New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-05

| TO THE HONORABLE +. H. DURELL
| l. Judge of the District Court of the Cnitei
States Tor the District OF LouIsiana-sittlny IN
| The petition of Z. Z. Merton, of the city Of Nes,
Orleans, herein appearing as the assignee in bank
5&ptcy OF the estate of William G. Bruce. bankrupt
surrendered b; the 6aaETupJ. and be belonging 5a1s
to the aicreSaIt estate bankruptcy, there
| IS the following described real eotate stu
| sted IN the State of Louisiana, in the parish of
| One undivided half Of the northwest quarter of
section seven, township seven range five east I:
ninety acres Of land. being ne vest part Of the
northeast quarter or section seven, township seven
range i've east forty OF land being III south
est quarter OF tina southwest onarter OF sectinn
eight, township sever, range five east, with all
the buildings ard improvements thereon.
Your petitioner further represents that the said
hereip0eore described real estate is as appears of
record, Incumbered and charged with the following
mere natter specified mortgages. judgment, liens
and priyI' gss resting thereon, TO wit
Speclsl mortgage IN fsvor of estate OF Ruie John
Colson, administrator, for Sl21
Legal mortRage IN favor OF Ann Bruce, wife OF
ban krupt, for So<3.
And our pet TONER further represents that it IS
irlposs bic for him TO determine the validity of said
iEcunibrar cas and the amount due thereon thst
he can not ascertain the value of said property by
agreement between himself aud the creditors
hodnnsaid security, provided in section twenty
OF tn sban krupt act of 1851 And that it is neces
ssry IN order to ascertain the value of said proper
" and for the due, proper and speedy administra-
ton OF said estate and for the interest the cred
ton. free and clear OF all membranes That all
said Ju dgmentS, mortgages liens and privileges re-
corded against SAID property be Cancelled and
erased, so that your petitioner can convey a clear
and unncumbsred title to any purch aser thereof,
reservnS to sa John Colson. administrator of es.
tate of Buie, Ann Bruce, wife of bankrupt and to
ail other persons, all their rig hts in law to the pro-
ceeds OF the ale OF said property upon the distr
bu ton thereof.
Wherefore your petitioner prays that he may be
ordered and authorize to sell said property above
described a. put bic auction free and clear from all
lncumbrances. Fhat all said Judgments, mort.
CAGES, liens aud privileges recorded against SAID
property be Cancelled and erased SO tn at your petit
toner can convey clear and nipcumbered title to
any purchaser thereof eserving to sald John Col
SOP, ADMINISTRATOR OF estate of Buie Ann Bruce
WIFE OF bankrupt, aud to all other persons all the
rights In law to the proceeds of the sale of said
property according to their rank And he prays for
all other necessary orders.
CSigned A. DEB. HUGHES. Attorney.
Or motion of A. Deb. Hughes attorney of E E.
Norton, assignee, and upon suggesting to the court
tnatshe has Tied in this court the foregoing petit
lon, III is or0efed that joan CO5on, administrator
OF estate or Buie Natc5eZ, Mississippi Ann Brucs
Wife OF bankrupt, residence not stated, aud all
otner parties 10 interest, do show cause upon the
twenty eighth day Of April A. d. 1870, at eleven
o clock a NJ, before this court, why the said peJi-
ton should not be granted, and said property sold.
as prayed for and why all inCumbrance recorded
against san property should not De cancelled and
erased. And 1t IS further ordered that notice of
THIS petition and order be served upon sud john
Coison, administrator OF estate of Bue, Ann
bFuce, wife OF bankrupt and all othsr persons, By
5 9rVinS copy thereof upon them, their agen
attorney or by said r. l. Norton, assignee. pub ish
ing COPY OF said petition and order three times in
the New Orleans Republican, newspaper printed
IN New Orleans Louisiana, tho last pubiica ito to
be made at least five days before tie day of hearing
Signed March %, 1870.
(oIgned) Z. II. DUREII. Judge
a true copy
Clerks office, March 20 1870
Enn3l apl4 q CHARLES CLAIBORNE. Clerk