John L. Hammond, guardian of Thomasina Gist, alleges that the widow of Thomas Gist overdrew her share of Gist's estate. The executors of the estate then demanded a second appraisement of the estate's slaves with the expectation that their value would increase. In order to prevent a sale of the slaves, which no one wanted and represented "a clear loss" to his ward, Hammond convinced Gist's widow to compensate Thomasina out of her dower. To further protect the child, Gist's widow took out an insurance policy in the amount of $5,500. Hammond alleges that the policy is in the name of John Iglehart, but was intended for his ward's use. He asks the court to pass an order "authorizing the said investment as one made on account of the ward."
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