Edward Purcell asks that he be assigned "Special or Temporary Letters of administration" on the estate of William Hansbrough, who died intestate in July 1852. Nine slaves in the estate are now "in the possession, control and management" of Joseph S. Hansbrough, who has neglected to take out letters of administration on the estate. Purcell explains that the late Hansbrough "is largely indebted to Petitioner as one of the firm of E. Purcell & Co. by a mortgage on four slaves, belonging to said deceased, which indebtedness amounts to two thousand dollars or thereabouts." Fearing that "said slaves are about to be removed beyond the limits of the state, without being subjected to the payment of the debts of the deceased," Purcell prays that "Special or Temporary Letters of administration on said estate may be granted ... as the circumstances of the case and the interests of said estate require."
Or you may view all people.
Repository: Brazoria County Courthouse, Angleton, Texas
