hereby renounce all right and claim to the said executorship, pray the same may be recorded.

and

You having been appointed executor in and of the last will and testament of A. B., late of the

the county of

of

in

, deceased, are hereby required and sum

moned to appear in this court, on Monday, the

day of

at ten o'clock in the forenoon of that day, to qualify as such executor, or you will be deemed to have renounced your appointment.

issued out of this court, requiring G. H., executor in the last will and testament of A. B., deceased, which was returnable on the , and proof of the due service thereof having been made by the affidavit of C. D., which is

day of

filed,* [and (when done) an order having been on the day of last, entered, whereby the time for the said G. H. to appear and renounce was extended until this day,] and the said G. H. having made default in appearing and qualifying, according to the requirements of said summons, [and order], it is hereby declared and decreed, that the said G. H. has renounced his appointment as such executor.

In testimony, &c.

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Order to extend the time to qualify recited above.

(Caption.)

(Title.)

[The above order till *]—and reasonable cause having been shown to said court, by affidavits also filed, which prevents the attention of said G. H., according to the requirements of said summons, it is ordered, that the time for the said G. H. to appear and qualify, be, and the same is hereby extended until Monday, the day of

next.

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I,

Oath of Executor.

, having been nominated and appointed

executor of the last will and testament of A. B., late of the

emnly swear and declare in the presence of Almighty God, that I will faithfully and honestly discharge the duties of executor of said will.

Sworn, &c.

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Complaint having been made to the surrogate, by petition.

the form whereof cannot be given, but will vary according to the causes of complaint-thereupon the surrogate issues:

The People, &c.

Citation to supersede.

To G. H., executor duly qualified of the last will and testament of A. B., deceased.

You are hereby cited and required, personally to be and appear before our Surrogate of our county of Surrogate office in the

day of

of

at the

on Monday, the

next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon of that day, to show cause why you should not be superseded in your said trust, upon the complaint of

Witness, &c.

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Order to supersede Letters Testamentary.

(Caption.)

In the matter of the last will

and testament of A. B., deceas

ed.

G. H., executor of the said last will and testament of A. B., deceased, having neglected to give bond as required by this court-[or having been adjudged by this court legally incompetent to serve as executor of said last will and testament, as the case may require]-it is hereby ordered, that the letters testamentary issued to him, the said G. H., on the day of be, and the same are hereby superseded; and further, the rights and authority of the said G. H., as executor aforesaid, are hereby declared to have ceased.

In testimony, &c.

1

Petition for Letters of Administration.

To the Surrogate of the county of

The petition (of a party entitled to administration) respectfully sheweth :

That one A. B., then an inhabitant of the

, in the county of

on or about the

died in the

day of

of

: that at the time of his

death, he was an inhabitant of the county of left C. B., his widow, and

; that he

his

children, him surviving (or as the case may be, a father &c.):
that he died very suddenly (or as the truth may be), and left
no will, as far as your petitioner has heard, or been able to
discover: that in the opinion of your petitioner, the whole of
the personal property left by the said A. B., will not amount,
in value, to more than
dollars.

Your petitioner prays that letters of administration may be granted by the Surrogate according to law.

ed before me, the subscriber, in open court, C. D., the above
named petitioner, and made oath that the facts contained in
said petition were true.
T. A. B.

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Consent to be filed by a party entitled to Administration, that another person be joined.

I, C. B., (widow, or son, or other person entitled,) be-
C

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ing, by law, entitled to the sole administration in this matter, do hereby request and consent that L. M. and E. F. of

C. B.

of administration to be granted by this court. Witness.

Here follows Renunciation of next of kin, and in case of default, Citation to compel Renunciation, which will be the same in form as are in this appendix before given—varying the description of the persons named in each form.

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Appointment of Collector.

Upon a short petition, stating reasonable ground for the interference of the Surrogate, to be determined by him, he will issue to one or more persons, special letters, as follows:

The People, &c.

To C. D. and E. F., both of the

the county of

of

, in

Know ye, that being induced by divers good causes and considerations, as has lately been determined in and by our Surrogate court of our county of where matters of

in the county of

this nature are cognizable, to save from loss and destruction the personal property and effects of A. B., late of the of , who, it is alleged, has died intestate, to select some proper person or persons for that purpose, and reposing special confidence and trust in your ability and integrity, you are, by these presents, constituted and appointed collectors of the personal estate and effects aforesaid: hereby giving you power and authority to collect the goods, chattels, personal estate and debts of the said A. B., deceased-to secure the same, and for those purposes to maintain suits as administrators, and further to sell such of the said goods as are perishable, under the direction of our