The State of Texas                                                                  In County Court

County of Uvalde                                                                   for the Settlement of Estates

                                                                                                To November Term 1858

Estate of the Minor heirs of W C Watson

                        To the Honorable J B Davenport

Chief Justice of Said County

                        The undersigned Guardian of the Estate of the heirs of W C Watson most respectfully represent that in Obedience to an Order of your Honorable County Court made and entered of Record at the late October Term Thereof AD 1858 directing the hire of a certain Negroe man Named Tom belonging to the Estate of the minor heirs of W. C. Watson having given due public Notice of Such hire as mentioned in the above named Order by posting a Notice thereof on the 15^th day of October AD 1858 at the Court house door and at two other public places in Said County but not in the same City or Town he hired at public out cry to the highest and best bidder Payable on the 1^st day of November AD 1859. On the first day of November AD 1858 in accordance in accordance with Said Notice a Copy of which is herewith filed the said said Negroe mentioned in Said order and Notice was hired as follows to Wit

 

The Hirer                    Property Hired                        Price for one year

G. W. Wall                 The Negro Tom above

                                    mentioned                               $202.00

 

Wherefore your petitioner prays this his account of Sale be in all things confirmed by the Court/and Ordered to be recorded by the Clerk and for such other or further order or decree as may seem Just and Proper.

 

The State of Texas                                                                  Before me the undersigned

County of Uvalde       `                                                           authority Personally

appeared Gideon Thompson Guardian of the Estate of the Minor heirs of W. C. Watson who being duly sworn on Oath says that the foregoing account of the hire of Said Negroe is true and Correct to the best of his knowledge and belief             Gideon Thompson

Sworn & Subscribed

to before me this the

1^st day of Nov. AD 1858

            J M M^cCormick

            CCC U Co

 

[overleaf]                                No 10

Estate of the minor

Heirs of W C Watson

 

Account of Hire

of a Negro man

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