Description Court of Probate of the Estate of Daniel McLeod

Front:

“Court of Probate, No. 4676, year 1918. In the Estate of Daniel McLeod, deceased, intestate. Letters of Administration. “Original.””

Inside:

“Province of Nova Scotia,
County of Pictou, SS.

In the Court of Probate

In the Estate of Daniel McLeod
late of West River in said
County Farmer deceased

To Ebenezer McLeod of West River,
in the County of Pictou, Farmer, a son of
said deceased

Greeting:

Whereas, Daniel McLeod as is alleged lately died at West River in the said County, in which he had a fixed place of abode, Intestate, having whilst living and at the time of his death, Goods, Chattels, and Credits in the County aforesaid, by reason whereof the ordering and granting Administration of all and singular the said Goods, Chattels and Credits, and also the auditing, allowing and final discharging the accounts thereof, are well known to appertain to the Count of Probate in the said County; we being desirous that the said goods, Chattels and Credits may be well and faithfully administered, applied and disposed of, according to law, do therefore by these presents grant full power and authority to you the aforesaid

Ebenezer McLeod

in whose fidelity we confide, to administer and faithfully dispose of the Goods, Chattels and Credits of the deceased, and to ask, demand, recover and receive all the Debts and Credits, which whilst living and at the time of his death did in any way belong to his Estate, and to pay whatever debts the said deceased at the time of his death, did owe, so far as such Goods, Chattels and same, by paying the just debts of the deceased and the lawful expenses and by distributing the residue, Credits and Real Property of the said deceased, and to exhibit the same into the Registry of the said court within three months from the date hereof – also to render a just and true account thereof at the expiration of eighteen months from the date hereof – and further, to obey, abide by and perform all such orders and decrees as are from time to time made by the said Court, touching the Estate, Goods, Chattels and Effects of the said deceased. And we do by virtue of these presents, ordain and depute you

Administrator

Of all and singular the Goods, Chattels and credits of the said deceased

Given at Pictou, under the Seal of the said Court the
twentieth day of June in the year of our
Lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred and eighteen.

John D. McLeod

Registrar”