New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-05-24
I'm BankrUptcy-Mo. 1903

p,oTHE HONORABLE f. H. DURELL JUDGE
| of tine District Court OF the United States 10Y
me District OF Louisiana, sitting IN bankruptcy;
The pc, ition OF +. Il, Norton OF the city OF Nen
Orleans herein appearing as the assignee III panh-
rnntcy of the estate OF 'Montfort Wells bang
rupt respectfully represents Tea among 1 ha
Hanging TO the aforesaid estate IN bankruptcy, teTe
is the following described real estate, sftnatsd III
the State OF louisiana IN the parish OF h@p'"o''
" The interest OF the bankrupt, Montfort Wells. as
Joint owner, III common wlh l. "ets, ueos s So.
OF tract Of land, consisting OF nVe Huuuea aiI
fifty acres of land, more or less yiug IN me pdris
of Rapides, State Of Louisapn, ou the ieIa pshk %
Bayou Beut, d. scending, bounded above ~ an5s
of John and Amelia Compton anu pep" y! 61ut"
belonging to the estate OF the lae aatGn DenG.
beipp the same property acquired by oahkru IN
common with r. j. Wells, in 1929, by purchase from
the estate of their father, live, Wells and togeaef
%Idred acres cleared one undivided half interest
10 the above lands herein surrendered py
one half und vided interest IN tract OF unlmpsoV
cd land wing in the real Of above tract en-,
tered by bankrupt and A. j. Wells. in 1884, az land
otFce at Opelousas, louisiana under act OF con
sress swing 'front.' proprietors the right to enter
lands in rear their river fronts, said entry oens
for $40 aces but from position of bayou banks
rnbsbl1 does not exceed ESQ one nun,
dred and thirty acres OF cleared iano WI tSo sinai
buildings thereon, lSit g on beenl el. sue @
nv lands owned by heirs OF Satcu " nt' ana pelo"
by lands owned by John AID Amella O9mRtqn osing
change with the late John Compton, IN l-Z9; me
hslf interest in 200 sores OF tine land at Oentldy
RlDlGeS
condition being the same property acquired by
M0rtfort Wells and L. j. Wells IL common, IN io4o,
from Reuben Carnal -, -,
hereinbefore described real estate IS as appears OF
racord incumbered and charged with the following
hereinafter specified MORTGAGES, Jndginehts' hens
and privileges resting thereon, to Wit
Recorded tract and legal mortgage existlng on
,fnTesalG property IN favor of Mrs Jeanette Dent
ellis wife of Monttort :" els, bankrupt hereln' LOT
the restitution OF her parapherhal 1undS cy nJr
husband Montfort " els, received and used as foi'
In or about April 1926; received and used $4,000 Of
Mrs. Jeaunetts Dent Wells paraphernal properly
by inherit ance from her father Hatcn Dent ana N
or about March 1868, received and used by M.
Wells aforesaid the sam OF sSt w OF her parapher
nal property By Inheritance from her maternal
grandmother, Mrs Jeannecte Meullion, together
Gal mortgage in favor of the Union Bank of
New Ureaus, Louisiana, by Judgment resordnd II IN
Rapdes parish, Louisiana. against Montfort Wells
daces for S65OO and interest from May 2 1852,
snh sso On s to9 about .bo sl5eo
,Judic al mortgage in favor CT the Mechanics ana
Traders Bank of New Orleans Loulsiapa; resulsirg
M.dison Wells executor of 4 j. Wells, deceased.
for $500 and interest Judgment October To- 1905 1or
.Jndical mortgage in favor of the Citizens Bank
of New orleans Louisiana resulting from IunG
j. Wells deceased. for $3.50 and interest with Sc
auestration of twenty eight bales Of cotton, IN
whole or IN part extinguished ny sse of said TWEEN
| ty-eight bales of cotton under SAID judgment
| amount unknown A., ~. o,,..
Ind
| Csnsl and Bausing Coup ny of New Orleans. j.
Nedison Wells trans ferred, n ew Orleans LOUISIANA,
from gdgmedn ssS Wes fos o and
| terest Judgment reviving from Judgment rendered
| on November "a, les for about $780, :,
| Two judicial mortgages In favor OF ". h. Letch'
| ford a Co., of New ORLEANS, resulting from two
judgments against Montfort Wells for S3ls5 81 each
and interest judgments rendered February ~ isoo'
| JndcisI fmort gage in favor of John Hopkins
for ~ interest judgment Novelnbr Il. 1867, Sl52
| judicial mortgage IL favor of Giquel Jamison,
| from Judgement for S73s and interest, less about
ss9o maid IN satisfaction in snuary, 1869. S3is.
And your petitioner further represents that is I'M
possible for him to determine the validity o. sau IN
| can not ascertain the value OF SAID properly bS
| agreement be- ween himself and the creators noid
| ing said security. as provided in section twenty o.
the bankrupt act of 1861 And that it is necessary
IN order ascertain the value of said property anc
| for tae due proper and speedy admin stfGti o.
| said estate and for the interest VI tho creditors
therein nat SAID estate be sold az puO &c aucton
! free and clear of all noumbrauces That all salC
judgments mort cages liens and privileges recorded
against said property be Cancelled and erased SO ina
your petitioner csn convey Geaa anu asa1 !,
| said Mr.. Jeanette Dent Wells wife or honttort
Wells Cheney vile Hapldef parish k Msssana
| and Traders Bank New Orleans Loulsiana, Clti
zens' Bank. New orleans LOUISIANA, New oTiesn5
| Canal and Banking Company, New Orleans, ) Mad
| ison Wells, transferee. New Orleans. William II
| Letchford i Co Gique smison and John Hop
kns al other persons, all their rights IN Ia,
| to the proceeds of the sale OF said property upo
| the distribution thereof
| Wherefore, your petitioner prayss that he may b
ordered end authorized sell SAID property above
described 1t public auction, free ana clear from a
| membranes. That all said judgments. mortgages
| liens and privileges recorded against SAID propert
be Cancelled and erased. so thai your petitioner ca
convey clear aud unlncumbeTed tue TO any pun
| chaser thereof. reservng to said Mrs Jeannett
| lent Wells wife of Montfort Wells, Union Bani
Mechanics and Traders, Bank. Citizens baak Ne
, Orleans Canal and Banking Company, > Madlso
Wells, transferee, william II. Letchford q 90
Giquel d Jamisop, John - hopkins. A lie a.
dria, Louisiana. and to all othe persons, al 70
property according to their rank. ana ne pr"!
'0f d ST uedei 4. DEB HUGHES. Attorney.
On motion of A. Deb Hughes, attorney of Z.
| Norton, assignee, and upon suggesting to the cou
that he has filed IN this court the foregoing peuto
it is ordered that Mrs Jeannette Dent Wells, W.
of Moutfort Wells, Cheneville, Rapides paris
Louisiana; Union Bank, Mechanics and Tracer q,
Bans n54Ehs aMI Madison els transfere
, | HI Letctford Il Co. Giquel Jamison, all OF Ne
Orleans, Louisiana; John Hopkins. OF Ale
s enesa"' do show cause. upon the seven,
: day of June, s. d. 1870. at eleven oolo 10
Nj not tbs be 'onT and sad
!, erty sold. as prayed for, and why all incui
brances recorded against said property shonld
that nouce of this petition and order be served npt
| said Mrs Jeanette Dent Wells, wife OF Montfo
Wells Union BaSs ana and sans
. | Company j. Madison Wells. transferee; WlI1a
II. Letchford 90, Giquel d Jamson, Jonn nc
kius and all other persons by serving copy there
} upon them or their agent or attorney or oy SAD
e. Norton, assignee, publishing copy OF ga
petition snd order three times IN tne ne" oi it
. | Republican, 8 newspaper printed IN the city
r | New Orleans, LOUISIANA, the last publication 10
made at Iesst five days before the day OF hearing
4 Signed May II, ls'o. 7 II n17REJJ, .1udye
3 C Teri ofice, New Orleans May Il, 1870.
1 ] CLAIBORNE, Otork