Michael Grinslett
          1888

Supreme Court of Newfoundland
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ST. JOHN'S }I do swear that I believe that Michael Grinslett late
To Wit          }of Molina in the Central District of Newfoundland Laborer, 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 value of Eight hundred dollars.

Sworn before me, at St. John's, the 28^th day of
June in the year of Our Lord One Thousand
Eight Hundred and Eighty-eight                    Prescott Emerson

Geo. I. Adams
Commissioner of Affidavits

1888

Estate of Michael Grinslett

late of St. Johns

In the Central District

Laborer deceased

Dated
28^th June 1888
Admin granted to

Prescott Emerson
St. Johns, CC? R

Sureties

Estate sworn under
               $800.00

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

The petition of Edward P. Morris of Saint Johns in the island of Newfoundland Barrister at Law

Humbly Sheweth

That Michael Grinslett late of Saint Johns in the Island of Newfoundland Laborer died at the above place on Wednesday last the twentieth day of June. That deceased left no relatives surviving him residing? in this Country, his wife having died in the month of March last.
That petitioner is informed and believes that deceased has two daughters living who when last heard from resided in the United States of America.
That at the time of his death deceased was possessed of property within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court of the probable value of Eight hundred dollars.
That immediately after the death of deceased petitioner was requested to take charge of the effects of deceased and to make such arrangements as were necessary for the wake and funeral

of deceased which petitioner accordingly did.
Petitioner is therefore desirous that the responsibility resting on him for the payment of those debts ???ident on the said services should be removed from him.
Petitioner therefore prays that Prescott Emerson Esquire one of His Majesty's Counsel and Chief Clerk and Registrar of Supreme Court be appointed administrator of the Estate and Effects of said deceased and as in duty bound he will ever pray &c
          Dated at St. Johns this 28^th day of June AD 1888

Edward P. Morris

Supreme Court

Newfoundland }
St. Johns           }Edward P. Morris of Saint Johns in the Island of Newfoundland Barrister at Law the petitioner named in the foregoing petition maketh oath and saith that the several matters and things contained therein are correct and true to the best of this deponent's Knowledge and belief.

Sworn before me at
St. Johns aforesaid                              E. P. Morris
this 28^th day of
June AD 1888?

Prescott Emerson
Comm'r

Supreme Court

Petition of E.P. Morris
praying that admin
istration to the
Estate of Michael
Grinslett may be
granted to Prescott
Emerson. J.C.

Fiat

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C.J.