New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-20
UNITED STATES DIsrKICT COURT
DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
IN THE MATTER OF L. j. PHILLIPS, BANK
rupt.
IA Bankruptcy-No. 7S2.

ITO THE HONORABLE (. H. DURRLL,
Judge of the District Court OF the United
States for the District OF Looislana sitting IN pan2
ruprcy: N
ruptc, OF the estat OF L. j. Phillips, bankrupt, re-
specially represents that among the assets
dersd b. the bauh rupt and belonging to the afore-
said estate in bankruptcy, there is the following
described real estate situated IN the State OF LOU
isIana. in ne parish of Claiborne, to wit
The southwest quarter of the northwest quarter
of section four and the northeast quarter OF
nine west, excepting the northwest quarter of the
last named quarter section; also, the northwest
quarter of the southwest quarter OF section twenty
tour, township twenty, range nine west
Your petitioner further represents that the here
reeerd and charged With the oow,ns
hereinafter specified Mortgages, judgments, liens
ap n ssor e. for
AUD your petit TONER further represents that 1t is
membranes and the amount due thereon; Ii at Re
can not ascertain the value of said property Dy
a. ppovded ana seeon
the bankrupt act of 1857. And that 1t - necessary
or ns due proper and speedy Of
said estate and for the interest OF the creditors
free and clear of all ncumbrances. That all said
judgments mortgages, liens and privileges recorded
against said property be canceied and erased. 50
numbered title to any purchaser thereof reserving
TO said +, .. Krous and to all other persons, al
their rights law tc the proceeds OF the sale OF said
property upon the distribution thereof
Wherefore your petitioner prays that he may oe
ordered and authorized to sell said property above
described at public auction. free and clear from ali
membranes. That all said judgments, mortgages,
hens and pr vieges recorded against said property
be cancelled and erased SO that your petitioner can
convey clear and unincumbered title 10 any pur
chaser thereof, reserving said +. o. Krous, and
all other per sons all the rights in law to the pro-
ceeds OF the sale of said property according to their
rank. And he prays for all other necessary orders
(Sigued) a. DEB. HUGHES, Attorney.
On motion of A. Deb. Hughes. attorney of Z. E.
Norton. assignee and upon suggesting to the court
that he has filed in this court the foregoing petit
ton, it ordered that +. o. krous, Germantown,
Louisiana, and all other parties in interest do show
upon the fourteenth day of May, A. D 1870, at
eleven o'clock A. Nj, before this court, why the said
petition should not be granted and said property
sold, as prayed for, and why all incumbrances re-
corded against said property should not De can
celed and erased. And it is further ordered tnat
notice OF tins petition and order be served upon said
h. u hrous and all other persons, by serving copy
thereof upon them, their agent orattorney, or by
said +. L. Norton, assignee, publishing copy of
said petition and order three times the New Or
leans Republican, newspaper printed in New Or.
leans the last publication to be- made at least Ave
days before the day of hearing.
Signed Aprils 1870 II " n,,,rr
trus copy:
Clerks office New Orleans April 6, 1870.
apl0 81 my8 CHARLES CLAIBORNE Clerk.