Estate Settlement of George W. WEST (1918), Cecil County, MD

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PETITION FOR THE LETTERS OF ADMINSTRATION

TO THE HONORABLE, THE JUDGES OF THE ORPHANS'S COURT OF CECIL COUNTY:

In the matter of settlement of the Estate of George J West late of Cecil County, deceased:

The petition of Mary L West respectfully showeth that George J West a resident of Cecil 
County, State of Maryland, departed this life at near Rising Sun in said County, on the 
15th day of July A.D., 1918 at 3 o'clock am, leaving no last will and testament that has 
come to the knowledge or possession of your petitoner; that said decedent left surviving 
him the following heirs-at-law, viz: your Petitioner, his widow,

Raymond H West, aged 25 years, Harvey B West, aged 17 years, Homard R West, 13 years, and 
two children from a former marriage, Emma A Donegan (sic) and Estella J Effing.

There for your petitioner respectfully applies for Letters of Administration upon the 
personal estate of the deceased.

                         Mary L West
                         (signature)



CECIL COUNTY, SS:
Personally appeared Mary L West petitioner named in the above application, who being 
duly sworn according to law, did depose and say that the matters and things set forth 
in the foregoing petition are true to the best of her knowledge, information and belief.

Sworn and subscribed before me this
17th of December A.D., 1918               Mary L West
                                          (signature)

Rufus D Rowland
(signature) Reg'r of Wills.



KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, THAT WE, Mary L West, James E Nickle and Viola Florence 
Nickle are held and firmly bound unto the State of Maryland in the just and full sum of 
Two Hundred dollars current money, to be paid unto said State, to which payment, well 
and truly to be made and done, we bind ourselves, and every of us, and every of our heirs, 
executors and administrators, in the whole and for the whole jointly and severally, firmly 
by these presents.

Sealed with our seals, and dated this 17th day of December in the year nineteen hundred 
and eighteen.

THE CONDITION of the above Obligation is such, that if the above bounden Mary L West shall 
well and truly perform the office of Administrix of George J West late of Cecil county, 
Md deceased, according to law, and shall in all repects dicharge the duties of him required 
by law, as Admtrix aforesaid, without any injury or damage to any person interested in the 
faithful performance of the duties of said office, then the above obligation shall be void; 
it is otherwise to be in full force and virtue in law.

TEST:

Mary L West    seal
Jas E Nickle   seal
Viola Florence Nickle  seal


STATE OF MARYLAND, CECIL COUNTY SS:	

Then came Mary L West, Rising Sun, Md. Admtrix of George J West late of Cecil County, Md 
deceased, and made oath in due form of law that she would well and truly adminster the 
goods, chattels, personal estate, and credits of said deceased, to the best of her 
knowledge, according ot law, and give a just account of her administration, when thereunto 
lawfully called; also that she would diligently and faithfully regard, and well any truly 
comply with the laws of Maryland, imposing a tax on commisions allowed to executors and 
adminstrators, and a tax on collateral inheritances, distribute shares and legacies.

                          TEST:
                          Rufus D Rowland
                          Register
                          signature

By The Orphan's Court
Dec 20th 1918              The foregoing bond is examined and approved.
 
 
                           TEST:
                           Rufus D Rowland
                           Register
                           signature 


First and Final Acct of Mary L West, (now Greenfield) Administratix of George J West, 
deceased

This accountant chargeth herself with the amot of cash in National Bank of Rising    $150.00
Sun at death of the deceased



And this accountant claims an allowance for the following disbursement:


For Amoount paid State Tax of 1% on assets of Estate as required by Acts of 1916.      $1.50

For Amount paid Mrs. Jennie Taylor, funeral expenses, as per statement                151.45


For Amount paid to Dr. Ernest Rowland, medical attention                                7.50

For Amount paid Court Costs in final settlement of the estate                           2.40
                                                                                 _________  
              
                                             Amt of disbursements,                   $162.85


CECIL COUNTY SCT:
                                            Feb 11th 1920

Then came Mary L West the aforesaid accountant, and made oath in due form of law, that the 
aforegoing Account as stated, is just and true, and that she hath bona fide paid or secured 
to be paid the several sums for which she claims an allowance
thereon.

Test:  Rufus D Rowland Register
       (signature)

By the Orphans Court:} Examined and passed.
Feb 11th 1920          Test:  Rufus D Rowland Register
                       (signature)