faid estate, exhibited to and allowed by me, has charged himfelf with the fum of received for

That the just debts of faid deceased, as exhibited by the adminiftrator (or executor) aforefaid, (or by the commiffioners appointed to receive and examine the claims on the eftate which has been represented infolvent, as the cafe may be) amount to and alfo the charges of adminiftration

for

as

together with an allowance to the faid by the account aforefaid may appear, amount to And it is my opinion, that it is neceffary that the whole (or fuch a part, expreffing what part) of said estate fhould be fold for the purpofe of (or, if written on

the petition,) for the purpofes mentioned in faid petition.

Atteft,

Claims, (fay) D. 1800

W. S. S. F. Regifter.

Perfonal eftate, (fay) 600

Charges, &c. (fay) 300

D. 2100

Sums received (fay) 500

IIC

LICO Deduc

D. 10co Leave

Order of Court thereon.

At (the Supreme Judicial Court or at) a Court of Common

Pleas for the county of

in faid county, on the

A. D. 18

IT

begun and holden at
Tuesday of

T being made to appear to this Court, upon the petition and reprefentation of A. B. executor of the laft will and teftament for administrator on the eftate) of C. D. late of, &c, deceased, That the goods and chattels belonging to faid deceafed's eftate, are not fufficient by the fum of one thousand dollars to anfwer the juft debts which the faid deceased owed at the time of his death (and to pay the legacies bequeathed by bis laft will and teftament.) Ordered, That the faid A. B.

be and he is hereby empowered and licensed to make fale of all or any part of the houses, lands or tenements of the faid deceased, fo far as fhall be neceffary to fatisfy the said debts (and legacies) with incidental charges.

The faid A. B. previous to fixing on the time and place of faid fale, to take the oath by law prefcribed, and to give thirty days publick notice of the fame, by pofting up notifications thereof, in the town or plantation where the lands lie, as well as where the faid deceased person laft dwelt, and in the two next adjoining towns, as alfo in the fhire town of the county, whofoever will give most to have the preference in fuch fale.

The above named A. B. took the oath above referred to. Before me, S. F. Juftice of the Peace.

NOTE. A certificate of the oath is to be returned to the Judge of Probate, under the hand of the juftice before who it was taken, aud may be in the form following, viz.

THEN perfonally appeared before me the fubfcriber, one of the juftices of the peace for faid county, A. B. executor of the last will and testament (or administrator on the estate) of C. D. late of, &c. deceased, and took the oath which the law of the Commonwealth, entitled "An act directing the descent of inteftate eftates, and for empowering the Judge of Probate to make partition in certain cafes," requires to be taken by executors, adminiftrators and guardians, previous to their felling real estate.

S. F.

Advertisement for the Sale of Real Estate.

O be fold by order of court, at the house of

то

in the

the

noon

day of

* * * * *

being (part of, or) the real estate of

ceafed (or of

a minor

next, at
*

on

o'clock

de

A. B. late of
) or fo much thereof

as wil be neceffary to pay the juft debts of faid

(or

to pay for the fupport and legal expenfes of faid minors as the cafe may be) with incidental charges.

Dated, &c.

C. D.

Executor, Adminiftrator, or Guardian, as it may be.

N. B. To perpetuate the evidence of fuch notice, the executor or adminiftrator, or perfon by him employed, fhould take an affidavit thereof before the Probate Court within feven months, next following the fale, &c. unless the notification fhould by, order of court be printed in fome gazette or newspaper three weeks fucceffively. Maff. Laws.

Affidavit.

of

on

At a Court of Probate for the county in faid county, at

T

holden at

HEN perfonally appeared before me the fubfcriber, Judge of the Probate of Wills, &c. for faid county (or if it be the cafe, fay E. F. of who being employed to that fervice by) C. D. executor of the last will and testaupon the estate) of A. B. late of deceased, and made oath, that he posted up a notification of which the foregoing is a true copy, at each of the following places, viz. At

ment (or administrator

day of

(or at

on the

day of

&c.)

W. G.

Cfr. The foregoing is filed and recorded in the Probate Office for faid county this

A. D. 18

Petition to fell the whole of the Real Estate, when by a partial Sale the Refidue would be injured. To the Honourable Juftices of the Supreme Judicial (or Court of Common Pleas) for the county of

HUMBLY fhews, C. D. of

to be Tuesday of

in faid county, and

deceased,

executor of the last will and testament (or administra

tor on the estate) of A. B. late of

That the goods and chattels belonging to the eftate of the faid deceased, (or to said estate) are not fufficient to answer the just debts, which the faid deceased owed at the time of his death, by the fum of

That the whole of the real estate of said deceafed confifts of

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*

*

*

*

*

*

*

and that by a partial fale the refidue thereof would be great

ly injured:

He therefore prays that your Honours would licenfe to fell the whole of the faid

*

*

(real

eftate) agreeably to a law of the Commonwealth in fuch cafes made and provided.

Dated, &c.

Certificate of the Judge. (See page 203.)

C. D.

OF RECEIPTS AND ACQUITTANCES.

R

A Receipt or Acquittance for Rent paid.

ECEIVED this

day of, &c. of Mr. A. B. the fum of fixty dollars in money, which, with thirty dollars more difburfed by the said A. B. for taxes and reparation of the meffuage, &c. he now occupies, fituate, &c. makes in the whole the fum of ninety dollars, and is in full of half a year's rent due to me out of the faid premises on the

day of

laft. I fay received,

D. 90.

A general Receipt.

By me, C. D.

feventy-five cents, in full for, &c. and of all demands.

N. B. A general receipt will discharge all debts except fuch as are on fpeciality, i. e. bonds, bills, and other inftruments that may properly be called acts or deeds, viz. Thofe that require to be executed in a folemn manner, where the fealing and delivery are the most effential parts of the act, and on that account can only be destroyed by fomething of equal force, viz. fome other fpeciality, fuch as a general releafe, &c. Neither will it discharge indorfeable promiffory notes, or inland bills.

An Acquittance for Debt received of a third Hand.

R

day of

ECEIVED this of Mr. A. B. by the hands of Mr. C. D. the fum of fifty dollars, in full for certain goods, &c. bought by the faid A. B. of me. I fay received in full of all demands,

D. 50.

By me, E. F.

An Acquittance for Money received by a third Perfon for the Ufe of another.

RECEIVED this

day of

the fum of thirty dollars, in

Mr. C. D. for the faid Mr. A. B.

of Mr. A. B.

full for work done by I fay received by the

order and for the ufe of the faid Mr. C. D.

By me, G. H.

D. 30.

An Acquittance of Money received in Part of a

R

Debt due on Bond.

ECEIVED this

day of

of Mr. A B.

the fum of one hundred and fifty dollars, in part of payment of a greater fum due to me on bond from the faid Mr. A. B. I fay received,

D. 150

By me, E. D.