Probate, SC, Fairfield, MICHAEL MOORE Sr. 1817 MICHAEL MOORE deceased LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION South Carolina ] Fairfield District ] By JOHN BUCHANAN Ordinary of Fairfield District To JAMES F. WADE Whereas MICHAEL MOORE late of Fairfield District, deceased, lately died intestate having whilst he lived and at the time of his death divers, goods rights, and credits within the district aforesaid, by means whereof the full disposition and power of granting the administration of all and singular the goods rights and credits of the said deceased and also auditing the accounts, calculations, and reckonings of the said administration and a final disposition of the same to me is manifestly known to belong. I desiring that the goods, rights, and credits of the said deceased may be well and truly administered, converted, and disposed of do hereby grant unto the said JAMES F. WADE, in whose fidelity in this behalf I very much confidence, full power by the tenor of these presents to administer the goods, rights, and credits of the said deceased which to him in his lifetime and at the time of his death did belong, to ask, levy, recover, and receive the same and to pay the debts in which the deceased stood obliged, so far forth as his goods, rights, and credits will extend according to this writ and order of law, being first sworn on the holy evangelist of the almighty God to make a true and perfect inventory thereof and to exhibit the same into the ordinary's office in Winnsboro in order to be recorded on or before the 15th day of February now next ensuing and to render a just and true account, calculation, and Reckoning of this administration when thereunto required. And I ordain, depute, and constitute you, the said JAMES F. WADE, administrator of all and singular the goods, rights, and credits of the said deceased. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the fifteenth day of December Anno Domini 1817 and in the 42nd year of American independence. JOHN BUCHANAN {seal} Ordinary Fairfield District Page 1 of 6 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, SC, Fairfield, MICHAEL MOORE Sr. 1817 ADMINISTRATION BOND South Carolina ] Fairfield District ] Know all men by these presents that we JAMES F. WADE, GEORGE WADE and TIMOTHY RIVES are Holden and firmly bound unto JOHN BUCHANAN Esquire ordinary for the District of Fairfield in the full and just sum of forty thousand dollars lawful money of the state to be paid to the said JOHN BUCHANAN or his successors, ordinaries of this District, or their certain attorney or assigns. To which payment well and truly be made we find ourselves and every of us our and every other heirs, executives and administrators for the whole and in the whole, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals and dated the 15th day of December in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventeen. The condition of the above obligation is such that if the above found JAMES F. WADE administrator of the goods chattels and credits of MICHAEL MOORE deceased to make a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods chattels and credits of the said deceased, which have or shall come to the hands possession or knowledge of the same JAMES F. WADE or onto the hands or possession of any other person or persons for him and the same so made to exhibit into the said Court of ordinary when he shall be thereunto required and such goods, chattels, and credits do well and truly administration recording to law and do make a just and true account of his actings and doings therein when required by the said Court and all the rest of the said goods, chattels, and credits which should be found remaining up on the account of the said administration the same being first allowed by the said Court shall deliver and pay on to such persons respectively as are entitled to the same by law. And if it shall Hereafter appear that any last will and testament was made by the said deceased and the same be proved in court and the executor obtain a certificate of the probate thereof and the said JAMES F. WADE, do in such case if required, render and deliver up the said letters of administration then this obligation to be void or else to remain in full force. JAMES F. WADE GEORGE WADE TIM RIVES Sealed and delivered in the presence of ELI BIGGARS JOHN M. BULLARD JAMES RIVES SARAH BUCHANAN WARRANT OF APPRAISEMENT Page 2 of 6 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, SC, Fairfield, MICHAEL MOORE Sr. 1817 South Carolina ] Fairfield District ] By JOHN BUCHANAN ordinary of Fairfield District These are to authorize and empower you or any three or four of you whose names are here under written to repair to all such parts and places within the state as you shall be directed onto by JAMES F. WADE administrator of the goods and chattels rights of MICHAEL MOORE deceased wheresoever any of the said goods and chattels are or to remain within the sad parts and places and which shall be shown unto you by said JAMES F. WADE and their you appraise all and every the said goods and chattels being first duly sworn on the holy evangelists of almighty God to make a true and perfect inventory and appraisement thereof and to cause the same to be returned under your hand or any three or four of you unto the said JAMES F. WADE on or before the 15th day of February next. Witness JOHN BUCHANAN Esquire ordinary of the said District the 15th day of December in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Seventeen and in the 42nd year of American independence. JOHN BUCHANAN ordinary To Messrs. JOHN JOHNSTON ] JAMES MCCAULEY ] THOMAS MCCULLOUGH ] or any three JOHN MCMILLEN ] MARQUIS CALMES ] Page 3 of 6 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, SC, Fairfield, MICHAEL MOORE Sr. 1817 MEMORANDUM South Carolina ] Fairfield District ] That on the 12th day of January in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen personally appeared before me HILLIARD JUDGE one of the justices assigned to keep the peace in Fairfield District JOHN JOHNSON, JOHN MCMILLIN & MARQUIS CALMES being three of the appraisers appointed to appraise the goods and chattels of MICHAEL MOORE late of Chester District, deceased, who being duly sworn made of that they would make a just and true appraisement of all and singular the goods, and chattels of said MICHAEL MOORE, deceased, and shall be produced by JAMES F. WADE administrator of the estate of the said deceased and that they would return the same certified under there hands unto the said JAMES F. WADE on or before the 15th day of February next. Sworn the day and year above written before me HILLIARD JUDGE. Page 4 of 6 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, SC, Fairfield, MICHAEL MOORE Sr. 1817 ORDER OF SALE South Carolina ] Fairfield District ] by JOHN BUCHANAN Esquire ordinary for the District aforesaid Whereas JAMES F. WADE, administrator of the goods and chattels of MICHAEL MOORE, deceased, petitioned the court for Liberty to sell the personal property of the set of state and it appearing proper upon the investigation to Grant the prayer of the said petitioner these are therefore to permit and empower the said JAMES F. WADE to expose to sale at public outcry the property of the said estate which may have come into his hands to the highest bidder on a credit of twelve months for all sums above one dollar, taking bond with sufficient security for one dollar, and all sums under cash on delivery, fifteen days previous notice to be given by public advertisement, and a return of the proceedings of the said sale to be by him made to the ordinary's office aforesaid within the time prescribed by law. Given under my hand and seal this 15th day of December Anno Domino 1817 and of American independence of the 42nd year. 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