Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-03-27
Legal NOTICES.

VIRGINIA: At Rules held in the Clerks
Y office of the Corporation Court OF the city
of Alexandria on the Sd day of March, 1874 =
Louis A. Won Hoffman, plaintiff,
John H. Russell, defendant,
The object of this suit is to obtain decree for
the sale of the unexpired term of lease Of nine
ty-nine years from the 26th of February, 1893,
made by the City Council of Alexandra to
VIM II. Fowle and George d. Fowle, by deed
bearing date on that day, devisng all that lot OF
ground in Alexandria, beginning at the inter
Section of the south side of Duke street with the
east side of Potomac strand, and running east
wardly with Duke street into the Potomac river;
then returning to the point of beginning and
running southwardly with the east side ct 70
tomsc strand one hundred and torty-6Ve 1eet
seven inches, more or less, to the line OF James
Green then esstwardy parable to Duke street
into the said river; then north to connect with
the first line, with the use of the strand In COM
mon with others entitled thereto. Also the un-
expired term of lease ofninety-nine years from
VIM. H. Fowle, by deed bearing date of Sop,
tember 49, 1854, devsing all those lots of ground
in Alexandria, beginning at the intersection OF
the south side of Duke street with the west SIDE
Potomac strand, and running southwardly with
the west side Of Potomac strand one hundred
feet; then westwardly parallel to Duke street
thirty ono feet then northwardly parallel to tn
first line one hundred feet then eastwardly
thirty -one feet to the place of beginning. Lot
number two, Immediately west of that first de-
scrlbed, and exactly Of the same dimensions. Lot
number three, Immediately west of number two,
and exactly of the same Dimensions. Lot mum.
Der four, beginning on Duke street at point
ninety three feet from its southern intersection
with Potomac strand, and running southwardly
parallel with the western line OF lot number
three one hundred and twenty feet; then west
wardly thirty feet eleven inches parallel to Duke
hun. n al m
line of lot number three one hundred and twenty
feet; then eastwardly thirty feet eleven inches to
the place OF beginning Lot number i've, be-
ginning on Potomac strand, west side, at point
one hundred and fifty one feet seven inches from
its intersection with the south SIDE OF Duke
street, and running westwardly parallel with
Duke street one hundred and twenty-three feet
eleven inches then northwsrdly parallel to Po-
tomac strand thirty-one feet seven inches; tnen
| eastwardly parallel with Duke street one nun
dred and twenty. three feet eleven inches; then
southwardly and along the west side OF Potomac
strand thirty. one feet seven inches to the begin
ning-all the said lots bounding on an alley
twenty fest wide in the rear leading to the 70
| tomsc strand, with the use of the said Potomac
strand in common with others entitled thereto.
Also all and singular the edi6ces, buildings,
rights members, privileges and appurtenances
thereto belonging. Also all the machinery,
engines, fixtures &c, upon the premises, and all
the estate of the said John a. Russell at law and
equity in and to the devised premises and every
part thereof, and for an application of the pro-
cceds of sale to the payment of claim of the
plaintiff against the defendant for the sum of
So, 500. with interest thereon from October list,
1877; also for the sum of STA. 10, with interest
| thereon from October lst, 1872, under q mort
gage from the said John II. Russell to the said
Louis A. Won Hoffman, bearing date October LIST,
1872.
The defendant not having entered his appear
| ance and given security according to the act OF
Assembly, and the rules of this Court, and it APP
pearing by affidavit that he is not resident OF
this State it ordered that said defendant appear
here within one month after due publication OF
this order and do what is necessary to protect his
interest in this suit; and that copy of this Or
der be forthwith inserted in the Alexandria Ca
zette, newspaper publish ed in the city of Al.
| exandria, once week for four successive weeks,
and posted at the front door of the Court House
of this city. A copy-test.
| MORTON MARYE, Clerk.
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