Letters of Administration, State of Tennessee, Montgomery County to Fredonia A. Pace, a Citizen of Montgomery County, Issued the Administrator of Hardy C. Pace (deceased) (September 27, 1865)

File — Box: 1, Folder: 18

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Consisting of approximately 100 photocpied items, this collection illustrates the day-to-day transactions occurring from mid-to-late nineteenth century into the twentieth century. Account ledgers, promissory notes, receipts, and deeds comprise the bulk of this collection. Highlights of this collection include a 1924 state hunting license, a tintype portrait, and a photograph postcard from Violet Studio in Nashville. In addition to these paper materials, the Pace Family Collection features a thread winder dating to the 1850s. This family heirloom once belonged to Robert H. Pace's grandmother, Mary Hunter Pace.

Dates

1803 - 2017

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research use.

Extent

From the Collection: 3.92 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Materials Specific Details

The letter contained in this file reads, "It appears to the County Court now in session, that Hardy C. Pace has died, leaving no will, and the Court being satisfied as to your claim to the administration, and you having given bond and qualified as directed by law, and the Court having ordered that letters of administration be issued to you; These are, therefore, to authorize and empower you to take into your possession and control, all the Goods, chattels, claims and papers of the said intestate, and return a true and perfect inventory thereof to our next County Court, to collect and pay all debts, and to do and transact all the duties in relation to said estate which lawfully devolve on you as Administrator, and after having settled said estate, to deliver the residue thereof, to those who are by Law entitled." County Clerk, September 27, 1865.