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Transcribed by: Revely Carwile, Jr Lynchburg, Va. March 15, 2024
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"Winston & wife & others; against Christopher Hunt executor of Fayette / Henry, dec'd, Thomas T Scott and . The amended bill of the plaintiffs / filed by leave of the Court -- The plaintiff Edmund Winston and / Dorothea his wife, beg leave to represent to the court that Fayette Henry / the defendants testator in his lifetime acted as the agent of the plaintiff Dorothea / in the management of her interest in the estate of her late husband Patrick / Henry esquire, that he became considerably indebted to her in that capacity / as well as for monies loaned him by her. That she presumes the / 1) Defendant Christopher Hunt is possessed of the Books and Amounts of/ this testator, by which the amount of the debt may be ascertained which / Books and Amounts she prays he may be required to produce -- before / the Commissioners of the Court -- The plaintiff Alexander Scott and / Sarah B his wife beg leave also to represent to the Court that Fayette / Henry died indebted to the plaintiff Sarah upon a promissory note / in the sum of [ left blank ] Their plaintiffs pray that it may please / the Court to decree in the first place the payment of their testator Debt / out of the estate of the testator. and that the balance of the estate may / be distributed agreeably to the will of the testator and the prayer of their / bismal bill. and will pray--
Leigh and Anthony for plaintiff "
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Winston & al vs Henry executors & al
Amended bill
20 June 1817
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Winston & wife nothing against Christopher Hunt executor of Fayette Henry, decd. [deceased], Thomas T Scote and . The amended bill of the plaintiff filed by leave of the Court - The plaintiff Edmund Winston and Dorothea his wife, beg leave to represent to the court that Fayette Henry the Defendants Testator in his lifetime; acted as the agent of the plaintiff Dorothea in the management of her interest in the estate of her late husband Patrick Henry esquire, that he became considerably indebted to her in that capacity as well as for monies loaned him by her, that she possessess the Defendant claim to Christopher Hunt is [ ] of the Books and amounts of [crossed out word] Testator, by which the amount of the Debt may be apertained which Books and amounts she prays he may be required to produce - before the [ ] of the Court - The plaintiff Alexander Scott and Sarah [B?] his wife beg leave also to represent to the court that Fayette Henry died indebted to the plaintiff Sarah [whom?] a promissory note in the sum of [Blank] This plaintiff pray that it may please the court to decree in the first place the payment of these respective debts out of the estate of the Testator, and that the balance of the estate may be distributed agreeably to the will of the Testator and the prayer of [their?] original bill. and will pray [ ] Leigh and Anthony for plaintiff