Matthew King
          1887

Estate of Matthew King 1887
From LDS microfilm #2057238

(in top left margin) A

Supreme Court of Newfoundland.
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(Written at an angle above Rose Blanche) Mihal hey
^{Rose Blanche}ST. JOHN'S, }    I   do swear that   I   believe that Matthew King
       To Wit.                 }    late of Burnt Island in the Southern District Planter deceased
deceased, died without    a Will; and that   I    will well and truly administer all and every the Goods of the said deceased and pay   his debts, so far as   his 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 he     died possessed of, within the jurisdiction of this Court, do not, according to the best of my     knowledge, judgment and belief, amount to the the value of        $ ?50⁰⁰/.                     dollars.

Sworn before me, ^{Rose Blanche} St. John's, the     25^th     day of }
November          in the year of Our Lord One Thousand        }  James M Arnold
Eight Hundred and Eighty- Seven, having                              }
                    H?. Soresleil
                    Commissioner of Affidavits.
                    Supreme Court

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1887

Estate of Matthew King

late of Burnt Island

in the Southern District

Planter deceased

Dated 16^th December 1887

Admin ___granted to

James M Arnold of
Petites . Southern District
Sureties
Rich^d Furneaux
Henry Harwood
Estate sworn under
$650.⁰⁰/₁₀₀

Notice

After three days from date hereof application will be made to the Honourable Supreme Court of Newfoundland or to one of the Honorable The Judges thereof for letters of Administration of the Estate of Matthew King late of Burnt Island in the Southern District Planter deceased to be granted to James M Arnold of Petites in the Said District Accountant.
          St Johns Newfoundland
          The 19^th day of October A D 1887
O.E .
ACS.C.
                    ?? LeMessurier
                    Proctor for
                    Applicant

Certificate

Ihereby certify that the notice on the other side hereof contained has been posted in the Office of the Chief Clerk of the Supreme Court in St Johns from the date hereof until this date and that no caveat or other objection thereto has been filed or entered
          Dated at St Johns Newfoundland
          This 2 4^th day of October 1887
                    Otto Emerson
                              ACS.C.

To the Honourable the Supreme
Court of Newfoundland
or to one of the Honourable
the Judges thereof

The petition of James M . Arnold of Petites in the Southern District of New- foundland Accountant

Humbly Sheweth

          That Matthew King late of Petites (KN: the place name, Petites, was partially erased)^Burnt(written in left margin, Island) aforesaid planter deceased died in the month August Anno Domini Eighteen hundred and eighty six intestate leaving him surviving five? sons viz William, John, Matthew, Morgan, and Alexander and four daughters Jane, Fanny, Sarah Ann and Susannah , all of full age.

          That at the time of the decease of the said late Matthew King he was possessed of property and effects of the probable value of six hundred dollars.

          That the said children of the said late Matthew King do hereby consent
                                                  that

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That letters of administration of the Estate of the late Matthew King be granted to your petitioner which consent is hereunto annexed marked A

          That no letters of probate or administration of the said Estate have been granted

          Your petitioner therefore humbly prays that your Honourable Court or one of the Honourable the Judges thereof will grant letters of administration to your petitioner

          And as in duty bound will ever pray &c &c .

          Newfoundland
          The 8^th day of October AD. 1887

James M. Arnold.

(in left margin and partially obscured by a dark spot) ??sent          A          2

We William King, John King, Matthew King, Morgan King, Alexander King Jane     Jane and James Newman her husband, Fanny and John Eastman her husband, Sarah Ann and James M Arnold her husband and Susannah King, children of the late Matthew King, Planter late of Burnt Islands, deceased do hereby consent that letters of Administration of the Estate of the said late Matthew King be granted James M Arnold of Petites accountant.

Witness                                 William^hisX_mark King
to the mark of          }            John^hisX_markKing
William King, John King }  Matthew King
Jane Newman, Frances     }  Morgan King
and John Eastman            }  Alexander King
and to the signature            }  Janey^herX_markNewman
of Matthew King, Morgan} James Newman
King, Alexander King and } Frances^herX_markEastman
James Newman                 } John^hisX_markEastman
??? having been first           } James M. Arnold
read over & explained to each}Sarah ann Arnold
          ??? .?. ???                )  Susannah King
Witness to the signatures of James M. Arnold
Sarah Ann Arnold & Susannah King
J M^?I radshaw   S. P. S. Missionry ?? R? ???

Newfoundland
Southern District     }
Rose Blanche to wit }
          James M. Arnold of Petites in the Southern District Accountant maketh oath and saith that the several matters and things set forth in the foregoing petition are just and true to the best of deponent's knowledge and belief
Sworn before me a tRose }
Blanche aforesaid this      }                    James M. Arnold
   8^th day of  October       }
A D. 1887                      }

??. Sor??eil
Comm^r of affidavits
   Supreme Court

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Supreme Court
Probate Side

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In the matter }
of the Estatae of }
Matthew King }
late of Burnt Isl^d}
Southern District }
Planter deceased }

Petition for letters of
Administration

Filed Oct 20 : 1887
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Fiat.   JJ.Little
          A . J.

??LeMessurier
Solicitor

(written in header)
To Commission
          File in all Blanks ,
initial all e?? ?.

Supreme Court of Newfoundland.
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Be it Remembered, That on this          Twenty- fifth          day of November            1 8 8 7 - in the Forty-Fifty First Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lady VICTORIA, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the Faith, &c., and in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighty-  Seven  personally appeared James M . Arnold of Petites in the Southern District Accountant Richard Furneaux of Rose Blance in the said District Preventive Officer and Henry Harwood of Harbour Le Cou in the said district Planter and did acknowledge themselves to be held and firmly bound to our said Lady the Queen, Her Heirs and Successors, in the penal Sum of ??i?teen 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 M. Arnold          as Administrator ---------- of the Estate and Effects of Matthew King                      late of Burnt Isalnd Planter 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 said James M. Arnold ------------ as such Administrator ---------- or to the hands or possession of any other person, or persons, for
(written in right margin:
v.
six months
from date
of signing)
          him          and the same so made do exhibit, or cause to be exhibited, in the Supreme Court of Newfoundland, at or before the          25^th           day of            May          next ensuing the date hereof ; and the said Goods, Chattels, Credits and Effects, and all other the Goods, Chattels, Credits and Effects of the said deceased, at the time of   his     death, or which at any time afterwards shall come into the hands or possession of him, the said James M. Arnold or to the hands or possession of any other person or persons for    him    shall well and truly administer according to Law, and further shall make, or cause to be made, a just and true account of his
(written in right margin:
o
12 months
from date
of signing)
said Administration, on or before the          25^th            day of November which will be in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighty- eight            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 Administration Account, the same being examined and allowed by the said Supreme Court of Newfoundlandland, shall and do pay and dispose of in due course of Administration, or in such a 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 M. Arnold (black circle-shaped stamp)
          in presence of      }
                    Rich^d Furneaux
                    ??. Sorsoleil
Comm^r of affidavit
          Henry Harwood
          Supreme Court