The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1851-11-29
TtbT'EsE.
Rudolph Bennett, } In Cecil {

Rudolph Bennett In Cecil county
Robert Carter and othcss Cour, Of Equity.
The object Of This suit is 10 procure decree
for thc sale ui the real estate of R"h"r, Carte,
late oi Clcll county deceased, or 50 much OF 1t
as may be necessary for The payment OF claim
due from ;hc said Robert Garter to Rudolph
Bennett. and also TO pay other creditors OF the
said Robcr. Ca.'cr.
The bill sites that in tho year eighteen hum
bred and forty seven. a certain Robert Carter
was indebted TO IT," said Rulnlph Bennett in a
large sum Of money on account, and that the SAID
Robert Carter settled wllII the said Rndulph
Bennett by giving him the Promi>sory note of
Robert Carter & Sons, for e thousand dollars,
endorsed in blank BY said Re-. ert Garter, and
bearing date tenth day of November, eighteen
hundred and forty seven, payable twelve Ii 'nths
after the date Thereof. That the said Note was
not paid at maturity BY Robert Carter 4 Son. Or
by sad Robert Carter; and that the whole OF
said Note, principal and interest. is still due TO
the said Rudulph Bennett. That william &.
Carter, son Of the said Robert Carter. was at
the time Of making The said Note, trading under
the name and finn of Robert Carter & Son; and
that the said Note was drawn by hum and en-
dorscd as aforesaid by said Robert Garter, where
by the said Robert Carter became liable on said
Note as an original promisSor. That suit was
instituted in Cecil county court on said Note by
said Rudolph Bennett. against said Robert Car
ter, which suit is still depending in said court.
That the said Robert Carter hath recently de-
parted this life, seized and possessed of cOnsd-
cradle real estate, in Cecil county aforesaid; but
whether testa,e or inrrstale TIE said Rudnlph
Bennett has not been able to learn. That no
viii has as yet been exhibited TO the Orphans
rf and tlaf ihn tanl tn q
of which the said Robert Carter died seized, and
possessed, or otherwise entitled TO, has descend
ed to his children and heirs al law, to wit: Rob-
ert c. Carter, William &. Garter. Edward l..
Carter, Henry Carter, Islacl D. Carter, Mary
Brookinss wife of Richard Bookings, Charlotte
Tu!l wife of Frisby Tull, Harriet Parker wife
OF Char les Parker, Lydia Snowden wife OF WIN.
Snowdcn and his grand children Louisa NJ. Car
ter, Challo T. Carter, Josephine Carter, "a
rah J. Carter and Joseph c. Carter. the said
grand children being the children of Joseph c.
Carter, deceased, a son OF the said Robert Car
ter, and all infants under the age cf twenty one
years. That the personal estate OF the said
Robert Carter il entirely insufficient for the
payment Of his debts tjat no administration OF
his personal estate has yet been granted or ap-
piled for by any person, and that it is wholly
uncertain whether administration of said Robert
Carriers personal estate Will be granted to, OF
applied for by any one; and that the said Rudulpl
Bennett is ignorant whether the said Robert
Carter left any, or If any, what personal estate
That the creditors of the said Rober, Carter are
entitled TO have their claims satisfied out of the
real estate Of the deceased so descended as be-
fore mentioned TO his heirs at law, or in the
hands OF those who may hold the same. Tha
Edward J.. Carter, Lydia Snowaen and her hus
band William Snowden, are non-resldcnts ol the
State of Maryland. That Edward l.. Garter
resides in the State of Pennsy lvania and thai
Lydia Snowdcn and her husband William Snow
den, are believed TO be residents Of the State o
Virginia. 1t is therefore adjudged and ordered
that the complainant by causing copy of th'
order 10 be inserted in some newspaper publish
cd in Cecil county, once in each Uf three sue
cessive weeks before the first day of Januar.
next, give notice to the said absent defendant
ofihe object and substance Of this bill, and war;
them TO appear in this court in person or by 50
licitor. on or before the first Monday Of Aprl
next, to answer the premises, and show cause
any they have, why decree ought not to pas
as prayed. JOHN b. ECCLESTON.
Nov l3 1851 True copy. Test
Nov %, 81 3w Il. c. HoLLypAy, Clerk.