such Will or The contents Thereof
has clear right of dover in NIL the real whereof the
his said marriage with complainant; that said John p
no issue his body surviving him. but eit four branches
said branches is by Cornelius p Van Ness who
is bother 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
deceased the deceased John p, all of whom
made defendants the bill; that John p, Van Ness
personal estate situate in the District aforesaid and in Vr
gna and other places that complainant is unable to give
particular descrptl thereof because the munments
and thereof have been taken Of by
OF the defendants and particularly the said Cornelius
p who has Illegally caused hmselfto be appointed admins
Of the said John p that the defendants have entered
into and holding possession OF the said real estate
the exclusion OF the complainant and have received
and receiving the rents and profits thereof exceP OF
the house occupied by the complainant The bill prays
that the defendants do its allegations particularly,
and discover the of the said rents and profits and
may the complainant for the third part hereol
that the defendant, Cornelius may discover and dis
estate and that the dover third part OF much OF said
real estate is within the jurisdiction OF this be
assigned and laid OIL the complainant, and the defend
decreed admit her into the possession OF much
thereof Of the jurisdiction OF this and for all
orders therefor; and that each Of the defend
said real estate and for general relief The bill states that
several of the defendants residents of the District OF
Columbia. to wit: Martin H. and Gertrude Hoffman,
Charles w. Van Ness, Edward Van Ness, Eugene Van
Ness, Matilda e. Van Ness, and Peter Van Allen, and
prays for order OF publication against them
1t hsreupon, this 9th july lSiS audged and ordered
that the by causing copy OF this order to be
of Washington, week for six weeks, give
notice the said absent defendants of the object and sub
OF this bill, and them appear this court
person by solicitor before the third Monday OF De-
cember the premises, and show cause,
any they have, why decree ought pass prayed,
otherwise the bill will be taken Tor coniessed the first OF
such appear least four months before
said day Of appearance
JAS. DUNLOP.
BRENT & May, solicitors for complainant.
True copy--test: w. BRENT, Clerk
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