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a. Note:   October 22nd 1869 Pages 659-660, Vol. B Betsey Harrison, A minor under fourteen
  Grant of letters of guardianship
  This day comes William Hall and files his petition in writing and under
  oath praying that he may be duly appointed to the guardianship of the person and estate of said minor and among other things that he is
  citizen of this County and State and that he is related to said Betsey
  Jane Harrison the minor and that said minor resides in this State and
  County and that said minor is under fourteen years of age and that said
  minor has an estate in her own right of the value of about forty dollars and that it is necessary that said minor should have a guardian to take
  charge of and take care of her said estate. It is therefore ordered and
  decreed that letters of guardianship over the person and estate of the said Betsey Harrison be granted to said William Hall upon his entering in a bond with sufficient security in the sum of sixty dollars and the
  said William Hall having executed such bond with James D. McClene as his
  security therein and duly filed the same in the office of the Judge of
  this Court. It is ordered that the same be approved and that said
  letters do forthwith issue to the said William Hall. It is further
  ordered that said application be recorded.
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  November 9th 1869 Page 669, Vol. B
  Betsey J. Harrison, A minor, Estate of
  Order to sell perishable property
  This day came William Hall guardian of said minor and filed his petition
  in writing and under oath praying for an order to sell three head of
  cattle upon the groung that the same is perishable and the Court having
  read said petition and heard the proof admitted in support thereof and
  being satisfied that said petition is fully sustained by the said
  evidence and that said property is perishable and that it will be
  beneficial to the interest of said estate that the same should be sold
  and at as early a day as may be in accordance with the prayer of said petition the same having been appraised. It is therefore ordered and
  decreed that said guardian be authorized to sell said property at such place as he may direct at either public or private sale as he may think
  most beneficial to said minor and it sold at public outcry to be sold after giving three weeks notice by posting notice at the Courthouse door
  and three other public places in this County of time, terms, and place
  of sale with such to be made for cash. It is further ordered that said guardian with all convenient speed and within sixty days from said sale
  to make report under oath to this Court of his account of such sale and
  how he has executed this decree. It is further ordered that said petition be recorded.
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  December 30th 1869 Page 684, Vol. B
  Betsey Jane Harrison, Estate of
  Report of sale
  This day came William Hall guardian of said minor and filed his account
  of the sale of the perishable property of said estate which was ordered
  to be sold by a decree of this Court made and entered on the 9th day of
  November 1869 and the said account being duly swored to, and having been
  inspected by the Court, it is now ordered that the same be recorded for
  future reference.



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