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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY,PENNSYLVANIA
ORPHAN'S COURT DIVISION
IN RE:ESTATE OF
WILLIAM DUKE,DECEASED.
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ation of the within petition presented by Charles Duke,
AND NOW,this
DECREE OF DISTRIBUTION
R'fday of --f--7''-''''''''''''"-"''b'~''''''''_r__'1970,upon consider--
ution of the One hundred
thirty-three and 50 !lOOths ($133.50)Dollars benefit payments under the Federal Coal
Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 due the Estate of William Duke,Deceased,is hereby
ordered and decreed to be made to Charles Duke.
And the said Derpartment of Health,Education and Welfare;Social Security
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Administration,is authorized and directed to effect the distribution of said sum of One
hundred thirty-three and 50 !lOOths ($133.50)Dollars as set forth hereinabove;said
distribution to be made without the grant of any letters in the Estate of William Duke,
Deceased,or further notice,and that this Decree shall be sufficient warrant for so doing,
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and that,upon making such payments in distribution,the Department of Health,Education
and Welfare,Social Security Administration shall be released and discharged of and from
any further liability and accounting to anyone,for or on account of the same.
BY THE COlJRT,
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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY,PENNSYLVANIA
I,ORPHANIS COURT DIVISION
IN RE:ESTATE OF
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WILLIAM DUKE,DECEASED.
PETITION FOR SETTLEMENT OF SMALL
ESTATE
TO:THE HONORABLE,THE JUDGES OF SAID COURT:
The petition of Charles Duke respectfully represents:
1.That your petitioner is the son of William Duke,Decedent,and resides
in Sob.,thview,Washington County,Pennsylv3.nia.
2.That decedent,William Duk:=,died intestate and unmarried,on
April 20,1970,a res,ident of Washington,VTashington County,Pennsylvania,being
eighty-five years of age.
3.That decedent:s entire estate at the time of his death consisted of
the following assests:
.P,ERSONALTY:
a.Benefit payments under :he Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety
Act of 1969 in the total Eum of One hundred thirty-three and 50/100ths
($133.50)Dollars,
REALTY:
NONE
4.That the said William Duke,Deceased,was survived by the petitioner
Charles Duke as his only heir-at-1aw.
5.All of the creditors of decedent have been paid in full.
6.That petitioner paid funeral expenses for burial of decedent to Robert
Wylie,Funeral Director,Houston,Pennsylvania the sum of Four hundred seven and
60/l00ths ($407.60)Dollars in payment of the balance of the funeral bill which totaled
Six hundred fifty ($650.00)Dol:.l1rs.
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7.Petitioner claims of the Estate of the decedent the sum of One hundred
thirty-three and 50l100ths ($133.50)Dollars as partial reimbursement for funeral
expenses paid.
8.That this petition for settlement is made pursuant to the provisions
of Section 202 of the Fiduciaries Act of April 18,1949,P.L.512,as amended.
WHEREFORE,petitioner prays that the Court direct the Department
of Health,Education and Welfare,Social Sel~urity Administration to pay to petitioner
the sum of One hundred thirty-three and 50/100ths ($133.50)Dollars due decedent as
benefit payment under the Federal Coal Min=Health and Safety Act of 1969.
And he will ever pray,etc.
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Charles Duke
STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA
COUNTY OF WASHINGTON
Before me,the undersigned allthority,personally appeared CHARLES
DUKE,who,being duly sworn according to law,deposes and says that the facts set
forth in the foregoing Petition for Settlemer.t of Small Estate are true and correct.to
the best of his information,knowledge and belief.
Charles Duke
Sworn to and subscribed before me this ~;"~ay of ~,1970.