The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-09-19
COURT, ORDERS.

COMMISSIONERS OFFICE-
GooCHLASD COURTHOUSE, Sept Is, 1858.
VIRGINIA.-In Goochland County Cir
cult 'ourt September 3, 1888:
Moses f. Tredway, John Guerrant, and William
Miller, executors Of Peter Guerrant, deceased,
and the said Moses 4. Tredway and John Guer-
rant, In their own right,
against
Harriet Royster, Martha l.. Holman. and James
". Holman her husband. Jane Massie and her
husband William G.. Massie, and Evelina Will
Massle, infant children Of the, said Mary Jane
and William G. Massie, ThOs NJ. Gathright, Mil
dred H. Massie, and Charles G. Massie her hus-
band, Charles Gu-rrant, an infant, Robert Guer-
rant, William n Gusrrant. Agness Guerrant, Jenny
Peter 6. Miller uast three infants), Betty Jeik
sarah A. Monteiro, Betty Heath Tredway Eve
lima Winefred Tredway and Thomas T. Tredway
her husband Harriet W; Garter , and nd otho Car
Bocock and her husband Henry F; Bocock,
Sarah Heath Abbott, - Palmer and Pal
Iglvcn names unknown). Antonia singleterry
unknownl. samuel B. watkins. Robert Wat
McCorkle and Calvin McCorkle, William. ID.
Branch, John G.. Branch, Martha Palmer Mary
Thoms, and Harriet Thoms.
The Court doth therefore adjudge. order, and
decree that it be referred to one Of the COM
mssioners OF this court to take the following ac-
counts--vlZ.,
l.
by the testator In the hands of NJ. +. Tredway.
and showing whether the same was by gilt, sale,
or otherwise, the value thereof, and what part OF
the same, If any has been disposed Of. In taking
the accounts the parties at liberty to take any
proper evidence before him, and he will report the
same to the court with his own conclusions there
upon as to the title to the property referred to.
2. An account of the personal property given by
the ninth clause Of the will to John Guerrant and
Thomas NJ Gathrght and sold by the executors,
and also Of the proceeds of the sam: In taking
which accounts the commissioners shall be guided !;
rs far as the same will apply by the opinion here
inbefore expressed rs to what portion of the chat
tel property embraced In the inventory passes by
that clause, and what does not. And if tho account
to rs no IN he
vcntory, the commissioner. in determining whether
the same or any part thereof passes oy the ninth
apply the same rule of construction which the
court applies TO the inventervvtz he shall give to
cattle sheep. hogs plantation tools and utensils.
household and kitchen furniture' their plain and
ordinary Specification. and shall not extend them
II articles which do not properly fall within the
usual meaning of one or the other of the terms
employed by the testator. And In taking the
b hsnS Of the S whTh
missioner shall discriminate, upon the same prin-
cipe. between such As passes and such as does not
pass under the ninth clause. If 1t shall turn out to
belong to the estate Of the testator.
3. He shall inquire into and report the facts and
the evidence In relation thereto connected with the
alleged gift OF $780, causG mortiS, to John Guer-
rant.
l. He shall settle the accounts of the executors
Jointly so far as they NAV have acted Jointly. and
separately far they may have acted separately:
and In connection with these he shall show
which legaces have been satisfied and which of
them remain unsatished. In whole or In part.
S. An account of al the debts and liabilities out
standing against the estate of the testator and the
priorities among them. II any before taking which
account, however, the commissioner shall notify
the creditors nf the estate by publication for four
weeks successfully In the Richmond Dispdtch to
prove their claims before him, at time and place
Ia be named, and DdrR them that failure 10 do so
they viii be precluded from all share of the assets.
hnd notice given In like manner Of the time and
place of taking all the accounts shall be equivalent
IL personal service thereof rs to all the parties
ccDt the Executors, who must have actual notice.
8. An account. If John Guerrant shall desire 1t,
md will pay the costs thereof of the Interest of
John, Mildred. am! harics Guerrant respectively.
In the estate of their father, and showing Of what
said estate consists, and in whose hands the
same is.
Aud the commissioner Is further directed to IN
qure and report tn the court what bonds, accounts
and other chooses In action Of the testaOr. z. Guer-
rant, deceased. came into the hands of Moses f..
Trcdway under the written contract between them
referred to In the exhibits with the plcadngs. and
what collections the said Trcdway has made on the
same and which of them, and what amount of
them remain still due aud unpaid. AMI to what cN-
tent they are st'!l in the hands of the said NJ T..
Trcdway, AMI "hich of them. If any, have been
disposed Of by him, AMI t" whom.
The parties Interested in the decree, Of which the
foregoing Is an extract, are hereby notified that
shall, on WEDNESDAY the 2lst Of October next
at my Office At Goochland Courthouse, proceed tc
execute the same at which time and place they are
hereby required to attend with such vouchers and
other evidence as will enable me to settle said ac-
counts and to execute the other orders under said
decree. And the said parties are hereby further
notified that II from any cause the work shall not
be completed I'm one day. the proceeding viii be
adjourned from day to day until the said decree
shall be fully executed.
Given under my hand rs commissioner Of said
| court. the day and year first above written.
lC-S4r J. W. pLEASANTS,