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

day of eight hundred and

the

The condition of this obligation is such, that if the above bounden who hath appealed to the Supreme court of Judicature of the state of New-York, from an order made by the Surrogate of the county of

day of

on the

entitled "In the matter of dower in

the lands of A. B., deceased," shall diligently prosecute such appeal, and shall pay all costs that may be adjudged by the Supreme court against him, the said this obligation to be void, &c.

Endorsement on said Bond:-I,

then

of the county of

do hereby approve of the sufficiency

of the security in the within bond.

Dated.

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Transcript of the proceedings in Dower before the Surrogate, to be sent up on Appeal.

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

To all whom these presents may come, greeting:-

Know ye, that among the records remaining in the office of our Surrogate of our county of there is a certain

petition, in the words and figures following, to wit:

[Take in the petition.]

And also the following papers and proceedings, to wit:

[Insert here all affidavits, notices, orders, reports, and all other proceedings, together with the appeal, according to their respective dates, entries, &c., and then at the end]

In testimony whereof, we have caused the seal of office of our said Surrogate, to be hereunto affixed.-Witness T. A. B., Surrogate of the

Petition for leave to prove a Will of Real Estate.

To the Surrogate of the county of

The petition of L. M.,

Respectfully sheweth :

That your petitioner is the executor named in the

last will and testament of A. B., late of the

of

in the county of deceased-[or is a son and heir, or otherwise, as the truth may be]-and is desirous to have proof thereof taken, as of a will of real estate, according to law. And your petitioner further sheweth, that he has caused notices to be duly served on C. B., M. B. and L. B., the heirs at law of said deceased, as will more fully appear, by affidavits of such service, which your petitioner will pro

duce to this court, at the time assigned for the hearing of this

matter.

Dated.

Your petitioner therefore prays, that he may be permitted to produce before this court, the subscribing witnesses to said will, and such other necessary proof, as by this court may be deemed proper, and your petitioner will ever pray, &c.

Notice by Person intending to apply to the Surrogate for proof of a Will of Real Estate.

To A. B.,

day, the

You will please to take notice, that I shall, on Mon

the county of

held, at ten o'clock in the forenoon of that day, to take the proof of, and record the last will and testament of C. B., late

Affidavit of service of Notice to prove a Will of Real Es

being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that he did, on the day of last, serve the notice hereunto annexed, on C. B., one of the persons therein named, by handing to the said C. B., a true copy thereof,

the same day he served the said notice

And further, that on

on G. T., the guardi

an of L. B., an infant, by handing to the said G. T., a true copy thereof, and further saith not.

Sworn, &c.

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J. K.

Petition of the County Treasurer for Letters of Administration.

the

To the Surrogate of the county of

The petition of J. H. W.,

Respectfully sheweth :

on the

That your petitioner is Treasurer of the county of duly qualified to act: that A. B., then a resident of

of

in the

day of

county of

of

, lately, to wit: died, leaving assets in the said amounting to one hundred dollars or more,

the

have since his

aforesaid]. And your

letters of administration estate of the said deAnd your petitioner fur

[or that assets to the amount of $ death come into the county of petitioner further sheweth, that no have been granted of, and upon ceased, as your petitioner believes. ther sheweth, that there is no widow nor other relative in the said county, entitled or competent to take letters of administration on the estate of the said deceased.

Dated.

Your petitioner therefore prays, that letters may be issued to your petitioner, on the estate of the said deceased, according to the statute in such case made and provided, and he will ever pray, &c.

Signed

Proof having been made to the surrogate, that there is a widow or relatives of any person dying intestate, in his county, but that there are creditors, or relatives of the deceased, residing more than one hundred miles from the residence of such surrogate, and that the effects of the deceased are in danger of waste or embezzlement, (of the manner and nature of which proof, the surrogate will give his own directions), the surrogate will enter the following

Order directing County Treasurer to seize and secure effects.

At a Surrogate court, held for the county of

On reading and filing the affidavits presented in this matter, and on motion of Mr.

it is ordered, that aforesaid, be,

J. H. W., Treasurer of the county of and he hereby is, authorised to seize and secure the effects of the said A. B., deceased, within the said county, or elsewhere, or any part thereof, and for that purpose to maintain a suit or suits in his name of office.

In testimony, &c.

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Upon producing to the surrogate, or in his absence, to the first judge, an affidavit, of the concealment or withholding any of the effects of a deceased person from the treasurer of the county, the surrogate will issue the following

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