Letters of Administration

Georgia, Banks County

The Honorable, the Court of Ordinary, for the County and State aforesaid;

To M. J. Patton

Whereas T. J. Patton late of the County and State aforesaid, T. J. Patton deceased died Intestate, having whilst he lived, and at the time of his death, Real and Personal Estate within the County and State aforesaid, by means whereof the full disposition and power of granting the administration of all and singular the Real and Personal Estate of said deceased, and also auditing the accounts calculations, and reckonings of the said administrations, and a final dismission of the same to this Court is manifestly known to belong; I desiring that the real and personal estate of the said deceased may be well and truly administered conveyed and well disposed of do hereby grant unto the said M. J. Patton FULL POWER by the tenor of these presents to administer the real and personal estate of the deceased which to him in his lifetime, and at the time of his death, did belong; and to ask, levy, sue for, recover, and receive the same; and to pay the debts in which the deceased stood obligated, so far forth as T. J. Patton real and personal estate will extend according to their rate and order of law; being first sworn on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God, to make a true and perfect inventory thereof, and to exhibit the same unto the Court of Ordinary aforesaid in order to be recorded, on or before the 20 day of May, 1935 next ensuing, and to render a just and true account, calculation, and reckoning of the said administration, when thereunto required; And I ordain, deput, and constitute you the said M. J. Patton Administrator of all and singular the real and personal estate of the said deceased.

Witness the Honorable R. L. Sullivan, Ordinary for Banks County

Contributed 2005 by Iris Thompson Fry