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An Act for the benefit of the heirs of Alexander Ashby and John Metcalfe. 1822 24 (1822)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsky0127 and id is 1 raw text is: [24J CHAP. CCCLVI, An JC'T for the benefit Of the heirs of jlle-rander A'lshby and John oletcalft. I . Approved, November 4, 1822. WHEREAS it is reprosented.by tie admina- istrators or Alexander Ashby deceased, that he Preamble. departed.this life, possessed of sundry tracts of land, and several slaves, but considerably in- debted ; that his personal estate exclusive of his slaves, is inadequatl to the payments of his debts ; and that it would be more beuieficial to his children, ten in number, that one of hii.q tracts of lands, rather than his slaves, should lie sold for the payment of his debts : and it is further represented that the sale of two hundred acres of le .nd; lying on Pogue's creek, in the county of Hopkins, of which the said:Ashby t.ied seized, would be sufficient for the discharge of his debts, and that the said -tract will not in- crease in value, while the inmpiovements there- on will fall into ruin ; Wherefore, Sec. 1. Be it ciacted by the.Gencrul A'ssembly Circuit court of the Commonveallh of KAntuckiy, That it shall Hopkin a be conhpeteait to the circuit court of flopkiits thorized to de. county, and it is hereby authorised and onpow- cree the m-le of ered, upon the petition of the admitistrator. of Laid of AsIby the said Ashby, tiled in the said court, to that to pay debts, effect, and uponl the exhibition by said adminis. trators, of such proof by affidavits or otherwise, as will satisfy said court, that it ,vould be mot advantageous to the children and heirs of said decedaut, that the tract of land aforesaid, rather tham the slaves aforesaid, should be sold for the payment of his debts, to decree the sale of the said land fbr that purpose, at such length (if credits, and under such modifications of caution in relation to the interests and security of th children and creditors of the decedant, as may in their sound discretion scent requisite. Also lhe sale Sec. 1. And whereas, the like representation of the land of' is made by the admninitors ofJohn Metc'dlfe!; 3letc~dIfi. who also died iii Hopkins county, leaving sev- eral children, and being at the time of his (eath possessed of a tract of land and several slaves :

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