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Petitions and Orders Books, 1842-1865

 Item — Volume: 6-8

Scope and Contents

Recorded copies of various papers pertaining to division of estates, showing name of estate and date. Also includes petitions for title, sales of headright, guardianship, petitions for transfer of papers to other counties, and petitions for administration of estate of deceased. Arranged chronologically by date of instrument. Handwritten. Indexed. [McDonald #180]

Scope and Contents

Book B consists only of petitions regarding the estate of Frost Thorn. The spine of Book B says 1857-1875, but the last record is from January 1865. There are only 53 pages of text in this book.

Dates

  • Creation: 1842-1865

Conditions Governing Access

Open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

USE MICROFILM

Extent

From the Collection: 0.00 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the East Texas Research Center Repository

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