Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-11-29
MISCELLANEOUS.
PETITIoN on b. x. BuRGWYN s WIFI

Ios Ron0ra5 TIE Sendts dsd H6ese Of Representatives,
9ths C@mGso"eeaA Of Kcsesctpset4 in 9eNtrat court
Respectfully represent your petitioners. HENRY KING
BGRGWYN and ANNE g. BURGwYS wife Of the said
Henry, Of Raleigh, in the county of Wake, AID State "t
North Carolina that prior to- their marriage in the Cum
monEeah OF hassaehnsets civ. On the tTeniy-i1n
day OF November A. eighteen hundred and thirty eight
they made and entered into iDdeniure IN which II was
provided aiming other things that the pertv of the sad
AHne Burgwyn shoud be held for cerfaIn uses ard
trusts therein mentioned and further declared and
agreed in said instrument that il should be lawful for the
trustees time during the pint lives Of the said Anhe
and Henry and the life Of the survivor with the consent
Of the said Anne and Henry the survivor Of them To
SELL dispose OF and convey all Of the real estate
aforesaid 20 convey in exchange the premises
part thereof for in lieu of other lands Of equal value
in the opinion of the said trustees and make sale
and dispose Of in exchange AL any Of the
lands 50 20 be purchased taken in exchange, with full
powers and authority payment of the arising
BY sale Of given IN exchange with all part
parts Of The premises and 10 sign and give proper receipts
for the But also expressly agreed declared
and directed that all monies which should be received by
or upon such sale sales for equality of exchange
should from time 20 time with all convenient speed be
vested BY the trustees BY ard with III, consent and aPprO
baton OF The said Henry and Anne the survivor the
purchase Of other lands hereiiamen< be
situated N the Commonwealth Of Massachusetts that the
lands so purchased taken in exchange should rt with
De settled and conveyed such that they ghi
thenceorth remain the uses to the trusts
and for the same IDens and purposes and subject 10 the
same powers Of sale and exchange provisions and agree
menS expressed in said instrument concerning
the lands which should Be exchanged sold respectively
OF ~ Dearly thereby contingencies would permit And
your petitioners further show that during nearly the whole
o their mared life they hare resided without the limits
OF the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and the health OF
the said Anne G. Burgwyn such tina; she cannot safely
RESIDE within said Commonwealth account of the
verify Of The climate And your petitioners further show
That they have child OF the of tweEOne and
nIe children under that age, all residents Of Raleigh
said State Of N0rth-Carolina And your petitioners
ther represent that the restrictions said marriage settle
ment that the proceeds Of land sold exchanged shall be
invested IN other lands enemens Entertainments to be
situated IN the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is attend
but to your petitioners who have suffered great loss there
by, as they are prepared TO show.
And your petitioners further show that the trustees
Ger SAID marriage settlement William Dehon and James
Head, ESqrs, Of the City of Boston BY whom your pe
iorers are advised that the only remedy the premises
py resolve OF the Legislature Of the Commonwealth.
"herefore they that the powers of the said
tees ana OF their successors be enlarged that they
may De authorized 10 invest such proceeds property
tney may deem expeden subject To the approval
Of your petitioners aud The other provisions Of said
marriage settlement.
H. h BCRGWYN
A. &. BCRGWYN
p. ". CHAxDLER
Attorney for the Petitioners.
Boston, Mass, Oct, Is, 1862
hereby approve of the publication Of the above petition
IN the Boston Daily Advertiser and in the North Carolina
Standard
OLIVER WARNER
Sect y. Of the Commonwealth
SEcRETART's OFFICE Boston
November IL, 1861 94-f