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Eckelmann, Henry Rudolph – succession, 1880

No 41925 Succession of Rudolph Eckelmann Ou partition of heir to be curtained and put in possession.
The law and the wisdom being in judge 7 petitioner. 
It is ordered that the petitioner Henry Rudolph Eckelmann be regarded as the sole and only heir of his late father Rudolph Eckelmann and as such be put in possession of all his property left by said deceased . And specially of the property defined and described in the petition herein filed on the minute instant.
Judgment turned and signed April tenth 1880
(SIGNED) A.S. Tesset 
Judge
  To the Honorable Judge of the second district court for the parish of Orleans – The petition of Henry Rudoph Eckelmann a resident of this city of New Orleans- Respectfully represents:
That Rudolph Eckelmann the father of you petitioner died in the City of New Orleans on the 30th day of September 1878- that said decedent died intestate leaving your petitioner as his sole heir at law. Your petitioner being the son of said decedent that said decedent was married to Mary Hedlagew his surviving wife in the month of August 1846 and that your Petitioner is the sole and only issue of said marriage that he was born in the 2nd day of September 1849 and that said descendant left no other descendants or ascendant except your petitioner his said on that said decedent resided at the time of his death in this city and left a small property in this city and parish, acquired by him during his aforesaid marriage and which is hereafter fully described and which said property belonging to the community that existed between said decedent and his said surviving wife one undivided half thereof belonging to the mother of your petitioner as widow in community aforesaid , the remaining undivided half to the succession of his said deceased father Rudolph Eckelmann your petitioner further avers that the estate of his said deceased father is free from debt and is hereby accepted by him as sole heir thereof purely and without benefit of inventory, and therefore no formal administration is necessary in this premises and that your petitioner is desired of being put in full possession and enjoyment of said estate-
Wherefore the premises and the annexed affidavit and affidavits marked effectively G A B and C filed herewith and