Dear Rootsweb,
I have transcribed some papers regarding the Tutorship of the children
of Adaline Whitaker Currie of Carroll Parish, Louisiana. The nice people
at the Parish Clerk's office photocopied them for me.
These are the most relevant ones:
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Tutorship of Wm. C. Currie's Children
Filed March 13th, 1854
P.W. De France, Clerk
To the Honorable the Judges of the Tenth District Court for the Parish
of Carroll, State of Louisiana;
The petitioner of William C. Currie of your said Parish with respect
swears that his late wife Adeline Whitaker departed this life in your
said Parish of Carroll in the year 1849. Shows that she left two minor
children, issue of her marriage with your petitioner, viz. Abraham W.
and Huldah A. D. Currie. Further shows that his said wife left some
property belonging to her, viz. one certain negro girl and a small
amount of money.
Your petitioner shows that he is the Natural Tutor of his said minor
children, and prays your Honorable Court that he be confirmed as such,
and that an Under Tutor be appointed to said minor children. Further
prays that Your Honor order an inventory to be made of the property of
the estate of his said wife; and for all action ordering and deeming
necessary and legal in the premises, and for general ?
M. DuBose (?), atty for Pr.
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State of Louisiana, Parish of Carroll
10th District Court
It is ordered that William C. Currie the petitioner herein be confirmed
as Natural tutor of his minor children, Abraham W. and Huldah A. D.
Currie, and that letters of Tutorship [be] issued to him accordingly. It
is further ordered that Zachariah Thompson be appointed as Under Tutor
to said minors, and It is further ordered that Sanders D. Oliver,
Recorder and Notary Public, be ordered to make an inventory of the
property of Adeline Whitaker, late wife of Wm. C. Currie, the petitioner
herein, according to law, and make return thereof in to this Honorable
Court.
This 13th day of March, 1854.
P. W. De France, Clerk.
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The State of Louisiana, Parish of Carroll.
10th District Court
I, Zachariah Tompson, do solemnly swear that I will well and faithfully
perform and discharge the duties incumbent on me as Under Tutor of the
minor children of William C. Currie, Abram W. and Huldah A. D. Currie,
heirs of the late Adaline whitaker, dec'd, to the best of my knowledge,
so help me God.
(signed: Zach Thompson)
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 21st day of August, A.D. 1854,
P.W. De France, Clerk, District Court
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Succession of Adaline Whitaker (Currie), filed April 8th, 1854, Carroll
Parish, Louisiana
State of Louisiana
Parish of Carroll
Be it remembered that on this the Eighth day of April in the year of Our
Lord Eighteen Hundred and fifty-four, in pursuance of an order issued
from the Tenth Judicial District Court, in and for the Parish of
Carroll, State of Louisiana, dated this day and directed to Sanders D.
Oliver, Recorder and Ex Officio Notary Public, or any Notary Public of
the Parish of Carroll, La. authorizing and requiring an Inventory and
Appraisement of the property and effects, rights and credits of the late
Adaline Whitaker, deceased, I, Sanders D. Oliver, Recorder and Ex
Officio Notary Public in and for the Parish of Carroll, State of
Louisiana, commissioned and sworn, did appoint Michael Morgan and Thomas
M. Evans competent appraisers, residents of this Parish, to whom I
administered the following oath, to wit,
"We, and each of us, do solemnly swear that we will well and truly
appraise the property belonging to the Succession of the late Adaline
Whitaker, deceased, according to the best of our knowledge and ability
so help us God. "
Sworn to and subscribed before me this the 8th day of April, A.D. 1854.
S.D. Oliver, Recorder and Ex Officio Notary Public
(signed by M. Morgan and T. M. Evans)
And then proceeded, in presence of the witnesses hereinafter named and
undresigned, to make said Inventory and Appraisement, which is as
follows, to wit:
Item first -
A negro girl named Emeline aged about twelve years, appraised at the sum
of $750.00, Seven Hundred and fifty Dollars.
This done, Inventory began and closed at one sitting, without turning
aside to other matters, at my office in the Town of Providence, Parish
of Carroll, Louisiana, in presence of Francis M. Hays and James C. Drew,
lawful witnesses, residing in this Parish who hereunto sign their names,
together with the said appraisers and Recorder and Ex Officio Notary
Public on the day and date first herein written.
(signed by M. Morgan, Francis M. Hays, Thos. M. Evans, Jas. C. Drew, and
S. D. Oliver)
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(NOTE: Adaline Whitaker was the daughter of Abraham Whitaker and Frances
Whitaker. She was born in Mississippi.)