Washington telegraph., 1850-03-27
Defendants.


THIS day came the said compliments, by their
l. solicitors, and file here their bill OF complaint
agains, said defendants, the object of which 10
ioreciose a cerain mortgage executed by Elijah
Stuart, deceased in his life time to Benjamin L..
brittin, and by said BrIttn assigned to said COM
Plainant Scott, who assigned interest in the
same to complainant Mason, upon the following
described parcels tracts OF land, situate in said
county, 20 wit: The south west quarter of section
~, the east half Of the southwest quarter Of sec
ton ~, the west half of the north west quarter
oi section ~ all in township eleven, south of range
70 west, containing two hundred and twenty acres,
and also by said deed of mortgage conveyed GER
tam slaves for life known follows, to witt
Richard negro man slave for life, aged about AZ
years; Lucy, negro woman slave for life, aged
about 30 years; Chesley, negro man, slave for
life, aged about ~ years; Dave, negro man,
slave 'or life, aged about 20 years; Moses, negro
boy, aged about years; Bill, negro boy, slave
for lie, aged about l3 years, Drury, a negro boy
slave for life, aged about IL years; Rhody, negro
girl, slave Ter life, aged about years; Bluford,
negro boy, slave for life, aged about years;
Nancy, negro girl, slave for life, aged about 3
years; Niealy, negro woman. slave for life, aged
about 80 years; Will, a negro man, slave for life,
aged about "a years; Ruben, negro boy, slave
Tor life, aged about IL years; Maria, a negro ~o-
man, slave for life, aged about 80 wears; Da uel,
a negro boy, slave for life, aged about years;
Sampson, negro bow, slave Tor life, aged about
years. and james, negro boy, slave for life,
aged about two years; together with other per-
sOnal property known and described follows,
10 wit: eight head of stock horses, to wit: Jin,
Mentor, Charger, Beaver, Jack, Paddy Carr,
Bick and her colt, the whole of the stock of cat
tie of the said Elijah Stuart, consisting of about
forty head, and all his stock of hogs, consisting
of about one hundred head; one horse wagon, and
gearing fer four horses; one cotton gin stand; all
the farming utensils Of said E,jah Stuart, consist
ing OF ploughs, hoes, axes, saws, grind s.Ones,
chiss Is, aagers, hammers, planes brides, chains,
and back bands together with all his house hold
and kitchen furniture; which said mortgage was
executed to secure the payment OF the sum OF two
thousand niue hundred and sixty eight dollars and
nineteen cents, ($2,96S l9) with ten per cent.
interest thereon from the 9th day of September,
1874 And it appearing from the affidavit annexed
to and filed with said bill that James Il Stuart,
William NJ. Stuart, Samuel III. Stuart, Wiley b.
Grayson and Marina T. Grayson, portion OF
defendants in said BILL are non-residents of this
State; therefore, motion of said complains ants,
it is ordered that publication be made notifying
said non resident defendants of the institution and
tendency ofthls suit, the object whereof above
set forth, and that unless they appear before the
court here by themselves solicitors or be fore
the third day oi the term of said circuit court,
at term thereof to be began and held at the court
house OF sad county, IN the town OF ashingi on,
on the sixth Monday after the fourth Monday in
March next after the date hereof, and plead,
answer or demur to sad bill of complaint, the same
AMI all tine allegations and charges therein con-
tanned, will be taken confessed against them
and decree entered accordingly. 1t rs further
ordered that a copy of this order be Inserted in
some newspaper printed III this State ior The
number of times and within the time prescribed
by law, before the first day of said next term OF
this court.
Teste: S. II. SANDERS, Clerk.
A true copy from the record.
Teste. s. I. SANDERS, Clerk
By S. MARTIN, Dept Cl'k.
Strain tf Bearden, Solicitors