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P. D. GILBERT, Deceased                 )                  Filed Jan 23rd, 1878
Petition for Letters of Administration  )

The State of Alabama  )
Choctaw County        )         To the Honorable B. H. WARREN, Judge of Probate....
Petitioner D. H. RANEY...represents P. L. GILBERT died in or about the 
year 1863, an inhabitant of this county and that his son Platinous D. GILBERT, was 
appointed Administrator....P. D. GILBERT departed this life in and during the month 
of October 1877, without making a final settlement of his administration of said 
estate....your petitioner thinks it is necessary....to have further administration of 
said estate...names of heirs unknown to your petitioner....only assets of said estate 
is lands belonging to same...your petitioner asks your honor to grant him order 
appointing him Administrator of said P. L. GILBERT estate.
  Sworn to and subscribed before me       )
  this 10th day of January A. D. 1878     )      D. H. RANEY
                G. W. ZITEROW             )
                          J. P.           )
                                             Recorded April 29th 1878
                                                 B. H. WARREN
                                                        Judge of Probate

Vol B, Pages 442-443

P. L. GILBERT, Deceased                 )                  
Petition for Letters of Administration  )
to be granted to Ed McCALL,             ) 
the General Admr.                       )                     Filed Jan 23rd, 1878      
     To the Honorable B. H. WARREN.....Petition of O. B. GILBERT....
represents....that Pleasant L. GILBERT...died intestate in said county....latter 
part of 1862; Letters of Administration...granted...8th day of Dec. 1862 to 
P. D. GILBERT, who assigned said trust without any official act and that on the 
23rd of said month, Letters again granted said estate to I. C. (or J. C.) ELKINS, 
who was accidentally drowned in the year 1863....afterwardsm Letters of 
Administration granted again to P. D. GILBERT, who sold some of the lands and 
they were paid for...balance of land was never paid for....money still remaining 
unpaid by purchaser. Daniel H. RANEY purchased a portion of land, for which 
he has never paid and he is now a large debtor to estate....six to eight hundred 
dollars. P. D. GILBERT departed this life October 1877, without making a final 
settlement of his administration of said estate....petitioner requests Letter of 
Administration not be granted to Daniel H. RANEY, because he is a large debtor 
to said estate; instead, appoint Edward McCALL, who has no interest in said 
estate.
    Sworn to & subscribed to                   )
    this the 23rd day of January A. D. 1878    )       O. B. GILBERT
         B. H. WARREN, Judge of Probate        ) 

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P. L. Gilbert, Deceased                )
Letters of Administration de bonis non )    Issued & filed March 21st 1878

State of Alabama )
Choctaw County   )  Court of Probate
Letters of Administration de bonis non on estate of P. L. GILBERT, deceased, 
granted to Daniel H. RAINEY, who has duly qualified and given bond...authorized 
to administer such estate.     Dated this 21st day of March 1878
                                         B. H. WARREN
                                             Judge of Probate of said county
                              Recorded April 29th 1878
                                          B. H. WARREN
                                             Judge of Probate

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P. L. Gilbert, dec'd         )
   Estate of                 )           Filed Nov. 28th, 1881
Report & resignation of Admr )     
    The State of Alabama  )
        Choctaw County    )    To the Hon. B. H. WARREN, Judge of Probate, in said 
county & state: Your petitioner, D. H. RAINEY, Administrator de bonis non of estate 
of P. L. GILBERT, deceased, has received no assets of decedent as all has been 
disposed of as far as your petitioner is informed, so he can file no account to make 
a settlement and wishes to be relieved of any further charge or trouble...renders 
resignation; asks your honor to grant him an order accepting his resignation and 
discharge him from further liability.
    Sworn to & subcrribed before          )
     me this 28th of Nov. 1881            )     D. H. RANEY
      D. H. WARREN, Probate Judge         )

                    Recorded Dec 7th 1881
                         B. H. WARREN, Probate Judge