Liberty County Superior Court March 1858
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On reading and filing the petition of Randal F. Jones, administrator, and Mary L. Clara E. Rosa F. And Clifford A. Jones, minors and heirs and distributees of the remaining part of the estate of Moses L. Jones late of said County deceased verified by affidavit, praying for leave to sell the small portion of the negro slaves of the Estate of the said deceased for the payment of debts and for reinvestment of the proceeds of such sale in other and productive property and representing that such sale and investment would be for the benefit and advantage of said petitioners and the same being made to appear and it further appearing that all parties in interest are represented and consenting, and there being no facts in dispute it is ordered adjudged and decreed that the prayer of the petitioners be granted, and that the said Randal F. Jones, administrator as aforesaid be, and she hereby is, authorized and empowered to sell, at private or public sale, any portion of negro slaves, for such price or prices and on such terms as he may think best and that after the payment of debts before alluded to, reinvest the proceeds of such sale or sales as he may reserve in other and productive property to be held in the same manner as the other parts or portions of said estate of the intestate, and that the purchaser be not bound to see to the application of the purchase money in any case.
March 6th 1858
Attest
S.A. Fraser Clerk
W.B. Fleming
Judge E.D. Geo.
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Source: Superior Court minutes, 1784-1935, Liberty County, Georgia, page 485; database with images, “Liberty County Superior Court Minutes, 1843-1859,” part 3 of 3 in “Liberty County Superior Court Minutes 1822-1859,” FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSLZ-FRBB : accessed 27 Jul 2022), Family History Library Film 008188882, image 503 of 539.