James McManus estate — letters of administration

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Superior Court of the County of Alameda, California; estate of James McManus. The letters appoint Mary A. McManus as administratrix, dated 18 October 1906. The oath portion below appears dated 15 October 1906; this separate date should be checked against the complete file.

This page records an administrative appointment. It does not itself describe Mary’s relationship to James, enumerate heirs, establish the value of the estate or show the result of a will contest. The separate contest pleading identifies Mary A. as his wife.

Case number, repository reference and full-file citation are not supplied. The name and dates are readings from the image, pending comparison with the original.

Images supplied by Kevin McManus, 21 September 2026. Full archival or newspaper citation pending.