New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-15
UNETED STATES DisTK1tT COURT
DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA.
IN THE MATTER OF JOSEPH H. ERWIN,
Individually. and as q member OF Erwin Il Co,
Bankrupt.
DISTRICT OF LOCI
En Isankruptcy-No. 1913.


yvo THE HONORABLE e. II. DUKELL,
| Judge OF the District Court eff the United states
for he, District Of iOulsianaslttng In Bankruptcy:
be petition OF T. Il. Nortoq, OF ne city or p re"
ruptcy, Of the estate OF Joseph H. kr"ip; lnd'vid-
uai y a1d as member of Erwin %, bankrupt,
respect fully represent= that among TIE assets sur
rendered by the bankrupt, and belonging 10 mo
aforesaid estate in osnuD'cy. there Is tue follow
Louisiana, III the parish OF lbervllle. TO VT:
lie plantgtlon know the Edge field Plantation
situated on Bayou Crosse Tete, described IN tut IN
me deed Of sale Of the same made by the Sheriff of
tins parish OF Ibefva, on the tr-t q Ss ptembt r,
1856 herein ere1 by the aforesaid bankrupt
Your petitioner further represents tba6 the SAID
des ribbed yea estate Is, as appears OF
record fncyJu Dere &nd cnarg5d wth the follow ug
hereinafter spec'ned MORTGAGES, judgments, liens
and priviie Ges resting h-reOr, 10 WI
of the heirs Of Mrs. Martha emi Il, dsceased name
w. lanes Livingston, Charles livingston. Martha
LiviDg3 on wit9 o. Ben smith, Eliza Li7ies5ton,
wife OF y1n ". Watson. Charles Hammond. " ar
! ina &. dammoadG, ibcmas Kernag5an, r. G.
j mes ugmmond W. G. Il hammond. ) ames T. = az
Iett william Garrett bIary ann Garrett, wife OF ".
a. Curl, chdren OF John II. Garrett, deceased. de
scendants OF Elizabeth Garrett, OF Cstlett Care
and John Garrett, Mary Garrett and Thomas Keys
Judicial mortgage II favor Of Pierre GsaTma n
admins for $780, judicial mortgage N favor OF
Joseph u JsIi.ison, for 000; sDeeil mortgage IN
| favor OF Cummings Brown d Co for 5icoJ :. :;
And hat petitioner tur her ert3 that II Is
imposs, b for him to determine the validity OF said
membranes and the amount due thereon; nEat ne
DOT ascertain tne yaue OF so pTo 81 ~ oy az
me Mt between himself and the creditors ho,dipG
said SECURITY as provided in section twenty OF IN.
baukrupt set Of 1861 And that II Is necessary n
order to ascertain the' value of ssid property anC
tr tho due proper and speedy administration n
tho creditors therein, that said estate b.
sold ut pGo auction free and clear OF u incum
| brances That III sad Judgments mortgages, her
| and DriyiI.gss recorded against said property b.
| carceied aud erased, SO That your petitioner cal
! 53nvey y clear and unr numbered title to any pur
chaser thereof reseryipg to said heirs OF Mrs. az
| Thn Sui h. namely; James III ngston, Charles LiV
irgstou Mar hs I'v,ng,t;n n; Mrs. Ben Smith, Ehz
| liypgssJu Mrs. Lynn, W. Watson Charles Ham
| mond Martina B. Hammond. Mrs Thomas Kearna
| han. 4. G. Hammond wife OF J. w. stokes, NJ. A
| hammond James hammond, W. G. Hammond
James Il. Garrett. William Garrett, ,aary Ann Ga'
| ystt vile OF w A. Curl, children of Jopn Fl Ca
| retf, deceased; descendants of Elizabeth Garrett
of Gatlett Garrett; and Of John Garrett, Nancy Ga,
| ett ana Tnym Keys, Pierre Gellurman, az mini
trator Joseph l.. Jsmlson /, 'Jumming.. Brown Il Go
and 10 al. other presons, sill their rights in law,
| the proceeds of the sale of said property upon ii
| distribution thereof.
| Wbersfore, your petitioner prays that he may
ordered and zed to sell said property abo,
described a. public auction, free and clear from