WAYNE COUNTY, TN - WILLS - Thomas Gist Estate Papers
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James Hollis Letters Testamentary

State of Tennessee Wayne County Court January session 1850
	Whereas it appears to the court here that Thomas GIST is dead and 
having made no last will and testament and application being made by James 
Hollis to have letters of administration granted to him upon all and singular 
the goods and chattles, rights and credits of the said deceased and he having 
given Bond and Security as is by law in such cases required where upon the 
Court ordered that he have Letters accordingly Those are therefore to 
authorize you the said James Hollis to enter into and upon all and singular 
the good & Chattles rights and credits of the said Thomas Gist deceased and 
the same in your possession take when and where to be found in this state and 
a true and perfect Inventory thereof take and return into our ensuing County 
Court an Oath and all of the Just Debts of the intestate pay so far as the 
said estate will amount or contend and the residue thereof deliver to those 
who have a right there to by Law here in fail not.  Witness Wm James Clerk of 
the County Court of Wayne County at office the first Monday in January 1850 
		Wm Jones Clerk