New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-30
U.rrEn STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA.
IN TIE MATTER OF THOMAS w. WATTS,
Bankrupt.
In Eankrupcy-NO. 1883.

ITO THE HONORABLE E. h. DURELLg
Il Judge Of the District Court OF the Limited
States for the District OF louisiana sitting IN BANK
ruptcy A. ,i.r, rs ra1r
Tnntcv Of the estate OF Thomas ". Watts. bank
rupt respectfully represents. that among the assets
surrendered by the bankrupt, and belonging TO me
aforesaid estate in Dankruptcy, there Is the iol-
lowing described real estate, situated in the state
OF Louisiana, IN the parisn Oh hicniaho' iorAiefy
The following tract of land. being sections TWEEN
seventeen, north OF range sight east. north OF
Red river. containing nineteen hundrea ana
nineteen OF iGno. more or less together WIN
all the farm buildings Houses and improvements
thereon -.
hereinbefore described real estate is as appears OF
record, incum bered and charged with the following
hereinafter specified mortgages, Judgments behs
and priviie Res resting thereon, to wit
Srecial mortgage, with vendors privilege. IN favor
notes r the sum of 1886 % ard one draft for
$3.50 80; said notes and draft being the same sIaMn
said dIais beng SUBJECT TO q credit of 5000 said
and draft being given in the spring Or
Jud cial mortgage in favor of Alien Eddinss for
the sum of soc ..t. a., :, 8,
fmpossbie for his TO determine the validity OF said
incurn and the amount ons sn1v nc
agreement between himself ana the credltors Hoio q
ing said security PF9Vdea n tha i ~ n@eessaey
in order TO ascertain tne value OF SAID property. snd
for the due ana spssos Of the eqsditors
s a; t,st said estate bs sold a5 public auction.
| free aud clear OF all ncuro b ances ihat ali said
;nogrnens mort cages liens and PRIVILEGES recorded
against said property be cancelled aod erased. SO
| that your petitioner can convey a clear ana unln-
cnnbered title to any purchaser thereof, reseIving
10 said William \. plse OF New Orleans. louisiana
| aud Allen Eddings. OF Ntinusporo, Louisiana, anu
TO all other persons al their rights IN law, 20 Ine
proceeds OF the sale Of salc properly uP'A 'Ho eiS
~ herefore YOUR petitioner prays that he may be
ordered and authorized 20 sell said property above
described at public auction, free and clear from all
incnmprances That all said Judgments NOR cages,
ens and privileges recorded against sain property
be cancelled and erased SO trat your petltonsr can
| convey a C and unincumbered tttle 70 any pur-
| chaser thereof, reserving to said William y, P1kes
If New Orleans, Louisiana, and Alien Eddipgs, OF
Winnsboro Lousisua, and to all other persons, al
the rights in law to proceeds of the sale OF SAID
property acco riding to their rank. And he prays fof
all ' 1siepsa, a DEB. HUGHES, Attorney
On motion Of A. DEB. Hughes, attorney of Z. E.
Norton, assignee, and upon suggesting TO the court
that he filed in his court the oresopg petition
/ | il is ordered that William S. Pike, OF New Orleans
| Louisiana, Allen EGdings. OF Winnsboro LOUISIANA
and all other parties 10 interest," 90 SNOW cause rpon
| the seventh day of May, A. ID. lao, at eiever
, O'Clock A. NJ before this court why the SAID petit
ton should not be granted, and said property solo
| as PRAYED for, and why all membranes recsrdeo
against said property should not be cancelled anc
erased. and it is further ordered that notice o.
this petition and order DE served upon said william
! s Pike, of New Orleans. Louisiana, and Hen Ed
dings. of Winnsboro II aislsna, and all other per
sons, BY wing copy thereof upon them, or thei
agent or attorney or o said = T. Norton assiE b.s
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10 hearing.
il z H. DURELL. Judge.
y Clerks Office, New Orleans, April 4. 1870
n CHARLES CLAIBORNE, CLERK
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