John Adriance, administrator of the estate of the late C. R. Patton, submits a partial accounting of the claims, expenses, and debts of the estate. He reports that the heirs of Christopher Dart have sued the estate for the recovery of eight slaves, who are in his possession and inventoried as part of Patton's estate. He also explains that he is now "engaged in gathering the crops" raised on the plantation and estimating the plantation's yield of sugar and cotton. Adriance asks the court to "indulge" him by granting an extension until the next term of court when he can submit a more thorough accounting. In a supplemental petition, he asks for permission to sell a tract of land belonging to the estate.
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Repository: Brazoria County Courthouse, Angleton, Texas
