<petition><petition_analysis_number>21084119</petition_analysis_number><petition_url>https://dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/petition/21084119</petition_url><state>Mississippi</state><county>Adams</county><location_type>County</location_type><file_day>25</file_day><file_month>10</file_month><file_year>1841</file_year><filing_court>Probate</filing_court><end_date_circa>y</end_date_circa><end_month>10</end_month><end_year>1841</end_year><ending_court>Probate</ending_court><result>granted</result><enslaved_count>0</enslaved_count><fpoc_count>0</fpoc_count><total_people_count>1</total_people_count><repository>Adams County Courthouse, Natchez, Mississippi</repository><abstract>Joseph T. Evans represents that Lydia Corey "is a person non compos mentis and incapable of taking care of her person or estate."  He therefore "prays your honor to cause a Writ of inquisition to be issued in this behalf."  Lydia Corey is the sister-in-law of Evans and an heir of the late Richard Corey.</abstract><subjects><subject>Diseases (mental)</subject></subjects></petition>