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(Throughout this document the surname of the deceased alters often between Sholwell and Holwell - Transcriber) Richard Sholwell Estate of Richard Sholwell 1888
Supreme Court of Newfoundland ST. JOHN'S } Sworn before me, at St. John's, Jos. P. Carty
1888 Estate of Richard Sholwell Dated 23rd October Admin granted to Sureties John B. Curran Estate sworn under
Notice Three days after the date hereof I will apply to the honourable the
Supreme Court or to one of the honourable the judges thereof for letters
of administration to the Estate of Richard Holwell late of St. John's
in the Central District fisherman deceased to be granted to Matthew Holwell son of said deceased. (Inserted in left margin seal of Registrar's Office
Certificate I hereby certify that the notice written on the other side hereof has been posted in the Clerk's Office since the day of the date hereof and that no caveat or other
objection has been entered thereto. (Inserted in right margin seal of Registrar's office
To the honourable the Supreme Court The Petition of Matthew Sholwell of St. John's in the Central District Fisherman Humbly Sheweth That Your Petitioner's father, Richard Holwell, of Saint John's in the Central District Fisherman, died on the seventh day of March AD 1883 intestate, leaving him surviving as next of kin a son (Your petitioner) and a daughter, Jane Holwell, since deceased.
To the Supreme Court Newfoundland }
In the Supreme Court In the matter of the Estate of Petition for Letters of Administration (Seal of Registrar's Office Fiat Filed August 8th : 88 I.P.C
Supreme Court of Newfoundland Be it Remembered That on this seventeenth day of October in the 52nd 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-eight personally appeared Matthew Holwell of Saint John's Fisherman John B. Curran of St. John's Commission Merchant and Nicholas Worsley Commission Merchant 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 Four Hundred Dollars to be had, made and levied on his 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 Matthew Holwell as Administrator of the Estate and Effects of Richard Holwell late of St. John's aforesaid, Fisherman 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 Matthew Holwell 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, in the Supreme Court of Newfoundland, at or before the seventeenth day of April 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 Matthew Holwell 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 said Administration, on or before the seventeenth day of October which will be in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighty-nine 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 Newfoundland, 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 M. Holwell
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Page Transcribed by Gordon Bennett
Page Revised by Ivy F. Benoit (Saturday March 10, 2018)
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