ADMINISTRATION OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM W. TATOM Died intestate 23 July 1881 Administrator appointed 23 July 1881 [?] [Transcribed by Charles Baker (cbaker@sprhill.net]) THE STATE OF ARKANSAS} County of Lafayette} The State of Arkansas, to all Persons to whom these Presents shall come, ---Greeting: KNOW YE, That whereas, W W Tatom of the County of Lafayette died intestate, as it is said, on or about the 23 day of July A.D., 1881, having at the time of his death, personal property in this State, which may be lost, destroyed, or diminished in value, if speedy care be not taken of the same. To the end, Therefore. That the said property may be collected, preserved and disposed of, according to law, we do hereby appoint Alex Brynne of the county of Lafayette, administrator of all and singular the goods and chattels, rights, and credits, which were of the said W W Tatom at the time of his death, with full power and authority to secure and dispose of the said property, according to law and collect all moneys due said deceased, and in general to do and perform all other acts and things which are, or hereafter may be required of him by law. In Testimony Whereof, I, B.P.Wheat Clerk of the Circuit Court, and ex-officio Clerk of the Court of Probate, in and for the County of Lafayette aforesaid, have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, at office, this 23 day of July A.D. 1881. {seal} B.P.Wheat Clerk [William W. Tatom was the fifth child and the second son of Richard Tatom, Sr.c.e.b.] ************************************************************* USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Randy Lewis / lewisfamily@mindspring.com **************************************************************