Form of Appeal.

To the Surrogate of the county of

The petition of A. B.,

Sheweth :

That your petitioner feels himself aggrieved by a decree of said Surrogate, made the

day of

last, in

a matter depending before said Surrogate, entitled "In the matter of J- Wa minor", and hereby appeals to the Chancellor of the state of New-York.

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Your petitioner therefore prays, this may be considered notice of said appeal, and that the Surrogate will prepare the proceedings required by law, to effectuate such appeal, and he will, &c.

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Bond on Appeal.

Know all men by these presents, that we W. R,

dollars, current money of said state, to be paid to the said to the which payment well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves and each of us, our and each of our heirs, executors and administrators, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals, dated the in the year of our Lord one thousand , and of our independence

day of eight hundred and

the

The condition of this obligation is such, that if the above bounden who has lately [this day] filed his petition of appeal with the Surrogate of the county of

from a certian order or decree of said Surrogate, made

"In the matter of J-W

of shall prosecute with all speed his said appeal to effect, and shall pay all costs and charges that may be adjudged against him by the court of Chancery of the state of NewYork, then this obligation to be void, or else to remain in full force and effect.

Sealed and delivered >

in the presence of

(Seals.)

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Bond on an Appeal made by a party from any of the Orders of a Surrogate enumerated in sec. iii, tit. 3, chap. 9, part 3, vol. 2, page 610 of the Revision.

Know all men by these presents, that we, A. B., C. D. and E. F., of, &c. are held and firmly bound unto

in the sum of one thousand dollars, current money of said state, to be paid to the said : to the which payment well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves and each of us, our and each of our heirs, executors and administrators, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals, dated the

day of year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and

and of our independence the

, in the

The condition of this obligation is such, that if the above bounden A. B., who has lately [or this day] appealed from an order [or decree] of the Surrogate of the county of

day of

in a certain cause then de

made the pending before the said Surrogate, and entitled [as the title may be], shall, in case the said order [or decree] of the said Surrogate shall be affirmed by the Chancellor of the state of New-York, surrender himself to the custody of the Sheriff of , within twenty days after such affirmance, then this obligation to be void, or else, &c.

Sealed and delivered in presence of

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Seals.

Petition for removal of Guardian.

To the Surrogate of the county of

The petition of [any ward, or any relative in his behalf, or the surety of a guardian],

Respectfully sheweth :

That on the

day of

one W.

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[or your

was duly appointed guardian of J— Wpetitioner]: that having executed the bond required by law, he, the said WR, entered upon the duties of his office, and possessed himself of all the estates of the said J-— W—, [or your petitioner]. And your petitioner further sheweth, [that the guardian is incompetent, or is wasting the real or personal estate of his said ward, or is guilty of any misconduct, stating particularly the cause of complaint], all which your petitioner is ready to verify, as the Surrogate may direct.

Dated.

Your petitioner therefore prays citation to said guardian, to be and appear in this court, to show cause why he should not be removed from his said guardianship, according to law, and he will ever pray, &c.

Signed.

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A. B., the petitioner above named, being duly sworn, saith, that the facts stated in the preceding petition, by him subscribed, are true, to the best of his knowledge, information and belief.

Citation to Guardian to show cause why he should not be removed.

The People of the state of New-York, by the Grace of God, free and independent.

To JW, guardian of WR, a minor, greeting:

We command you, that you personally be and appear before our Surrogate of our county of on Monday, next, at a Surrogate court then to be

the

day of

heid, at the opening of the court on that day, at the Surrogate

of

in the county of

office in the to show cause why you should not be removed from your guardianship of said minor, and hereof fail not at your peril.

Witness T. A. B., Surrogate of said county

and the seal of his office, at the

of

day of

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Order to remove Guardian.

In the matter of J. W., guar

dian of W. R.

On reading and filing affidavit of the due service of the citation issued and tested in this matter, the

of

day

, and counsel having been heard on the proofs in this matter, after due deliberation, the Surrogate doth order, and it is hereby ordered and decreed, that the said J. W. and he hereby is removed from his office of guardian of the said W. R.

be,

In testimony, &c.

Petition by Widow for her Dower.

To the Surrogate of the county of

The petition of C. B., widow of A. B., deceased, Respectfully sheweth :

That the said A. B., then of the

the county of day of hundred and

of

in the

year

of

our Lord one thousand eight , leaving your petitioner, his lawful wife, him surviving: that the said A. B. died seized of all that certain lot of land, [describe all the land of which dower is claimed, and the place where situated]. And your petitioner further sheweth, that dower in the said land has never been assigned to her.

Your petitioner therefore prays, that such proceedings may be had, in this court, as will enable her to have her dower assigned, and she will ever, &c.

Notice of the application for Dower, to be served with copy of foregoing Petition.

To A. B. and C. D.

day of

You will please to take notice, that a petition, of which the annexed is a copy, will be presented on Monday, the next, (at least twenty days before the petition is presented), at the opening of the court on that day, to the Surrogate of the county of

at the Surrogate of