Samuel Y. Finley
- Ooath -
    of
Executrix  County Court }
Letters        Alachua County  }
Testamentary      Florida      }
                                To All To Whom These Present Shall
                                 Come = Greeting:
               Whereas Samuel Y. Finley late of the County
               aforesaid, died on the 27th day of June AD 1903,
               leaving his last Will, and Testament which having
               been satisfactorily proven, was on the 14th day of
               May AD 1903 duly admitted to probate and
               record in the Court. And as by said last Will
               and Testament appears that Mrs Julia D. Finley
               was named therein as the Executrix thereof, and
               the said Mrs Julia D. Finley having prayed
               the Court to grant Letters Testamentary thereon
               to her as such Executrix, and being in due form
               of the law taken the prescribed oath, and per-
               formed all other acts necessary to her legal
               qualification as such Executrix.
               Now Therefore Know Ye, That I H.G. Mason
               County Judge in, and for said County aforesaid
               by virtue of the power, and authority by law
               in me vested, do hereby declare the said Mrs
               Julia D. Finley duly qualified by the laws
               of said State to act as Executrix of said Last
               Will, and Testament with full power, by the
               provisions of law, and by virtue of these presents, to
               administer all, and singular the goods, chattels
               rights, and credits of Samuel Y. Finley and
               to ask demand, and, sue for, recover and receive
               the same: to pay the debts in which the
               said Samuel Y. Finley stood bound, so far as the
               assets shall extend, and the law directs, and
               duly entitled to have, and to hold for the purpose direc
               ted in, and by the said Last Will, and Testament, all
               the Estate of Samuel Y. Finley during the legal continuance
               of her administration, untill the same expire by
               virtue of the provisions of said last Will, and Testament or untill the power
               and authority hereby granted shall be duly revoked according to law.
               In Testimony Whereof, I hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the
               County Court aforesaid at Gainesville this 14th day July AD 1903
                 (Seal)                                H.G. Mason
                                                           County Judge