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                        LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION
                             JOSEPH WITHERELL
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To the County Judge of the County of Livingston:

The Petition of Zaida Price of the Town of Ossian in the County of
Livingston, respectfully Sheweth:
That, Joseph Witherell of the Town of Ossian in the said County of
Livinston, died  in the said Town of Ossian on or about the 13th day of
June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty three.
That at the time of his death he was an inhabitant of the County of
Livingston; that he left no Will, so far as your petitioner has heard or
been able to discover.  That he left your petitioner, his daughter, &
Seymour Witherell, Allen Witherell, James Denny Witherell & Charles
Witherell of Ossian aforesaid his sons & Polly Babb of Livonia, Eliza Ann
Witherell of Rochester N.Y., his daughters.

And your petitioner further shew that all the goods, chattels, and credit
of the said deceased do not exceed in value the sum of two hundred dollars;
and your petitioner pray that letters of Administration of the goods,
chattels, and credits, of the said deceased, may be granted by the said
County Judge to your petitioner

Dated Dansville, Apl 22, 1865         Zaida Price
                                      [her signature]

LIVINGSTON COUNTY,}
SURROGATE COURT   }ss:

On this 22nd day of April, 1865, personally appeared befoe me in open Court
Zaida Price the above named petitioner...and made oath, that the matters
set forth in the above petition were true, to the best of the knowledge,
information and belief of the said petitioner.

                                     S. Hubbard, County Judge
                                     [his signature]

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STATE OF NEW YORK,    }
County of Livingston, }ss:

I, Zaida Price [her signature]
do hereby swear and declare that I will well, honestly and faithfully
discharge the the duty of Administrator of the Goods, Chattels and Credits
of Joseph Witherell deceased, according to law.

Subscribed and Sworn this 13th}
day of May, 1865, before me   }  Zaida Price [her signature]

S. Hubbard, County Judge
[his signature]

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George Thompson & J. L. Gould being sworn say each for himself he said
George Thompson that he served the citation which he recd from Zaida Price
her served on James D. Withereel on the 25th day of April 1865 personally.
J. L. Gould for himself say he served the citation which he recd on Charles
Witherel on the 25th day of April 1865 personally.

Sworn before me             } George Thompson [his signature]
this (blank) day of May 1865} J. L. Gould     [his signature]

George Thompson sworn to the above affidavit May 13th 1865 before me
Jacob Clendenin] J.P.

Lewis Gould being duly sworn saith that the (unreadable) set forth in the
above instrument or (unreadable) is true.

May 19, 1865, before me
              (unreadable) Beach, Justice Peace

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