Succession of James L. Bonner
Contributer: L.V. Bonner  SEPT 2002

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State of Louisiana
Parish of Carroll
10th District Court
TO Judge Eli Harris, a Notary Public, in and for the Parish of Carroll, 
Louisiana. You are hereby authorized and requested to make and
Inventory and appraisement of the following described land belonging to 
the succession of James L. Bonner, deceased, to wit: Lots No. One, Four, 
Five, Eight, Nine, Ten and Eleven of Section No. Four in Township No. 
Twenty of Range Eleven East containing Two hundred and fourteen acres, 
and also the North East quarter of the North East quarter and the North 
West  quarter and Lot No. Two of Section Nine in Township No. Twenty of 
Range Eleven East  containing Ninety Seven acres in described in Patent  
No 429 of the State of Louisiana to said James L. Bonner, deceased. all 
of foregoing lots or tracts of land being situated in said Parish of 
Carroll and due return make to my office.
        Given under my hand and the Seal of the District Court of the 
Parish of Carroll
                           La, this the 14th day of November AD 1856
                    P.W. DeFrance, Clerk   


To the Honorable Judge of the Tenth Judicial District Court of the 
State of Louisiana and Parish Of Carroll.The petition of James M. Berry, 
Surviving partner of the late Commercial firm of J.M. Berry & Bonner, 
which said firm was located and did business in the Town of Providence 
and Parish & State aforesaid, Respectfully shows That James L. Bonner, 
the other partner in said firm departed this life on the        day of 
September A.D. 1853.
    Wherefore your petitioner prays that the seals be placed upon the 
Store house, desks, and all other objects containing the books, papers, 
or property belonging to said firm of J.M. Berry & Bonner until such 
time as the proper person shall be judicially appointed to take charge 
of the said effects of said firm according to law & your petitioner 
will ever pray be
                    J.M. Berry.
Let the prayer of the petitioner be granted and let said seals be 
affixed by William L. Knox, Sheriff of Carroll, La. or by Benjamin E. 
Harris, coroner of said Parish and make due return to this office.
                    Eli Harris, Clerk
Parish of Carroll, La Sept 17, 1853        District Court.
   

To the honorable the 10th District Court of the State of Louisiana in 
& for the Parish of Carroll
               Your Petitioner, Hiram R. Bonner, residing in said 
parish, shows that his brother James. L. Bonner departed this life in 
this parish on the 13th day of September 1853 Intestate, leaving his 
widow Sarh Ann Reed, and an infamt daughter, his sole heir-leaving 
considerable Estate real & personal, also one half interest in the 
Commercial firm of J M Berry & Bonner
                 That it is necessary that his Estate be administered.
Wherefore petitioner prays that he be appointed administrator of said 
Estate, that an Inventory both of the personal & partnership effects 
thereof be made according to law and for all necessary orders.
                                                        H R Bonner   
                                                                                
Petitioner
Let ten days notice be given and if no opposition be made, the 
petitioner will be appointed as prayed for- also, let Donalson C. 
Jinkens, Notary, make an Inventory of the property & effects of said 
deceased.

Parish of Carroll, LA                           Eli Harris, Clerk
October 12, 1853                                                    
District Court