William H. Richardson, administrator of the estate of his father, William R. Richardson, observes that the estate is six thousand dollars in debt. With the sale of the cotton crop and some perishable property all the debts will probably be paid. William wishes to divide the personal property, including twenty-nine slaves, among five children, including himself, but his father's 1852 will required that "the old homestead" be kept together and the children brought up "under the personal training and care of a mother's affection, tenderness and love." The mother, however, predeceased the father, making it impossible to carry out his wishes. Inasmuch as the will cannot be properly executed in probate, William seeks "orders and decrees" from chancery to accommodate "the interests of all concerned."
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Repository: Pickens County Courthouse, Carrollton, Alabama
