Harold Cooke
          1895

Estate of Harold Cooke 1895
From LDS Microfilm #2057393

Supreme Court of Newfoundland
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Be it Remembered, That on this 9^th day of April in the Fifty Eighth 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 Ninety-five

Personally appeared Henry Cooke of Saint Johns in the Central District, Gentleman, Henry W. LeMessurier of Saint Johns Landing? Waiter H.M.C. and George T. Rendell of Saint Johns Merchant 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 Eight 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 Henry Cooke shall duly and faithfully act as Guardian of the Estate and Effects of Harold Cooke a Minor under the age of twenty-one years, and shall and do pay and dispose of such Estate 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
in the presence of                                       Henry Cooke

Jos. P. Carty                                              H. W. LeMessurier
Commissioner of Affidavits,
Supreme Court                                           G. T. Rendell

1895

Estate of Harold Cooke
late of St. Johns
a Minor

Letters of Guardianship granted to
Henry Cooke of Saint Johns

Dated April 9 . 1895

Sureties Henry W. Lemessurier
and
Geo. T. Rendell

Bond for $800.00

IN THE SUPREME COURT

In the matter of the
Estate of Harold Cooke
of Saint Johns a
Minor.

          Upon reading the Petition of Henry Cooke father of said Harold Cooke and upon hearing Mr. Morine of Counsel for him I do order that the said Henry Cooke be and he is hereby appointed Guardian of the Estate of said Harold Cooke during his minority.

          Dated at Saint Johns this 4^th day of April A.D. 1895

On motion of
Mr. Morine of                                        J. S. Winters
Counsel for
Henry Cooke

In the Supreme Court

In the matter of
the Estate of
Harold Cooke
of Saint Johns
a Minor

Order for appointment
of Guardian

To the Honorable the Supreme
of Newfoundland or to one of the
Honorable the Judges thereof

The Petition of Henry Cooke of Saint Johns

Respectfully Sheweth as follows

1. Harold Cooke son of Petitioner is a minor of the age of Seventeen years
2. The said Harold Cooke is entitled to property consisting of his interest in certain policies of life insurance not exceeding four hundred dollars in value
3. It is necessary that a guardian of the Estate of said Harold Cooke should be appointed for the purpose of executing certain papers connected with the said life inusurance policies

          Petitioner therefore prays that Donald Morison of Saint Johns Solicitor may be appointed Guardian of the Estate of said Harold Cooke.
          Dated at Saint Johns this 3^rd day of April A.D. 1895

Henry Cooke

Newfoundland

Saint Johns
To Wit
I Henry Cooke of Saint Johns the Petitioner named in foregoing Petition make oath and say that the several matters and things therein contained and set forth are correct and true
Sworn at Saint Johns                              Henry Cooke
this 3^rd day of April
A.D. 1895
Before me

Jos. P. Carty
Comm'r SC

In the Sup Court

In the matter of the
Estate of Harold Cooke
a Minor

Petition of Henry
Cooke for the Appoint-
ment of a Guardian

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at the end with any accuracy)

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(Initials of Chief Justice,
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