COURT: Petition for Guardianship, Valentine FINK, Hopewell Township, Bedford Co., PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Janice Smith (aaf AT alltel DOT net) Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm _______________________________________________ Petition for guardianship Valentine Fink Transcriber?s Note: --- = illegible ( ) = best guess Aug 25 1847 Sarah, Lydia & Barbara} To the Honourable, the Judges of the Court of common Pleas of Bedford County Fink Pet. for guardian} now composing an --- Orphans Court at Aug. Term 1847. The Petition of SARAH, LYDIA & BARBARA FINK Humbly --- that they are minors above the age of fourteen years, that they have no person to take care of their person and estate that their father VALENTINE FINK late of Hopewell township County aforesaid died having Eleven children and a widow SARAH FINK that he left no real Estate and that his personal property amounts to about 1360 --- they therefore pray the Court to appoint some suitable person to take care of their persons and estate. Sarah Fink Lydia X Fink Her mark Barbara X Fink Her mark Guardian Appt Aug 25th, 1847 The foregoing petition read and filed. & petitioners appeared and made choice of William __ Fluck, Esq., for their Guardian. Whereupon on motion of J. A. Blodget Esq. Said William S. Fluck, Esq., was appointed guardian over the persons and estates of the SARAH, LYDIA, & BARBARA FINK, upon his giving a separate Bond to each minor with approve security in the sum of five hundred dollars. Bond given by the Court. Valentine Fink} To the Honourable, the Judges of the Court of common Pleas of Bedford County Fink Pet for guardian } now composing an --- Orphans Court at Aug. Term 1847. The Petition of VALENTINE FINK by his next friend SARAH FINK --- (REPRESENTS) that he is a minor under the age of fourteen and that he has no person to care of his person and estate that his father VALENTINE FINK late of Hopewell township County aforesaid died leaving Eleven children and a widow SARAH FINK that he left no real Estate and that his personal property amounts to about $3600.00 --- he then prays that some suitable person may be appointed as Guardian of the said VALENTINE FINK to take care of his person & estate. Sarah Fink Her X mark Attest John A. Blodget Guardian Appointed Aug 25th 1847 The foregoing petition read and filed, and on motion of J. A. Blodget, Esq. William S Fl(uck)Esq. Appointed Guardian over the estate of said VALENTINE FINK upon his giving Bond with approved --- in the sum of five hundred dollars. Bond given by the Court.