New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-12

TO THE HoNORABLE F. H DCRELL,
Judge of the District Court OF the United stats
fer the District OF Lousiana-7ttinG Bankruptcy
Orleans here in app airing the assignee IN Bank
ruptcy OF ;he estate OF Joseph d: Erwin, indi7id.
ualy, aad as . member Of Erwin o., bankrupt,
respectfully represents, that among the assets
rendered by the bankrupt, and belonging 70 the
aforesaid estate in Dsnkrupcy. there the follow
IN described real esate situated in the SCate of
Louisiana, the parish of ltoTve. town.;
The plsnt&Son KNOW as Tue hleeneu Itaat fi
eieed of sale of the same made by the Sheriff OF
tae parish OF Ibervilie on she first Of September.
1866 herein surrendered by the aforesaid bankrupt
Your petitioner further represents that the said
hereinboore described rea estate IS as appears OF
hereinafter .peched mortgages, Judgments, liens
and privileges rest ns thereon 10 wit F.,
Vendsr mortgage fer the sum OF S3.-i 65 in favor
of the heirs OF Mrs. Martha smi'h deceased name
~, James Livingston, Charles Livingston. Martha
vile t Of JPN " Watson, CHARLES Hammond. der.
tina B. Hammond, Thomas ksrnaghan, Il. q.
Hammond, wlte OF 9. " Stokes, N. A. Hammond,
rett William Garrett, MARI Ann Garrett, wife Of w.
a. curl, children of John II. Garrett, deceased. de,
scendants OF Elizabeth Garrett. OF Cstiett Garrett
and John Garrett. Mary Garrett and Thomas Keys.
Judicial mortgage in fayorof Pierre Gellurman,
administrator for $780, iudicialmortgage in favor of
Joseph L. Janlson, for $1,000; special mortgage in
favor OF Cummings. Brown 1t Co., for S4a03.
And that petitioner furhe represents, that it IS
impossib Tor him to determine the validity of said
membranes and the amount due thereon; hat he
can not ASCERTAIN the value of sod proper " BY agree
rnsnI betseen himself and the creditors bodine
said security as provided in section twenty OF the
Bankrupt &c. of 1851. And that it is necessary in
order TO ascertain the value of said property, and
r the, due, proper and speedy administration
of said estate, and for the interest oil
she creditors therein. that said estate be
sold at puoc auction, free and clear of al incum-
brances That AL SAID Judgments, mortgages lien:
and privileges recorded against said property be-
Cancelled aud erased, SO tnat your petitioner Cat
convey clear and unin cum oered title to any pur
chaser thereof, reserving to said heirs of Mrs Mar
tina Smil b, namely; James Livingston, Charles Liv
ipgstou, Martha Livingston. Mrs. Ben Smith, Elzs
Liv ngstan, Mrs. Lynn, W. Watson. Charles Ham
mond Martha b. Hammond, Mrs. Thomas Kearna
CHAN, h. G.. Hammond Wits of j. W. Stokes, NJ A
hammond. James hammond, W. G. Hammond
James r. Garrett, William Garrett, Mary Ann Gar
rett wife of w. A. Curl, children of John ri Gar
rett, deceased; descendants of Elizabeth Garrett
of Catlett GARRETT and Of John Garrett, NancG Gar
:, EFT and Tnymas Keys. Pierre GelIurman sdminis
traitor Jose oh L. Jamison uummings, Brown 4 Co
and all other presons, all their rights in law
the proceeds Of the sale OF said property upon tn
distribution thereof.
Wherefore, your petitioner prays that as may b
ordered and authorized to SELL said property abov
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