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real and personal, are estimated to be worth about
Three hundred dollars, but leaving no will,
testament or other writing, relating to the disposal or
distribution of his estate, and that the death of the said
decedent was known more than forty days before this
day; and it further appearing to the satisfaction of the
Court that W.A. Gorman the said petitioner, is the son
of said deceased, is over 21 years of age, an inhabitant
of this State and a fit person, under the law and in
the estimation of the Court, to serve as administrator
and no person having appeared to oppose the granting
of letters of administration to the said W.A. Gorman or to
show cause why the prayer of said petitioner should not be
granted, it is ordered that the same be granted, provided
that the said W.A. Gorman first file in this Court his bond
in the penal sum of six hundred dollars, conditioned and
payable according to the statute in such cases made and
provided, with such security or securities as may be
approved by the Court. It is further ordered that the said
petition be recorded. And now again comes W.A.
Gorman and presents to the Court for approval his
bond in form as by this Court heretofore required, with
O.A. Gorman, John A. Nicholls and J.C. Alford as his
securities thereon, and the Court, being now sufficiently
advised concerning said bond and said security, it is
ordered and adjudged by the Court that the said bond be
taken, approved and recorded. It is therefore ordered
adjudged and decreed by the Court that letters of
administration on the estate of said deceased be granted
to the said W.A. Gorman and that he be and hereby is
authorized to administer said estate. It is further
ordered that the said W.A Gorman proceed immediately
to collect and take into his possession the goods and
chattels, money, books, papers and evidences of debt
of the said deceased and make due return, under
oath, to this Court, of a full inventory thereof within
60 days.
D.R. M^cMillan
Judge of Probate

{Nabors, French} The State of Alabama } In Probate Court
{Dec'd Est of} Shelby County } Special Term, Jany 31^st 1898
In the matter of the Estate of French Nabors Dec'd
{Order for sale of} Order for sale of Real Estate
{Real Estate} This being the day heretofore set to hear and
determine the petition of Sarah E. Nabors and E.S.
Lyman, administrators of the Estate of French Nabors