Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-12-01
MISCELLANEOUS.
PETITION OF II. X. BURGWYN 4 WIFE.


z00s Roaoru6s re Senate and H1uss Of Representative.
Of as Ss1snOnee Of Aassaeaasstts IN geasraI Court
Respectfully represent your petitioners, HENRY KING
BIRdWYY and ANNE e. BGRGwYT, wife Of the said
Henry of Raleigh in the county of Wake, and State OF
monweahh of Massachusetts, ely on the tweny-sXth
day OF November D. eighteen hundred and thryeght,
they made and entered ndenure in which was
provided among other things that the property Ut the said
Anne G. Burgwyn should be held for certain uses and
trusts therein mentioned and it was further declared and
agreed in said instrument that il should be lawful for the
trustees &t time during the joint lives Of the said Anne
and Henry and the life of the survivor with the consent
Of the said Anne and Henry the survivor of heu to
SELL dispose OF and convey all any of the real estate
aforesaid 10 convey in exchange the premises any
part thereof for or in lieu of any other lands equal value
IN the opinion of the said trustees and also to make sale
and dispose Of or convey in exchange all any of the
lands SO to be purchased taken in exchange with full
powers and authority upon payment of the money arising
oy sale OIL or given in exchange with all any part
parts Of the premises and TO sign and give proper receipts
for the same BUTT also expressly agreed declared
ana directed that all monies which should be received by
or upon any such sale sales for equality of exchange
should from time TO tnle with all convenient speed, be in
oy the trustees by aud with til. consent and appro
oann OF the said henry aud Anne the survivor in the
purchase of other lands enempnts or Embellishments be
situated IN the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; that the
lands so purchased taken in exchange should with
be settled and conveyed in such manner that hev night
tnenceorth remain to the uses to the trusts
ana Tor me same and purposes and subject to the
same powers of sale and exchange provisions and agree
mens as were expressed in said Instrument concerning
the lands which should be exchanged sold respectively,
VI ~ neIy tnefeoY Us contingencies would permit Ana
your furhel SHOW that during nearly the whole
OF tneir married life they have resided without the limits
OF the commonwealth of Massachusetts, aud the health OF
Inc SAID Anne e. Burgwyn is such that she cannot safely
RESIDE wbhn said Commonwealth on account Of the Sc
verify OF the Climate And your petitioners further show
nat tney have child OF the ftweryone and
nve children under that age, all residents of Raleigh in
eaioStafe OF North-Carolna Aud your petitioners
ther represent that the restrictions in said marriage settle
ment that the proceeds of land sold exchanged shall be
invested in other lards Entertainments be
situated In the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is attend
ca With great Inconvenience only the said trustees
but to your petitioners who have suffered great loss there
py us they are prepared TO show.
And your petitioners further show that the trustees
ger SAID marriage settlement William Deon and James
head Esqrs of the City of Boston, by whom your petit
oners are advised that the only remedy in the premises
py resolve OF the Legislature of the Commonwealth.
wherefore they pray that the powers of the said trus
tees ana o their successors be enlarged that they
authorized to invest such proceeds properly
ney may deem expedent subject now, the approval
OF your petitioners and to the other provisions of said
marriage settlement.
H. X. BCRGWYN,
A. G. BURGWYN.
J.. W. CHANDLER
Attorney for the Petitioners
Boston, Mass, Oct, Ii, 1860.
hereby approve of the publication of the above petition
Standard.
OLIVER WARNER,
Seet'y of the Commonwealth.
SEoEETARr's OFFICE. Boston.
November l2, 1860. 94-tf