John Adriance presents his annual administrative account of the estate of C. R. Patton and asks that the court approve the same. Patton's estate includes cotton and sugar crops and the slaves, who cultivate them. Adriance explains that his slave labor is hired from one of Patton's heirs, C. F. Patton, and is supplemented by the slaves belonging to him as the guardian of Mary Hester Aldridge. He asks for permission to continue hiring labor in this manner and also requests that the estate remain open "for a more full & satisfactory settlement of the same."
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Repository: Brazoria County Courthouse, Angleton, Texas
