TO WILLIAM LEWIS,
                  ORDINARY OF SUMTER DISTRICT:

The Petition of Neal W Coker

   Sheweth, That Stephen Coker departed this life on the 30th day of July 1845
intestate, leaving a personal estate worth about two hundred Dollars, in SUMTER
DISTRICT aforesaid, and no person having as yet made application for
administration on the said Estate, nor (in the opinion of petitioner ) will any
such application be made:
  In order therefore, that the property belonging to said Estate may be taken
care of and administered, converted and disposed of according to Law ["Law"
written in and "the Act of the State aforesaid" struck out], your Petitioner
prays that the administration of all and singular the Goods and Chattles, Rights
and Credits of the said Neal W Coker deceased, may be granted to him. And your
Petitioner will ever pray, &c.

Dated this            day of               1845
                                      his
                              Neal W   X   Coker
                                     mark


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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA  }
        SUMTER DISTRICT  }

                   IN ORDINARY.

PERSONALLY APPEARED BEFORE ME, Neal W. Coker and made oath that Stephen Coker
deceased, died without any Will, as far as he knows and believes, and that he
will well and truly administer all and singular the Goods, Chattles, Rights and
Credits of the said deceased, and pay all his just Debts, as far as the same
will extend, and the law requires, him and that he will make a true and perfect
Inventory of all said Goods, Chattles, Rights and Credits, and return a just
account thereof when thereunto required.

                                                  his 
Sworn to before me, this 24th }           Neal W   X   Coker
     day of Sept 1845         }                  mark
      W Lewis  OSD

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