Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1862-10-30
George Riter,

rs. In tn, Circuit Court
WalteY Gwyhp and for Allsgnny County,
John +. Edwards, Ad- as COURT of Equity.
tn;histrator Of Nor No. li1l.
and Bruce. j
THE Object Of this quit 10 to obtain decree
l. for the sale Of certain mortgaged premises,
| situated in the City. Of Cumberland, in said Al
legany County, which was on the 5ih day 0,
June, 1919, mortgaged by NormaLd Bruce, Of
said County eeseastd, TO the late John o.
Hoffman.
The Bill states that IN or aboBt the 9Th day
of June, lS49, NoInand Bruce, then of Allega-
ny County, but now deceased, executed and de-
liyercd to a certain John G. Hoffman, now also
deceased, his three several single bills, each
calling for $1,000, and dated as nforesaid, and
bearing interest from date and payable AZ fol
lows: one or before the fifth day Of June,
1850 one or befo.e the fifth day Of June
1881; and one on or before the fifth day of June
1852 and to secure the payment of said single
bills, said Normand Bruce executed 10 said
plaihtiffn mortgage dated on said fifth day o!
June, lS49, upon one undivided half Of Lot No.
2OS, and portion of Lot No. 200, situated on
the west side of Wills Greek, in sad City of
Cumberland, in said Allegany County. That
the first two of said single bills were paid and
portion of the third but that a balance Of
about six hundred dollars Upon the same ia
still due and unpaid. That sometime in tho
summer of 1853 said John G. Hoffman departed
this life, and that. Letters of Administration
were issued out Of the Orphans Court of said
Allegany County to Henry W. Hoffman, upon
the personal property of said John G. Hoffman,
deceased, and that upon the fifth day of June,
1854, said Henry ". Hoffman, as the Admlnis-
traitor of said John q. Hoffman, signed md
transferred said last single bill to said George
Rizer. That on or about the seventh day Of
October, 1864, said Normand Bruce departed
this life, and in due time Letters of Admins.
tration was issued out of said Orphans Court
to Il certain Johu T. Edwards of said Allegany
county, upon all and singular, tho personal
property of said Normand Bruce; and that as
such Administrator he paid upon said last sin
Gle bill the sum of $S06.47; and that about the
sum of $500, principal and interest, Is still due
and unpaid upon the same and that the per-
sonal property of said Normand Bruce is insult
foient to pay said balance; and that all the
real property loft by the said Nnrmand Bruce
at the time of bis death, in said Allegnhy 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 is n nom
resident ofthe State of Maryland AMI that
the said property mentioned in snid mortgage
is liable to be sold to ray said balance on mid
single bill
1t is thereupcn this 18th day of July, in the
year lS62adjudged and ordered, by the Clerk
of the Circuit Court for Allegany County, as
a Court of Ebuity that the complainant, by
causing copy of this order to be inserted in
some newspaper published in the city of
Cumberland, once in each of four successive
weeks before the goth 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 court, In person
or by solicitor, on or before the 18th day Of
October rext, TO answer the premises and show
cause, if any they haze, why decree ought
not to pass as prayed.
II. RESLEY, Clerk.
True Copy. Test-HORACB RESLEY,
July II, ls62--4w. Clerk.