Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1862-08-28
In tn, Circuit Court
for Allegany County
rs u COURT of Equity.
No. I'LL.

Walter Gwynn and for Alegany County,
John 7. Edwards, Ad- rs u COURT of Equity.
ministratof of Nor No. I'LL.
mand Bruce.
THE object Of This suit /. to obtain n decree
i for the sale of certain ortgaged premises,
situated in the City of Cumberland, in said AL
legany County, which was on the 5th day OF
June, 1Si9, rnortgaged by NormaLd Bruce, OF
said County, deceased, to the late John g
Hoffman.
The Bill states that on or about the bth day
of June, 1S49, Normand Bruce, then of Allexa-
ny County, but now deceased, executed and de
livered to II certain John u. Hoffman, now ais .
deceased, his three several single bills, each
calling for $1,000, and dated ss aforesaid, and
bearing interest from date and payable A. fol-
lows: one on or before the ffth day Of June,
1850; one on or before the 6fth day af June,
1881; and one on OF before the 6fth day Of june
1852 and to secure the payment Of said gle
bills, said Normand Bruce executed to said
plaintiff mortgage dated on said fifth day OF
June, 1S4Y, upon one undivided half Of Lot No.
20S, and portion Of Lot No. zoe, situated on
the west side Of Wills Creek, in said City of
Cumberland, iu said Allegsny County. That
the FIRST two of said single bills were paid and
n portion of the third; but that = balance Of
abo six hundred dollars upon the came is
still due and unpaid. That sometime in tn e
summer of 1853 said John u. Hoffman depnrted
this life, and that Letters of Administration n
were issued out of the Orphans Court Of said
Allegany County to Henry W. Hoffman, upon
the pcrsonal property Of said John q. Hoffman, J.,
deceased, and that upon the ffth day Of June,
1881 said Henry ". Hoffman, rs the Admins
TRAITOR Of said John u. Hoffman, assigned and
transferred said last single bill TO said George
RiHer. That on or about the seventh day Of
October. 1854, said Normsnd Bruce departed
this life, and in due time Letters Of Admins
tration was issued out Of said Orphsns' Court
to certsin John T. Edwards Of said Allsgany
county, upon all and singular, the personal
property of said Normsnd Bruce and that RS
such Admin istrs tor he paid upon said last sin
gle bill the sum OF Ss06.47; and thst about til 9
sum of $500. principal and interest, is still due
and unpaid upon the same and that the per-
sonal property of said Sormsnd Bruce is insult
6cent t" pay ,Hid balance: and that all the
real property loft by the said Normsnd Bruce
at the time of his dea tn. in said Allsgsny Coun-
ty, including that described and conveyed in
said deed of mortgage, has been sold and dis
posed Of to said Walter Gwynn. who is At pres-
ent the owner Of the same. and who 10 . non.
retident ofthe State of Maryland; apl that
the said property mentioned in raid mortgage
is liable to be cold to pay said balance on ,aid
single bill.
1t ia thereupon this 18th day of July 10 the
year 1862 adjudged and ordered. by the Clerk
of the Circuit Court for Aliegsny County. as
CoaFt oi houi'y, that the complainant Dy
causing copy of this order TO bo inserted in
some newspaper published ia the city of
Cumberland, once in each Of four successive
weeks before the 10th day Of August next
give notice to the said absent defendant
of the object and substance Of this bill, and
warn them TO appear in this .ourt, in person
or by solicitor, on or before the 18th day Of
October next. to answer the premises and show
cause, il any they have, why decree ought
not to pass as prayed.
H. RESLRY, CLERK.
True Copy Test-HORACE RESLEY,
July II, l3G2--4w. Clerk