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628 THE CAPE SABLE COMPANY'S CASE.
ducted from the amount of sales. The real estate is described by
these trustees in their report, as consisting of several tracts and
parts of tracts of land as therein named, containing about one
thousand and ten acres, with a right of mines and minerals in
about eight hundred and seventy-six acres of other lands, all lying
in Anne Arundel county; and the personal estate they describe as
Consisting of slaves, horses, carts, wagons, implements used in the
manufactories, &c. But they do not say, or in any manner inti-
mate, that the real estate was sold, or even offered for sale sepa-
rately from the personalty; nor do they furnish any means whereby
the separate value of the real and of the personal estate may be
ascertained, or how much of the purchase money was given for
the one or the other. These trustees also report, that they had
given notice, as directed, to the creditors of The Cape Sable Com-
pany, to bring into the Chancery Office the vouchers of their
claims, within six months from the day of sale. This sale was
finally ratified on the 23d of September, 1828.
On the 6th of October, 1828, Philip G. Lechleitner, for himself
and in behalf of and to the use of J. J. Vanderkemp, executor of
Paul Busti, deceased, filed his petition and claim, in which he
states, that he was for a number of years employed by The Cape
Sable Company as agent and superintendent of its manufactories
and concerns; that in the course of his agency he had, as ap-
peared by his account, which he was ready and would be able to
verify, large sums of money due to him, amounting, on the 10th of
August, 1824, to the sum of $27, 042 45; which, with interest on
the several items, was still due; that he had assigned this claim
against The Cape Sable Company to the late Paul Busti to secure
him for the amount which he, Lechleitner, owed him, Busti.
Whereupon he prayed, that his claim might be adjusted and
allowed accordingly, &c.
Among the vouchers produced and admitted in evidence, in
relation to this claim of Philip G. Lechleitner, is an agreement un-
der seal, made and entered into on the 25th of September, 1813,
by Richard Caton, John Gibson, Robert G. Harper and Robert
Patterson of the first part, and Philip G. Lechleitner and Gerard
Troost on the second part, for the establishment and carrying on
of works for making copperas and alum, or either of them, on
lands in Anne Arundel county, lately conveyed by the said John
Gibson to Charles Carroll of Carrollton, in trust for the use of the
said John Gibson, Richard Caton and others. The partnership
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