Found! You nailed it, Kimberly. Thank you for locating what I couldn’t. How (and why oh why) I overlooked Chapter 1 on Administration makes me wonder. And many thanks to all who responded on- and offlist with suggestions and correct pointers and answers. Best, Thea ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I am a genealogist. I collect people. Thea Walden Baker, M.A. Full House Genealogy Boston University Certificate in Genealogical Research Member, Association of Professional Genealogists Co-editor, Arkansas Family Historian, a publication of the Arkansas Genealogical Society 501-230-3603 From: Kimberly Powell Sent: Monday, February 23, 2015 6:40 PM To: Thea Baker Subject: Re: [TGF] $$$Bond for Probate Letters of Administration Thea, If your question references Arkansas, then you may find the following to be helpful: "Sec. 20. The court of probate, or the clerk thereof in vacation, subject to the approval or rejection of the court in term time, shall take from the person to whom letters of administration are granted, with two or more sufficient securities, residents of the county, to the State of Arkansas, in such sum as the court or clerk shall deem sufficient, not less than double the amount of the estimated value of the estate. Ib. sec. 14." A Digest of the Statutes of Arkansas...1856, Chapter 4, p. 107 https://books.google.com/books?id=r9NHAQAAIAAJ&dq=arkansas%20statutes%20%22letters%20of%20administration%22%20bond%20value%20estate&pg=PR3#v=onepage&q=arkansas%20statutes%20%22letters%20of%20administration%22%20bond%20value%20estate&f=false This appears to still be in effect in 1883 (Sec. 18) https://books.google.com/books?id=c9VHAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA177&dq=arkansas+statutes+%22letters+of+administration%22+bond+value+estate&hl=en&sa=X&ei=3cXrVLrUF4idgwTwtYOwCQ&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=arkansas%20statutes%20%22letters%20of%20administration%22%20bond%20value%20estate&f=false Search Google books for something such as arkansas statutes "letters of administration" bond value estate to find similar references Hope this helps! Kimberly Powell On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 3:04 PM, Thea Baker via <[email protected]> wrote: Harold, Thank you for a chance to clarify the information. The re-filed documents were not changed at all. Seems it was more a matter of procedure that unsettled cases filed and pending during the Confederacy were declared “null and void” (per the 1868 report of the settlement of the estate) and had to be re-filed under the new government. I have not actually known where to look for the answer to this. I spent a significant chunk of time googling various combinations of terms to find a lead but anything with the word probate in it, even with an 1865 date, returns hits about how to file modern probates. Arkansas statutes were not digested until 1884 (see William W. Mansfield. A Digest of the Statutes of Arkansas: Embracing All Laws of General Nature in Force at the Close of the Session of the General Assembly of One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighty-three (n.p.: Mitchell & Bettis, 1884); available on google books). I have used this source several times since I discovered it about a year ago. The upshot is that it often mentions what Act and the date on which statutes were based or revised. However, I can not find anything that mentions how bonds were set. I looked in the chapters Courts of Probate; Official Bonds; and Sureties. None of the other chapter titles seemed relevant and plugging in search terms did not furnish an answer. Best, Thea

Thanks to Rondina and Kimberly for sharing! d > On February 24, 2015 at 10:30 AM Thea Baker via > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Found! You nailed it, Kimberly. Thank you for locating what I couldn’t. How > (and why oh why) I overlooked Chapter 1 on Administration makes me wonder. > > And many thanks to all who responded on- and offlist with suggestions and > correct pointers and answers. > > Best, > > Thea > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > I am a genealogist. I collect people. > > Thea Walden Baker, M.A. > Full House Genealogy > Boston University Certificate in Genealogical Research > Member, Association of Professional Genealogists > Co-editor, Arkansas Family Historian, a publication of the Arkansas > Genealogical Society > 501-230-3603 > > > From: Kimberly Powell > Sent: Monday, February 23, 2015 6:40 PM > To: Thea Baker > Subject: Re: [TGF] $$$Bond for Probate Letters of Administration > > Thea, > > If your question references Arkansas, then you may find the following to be > helpful: > > "Sec. 20. The court of probate, or the clerk thereof in vacation, subject to > the approval or rejection of the court in term time, shall take from the > person to whom letters of administration are granted, with two or more > sufficient securities, residents of the county, to the State of Arkansas, in > such sum as the court or clerk shall deem sufficient, not less than double the > amount of the estimated value of the estate. Ib. sec. 14." > > A Digest of the Statutes of Arkansas...1856, Chapter 4, p. 107 > > https://books.google.com/books?id=r9NHAQAAIAAJ&dq=arkansas%20statutes%20%22letters%20of%20administration%22%20bond%20value%20estate&pg=PR3#v=onepage&q=arkansas%20statutes%20%22letters%20of%20administration%22%20bond%20value%20estate&f=false > > > > This appears to still be in effect in 1883 (Sec. 18) > > https://books.google.com/books?id=c9VHAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA177&dq=arkansas+statutes+%22letters+of+administration%22+bond+value+estate&hl=en&sa=X&ei=3cXrVLrUF4idgwTwtYOwCQ&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=arkansas%20statutes%20%22letters%20of%20administration%22%20bond%20value%20estate&f=false > > > Search Google books for something such as > > arkansas statutes "letters of administration" bond value estate > > > > to find similar references > > > Hope this helps! > > Kimberly Powell > > > > On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 3:04 PM, Thea Baker via > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Harold, > > Thank you for a chance to clarify the information. The re-filed documents were > not changed at all. Seems it was more a matter of procedure that unsettled > cases filed and pending during the Confederacy were declared “null and void” > (per the 1868 report of the settlement of the estate) and had to be re-filed > under the new government. > > I have not actually known where to look for the answer to this. I spent a > significant chunk of time googling various combinations of terms to find a > lead but anything with the word probate in it, even with an 1865 date, returns > hits about how to file modern probates. Arkansas statutes were not digested > until 1884 (see William W. Mansfield. A Digest of the Statutes of Arkansas: > Embracing All Laws of General Nature in Force at the Close of the Session of > the General Assembly of One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighty-three (n.p.: > Mitchell & Bettis, 1884); available on google books). I have used this source > several times since I discovered it about a year ago. The upshot is that it > often mentions what Act and the date on which statutes were based or revised. > However, I can not find anything that mentions how bonds were set. I looked in > the chapters Courts of Probate; Official Bonds; and Sureties. None of the > other chapter titles seemed relevant and plugging in search terms did not > furnish an answer. > > Best, > > Thea > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- Dee Dee King, Certified Genealogist (sm), Certificate 903 Forensic Genealogy Services LLC and Contract Genealogist, US Navy Casualty, POW/MIA Branch Mail address - PO Box 1085, Manvel TX 77578 Telephone/fax 281-595-3090 www.forensicgenealogyservices.com www.facebook.com/forensicgenealogist Certified Genealogist (CG) is a service mark (sm) of the Board for Certification of Genealogists®, conferred to associates who consistently meet ethical and competency standards in accord with peer-reviewed evaluations every five years, and the board name is registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office.