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it is ordered that the said bond be taken, approved
and recorded. It is thereupon ordered that letters of
Guardianship of the person and estate of the said
Charley M. Booth minor, be granted to the said John Harris
and that he be and hereby is authorized to have the
custody of said estate; and it is further ordered that the
said petition be recorded; and it is further ordered that
the said John Harris make due return, under oath,
of all the estate, real and personal, of the said Charley
M. Boothe within 3 months from the date of this
order. D.R. M^cMillan
Judge of Probate

{Booth, Jno W.} The State of Alabama, } In Probate Court,
{A Minor, Est of} Shelby County, } Regular Term, Sept 6, 1897,

In the Matter of the Appointment of a Guardian
{Order apptg Guardian} for John W Booth a minor,

On this day comes Mary L. Harris and
presents to the Court her petition, in writing, under oath,
praying that John Harris may be appointed Guardian of
the person and Estate of John W Booth minor heir
of Booth, deceased; and it appearing to the Court,
from the allegations contained in said petition,
that the said John W Booth is a minor, as represented
and a resident of this County and possessed in his
own right of an estate in this state, which estate is
estimated to be worth about Fifty Dollars and has
no father living, or other legal Guardian in this state,
and it further appearing that the said John Harris
is the step-Father of the said minor, and a fit person
to have the management of said minor's estate; it is
therefore ordered ordered that the said petition be granted,
provided the said John Harris first file in this Court
his bond as such Guardian in the penal sum of One
hundred and 00/100 Dollars, conditioned and payable as
required by law and with such security or securities as
shall be approved by the Court. And now again
comes said John Harris and presents to the Court
his bond, in form as required by law, with J.G.
Bennett, H.N. Howard and WR Weaver, as securities
thereon; and the Court being now sufficiently advised
concerning said security, it is ordered that the said
bond be taken, approved and recorded. It
is thereupon ordered that letters of Guardianship
of the estate of the said John W. Boothe a minor,
be granted to the said John Harris, and that
he be and hereby is authorized to have the