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Surrogate's Court of said county, said will was admitted to
probate by the decree of said court, duly made and entered on
that day, (Or in case of intestacy proceed from * : intestate, and

that thereafter and on the day of , 190 — ,

by the decree of the Surrogate's Court of said county, duly

made and entered on that day, one was appointed

administrator of all and singular the goods, chattels and credits

which were of said , deceased), and that having

taken his oath of office and duly qualified as such executor
(or administrator) letters testamentary (or of administration)

were thereupon duly issued to said , by the surrogate

of said county, whereupon he entered upon the duties of his
office; and that such letters still remain in full force and
effect.
Second. — That, at the time of his death, said decedent was
indebted to your petitioner in the sum of $ and inter-
est from the day of , 190 — , by reason

of, (Briefly state facts constituting claim, e. g.) a promis-
sory note made for value by said decedent on or about the

day of , 190 — , payable to the order of

your petitioner days after its date. This note is

wholly unpaid and the amount thereof, with interest, is Justly
due to your petitioner ; and there are no offsets against the same
or counter-claims thereto and said indebtedness is neither
secured by any mortgage upon, nor expressly charged on, any
real property.
