Petitions and Orders Books, 1842-1865
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]
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