New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-03


ITO THE HONORABLE Il. H. DURELL.
L Judge OF the District Court of the United
States for the District Of Notwithstanding in
The petition of T. F. Merton of the city of New
Orleans. herein appearing as the assignee in bank
rvptcy of he estate OF william G Hruce. bankrupt,
5u2Tendersd b. the banErap and oolongins
to the Aforesaid estate IN Bankruptcy, there
IS the following described real estate. stu.
ated in the stats of Louisiana, in the parish of
Concordi&, to wit
one undivided half of the northwest quarter of
section seven, township seven range hve east;
ninety acres of land. being the west part OF tae
northeast quarter of section seven, township
range five east; forty OF land, being the south
west quarter of the southwest quarter OF section
eight, township seven range i've east, with all
the buildings and improvements thereon.
Your petitioner further represents that the said
hereiubefore described real estate is, appears of
record ncumbered and charged with the following
here natter specified mortgages. Judgment, liens
and privile ges resting thereon to WIT
Specisl mortgage in favor OF estate OF Buie, John
Colsop, adm strator, for $l20.
Legal mortgage in favor of Ann Bruce, wife Of
ban krupt, for 1888
And your pet toner further represents that it is
Impossible for him to determine the validity of said
membranes and the amount due thereon; that
he can not ascertain the value of said property by
agreement between himself and the creditors
holding said security, as provided in section twenty
say in order to ascertain the value of said proper
ty, and for the due, proper and speedy admnstra-
ton of said estate and for the interest of the cred
itors therein that said estate be sold at public auc.
ton, free and clear of all membranes. That all
corded against said property be cancelled and
erased, SO that your petitioner can convey clear
and unincumbered title to any purchaser thereof,
reserving to said John Coson administrator of es
tate of Buie, Ann Bruce wife of bankrupt. ana to
ali other persons all their rights in law to the pro-
ceedS of the sale of said property upon the dstri
bl ton thereof
Wherefore your petitioner prays that he may be
ordered and horIzsd to sell SAID property above
described a. public auction, free and clear from all
membranes. That gil Esaid judgments, mort
cages, liens and privileges recorded against SAID
property be canceled and erased that your petit
TONER convey clear and unineumbered title to
any purchaser thereof, reserving to said John Col
son, administrator of estate of Buie, ANA Bruce.
wife of bankrupt. and to all other persons, ell the
rights in law to the proceeds of the sale Of said
QSigDedj a. DEB. HUGHES. Attorney.
On motion of A. Deb. Hughes, attorney OF e. e.
Norton, assignee, aud upon suggesting to the court
that he has fled in this court the for going petit
tion it is ordered that John Coson, administrator
of estate of Bale Natcaez, mississippi, Ann Bruce.
wife of bankrupt, residence not stated, and all
other parties in interest, do show causs upon the
tWentyeighth day of April A. D. 1870, al slsven
O'clock e. IL before this 7rt, why the SAID petit
ton should lot be granted and sal property sold,
prayed for, and why all membranes recorded
against sad property should not be Cancelled and
erased. And it is further ordered that notice of
this petition and ordsr be served upon said ohm
Bruce, wife of bankrupt. and all other persons, by
serving a copy thereof upon them or their agent
attorney, by said f. E. Norton, assignee pub lish
ing copy of said petition and order three time in
in New Orleans, Louisiana, the last publication to
be made at least five days before toe day of hearin
Signed March %, 1870.
(Signed) Il. h. DuRELL, Judge.
Clerks office. March o. 1870
mh3l apl4 p CHARLES CLAIBORNE. Clerk.