John Arbuthnot, minor, Tutorship, 1858, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana

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Minority of John Arbunthnot (spelling ?)





Page 344

Minority of John Arbuthnot, No. 3213

(Woodside)



The State of Louisiana, Parish of East Feliciana

No. 3213, Seventh District Court



We Thomas L. Dawson, William W. Dawson, L. Everett

Beauchamp, Willis Rowley and Thomas Wivasido, being

sworn according to Law make oath we will give our

advise according to the best of our knowledge on the

matters and things that may be submitted to us in

family meeting touching the interest of John Arbuthnot

a minor on which we are called upon to deliberate, So

help us God.



(Signed) L.E. Beauchamp, Wm. W. Dawson, Thomas Wivasido,

Thomas L. Dawson, Willis Rowley



Sworn to and Subscribed before me this 28th day of

April A.D. 1858.

(Signed) Henry Hawford



The State of Louisiana, Parish of East Feliciana

Be it remembered that on this Twenty Eighth day of

April Eighteen Hundred and fifty Eight : I Henry

Hawford a Notary Public in and for said Parish of

East Feliciana by Lawful authority duly Commissioned

and Sworn and herein authorized by a Commission from

the Honorable Seventh District Court in and for said

Parish of East Feliciana, in Suit numbered on the

Docket of the Suits of said Court No. 2313 Entitled

In the matter of the minority of John Arbuthnot filed

in this Court 26th April 1858 which said Commission

is hereto annexed.



Did assemble in family meeting and Swear Thomas L.

Dawson, William W. Dawson, L. Everett Beauchamp,

Willis Rowley and Thomas Wivasido, relatives and

friends of the minor John Arbuthnot... to give their

advice according to the best of their knowledge on the

matter and things that may be submitted to them in

family meeting touching the interest of said minor

John Arbuthnot, on which they are called upon to

deliberate.  Having so done I said Notary read over

to the family meeting thus assembled and sworn, the

petitioner having before referred to and said members

entered in those deliberations.



And after maturely deliberating on the Subject matter

contained in said petition, they said members do advise

and say that William B. Hobgood is a fit and proper

person to act as Tutor to said minor John Arbuthnot,

and recommended his appointment and further they Suggest

and recommend that Willis Rowley be appointed under

Tutor to said minor, and that these proceedings be

homologated and made final without further formality

or delay -- In testimony of all which said members sign

hereto with and in presence of Samuel Decker and Charles

McVey, competent resident and subscribing witnesses and

me notary, after due reading hereof.



(Signed) W.W. Dawson, Thomas Woodside, Willis Rowley,

L.E. Beauchamp, Thomas L. Dawson

Witnesses: Sam Decker, Charles McVey



(Signed) Henry Hawford

Filed June 7th 1858