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		  State of California
			 In the Probate Court Sonoma County } for Sonoma
			 County  in California   In the matter of the application of Mary M. Cockrill
			 widow of James A. Cockrill for letter of Administration upon the estate of
			 James A. Cockrill, dec'd.    Now comes
			 the said Mary M. Cockrill widow and heir at [?] of the said James A. Cockrill
			 deceased and in the matter of said application respectfully submit to said
			 court that said James A. Cockrill departed this life in or about the 18th day
			 of February 1853, in the said County of Sonoma that said James A. Cockrill died
			 [?] of an Estate in said County Exceeding in amount the sum of five hundred
			 dollars, your petitions [?] from this [?] that ct. [?] has in the life time of
			 the said James A. Cockrill his [?] and lawful wife and that she is now the age
			 of twenty and seven years.  Please for your
			 patience and respectfully prays these letters of administration may execute by
			 her in this behalf [?].     [signed by]
			 Mary M. Cockrill |  
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