Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-01-08
Notices, Sales, Re.

IWlkGIhIA; Harrison county Circnit Court
ofsLaw and Chancery. January, 1851.
John Cain and Alkaline his wife, and John r.
NAHUM and Matilda his wife, Complies,
Thomas A. Horror, late sheriff of Harrison
county, and as such, nd minfstr ator of W illiam
J: Ferguson deceased, Charles Holden, Sheriff
OF Harrison county. and IS such, aaministra-
and Emily Armstrong, e: Defsts.
Maxwell Arms fonS' admir-. &c., Compl'ts,
$3.50. Z 8 - AGAINST =, - 'f'Ta
John Cain and wife, and others, Def,ts.o
William J; FsrgpsOn',s admir-: cempl's,
John Cain and vito, and Oilers Sss hiil psst.
These causes came on this day to be heard to-
gether, by consent of parties, on the bills an.
swers, replications, dispositions and exhibits
and verdicts of thejuries rendered. on a former
day of this term, upon the issues tofore AZ
Iected, and were argued by counsel. onconsi-
derationwhereof, and by like consent of parties
these causes are referred to one of the Master
Commissioners. of this Court, who is directed to
ascertain and report what portion of the said
property, mentioned in the de0d of trust cxecu-
ted by William Ferguson, deceased, was con-
s9 So by the said Dolly Ferguson; what portion
ters of the said William Ferguson before, and
after, the death of the said Dolly Ferguson; who
received the hires Of said slaves after the death
OF the said William Ferguson. aud in whose
hands the hire now is. The Commissioner will
also report and ascertain the shares of the sons
and daue hters of the said William Fergus n,
deceased, iE the estate left by the said William
Ferguson, at the time of his death. The said
Commissioner will also report who received the
hires of tho said negroes Mark and Phil. and in
whose hands are the hires of the said Phil aud
Mark. Tho said Commissioner will also report
what disposition has been made of the money
arising from he sales of the said negroes Phil
and Mark, and whit arc the shares Of those who
may be entitled to tho same. And the said
Commissioner will further report whether the
daughters of the Haid William Ferguson r.cGiv-
ed each the one hundred and fifty dollars mun-.
toned in thesaid deed, and whether they re
ceived the furniture provided for them in the
said decd, and report any other matter deemed
pertinent by himself, or particularly required
by either of the parties. And the said Commits
sioner will examine any Of the parties on oath
touching the matter hereby referred to him, il
he d. en- it proper SO to do: and the parties are
dccrecd TO submit themselves to the suid Com
missioner, to be examined on oath, if no shall
require them to do. And these causes are
continued for such report.
COPY. Teste, C. w. SMITH, Crk.
tW- The parties to the three suits above nam.
u4rry, 1888. at my office in Clarksburg, Va,
will proceed to execute the order of reference
above recited. And if not completed on that
day, the execution &C the same will TO contiu-
ued from day to day, or from time to time, ut
tho same place, till completed. Given under
my hand, Hs Commissioner in Chanccry of said
Court, this 18th day of December, 1857.
delS At N. LEWIS.