the foregoing petition. It is ordered that Letters
Testamentary do Issue to the applicant done and
ordered this May 13th 1891
                           J.C. Gardner County Judge

State of Florida }
Alachua County   } Before me personally appeared
Sarah E. Role Raulerson Isaac Johns W.D.Cothen and
Mrs Sarah E. Raulerson each of whom being duly sworn
deposes and Says that they and each of them were
acquainted With J. Madison Sparkman late of Alachua
County Deceased and that he frequently talked with
them and expressed his wish as to the disposition
of his property after his death That an immediately
preceding his death in conversation with affiant
he expressed to them his last will and Wish as to
the disposition of his property Which was in Sub-
-stancy as follows First that his Daughter Mrs
C.E. Bennett Should administer upon his estate
and if it was necessary She should have someone
to assist her in the management of the business as
he did not wish his son George W. Sparkman to have any
thing to do with the management or settlement
of his estate that a certain note given by J.B.
Vanlandingham and L.H. Bennett to him for
Twelve hundred dollars Was given by Bennett Without
any benefit or Consideration either to himself or
to his wife Mrs C.E. Bennett and that he diss
discharged and Released the makers of the note
from any obligation or account thereof and did
not wish Said note brought up or Considered in
the division or Settlemant of his estate
That he desired that all the property left by
him Should be Sold and converted into money and
that the proceeds arising from Said Sale Should
be Equally divided between his Daughter C.E.
Bennett and his Daughter Susanna Finger
until the amount received by each of them
Should equal the amount of indebtedness of
George W. Sparkman Which is evidenced by his
promissory note for Two Thousand nine
hundred and fourty one 70/100 ($2941 70/100)
and on account of One hundred and nine 66/100
Dollars ($109 66/100) and that if the proceeds