New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-20
DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA.
IN THE MATTER OF JOHN ORSBORN,
Bankrupt.
In Bnnkruptcy-NO. GIG.

ysNO THE HONORABLE E. H. DURELL, JUDGE
i of the District Court of the United States fog
the District OF Louisiana sitting N 9a a
Orleans herein appearing as the assignee Ill bank
ruptcy of the estate OF John Orsborn, bankrupt.
respectfully represents that among the assets
surrendered by the bankrupt, and belonging to the
aforesaid estate in bankruptcy there is the follow
ing real estate situated i'll the State OF LOUISIANA
in The parish OF Rapides to wit
The undivided half Of
l. A certain tract of land in the parish of Ra-
pides aud State of louisiana and known as the Fat
tersOn tract, Southwest Commission Report No. l3I,
and consisting Of section twenty-four III township
three north, range oIe east. containing 9SS joiVs
acres =, ..
tract OF land and being part of section hty five In
township three north, range one east and OF Sec
ton five of township two north, range one east.
both said tracts containing the quantity OF soo
bv william Armstrong, Esq. per certificate No.
1899 Also part of this double concession of Josiah
Chambers in section four eownsp 1Wo hor'n
3. The southwest fractional quarter ard west nah
Of northwest quarter of section two, all OF section
ten and west half of section eleven, and northwest
quarter and lot No. Of section twenty-five con-
tanning in the aggregate the quantity of l225 80 100
acres in township two, range one east southwestern
4. Ali Of section ff cen that lies the west side
of Bayou Latania, containing BAT s2l0o acres IN
township two, range one, Southwestern District OF
5. And the undivided interest in certain lands
at sherif's sale of said estate, made on the
- day of -, A. D. -. Said undivided
interest living in sections fourteen and fifteen, on
the east side of the Bayou Latania the quantity not
known, all it township two west, range one east,
Southwestern District of Louisiana. All the above
tracts supposed contain the quantity OF Z75o
acres, or less. Also all tae hui dings and im-
provements thereunto belonging, on the above de-
scrbed property, with all the machinery MIXTURES,
etc known as the J. and W. H. Orsborn purchase
from NJ Welch in A. D. 1860
Your petitioner further represents that the said
herenbefOre described real estate is as appears OF
record incumbered and charged with the following
hereinafter specified mortgages, Judgments, liens
and privileges resting thereon. to wit
special vendors mortgage in favor of Michael
welch for the sum of S 1872 700 with interest at the
ff OF eEh per h p na h1 onsbarn
A judgment in favor of Edward B. Price for the
sum of $li00, with interest from March |, 1867 al
And your petitioner further represents that 1t IS
necessary for this court to decree public sale OF
described to make all the mortgages and persons
having interest in the said undivided half OF
s g sss s a as T i It
BILE for him, the assignee, to determine
the validity of said membranes and the
the value of the undivided half of said
property by agreement between himself aQd
1ae in seson enty Of the act Of
1867. And that it is necessary IN order to ascertain
the value of the undivided half of said property,
and the due, proper and speedy administrat ton
of said estate and for the interest Of the creditors
therein. that said estate be sold at public auction,
judgments, mort CAGES liens and privileges record
ed against said property be Cancelled and erased SO
that petitioner can convey clear and unlncuh'
bered title to any purchaser thereof, reserving to
said Michael Welch and Edward B. Price. and
all other persons all their rights in law to the
proce, DIS of the sale of said undivided half OF said
property upon the distribution thereof.
EWheretore your petitioner prays shat he
may authorized and ordered to sell
tine undivided half of said property above de
scrbed at public auction, free and clear of al!
membranes. That all said judgments, mort,
cages liens and privileges recorded against said
property be Cancelled and erased, that your petit
TONER convey a clear and unincumbered title to
any purchaser thereof, reserving TO said Michael
WEIGH and Z. B. Price, and to all other persons, all
their rights in law to the proceeds OF the sale Oh
said property according to their rank.
(Signedj AUG. De B. HUGHES, Attorney.
On motion of Augustus De B. Hughes, attorney for
f. K. Norton assignee. and upon his suggesting TO
the court that he has led in this court the fore
going petition, it is ordered that Michael WEIGH
aud Edward b. Price and all other parties inter
ested do show cause upon the second day oil March
next A. D. 1872 at eleven O'Clock A. NJ, before this
court why the said petition should not De SrahteG
| and said property sold as prayed for ana why az
| lucumhrances recorded against said property
| should not be Cancelled and erased. -.
And il il further ordered that Dotlce OF inns
| petition and order be served upon shiu hlchael
| Welch and L. B. Price, and all other persons, oy
serving a COPY thereof upon them, or their agents
attorneys, or by the SAID s. \. Nor.1n, s
times in the New Orleans Republican, newspaper
| nubsbed in New Orleans, Louisiana, the last pub
| ii,at,on to be made at least i've days before the
| day of hearing. 800
VIZ" +. II. DuRELL, Judge.
4 '''' ''f' j. A. CHARBoNNET Deputy Clerk.
| ClerA's Ofice, New Orleans, January IL. 1872.