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State of Alabama
Shelby County
To Hon J M. McClanahan
Judge of Probate for said County
said County, your Petitioner
in right of his wife Nancy
who is a daughter of Eli Cost late of
said County and State did show unto your
honor that he has intermarried with the said
Nancy, who has moved beyond the remits
of this State and now resides in the State of
Florida. That on the 17th of July A.D.1855
John P. West was by order of your honors
Court appointed guardian of said nancy
Cost. That on the day of January
A.D. 1856 Came Jno P. West Guardian as
aforesaid and reported to your honors
Court as having received assets of the said
Nancy Cost, being her distribution share
of the estate of said father Eli Cost amounting
to one thousand and twenty seven 49/100
dollars. That said John P. West, has
never made any settlement of the estate
of his said Ward, as required by law,
That his said Ward Nancy is Intermarried
with your petitioner , and hereby craves
a settlement of the estate of said Nancy by
her said guardian and your petitioner
prays that, notice issue to the said John P.
West to make settlement of his Accounts
as such guardian , and that if that said
John P. West fails to make final Settlement
as required by law, that an account
may be Stated against him by the
Court, and in all things Confirmed by the