218 CAMPBELL'S CASE.

county: Provided, that before he acts as such committee he shall
file with the register a bond to the state, executed by himself
and a surety or sureties to be approved by the Chancellor, in the
penalty of two thousand dollars conditioned for the faithful per-
formance of the trust reposed in him by this or any future order in
the premises; and to account for and deliver up the estate and
property of the said Charles Campbell when lawfully required.

The committee appointed by this order accepted the trust
and soon after gave bond accordingly, which was filed and
approved, (e)

The trustee Donaldson reported, that he had sold a square in the
city of Washington for the sum of $3000, one-fourth of the pur-
chase money to be paid in cash, and the residue in one, two and
three years; which sale was finally ratified on the 4th of Septem-
ber, 1828. And he further reported, that he had contracted to
mortgage a part of the estate of the testator, upon the terms speci-
fied in the deed then exhibited, which he submitted for the con-
firmation of the Chancellor.

15th June, 1830.—BLAND, Chancellor.—Ordered, that the pro-
posed terms as specified in the deed exhibited by the trustee be
approved, and that he execute a mortgage accordingly.

On the 14th of February, 1S29, Richard Harwood of Thomas,
and Henry H. Harwood, administrators of Benjamin Harwood de-
ceased, for themselves and in behalf of the other creditors of the
late William Campbell, filed their bill in this court against Edward
Campbell, John McHenry, James Cunningham and Catherine his
wife, William C. Cunningham, James Cunningham junr., Rebec-
ca Cunningham, Charles E. Cunningham, George Cunningham,
Charles Campbell and John L Donaldson.

This bill after setting forth, in substance, all the circumstances
as herein before detailed, states, that the late William Camp-
bell was, at the time of his death, indebted to the amount stated to
the intestate of the plaintiffs, which debt yet remains unsatisfied;
that the trustees and executors, these defendants Edward Campbell
and John McHenry, made sale of large portions of the estate of

(e) This proceeding is not introduced here, because of its properly forming any
part of this case; but because it has been referred to as an exhibit, and because it is
intimately connected with this case, and may be useful in other respects.