Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-02-03
The United States

the 18th, 1873.
The United States
The IIarpcr's Ferry Water
Power and Manufactur> ! In CRANcERY.
ing Company of West Vir
ginia, Francis c. Adams,
ci al.
This cause came on to be heard with the
consent of the defendant, Francis G. Adams.
whose separate answer was filed by leave of
Court this time and was argued tv counsel:
And thereupon on consideration therrofit was
ordered. adiuige5 and decrced rs follows. viz:
that the Plaintiffs, The United States of
America. have lien upon the trac, of land
in the bill mentioned and particularly de-
scribed, situated st Harper's Ferry, in the
county of Jefferson. in the State of West Vir>
GINA, along the margin of the River Potomac.
designated as Lot No. on the Map Of sale
used at the sale of Government property at
Harper's Ferry on the 30th day of November,
1869, being the Water Power entire of the
Potomac River as held by the United States
ut the time of said above sale, embracing
the site of the old Armorv buildings or MUS
ket factory, Byrne's Islands-aIl thrt strip of
land and bluff bordering on the Potomac river
and lying between said river and the streets
and lots in TIarner's Ferry as laid down
on the Map of 1869, above referred TO. and
Islands A. 3. and G. in said river Potomac.
for the amount Of the bond executed hy the
Defendants, +. G. Adams, s. p Brown.
Clinton Lloyd. ". r. Webb, Nathaniel viii
son and George II Plant Together with F. A.
Mccartney and ]. w. Fitzhneh. on the thirty
first day of December 1863 to secure the
payment of the purchase money due the
Plaintiffs for said property nm the rnrchaee
made nv said Francis G Adams of said prom
erty at the public sale made at Harror's Ferry
on the 30th day Of November. 1860. nv said
Plaintiffs. as shown by the two rrnrnisqory
notes of the said F. G. Albums dated Harncr's
Ferry, West Virginia, December 3Oth. 1860.
payable in one and two years Respectively to
the Plaintiffs-the said lien ofihe said Plain
tiffs on said property as now determined
amounting to the sum Of 1913 ,0I3 33l cents.
with interest thereon from this the 18th day
of September, 1873, and il is ordered that
the said Defendants. Francis c. Adams Samuel
p. Brown, Clinton Lloyd. William r. Webb,
Nathaniel Wilson and George II. P!art, do
pay to the Plaintiffs the said sum Of SI93.-
0l3 33} cents, the amount due the Plaintiffs
on the said two prcmissory notes executed as
aforesaid by said Francis c. Adams TO Plains
tifs, within so DAYS after the rendition of this
decree. and in said Defendrnts, or some
one for and in their behalf shall not 81 paw
to said Plaintiffs said sum aforesaid with the
interest due thereon and The cos, Of this pros
ceeding within said 80 DAYS. then in that
event, il IS hereby ordered that said property
as hereinhefnre fully described be sold a, pub
lie sale to the highest and best bidder. and
that the proceeds nf said sale be anriied to
the satisfaction Of PlaintIffS said lien. and
surplus, If arv, TO he disposed Of hereafter hy
decree in this cause and in case Of said rrnp
ertv not realizing sufficient money to discharge
Plaintiffs said lien in full leave IS given the
Plaintiffs to apply For suc!, further and adj
ditional decree against the defendants rs nav
he proper. Said sale will he made ut Utrner's
Ferry at such time as the C"m0,i> here
matter designated may determine. after HAYS
ing given az least sixty DAYS rn'icc Of the
trEc, place and terms nf sale b. ratification
for SAID time in enc of the PRINCIPAL news,
papers published in each Of tho cites nr Wash
InTt0n. New York. Cincinnati an! Wheeling
and IN such other manner as said Commits
si0ncr may determine, for sufficient cash in
hand at the time of sale 10 PSI the costs Of
this suit. and the costs attending saia sale and
tor the residue of the purchase money credit
Of one and two years will he given the pur-
CiiGSel. cAechliHS i"lNtiS WIN approved
curity for said resifur, payable in one and
two years, in equal am"nnts, with interest
from the day ct sale, lion heir. retained
upon said property II secure the pr-mout Of
said purchase money The costs of suit and
sale required to be poii in cash on tho dav of
sale will be paid into Court Ivy sniA Commits,
siOner to abide the future decree Of the Court
in this cause, and the bonds required to lie
executed by the purchaser of said property
will be made payable above directed 70 the
United States of America. aud returned with
the report of said sale to Court
N Golf, Jr., is hereby appointed Commits
sioner, to make said sale, at the place, on the
terms, and according to the directions herein
before set out. Said Commissioner before
proceeding with said sale. will execute and
file with the papers in this cause bond with
good security in the penalty of s. 1000 con,
ditioned as required by law. And this cause
is continued until the next term for further
proceedings to he had
4 C"rv-Trsta
JASPER \ MOORE.
Clerk D &. L s. d. W Va