MYNDERT R. VEEDER'S TESTATE LETTER



The People of the State of New York:
    	
BY THE GRACE OF GOD FREE AND INDEPENDENT.

To Elizabeth Veeder, the widow of Myndert R. Veeder late of the town 
of Oneonta Deceased.
    	
Whereas, the said Myndert R. Veeder as is alleged, died 
intestate, having whilst living, and at the time of his death, goods, 
chattels and credits with this State, by means whereof the granting 
adminstration, and also the auditing, allowing and final discharging 
the account thereof, doth appertain unto us; and we being desirous 
that the goods, chattels and credits of the said deceased may be well 
and faithfully administered, applied and disposed of, do grant unto 
you, the said Elizabeth Veeder full power by these presents, to 
administer and faithfully dispose of all and singular the said goods, 
chattels and credits, to ask, demand, recover and receive the debts 
which unto the said deceased whilst living, and at the time of his 
death, did belong; and to pay the debts which the said deceased did 
owe, so far as such goods, chattels and credits will thereunto 
extend, and the law require; hereby requiring you to make, or cause 
to be made, a true and perfect inventory of all and singular goods, 
chattels and credits of the said deceased, which have or shall come 
to your hands, possession or knowledge; and the same so made to 
exhibit, or cause to be exhibited, into the office of the Surrogate 
of the County of Otsego, at or before the expiration of three 
calendar months from the date hereof; and also to tender a just and 
true account of administration when thereunto required.  And we do BY 
THESE PRESENTS, depute, constitute and appoint you, the said 
Elizabeth Veeder Administratrix of all and singular the goods, 
chattels and credits which were of the said deceased.
     	
In Witness Whereof, We have caused the seal of office of our 
said
            	Surrogate to be hereunto affixed.
    	Witness, Albert C. Tumarch Esq., Surrogate
        	of our said County, at Cooperstown, the 28th day of
        	October, in the year of our Lord one thousand
        	eight hundred and Eighty nine, and of our independence
        	the 116th year.
                        (sig) Albert C. Tumarch  Surrogate
Examined and recorded this 28th day of October 1889
                        (sig) Albert C. Tumarch  Surrogate