Thomas Coburne asks the court to remove G. W. O. Harbin as guardian of his sister Ann, who has been classified "non Compos." Coburne claims that Harbin "has mismanaged & neglected the property & affairs of said ward, and wasted her property and is incompetent to act as such guardian." To bolster his assertion, the petitioner recalls that Cyrus, a valuable blacksmith worth $2000 belonging to Ann, ran away and that Harbin "made no effort to get him." In addition, Coburne argues that Harbin has "cruelly treated his ward, and has not provided her with suitable clothing & Comforts." At present, Harbin has removed Ann and her property consisting of "three grown negroes and two small ones" to Butler County. [On the docket page, adjacent to this petition, is the petition of Joseph Steele [?] and John D. Burt, administrators of the estate of the late Peter Bell. Bell's estate held fifteen slaves in 1864 and their names are included under this petition. Bell's administrators' petition does not have its own petition or PAR number.]
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Repository: Lowndes County Courthouse, Hayneville, Alabama
