Michael Murphy
          1900

Estate of Michael Murphy 1900
From LDS Microfilm #2057616

To the Honourable the Supreme Court of Newfoundland, or one of your Lordships the Judges thereof.

The Petition of Mary Murphy of Carbonear in the Island of Newfoundland, Widow.

Humbly Sheweth

1. That Michael Murphy of Carbonear aforesaid, a minor, a son of your Petitioner, is entitled to a sum of money amounting to between four hundred and five hundred dollars, being the distributive share payable to him from the intestate estate of his father, Michael Murphy, late of Carbonear aforesaid deceased.
2. That the said Michael Murphy Junior is less than seven years of age and resides with your Petitioner at Carbonear aforesaid.
3. That no application for Guardianship to the Estate of the said Michael Murphy has heretofore been made to your Honourable Court.

Your Petitioner therefore humbly prays that Your Honourable Court or one of your Lordships the Judges thereof will be pleased to grant unto your Petitioner or to the

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Chief Clerk of your Honourable Court, Letters of Guardianship to the Estate and effects of the said Michael Murphy, a minor.
And, as in duty bound your Petitioner will ever pray etc.
Dated this ninth day of March A.D. 1900

Mary Murphy

Newfoundland
Harbor Grace, to wit
I, Mary Murphy, of Carbonear in the Island of Newfoundland, widow, the Petitioner named in the foregoing Petition, make oath and say that the several matters and things therein contained and set forth are correct and true.

Mary Murphy

Sworn before me at Harbor Grace
aforesaid this ninth day of March
A.D. 1900
Andrew T. Drysdale
Comm'r S.C.

In the Supreme Court
In the matter of the
Estate of Michael
Murphy of Carbonear
Newfoundland, a minor

Petition for Guardianship

Letter of Guardianship granted to
Donald M. Browning C C& R

Dated 20^th March 1900

Let Donald M. Browning Chief
Clerk and Registrar of the Supreme
Court be appointed Guardian of
the Estate of Michael Murphy a
minor

Geo. H. Emerson
J
Mar 22 / 1900