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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------- 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------- 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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