Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-12-14

| VIRGINIA: In the Clerks Office Of the Circuit
| Y Court of Alexandria county OH the 18th day
| of December. 1883.
| William s. Hoce, plaintiff. vs. William II. Robert
son, defendant. in chanccry.
! Memo. Tie object OF this suit is to attach
tain tract or parcel Of land situated in the county
of Alexandria, State of Virginia. beginning at 4
large marked gum, q little cast of Horato Balls
| inclosure in the line of housing waters,
| from the river by Lewis Carberry, surveyor, in
| the year 1910 ana running thence south de-
| grees, west 5 poles to B." an oak bush thence
south Ssh. degrees, west 81 poles to &C." passing
| on the south side of Horatio Balls house to the
supposed line of Brokers with said line 1915 deg.
west 5S poles to Cd south 2Ola degrees, east 80
poles to "E, the center of the road to Georgetown
degrees east 80 poles, north 5S1b degrees, east
80 poles, north 40 degrees, east Al poles, north
1915 degrees cast 1S poles, north 35 degrees,
east 13 poles, to white oak on the north side Of
the road; thence south S5 degrees, west 80 poles
to the beginning, being the same land conveyed
by EbcneZer Pecks to W. II. Robertson, on tho
Odd day of October, 1872, to secure w. S. Hogo
S6O8 and interest from September 1, 1888
The defendant, w. II. Robertson, not having
entered his appearance and given security, accord
ing to the act of Assembly and the rules Of this
Court and it appearing by an affidavit that he is
not resident Of this State, it is ordered that
the 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 order be forthwith inserted in.
the Alexandria GAZETTE, q newspaper published in
the city Of Alexandria, once week for four sue
cessivc weeks and posted at the front door Of the
Court House of this county. A copy-tcstc:
BENZ. AUSTIN, Clerk.
Jno. ste. Brookcs. n a
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