Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1854-12-25


+ S5gcaa Court jor Highland Ccf0ber Term
1854
William y. Clarke and wife SC,
vs. Slnchancerv
Alex. Miller's heirs
Pursuant to he report of comr's r. y. Hill
and John c. Woodson Of October Term 1853
it appears that ENDS belonging to The estate
OF SAM AlTX' Mi!'er sold Tor The net sum OF &c.
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Miller deeu,-lhat Chas ). MINE; 'o'hel
heir Of said Alex Miller, rul,'nsssed the slaves
Philis and Lewis. at the sum of $l535,-anc /
that he executed his tao several bonds therefor
each Tor 1851 SO dated at same time, due and
payable as aforesaid 10 wit 9Th Aug fs54 and
9th Aug 1855; his srfeties are Vim Temple.
Robt s. lsllller and VIM D. Clarke, all heirs aud 7
Disturbances OF said Alex. Miller deed Hat I
lhos. r bonaehe another ter and distrbutee I
81 said Alex. Miller purchased tie slave Jim at
he price Of $1000.-that he executed his two
several Bonds therefor dated and due and pay
able as aforesaid, each for the sum Of t5oO,-
said Denashe's surety in said bonds is Hatch I
Clark. 1t also appears by Inc petition of all
the heirs OF said Alex Miller filed in this cause
and marked p, and The decretal order in this +
cause Of May Term 1854 that The slave Susan
and her child shall belong to Wm. b. Clarke, he
accounting To the other heirs Tor the price, wit.
he sum OF $575.
The Court is therefore OF opinion that for as
much as the whole nett proceeds Oh the sales OF
he land and negroes are to lie distributed
amongst the heirs OF the said Alex Miller decd,
some oil whom have purchased to an amount
heir dis,ributive shares in said fluid,
some of whom have sold their interest in the 7
proceeds arising from the iae Of the tnds, aad {
some perhaps have received noihing that the
matters Of aceohn, arising from this state Of af.
lairs ought to be referred 10 commissioner OF
his court for the purpose OF aseerianing the
true state of accounts between The SAID heirs OF
Alex. Miller deed, respectfully. and for the pur-
pose Of preventing the accumulation OF costs I
growing out OF suits at law, Oh the Bonds above
referred to-
1t is 'hefesores adjudged, ordered aad decreed |
that the said comis. Hill and Wondson, snrren-
Ter TO Adam Stephenson, comr of this court.
The Bonds aioresa , Tor The purpose 81 eliabling
him 10 make the accounts herein alter directed,
" hose duty il shall be to safe and settle sail
acconn, between the said heirs. The said comr. I
Is directed to make statement shelving how |
accounts stand between said heirs, on acc oil