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Documents. 3i3 Missouri, died, as it is said, on or about the 30th day of August, 1844, while on his journey immigrating to Oregon, and that one William Shaw did then take possession and charge of the goods, chattels and effects of the said Henry Sager, deceased, and also took charge of the children of Henry Sager, which were as f ollows : John C. Sager, Francisca Sager, Catherine Sager, Elizabeth M. Sager, and Matilda Jane Sager, and Han- nah L. Sager, and Henrietta Sager, all, as it is said, under the age of fourteen years, and furthermore, that the said Wil- liam Shaw did, on the 6th day of November, 1844, deliver up to Marcus Whitman at his station, all the goods, chattels and effects belonging to the estate of the aforementioned Henry Sager, deceased, together with the aforesaid children, all to remain with said Marcus Whitman until further arrangements could be made. And now the said Marcus Whitman requests that a guardian may be appointed to said orphan children by the court, and also that measures may be taken to secure the estate of Henry Sager, deceased, for the use and benefit of his heirs. Whereupon the court appointed B. Nichols, Solomon Eades, to the said Marcus Whitman. The appraisers, after being and Edmund B. Magruder to appraise and fix the value of said estate of the said Henry Sager at the date it was delivered up sworn, returned the bill of appraisement, which amounted to the sum of $262.50. Whereupon the said Marcus Whitman gave bonds for double the above sum and was appointed guardian of the above named children, subject to, and accountable to, the probate judge of Oregon. (Signed) J. W. Nesmith, Probate Judge of Oregon. The above is a true copy of the records in my office, this 8th day of September, 1845. J. E. Long, Secretary.