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


I2yJIRGINfA: Harrison county Circuit Court
". OF Law and e hapcefyr y annsf vi 4tsSs
John Cain and Alkaline his wifes and ilphn b.
Nnznm and 81 aida his " Eoln pl'tsn y
Thomas a. noshoF ef iass iiasIe Is;9iss5'sil
county, and as such, adm nlslF atoI9 NJ llllam,
j. Ferguson deceased eli aries III lden, Sheriff
of Harri4oh County. and rs such, nd Min tta-
and Emily Armstrong, ~ Deffs.
Maxwell Armstrong; adm 60, Goppl't
John Cain and wife, and others, s. DATES
William J. aslgsT. ~, coPPs,s
John 6s sar sa vifs. and 8 stsss B psrts
These canses can1e on this day TO be heard to-
gether, by consent of parties, on the bills, an
swers, replications, depositions and ex hill bits,
and verdicts of the juries rendered. on forlnes
Clay of this term, upon the issues heretofore Iii
rected, and were argued by counsel. On coiist<
derationw hereof, and by like consent of parties
these causes are REFERRED toEons of tho Master
Commissioners of this Conrt,awho is dlrected to
ascertain and report; what portion of the said
property, mentioned in the desd ofitfust e$ecu=
ted by William Ferguson, deceased. was con-.
surned by the said Doll 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. and IN whose nose
hands the hire now is. The Commissioner will
also report nd ascertain the shares OF the sons
and dang h1ors of the said William FeEVuso n,
deceased il: the estate Left by the said Willidm.
Ferguson, ut the time of his death. The said
Commissioner will uIso report who resolved tile
hires ofthe said negroes Mark AN Phil and'in
W hose hands are the hires of tbs said Phil and
Mark. Tie said Commissioner will also report
what disposition has been made of the money
arising from lie sales OF the said negroes Phil
and Mark. and what are the shares Of those who
may be entitled to tho same, And the said
Commissioner will further report whether the
daughters OF the naid William Ferguson r'ceiv>z
cd each the one hundred and fifty dollars men,
toned in the said deed, and whether they RS
crived LII furniture provided for them in tho
said deed. and report any other matter desned
pertinent by himself, Jr particularly required
by either Of tue parties, And the said Comnlis
sic uer will examine any OF the parties on oath,
touching the matter hereby referred to him, it
he d. en- it proper SO lodo: and the parties are
uecrccd o aubinit themselves to the said Com
missioner. to be examined on oath, it he shall
require them 20 to do, And these causes are
continued Tor such report.
a copy. Testc, G. w. SMITH, Cl'k.
Izy- Tho parties to tho three suits above nam.
ed Will take notice that, on the 26lI day of jan
NARY, 1858. at my Office in Clarksburg, Va,
viii proceed to execute the order OF reference
above recited. And if not completed OH that
day, tho execution If the will re contin-
uel from day to day, from time to time. at
he same place. ill completed. Given under
my hand, Us Commissioner i'll Chuncery OF snia
Court, this Is tn day OF December. 1901.
del8 At N. LEWIS: