Title

Probate Court Document for the Estate of Oliver G. Merrit, Limits on Claims from Creditors, December 6, 1858

Authors

Files

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)

PDF

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.