Crockett Co., Tennessee
County Court Clerk’s Minutes
Vol. A
Monday, December 2nd A.D. 1872
Petition of
MARY L. MOORE
FRANK S. MOORE
To the Chairman of the worshipful County Court of Crockett your petitioners MARY L. MOORE & FRANK S. MOORE being respectfully of the ages of fifteen & twelve and learning from their uncle DR. J. S. MOORE of Friendship their present Guardian that in consequence of declining health and a contemplated indefinit absence from the State he wishes to resign said guardianship of your petitioners into the hands of an other your petitioners would therefore —-? as their future guardian W. W. BIGGS of Crockett County and respectfully request his appointment as such by your worshipful Body
(Signed) MARY L. MOORE
FRANK S. MOORE
W. W. BIGGS
Guardian of
MARY L. MOORE
THOMAS S. MOORE
On petition and by the order of the Court W. W. BIGGS was this day appointed Guardian of MARY L. MOORE & FRANK S. MOORE whereupon W. W. BIGGS came into Court and entered into Bond in the sum of Six thousand dollars with J. F. SINCLAIR and J. F. ROBERTSON as his securities who severally acknowledged said bond in open Court which was approved by the Court and ordered to be recorded and the W. W. BIGGS was duly qualified as Guardian
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Monday, February the 3rd A. D. 1873
W. W. BIGGS
Guardian
M. L. MOORE
T. S. MOORE
The Clerk of this Court presented a report of W. W. BIGGS Guardian of M. L. & F. S. MOORE of the amount coming into his hands as such Guardian and the same having been sworn to by the said BIGGS and witnessed by the Clerk It was ordered the same be Charged against the said BIGGS on the Guardian account Book
Transcribed and contributed by Natalie Huntley.