Mary Griffin
          1885

Estate of Mary Griffin 1885
From LDS Microfilm #2057177

Supreme Court of Newfoundland.
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BE IT REMEMBERED, That on this Eighth day of April in the Forty Eighth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lady VICTORIA ----------------------------------------------------- by the Grace of God, of the United King-dom of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the Faith, &c., and in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighty five personally appeared James Griffin of St John's in the Central District Laborer. Patrick Kelly of same place Tailor and Thomas Lawlor of same place Gardener ------------------- and did acknowledge themselves to be held and firmly bound to our said Sovereign Lady the Queen, Her Heirs and Successors, in the penal Sum of Three thousand four ----- hundred dollars to be had, made, and levied on their Goods, Chattels, and Effects jointly and severally if default is made in any of the Conditions following: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

NOW THE CONDITION of this Obligation is such, That if the above bounden James Griffin of St Johns aforesaid as Administrator ------------------------------------------------------------------------- of the Estate and Effects of Mary Griffin ------------ late of St Johns in the Central District widow deceased, do make, or cause to be made, a just, true and perfect Inventory of all and singular, the Goods, Credits and Effects of the said deceased, which have or shall come to the hands, possession, or knowledge of him the same James Griffin ------------------- as such Administrator -------------------------------------------------------------- or to the hands or possession of any other person or persons, for him and the same so made do exhibit, or cause to be exhibited, into the Supreme Court of Newfoundland, at or before the Eighth day of -------- October next ensuing the date hereof; and the said Goods, Chattels, Credits and Effects, and all other the Goods, Chattels, Credits, and Ef-fects of the said deceased, at the time of her death, or which at any time afterwards shall come to the hands or possession of him the said James Griffin of St Johns in the Central District or to the hands or possession of any other person or persons for him shall well and truly admin-ister according to Law, and further shall make, or cause to be made, a just and true Account of his said Administration, on or before the Eighth day of April which will be in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighty six and afterwards from time to time as he shall be lawfully required. And all the rest, residue, and remainder of the said Goods, Chattels, Credits, and Effects, which shall be found remaining upon the said Ad-ministration Account, the same being examined and allowed by the said Supreme Court of Newfoundland, shall and do pay and dispose of in a due course of Administration, or in such manner as the said Court shall direct;---then this Obligation to be void and of no effect: or else to be and remain in full force and virtue.
Signed and Sealed     }                    James Griffin
in the presence of       }                   Patrick Kelly
          Geo. I. Adams }                   Thomas Lawlor
Commr                       }

(Note: Seals to the right of each signature.)

Certificate
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I hereby certify that the notice on the other side hereof written has been duly posted in my Office from the day of the date thereof until this date and that no Caveat or other objection has been Entered thereto.
Geo. I. Adams
Asst. Clerk
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Notice
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After three days from date hereof application will be made to the Supreme Court or to one of the Honorable Judges thereof for Letters of Administration to the Estate of Mary Griffin late of St John's Widow deceased to be granted to James Griffin of St John's aforesaid son of deceased.

                                                  M.H. Carty
G.I.A.                                        Proctor
(Circled initials)                        26 March 1885 ---

To the Honorable the Supreme
Court or one of the Honorable
the Judges thereof

The Petition of James Griffin of St John's Wheelwright

Humbly Sheweth

That your Petitioner's Mother Mary Griffin late of St John's aforesaid Widow departed this life on or about the 16^th day March last leaving her surviving your Petitioner her only child surviving her (?)
That the said deceased died intestate possessed of property of the probable value of Sixteen hundred dollars
That no Administration to her Estate has been taken out or applied for
Your Petitioner therefore prays that Letters of Administration to the Estate of the said deceased be granted to him And as in duty bound he will Ever pray

St John's April 6^th/1885
James Griffin

Supreme Court

St. John's }
SS           }          James Griffin of St John's aforesaid the foregoing Petitioner maketh oath and Saith that the contents of the said Petition are Correct and true to the best of this deponent's Knowledge and belief.
Sworn before me at                 }
St John's aforesaid                   }
this 6^th day of April AD 1885 }                    James Griffin

Geo. I. Adams
Commr

1885
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Supreme Court
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In the matter of the
Estate of Mary Griffin
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Petition of James
Griffin for Letters of
Administration
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Fiat J.J. Little
A.J.
Apl 6/85

Supreme Court of Newfoundland.
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ST. JOHN'S }
To Wit          } I do swear I believe Mary Griffin late of Saint John's in the Central District widow died without a Will; and that I will well and truly administer all and every the Goods of the said deceased, and pay her Debts so far as her Goods will extend; and that I will exhibit a true, full, and perfect Inventory of the said Goods of the deceased, and render a true account of my Administration into the Registry of the said Court, within Six months from the date hereof, or when I shall be thereunto lawfully required; and that the whole of the goods, rights, chattels, assets, credits and effects of the said deceased, which she died possessed of, within the jurisdiction of this Court, do not, according to the best of my knowledge, judgment and belief, amount to the value of seventeen hundred Dollars.

Sworn before me, at St. John's, the 8^th day of   }
of April, in the year of our Lord One Thousand }          James Griffin
eight hundred and seventy eighty five                 }

Geo I. Adams
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Commissioner.

Estate of Mary Griffin
late of St John's
in the Central District.
Widow deceased.

Dated Eighth day of April
A.D. 1885
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Admin. granted to
James Griffin of
St John's in the Central
District Laborer
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Sureties
Patrick Kelly and
Thomas Lawlor
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Est. sworn under
$1700⁰⁰/100
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