New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-12
DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
IN The MATTER OF NILLTAN G. BRUCE
Bankrupt
In Bankruptcy-No. SI7.

ITO THE HONORABLE +. II. DURELL.
4 Judge oi ire District Court of the unLed
States Tor the District OF Lo1isiana-Sittlng IN
The petition of E. F. Merton. of the city of Nav
suptcy Of the estate OF william G. Bsace bansTupt
respectfully represents that among tho assets
surrsadered by the eanHrupl, and belonging
is the following described real estate. stu
ated n the Stats Of louislana n the parish OF
One uRdivided half of the northwest quarter Of
section seven, township seven range i've east:
ninety acres Of land. being the west part Of the
northeast quarter OF section seven, township
i've east: forty acres OF land, bong the south
west quarter Of the southwest quarter OF section
eight, township sever, range hys east, with all
the buildings and Improvements thereon.
Your petitioner futtbeR represents that the said
herein before described real estate s SIS appears Of
record. inoumbered and charged with the following
here, natter specified mortgages judgment liens
and prlvlls ges resting thereon, TO wit
special mortgage favor of estate Of Buie, john
Coson administrator, Tor SIN.
bankrupt, for 1888.
And Jour petitioner further represents that it rs
impossible for him to determine the validity OF said
ipcumbra ces and the amount due thereon; that
he can ascertain the value of said property by
agreement between himself and the creditors
holding said security provided in section twenty
OF the bankrupt act of 1861 And that it is neces
sary order to ascertain the valus of SAID proper
", and tor the due, proper and SPEEDY admnistra'
ton of said estate and for the interest OF the cred
itors therein. that said estate be sold at pubic auc
ton, free and clear of all membranes. That all
said Judgments, mortgages, liens and privileges re
corded against said property be cancelled and
erased, that petitIoner convey a clear
and unncumbered title to any purchaser thereof
reservng to sa d John Coson administrator OF
tate OF Bute, Ann Bruce, wife OF bankrupt. an to
all other persons all their hts in law to the pro-
Ceeds OF the sale OF SAID property upon tine distrl
button thereof.
Wherefore your petitioner preys that he may be
ordered and authorIZ I'd to sell said property above
described a. public auction, free and clear from al!
membranes. That all said Judgments mort
cages, liens and privileges recorded against SAID
property be Cancelled and erased thi your petit
toner convey clear and unircumbered title to
any purchaser thereof reserying to said John Col
son, administrator of estate OF Buie Ann Bruce
rights in law to the proceeds OF the sale OF SAID
property according to their rank. And he prRy5 for
all other necessary orders -
(Sigued A. DEB. HUGHES. Attorney.
Or motion Of A. DEB. Hughes attorney OF E. +.
Norton, Znee. and upon suggesting to the court
that he has filed in this court the foregoing petit
ton, 1t is ordered that John Co son, Administrator
of estate of Buie Natchez Mississippi, Ann Bruce,
wife OF bankrupt, residence not stated, and all
other parties in interest, do show cause upon the
twenty eighth day of A prii. A. d. 1870, at eleven
O'Clock, a NJ, before this court, why the said pet'
ton should not be granted, and said property sold
prayed for, and way ali lncumbrsnces recorded
against SAID property sho1ld not De Cancelled and
erased. Aud it is further ordered that notice OF
this petition and order be served upon said John
Bruce, wife OF bankrupt. and al! other persons, by
serving copy thereof upon them, or their agen L or
attorney, or by said T. &. Norton assignee. pub sh-
ing copy ot said petition and order three times in
in New Orleans, Louisiana, the last pubiicatio TO
be made ct least Eve days before tae day of hearing
Signed March %. $50.
(sianed) E. Ii. DURELL. Judge.
Clerk's oifice, March 49, 1870.
mh3i PHI - CHARLES CLAIBORNE. Clerk