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Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Description
This legal document, dated December 6, 1858, is a probate document filed in the District of Grotan Probate Court concerning the estate of Oliver G. Merrit. The administrator of the estate cites the creditors of the deceased to bring in the claims against the estate to the administrator within six months from the sixth day of December, 1858. The document is not signed though there is a space for a signature beside the word "Administrator" at the end of the text. There are some mild ink smudge stains on the paper.
Publication Date
12-6-1858
Rights
Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
Time Period
1850-1859
Subjects
Legal documents
Geographic Location
Illinois
Object Type
text
Format (original)
document
Format (digital)
Digital ID
FVW-MANU-B1F63-1
Source
Mississippi State University Libraries, Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Original Manuscript Collection, Series 3: Abraham Lincoln Legal Documents, 1837-1859, Box 1, Folder 63
Repository
The Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana Repository
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.
Recommended Citation
Probate Court Document for the Estate of Oliver G. Merrit, December 6, 1858, Original Manuscript Collection, Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.