letter of attorney, duly signed and delivered, to take such steps as may be necessary to protect the interests of his said children in the property aforesaid. Your petitioner further represents that in his opinion it is important to the interests of said infants that a guardian be appointed for them by this honorable court, to take charge of the said estate, and protect their rights in the same. Wherefore, as the friend of said infants, thereunto duly authorized by their father, your petitioner prays your honor to appoint a guardian for them, and respectfully suggests the name of Lloyd Tevis, as a fit and proper person for said trust. Sworn to, &c. Petition for Appointment of Guardian. M. BLAIR. To the Honorable T. W. Freelon, County Judge, having charge of the probate business in the County of San Francisco: Your petitioner, Maria J. Slack, a resident of San Francisco, respectfully represents, that Kate Agnes Kline is her daughter, aged four years next July, and has some property, consisting of a house and lot in Sacramento city, worth about seven hundred and fifty dollars, which needs some care and attention which cannot be bestowed without a legal guardianship. She therefore prays that she may be appointed guardian of her said child, Kate Agnes Kline, and have care. and control of the property and custody of her person. And as, &c. MARIA J. SLACK. State of California, City and County of San Francisco. } Maria J. Slack, being duly sworn, says that she has read the foregoing petition and knows the contents thereof, that the same are true of her own knowledge. MARIA J. SLACK. Subscribed and sworn before me, this 20th of March, 1858. Order Appointing Guardian. In Probate Court, City and County of San Francisco. of Kate Agnes Kline, minor. On reading and filing the petition, duly verified, of Maria J. Slack, praying to be appointed guardian of Kate Agnes Kline, a minor, and the said Maria J. Slack having executed and filed a bond to the said minor in the sum of five hundred dollars, conditioned according to law, with sufficient sureties and approved by the judge of this court, she is appointed guardian of the person and estate of said Kate Agnes Kline, a minor. T. W. FREELON, Probate Judge. In Probate Court. Letters of Guardianship. State of California, County of San Francisco, } Maria J. Slack is hereby appointed guardian of the person and estate of Kate Agnes Kline, a minor. Witness, William Duer, clerk of the Probate Court of the [L. 8.] county of San Francisco, with the seal of said court affixed, this 23d day of March, A. D. 1858. By order of the court, WILLIAM DUER, Clerk. State of California, City and County of San Francisco, 88: I do solemnly swear that I will support the constitution of the United States and the constitution of the state of California, that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the person and estate of Kate Agnes Kline, a minor, according to law. Sworn and subscribed to before me, this 23d day of March, A. D. 1858. MARIA J. SLACK. D. P. BELKNAP, Deputy Clerk. Guardian's Bond. Know all men by these presents, that we, Maria J. Slack, William Vosburgh and S. A. Presho, are held and firmly bound unto Kate Agnes Kline, a minor, in the sum of five hundred dollars, lawful money of the United States of America, to be paid to the said Kate Agnes Kline, minor, for which payment well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our executors, administrators and assigns, jointly and severally and firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals and dated this twenty-second day of March, 1858. The condition of the above obligation is such that, whereas application has been made to the judge of the Probate Court of the city and county of San Francisco, state of California, for the appointment of Maria J. Slack, guardian of the person and estate of the said Kate Agnes Kline. Now therefore, if the said Mary J. Slack be appointed such guardian, and shall faithfully perform the duties of her trust according to law, and shall: 1st. Make a true inventory of all the estate, real and personal, of her said ward, that shall come to her possession or knowledge, and shall return the same within such time as the judge shall order. 2d. Shall dispose of and manage all such estate according to law and for the best interest of said ward, and faithfully discharge her trust in relation thereto; and also in relation to the care, custody and education of said ward. 3d. Shall render an account on oath of the property, estate and moneys of said ward in her hands; and all proceeds or interests derived therefrom, and of the management and disposition of the same within one year after her appointment, and at such other times as the court shall direct; and 4th. At the expiration of her trust shall settle her accounts with the probate judge or with the said ward if she be of full age, or her legal representatives; and shall pay over and deliver all the estate, moneys and effects remaining in her hands, or due from her on such settlement to the person or persons who shall be lawfully entitled thereto. Then this obligation shall be void and of no effect, else to remain of full force and virtue. M. J. SLACK. [L. S.] WILLIAM VOSBURGH. [L. S.] S. A. PRESHO. [L. S.] Sealed and delivered in the presence of D. P. BELKNAP. State of California, City and County of San Francisco,} SS. William Vosburgh and S. A. Presho, being duly sworn, each for himself says, that he is a freeholder resident in said state, and is worth the said sum of five hundred dollars over and above all his just debts and liabilities, exclusive of property exempt from execution. WILLIAM VOSBURGH. S. A. PRESHO. Sworn to before me, this 22d day of March, 1858. Petition for Order of Sale of Real Estate by Guardian. anship of Alonzo Field, a minor. The petition of Thomas Cole, Jr., guardian of the abovenamed minor, respectfully showeth to this court, That the estate of said minor consists almost wholly of real estate, the most of which is unproductive, and yields little or no income for the maintenance and education of said minor. That said real estate consists, &c., &c. [Here follows description of property.] And by selling the same, a sufficient sum could be realized to make an investment that would furnish a sufficient income for the purposes above mentioned. That said minor has no other means of maintenance and education, and it becomes necessary therefor to make a sale of some part of said real estate. Your petitioner would further represent that said land being wholly unproductive, it would be greatly for the benefit of said minor if the whole were sold, and the proceeds, after providing for the wants of the minor as above stated, be invested in some safe securities from which an accruing interest and profit could be derived. Wherefore, your petitioner prays, that an order may be made, directed to the next of kin of the said minor, and to persons interested in the estate, to be and appear before this court, at such time as the court may appoint, to show cause why an order should not be granted for the sale of said real estate; and that upon such hearing, this honorable court may order said land or such part thereof as may be for the best interest of said minor, to be sold for the purposes above mentioned. And your petitioner will ever pray, &c. THOMAS COLE, Jr. Order to Show Cause and to Make Publication. [Title of Estate and Court as in the foregoing.] On reading and filing the petition of Thomas Cole, Jr., praying for a sale of real estate, and it appearing therefrom, that a sale of the whole or of some portion of the real estate of said minor would be for his benefit, and is necessary, It is hereby ordered, that the next of kin of said minor, and all persons interested in said estate, appear before this court, at the court-room thereof, at the city-hall, in the city and county of San Francisco, on Monday, the 7th day of June, 1858, at 11 o'clock A. M., then and there to show cause why an order should not be granted for the sale of such real estate, and let a copy of this order be published twice a week for three weeks successively, before the said day appointed, in the Daily San Francisco Times, a newspaper printed and published in said city and county of San Francisco. May 3d, 1858. M. C. BLAKE, Probate Judge. Order of Sale of Real Estate. Probate Court, City and County of San Francisco: dianship of Henry L. Moore and Maria Moore, minors. Benjamin Brewster, guardian of the above-named minors, having heretofore presented to the Probate Court of the city and county of San Francisco, his petition for authority to sell the real estate in the state of California in which said minors are interested, for the immediate relief of said minors, they being in poor and needy circumstances and without the means of maintenance and education, and said real estate being in litigation; and the said Probate Court having upon such petition made an order directing the next of kin of said minors and all persons interested in said estate, to appear before said Probate Court, at the court-room thereof at the city-hall, in the city and county of San Francisco, on Monday, the 21st day of June, 1858, at 11 o'clock A. M., then and there to show cause why an order should not be granted for the sale of said real estate; Now on this 21st day of June, 1858, on reading and filing satisfactory proof by affidavit, of the publication of said order, and the said guardian, Benjamin Brewster, having appeared by his attorney, E. D. Sawyer, and the proper proceedings having been thereupon had (no one appearing to oppose the application), and the Probate Court upon due examination being satisfied, after a full hearing upon the said petition, that a sale of the whole of the property mentioned in the said petition is necessary to be made for the maintenance and support of said minors, It is ordered by the court, that the said Benjamin Brewster, guardian as aforesaid, do sell the right, title and interest of said minors of, in and to the following described real estate, for the support and maintenance of said minors, that is to say: [Here follows description of property.] And it is further ordered, that the said sale be made at public auction, according to law, and that it be made for cash, and that the said guardian do make return of said sale to this court, according to law. M. C. BLAKE, Probate Judge. Order allowing Guardian's Account. In the Probate Court of the County of San Francisco: Guardianship of Mary Evelina Brunell, an infant. } On reading and filing the account of Orson A. Reynolds, guardian of Mary Evelina Brunell, an infant, filed in this court |