Title

Probate Court Document for the Estate of Oliver G. Merrit, Appointment of Edmund D. Barker and Charles A Tenner, Esqs. as Appraisers of the Estate, 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 Groton Probate Court concerning the estate of Oliver G. Merritt. The document appoints Edmund D. Barker and Charles A Tenner, Esqs. as appraisers of the Estate of Oliver G. Merritt. The judge tasks them with assisting the administrator of the estate in making an inventory of the estate, recording its value, inventorying the estate's credits and choses in action within two months of the date of the document. The document is signed by Judge Amos Clifton and is followed by a note to the Probate Board for the District of Groton notifying it of the appointment of the appraisers.

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-B1F63-3

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, Appointment of Edmund D. Barker and Charles A Tenner, Esqs. as Appraisers of the Estate, December 6, 1858, Original Manuscript Collection, Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.