Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1854-12-11
Circuit Court for Highland, Octo5st
1854.
WsIlMin d, Clarke and wife &C., 4
/, ,vs.is, pinch
Alex. Niller's heirs. II ~ t :,

1904.
vi' WA. ? Clarke '"' wife &C. r.ss
Alex. Nfiiler's heirs. ~Ise Il =
Pursuant, to the rerSff Of conffss r. +
at,i John G.. Woodson Of October Teri
II appears iha, lands beIorginHto the g.
Of said Alex Mile, sold f6r The me-; sur ei 81
345, thu, Chas. Stuart executed bic three ssg
eral bonds therefor, wilh Geo. Supple bis stre4
ty-each for the sum of $21l5, with iutetesi
from their date, 10 vii, i: the 9Th day of Angasi
1853, the first Of which fell due OH The 9Th Aug
1854, the mex; will be on be OH August 1855
and lie last on the 9th Auqcsl 1856. /, i
represents by said conr's. tba; Inc said purcsa
ser Chas StEari, has purchased lrcm Eve Of ihs
heirs of said Miller their respective Interests Id
the proceeds arising tro'u the saIs Of said land,
it is furthermore represented by said cornr's
that Chas. Stuart has paid an acct. Of the E9.as
due 9th August 1854. the sum of 3565 .,lFiye
hundred and sixty five dolIars) as Of date a,d
Oci. 1854. II also appears 10y the report 81 salc
comr's. Hill & Woodson Of May Term lb55
that the slaves, Phils, Harry. Charlotte, Jim
Lew il ere sold for the sum Of 1875 00c
that WIN Temple, an heir Of the said Ale
Miller, in right VI HE wife became the Prrchs
ser oil two IT said slaves: 10 wit : Harry ar
Charlotte, al the sum Of $3.50. and that h.
executed his two several bonds each for III
sum OF xO2O WIFI iHteTpst IfDUH udto VI sal
Bonds 10 wit 18th Of Dec. 1853. the frs
which fell due on The 9th o! Aug. 1854
other will become due on the Oh Of Aug. las
Said Temples mcuriiis in said Bonds
Chas S. Miller, WIN. D. Clarke and Ilobi. S
Miller all heirs and distributes Of said Ale,
Miller decd tina, Chas. s, Miller. aDolhe
heir Of said Alex. Miller, pufchased the Shaver
Philis and Lewis al the sum Of $l535,-ane
tina, lie executed his two several bonds thereto
each for $767 so dated at same lime, due am
payable as aforesaid 10 wit. 9Th Aug 1854 at
9th Aug. 1855; his sureiies ere Nm. Ten,
Robt. S. Miller and VIM. D. Clarke. all heirs an.
1hos. K. Donaghe another heir and distribu
Of said Alex Miller purchased the slave JIM
the price Of $1000,-that he executed his tsf
several Bonds therefor dated and due and roy.
able as aforesaid, each for the sum Of $780,
said Donaghe's surety in said bonds is Hatch
Clark. II also appears by the petition OF ali
the heirs Of said Alex. Miller, filed in this cause
and marked P, and the decretal order in this
cause Of May Term 1856 that lhoslave Susan
and her child shall belong 10 VIM. D. Clarke, he
accounting 10 the other heirs FOL the price, 10 vii.
the sum Of $575.
The Court is therefore Of opinion that f1r ~
much as the whole nett proceeds Of the sales Of
the land and negroes are 10 be distsihsiee
dtuOIlgSt tIl0 UtlIS VI ITO ediu Ait& MlHtl BFGH5
some Of whom have purchased to an amour.
exceeding their dis,ribuiive shares in ssid fsai,
some Of whom have sold their interest ia ssss
proceeds arising from the sale OF the lands, alst
some perhaps have received nothing, Tia, Ia
matters Of account arising from this stat d i.
fairs ought to be referred to a commissiaaa
this court, for the purpose Of sscertainmR r.
true statc Of accounts between the said he's
Alex. Miller decd, respectfully, and for the So.
pose Of preventing the accumulation Of Cara
growing oui Of suits at Law, on the Bonds atsg
referred to.
I, is therefore, adjudged, ordered aad dscfssa
DE! 10 Ataw Stephenson, a cpmr. Of this cot
the ,BotSs 1foTesaid, fer ti;s ptrpose Of enaa
him to make the accounts herein alter difecs
hose duty it shall be TO state and settle sat
account between the said heire. Tho said con-
is directed 10 mEkeA stater,ent showing b. y
accounts stand bei1ee1 said heirs, on acc;
the Bonds due and payable on the 9th ola
1854. How accounts will stand OIL 9b,of:Aea
1855. and how acc,s. will stand or. elh ofAhs
s56,-.ha, he shall appoint the time aad pace
for taking said accounts after having given a,
leas, four weeks notice thereof in the Republ
can Vindisster,a newspaper printed in the ,os,
Of .Siaunton: and it il further ordered that th.
said conr. shall have personal no,ce served On
Chas Stuart the purchaser OF the land aforesaid.
requiring him to exhibit before said coin
Stephenson his receipts for money paid TO an,
Of the said heirs and distributes aforesaid. II
salso ordered that the said comr's. Hill and
Woolson, shall pay over TO the receiver Of this
court any money that they or either Of them may
have reed on account Of any Of the Bonds aloro'
| said, after deductlng therelrom their commits
sion on the amount Of the sale Of the negroes,
philis. Harry, Charlotte, Jim and Lewis. ALEC
deduc,ine charge for advertising the sale Of said
negroes in tbe. newspaper. the Republican Viudi-
Gator, aud WashipeloH S,ephenson's claim de-
creed 10 him. al The May, Term 1884, which SAIL
money shall IS lospad cu,, by. said receiver at
legal interest Tor the space I'll az months. ia
kim from the borrower bond a,d good secnrity,
and said conn. Stephenson shall make ,eperi to
the next term Of this cuu.t hpw bs has per
formed the requirements herein made Of hr.
A copy-tesle, (. >,.s
! A. STEPHENSON Ctasi