Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1862-09-04
George Riser,
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ys In tbs Circuit Court
Walter Gwynn and for AlIegany County
John T. Edwards, Ad- as COURT Of Equity
ministrator OF Nor NO AsiA'
mand Bruce. -..-
frHE object of this suit 10 TO obtain dseres
i for the sale of certain mortgaged premises,
situated in tho City Of Cumberland, in said Al
legany County, which was on the 5tn osy OF
June, 1S49, rnortgaged by Hormald Bruce OF
said County, deceased, to the late John 81
Hoffman. -
The Bill states that On or about the Sth day
of June, 1S49, Normand Bruce, then of AHsga-
nv County, bat now deceased, executed and Do
liyered to a certain John q. Hoffman, now aSo
deceased, his three several single biiis, each
calling for $1,000, and dated as aforesaid, ana
bearing interest from date and payable rs fol-
lows. one on or before the fifth day of June,
| 1850 , one on or before the fifth day of June,
| 1851: 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
plnintiff n mortgage dated on said NTH DAY OF
2Os. and portion of Lot No. 2o9, situated on
the west side of Wills Greek, in said City OF
| Cumberland, in said Allegany County. That
the first two of said single bills were paid and
| q portion of the third but that balance of
| about six hundred dollars upon the same Is
still dua and unpaid. That somstime In the
summer Of 1853 said J ohm 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
tho personal property Of said John G. Hoffman,
deceased and that upon the fifth day Of June,
1854, said Henry W. Hoffman, as the Admins
traitor of snid John g. Hoffman, assigned and
transferred "a id last single bill to said George
| Rizer. That on OF about the seventh day of
October, 1854, said Formand Bruce departed
this life, and in due time Letters of Admins.
tration was issued out of said Orphans Court
to certain John 7. Edwards of said Allegany
county, upon all and singular, the personal
property Of said Normand Bruce; and that as
such Admini,tra tor he paid upon said last sim
gle bill the sum Of SS0G.47; and that about the
sum of $500, principal and interest, is still due
and unpaid upon the same ; and that tho per-
sonal property of said Normand Bruce is insult
6cient to pay said balance; and that oil the
real property loft by the said Normand Bruce
at the time of his death, in said Allegany 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 PREF
ent the owner Of the same, and who Is q non =
resident of the State of Maryland; AMI that
the said property mentioned in said mortgage
is liable to be sold to pay said balance on said
single bill.
Ii is ,herenpou this 9Th day of July, ia the
year 1862 ,adjudged and ordered, by the Clerk
of the Circuit Court for Allegany County. a.
a Court of Ebuity, that the complainant, by
causing a copy of this order TO be inserted in
some newspaper published in the city Q.
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 peXt, 10 answer the premises and show
cause, if nny they have why decree ough,
not TO pass as prayed.
; H. REsLEY, Clerk.
True Copy Test-HORAcE RESLEY,
July II. lsG2-4w. Clerk.