Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-06-08
GTATE OF VIRGINIA.,
= ALEXANDRIA. CIRCUIT COURT
May 20, 1868.
Thomas Selectman and wife, plffs.,
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y ALEXANDRIA. CIRCUIT COURT, 49,
May 20, 1868.
Thomas Selectman and wife, plfs.,
versus In ch'y.
John Masters Ex'r., ct al, dolts.
This cause being called, and y. Il. Kamey
infant defendants William Masten and James
Masten, and the cause then coming on to be
heard upon the bill, exhibit, and the answers Of
John @. D. Smith, and Mary A. Smith, Harvey
French and Virginia French, William Masten,
and G; q. Ramey, guardian, :, ad Item to the IN
Masten. this day fled and the bill being taken
for confessed as to the defendants, George NC
Cleish and John Masten, and being. argued by
counsel, upon consideration whereof the Court
doth adjudee order and decree that THIS cause
be referred to John West, one Of the Master
Commissioners Of this Court, to ascertain the
real estate of which John Masten died seized,
possessed or entitled to, the liens upon the
same, if any, with their respective prlorltles,
the respective interests of the parties to this suit
in the same and whether any liens exist upon
their respective interests, the distributable
shares of each party respectively in the net pro
ceeds Of the sale of the same; also to settle the
executorial account of George McCleish, as ex-
ecutor of John Masten, deceased also. to as
certain the amount of money which. the COM
plainant, Sarah Se!ectulan, has received from
the estate Of ] ohm Masten, deceased, and what
sums are due to the said Sarah Selectman for
the board, clothing and education of the de-
PENDANTS, Mary A. Smith, formerly Mary A.
Masten, Virginia French, formerly Virginia
Masten, William Masten and James Masten,
respectively, &c; and it appearing to the Court
that the real estate in the bill mentioned is not
capable Of partition in kind, and it appearing
further that the Interests of no party will suffer
BY the sale of the same, and BY the consent OF
the adult parties. the Court doth adjudge, order
and decree that the said real estate be sold for
division, and Fl. o. Claughton is hereby ap-
p9inted Commissioner to make such sale after
thirty days notice of time and place of sale
published in the Alexandria Gazette, upon the
following terms One-fourth OF the purchase
money to be paid in cash at the time of sale,
and the residue on q credit of six, twelve and
eighteen months; the deferred payments to be
secured by the notes Of the purchaser, satlstac.
torily endorsed bearing interest from day OF
SALE the title to be retained until the purchase
money is fully paid: and the said Commission
er. II. O. Claughton, before acting under this
decree is to give bond, with satisfactory securl-
tv. in the usual form, in the sum of three thou
sand dollars, conditioned for the faithful per
Torrance Of his duties as Commissioner and for
his obedience to this decree, and any further
decree that may be rendered in this cause
And the said Commissioner of Sale and the
sold Master Commissioner TO report their pro-
ceedings to this Court at the next term.
The parties to the above mentioned suit all
the creditors Of John Masten deceased, the
distributes of the estate of John Masten, de,
persons interested in this suit, are hereby noti-
led that have fixed upon MONDAY, the 9th
day of July next, at 10 o'clock o. m at my
Office, in the city of Alexandria, to execute the
foregoing decree.