U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia May 1, 1841 (Bronaugh v. Mason)

In this bill the complainant [Jeremiah 'W. Bronaugh] alleges that John W. Bronaugh, deceased, mortgaged certain property in Virginia to secure a debt due by the said mortgagor to the Bank of Columbia, upon three-fourths of said land; that the remaining fourth to be applied to the payment and satisfaction of the creditors of the said John W. Bronaugh.