Robert Balmer
          1900

Estate of Robert Balmer 1900
From LDS Microfilm #2057448

A   J.A.C.

Sheriff - Court of Roxburghshire

I Richard Vary? Campbell Esquire Sheriff of Roxburg Beredick and Selkirk considering that the late Robert Rutherford Balmer, formerly merchant of Carbonear Newfoundland afterwards residing in Kelso? Scotland died at Kelso aforesaid on the twenty sixth day of August, Eighteen hundred and ninety nine and that by his Testament dated the fifth day of April Eighteen hundred and ninety five, and registered in the Books of Council and Session on the Eighth day of September eighteen hundred and ninety nine an Extract whereof is recorded in my Court Book upon the Seventeenth day of February Nineteen hundred the said Robert Rutherford Balmer nominated and appointed Patrick Stormouth Darling, Writer and Banker Kelso to be his Sole Executor and that the said Patrick Stormouth Darling has given up, on oath, an Inventory of the Personal Estate and effects of the said Robert Rutherford Balmer situated in Scotland amounting in Value to Two thousand and forty two pounds two Shillings and Eleven pence which Inventory (a certified Copy of which is signed and Sealed with reference hereto) has likewise been recorded in my Court Books of date the Seventeenth day of February Nineteen Hundred. Therefore I in Her Majestys Name and Authority Ratify, Approve and Confirm the nomination of Executor contained in the

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aforesaid Testament and I give and commit to the said Patrick Stormouth Darling full power to uplift receive administer and dispose of said Personal Estate and effects, grant discharges thereof if needful to pursue therefor and generally every other thing concerning the same to do that to the office of Executor nominate is Known to belong Providing always that he shall render just Count and reckoning for his intromissions therewith, when and where the same shall be legally required
Given under the Seal of Office
of the Sheriffdom of Roxburg and
signed by the Clerk of Court at
Jedburg the Seventeenth day of
February Nineteen Hundred.

(Signed) R. H. Smith
Sheriff Clerk of Roxburghshire

(Written in left margin)
L.S.

B    J.A.C.

Sheriff - Court of Roxburghshire

          Inventory of the Personal or moveable Estate and effects wheresoever situated of the late Robert Rutherford Balmer formerly merchant of Carbonear Newfoundland afterwards residing in Kelso, Scotland who died at Kelso aforesaid on the 26^th

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Jedburg 17^th February 1900 what is contained upon the two preceeding pages is a just and true copy of the Inventory of the Personal or moveable Estate of the deceased before designed Robert Rutherford Balmer and upon which Estate in Scotland confirmation has been Expede? in favor of the Executor said Inventory being Specially referred to in said Confirmation
R. H. Smith
Sheriff Clerk of Roxburgshire
(initials in margin)
(L.S.)

C   J???

J. Augustus Clift Esq
Solicitor &c
St. Johns, Newfoundland

Kelso, Scotland
1^st March 1900

Dear Sir,
Mr. R. R. Balmers Esq
As Executor of the deceased Robert Rutherford Balmers, formerly merchant of Carbonear, Newfoundland, afterwards in Kelso, Scotland, I hereby authorize you, as my agent in Newfoundland, to make application to the Supreme Court of Newfoundland to have the duplicate Testament; Testamentar? (Probate) of the Deceased and relative Certified Copy Inventory of his Personal Estate sent herewith sealed with the Seal of that Court
I am yours faithfully,
(Illegible signature)

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

          The Petition of James Augustus Clift of St. Johns in the Island of Newfoundland Solicitor

Humbly Sheweth

          That Robert R. Balmer formerly of Carbonear in the Island of Newfoundland Merchant but lately of Kelso, Scotland, died at Kelso aforesaid on or about the twenty sixth day of August A.D. 1899 having left a will dated the 5^th day of April A.D. 1895 under which Patrick Stormouth Darling writer and Banker of Kelso aforesaid was nominated and appointed Executor
          That the said Will was duly proven and recorded in the Sheriff-Court of Roxburghshire, Scotland, on the Seventeenth day of February And? Nineteen Hundred and Probate thereto was granted to the Executor therein named a copy of which said Probate (or Testament-Testamentar) is hereto annexed marked "A"
(Initials in left margin D.M.B.) That a Certified copy of the Inventory of the personal Estate of the said deceased is hereto annexed marked "B".

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          That said deceased was possessed of property and effects within the Jurisdiction of your Honorable Court of the probable value of Nineteen thousand two hundred dollars
          That I am authorized by the said Patrick Stormouth Darling Executor aforesaid to make this application as will appear by the paper writing hereto annexed marked "C"
          Your Petitioner therefore prays that the Probate to the said will or the duplicate Testament-Testamentar of the deceased ??? herewith produced may be sealed with the Seal of your Honorable Court
          And as in duty bound your Petitioner will ever pray
          Dated at St. Johns this 20^th day of March A.D. 1900

J. Augustus Clift

In the Supreme Court of Newfoundland

St. Johns
to wit
I James Augustus Clift of St. Johns aforesaid Solicitor make oath and say as follows :

1. That I am the Petitioner named in the foregoing Petition
2. That the Contents of the said Petition are to the best of my knowledge and belief correct and true

Sworn before me at St. Johns aforesaid          J. Augustus Clift
This 23^rd day of March AD 1900

D. M. Browning
Comm'r Sup Ct.

In the Supreme Court
of Newfoundland

In the matter of the Will
of Robert Rutherford Balmer
formerly of Carbonear, but
lately of Kelso, Scotland
Merchant deceased

Petition of J. A. Clift on
behalf of Executor to have
Probate Sealed with Seal
of Supreme Court of Newfoundland

Filed March 23, 1900

Let the said Probate papers referred to in the Petition of J. A. Clift be re-sealed in accordance with the provisions of the Probate Recognition Act 1893
By the Court
March 23^rd . 1900
D. M. Browning
C. C. & R