Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1862-08-14


Walter Gwynn and for Allsgany County,
John T. Edwards, Ad- as n COURT of Equity.
ministrator of Nor No. ''l''
mand Bruce.
THE object of this suit is to obtain n decree
1 for the sale of certain mortgaged premises,
situated in tho City of Cumberland, in said AL
legany County, which was on the 3th dhy ei
June 1919, mortgaged by SormaLd Truce, OIL
said County, aecoased, to the late John u.
Hoffman.
The Bill states that on or about the 5th day
of June, 1S49, oimand Bruce, then of Allega-
nv County, but now deceased, executed and de-
livcred to a certain John q. Hoffman now aiss
deceased, his three several single bills, eaeh
calling for $1,000, and dated us aforesaid, aud
bearing interest from date and payable as fol-
lows: one on or before the fifth day of June,
1850; one on or before the fifth day of june,
lSoI and one on or before the fifth day of June
1852 and to secure the payment OF said single
bills said Normand Bruce executed TO said
plainti n mortgage dated on said fifth day 81
june, 1919. upon one undivided half of Lot No.
20S, and portion of Lot No. 20s, situated on
tho west side of Wills Creek, in said City OF
Cumberland, in said Allegany County. ihat
the first two of said single bills were paid ana
a portion of the third but that balance ci
about six hundred dollars upon the snme is
still due and unpaid. That sometime in the
summer of s53 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 q. Holman,
deceased and that upon the fifth day Of June,
1851, said Henry ". Hoffman, the Admins
traitor of said John q. Hoffman, assigned ana
transferred said last single bill to said george
Rizer. That on or about the seventh day Oh
October, 1854, said Normand Bruce departed
this life, and in due time Letters of Admins
tration was issued out of said Orphans Court
| T.. L, Il do nf
county, upon all and singular, the personal
| property of said Normand Bruce; and that as
| such Administra tor he paid upon said last sin
| gle bill the sum OF $S0G.47; and that about the
sum of 5000, principal and interest, is still due
| and unpaid upon the same ; md that the per-
sonal property of said Normand Bruce is insult
! fcient to pay said balance; and that all the
real property loft by the said Normand Bruce
| at the time OF his death, in said Alegany Csun-
| tv including that described and conveyed in
said deed of mortgage, has been gold and dis
! posed of to said Walter Gwynn. who is at prss-
! ent the ownsr of the same, and who is non.
! resident ofthe State of Maryland; AMI that
/ the said property mentioned in said mortgage
| is liable to bo sold to ray said balance en- said
single bill
| Ii is thereupen this l5th day of July, in the
| year 1862 2,ndiudgsd and ordered, by the Clerk
Of the Circuit Court for Alegany County, as
II Court of Ebuity, that the complainant, by
causing a 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,i in person
| or bv solicitor, on or before the 18th day Of
October reXt, TO answer the premises and shsw
cause, il any they have, why decree ought
| not TO pass MS prayed.
! RI RESTEY Clerk