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The Daily Dispatch: October 11, 1861., [Electronic resource] 2 0 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: October 11, 1861., [Electronic resource], Will case. (search)
Will case. --An interesting case was argued yesterday before the County Court of Henrico, in connection with the will of George Howard, deceased. The case came up on a motion of some of the parties interested, through counsel, to require the executor, P. E. Gentry, to give security for the faithful execution of his trust, while none was required by the testator. After an elaborate argument on both sides, the Court overruled the motion, and an appeal was taken to the Superior Court. J. B. Young for plaintiffs, Nance & Williams for defendant. The property bequeathed by this will amounts to over $20,000.
The Daily Dispatch: February 13, 1862., [Electronic resource], The surrender of Biloxi. (search)
were examined for stealing, from the store of Peyon Johnston & Brother, on the 14th day of January, a pocket book containing about $15 in bank notes, and a lot of valuable papers. The parties are half grown lads. They were discharged on the allegation made against them, but required to give $300 security for their good behavior. The license granted Alfred A. Heath to keep an ordinary was, with the leave of the Court, transferred for the balance of his term to Wm. A. J. Smith. P. E. Gentry, Police Constable, presented an account of $39.77, for carrying R. W. Phelps and Geo. Rigley, alias Robert W. Smoot, charged with felony, to Lynchburg, which was ordered to be paid. The Sheriff of the city returned lists of property delinquent for non-payment of taxes for 1861, and of free negroes who had not paid their taxes for the same year, and for whom, having been exposed for sale according to the requirements of the law, no bids were received. The lists were ordered to be sen