Page 63,County Clerk's office, Lavaca County, Texas
The State of Texas,
County of Lavaca, Probate Court, January Term 1866



To The Honorable Isham Sims Chief Justice
of Lavaca County.
Your petitioner M. B. Bennet a citizen of the County of
Lavaca and State  aforesaid would respectfully represent to your Honor that J.
B. Arnold a citizen  of Said State and county departed this life some time in
the Spring of the year  1866 leaving a considerable amount of property
consisting in land & ests.  Petitioner further represents that there is no
Administration of said estate and  that he is a creditor of the said J. B.
Arnold. Wherefore he prays that he may  be appointed Adm of said estate and in
duty bound will ever pray as
McLean & Tate, Attys for Petitioner


Lavaca County, Texas
County Clerk's Office
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63