88 BOARMAN'S CASE.—2 BLAND.

had learnt, that James Boarman had privately filed his petition,
and caused himself to be appointed trustee, without imputing any
misconduct to these petitioners; that the lunatic was a nephew of
Mary Ann; and had long been under her care, so that she was
better acquainted with the proper mode of treating him thau any
other person, and had some influence over him; that the other
petitioner was her son, and lived on the same tract of land, imme-
diately adjoining to hers, and "would render every assistance in his
power. Whereupon, they prayed that they might be jointly ap-
pointed trustees, &c.

KILTY, C., 13th November, 1810.—A petition was presented iu
July last by Mary Ann Manning and Ignatius Manning, to be
appointed trustees for the lunatic, for whom the above named
James Boarman had been appointed, which has laid in the office
to be decided on when the said James Boarman should offer
92 *his bond; but the bond not having been offered by him,
and it being necessary that some effectual appointment should be
made, it is ordered, that the appointment of James Boarman, be,
and the same is hereby revoked. Shelf or d on Lunatics, 133.

The appointment of James Boarman being this day revoked for
the reasons therein mentioned, it is ordered, that the petitioners
Mary Ann Manning and Ignatius Manning be, and they are hereby
appointed trustees in his place; and that they give bond in the
same sum as was directed as to John Manning, and shall have the
same powers. The bond to be filed before the first of January
next.

These trustees gave bond accordingly,.and took upon themselves
the care and management of the lunatic and his estate; and on
the 21st of December, 1810, returned an inventory of his property,
from which it appeared, that in addition to the other property
therein described, they then had in hand the sum of £353 7s. 0d.
After which, the matter was, by motion, again brought before the
Court.

KILTY, C., 21st December, 1810.—The order of the 7th of Feb-
ruary, 1798, to remain in force as to the present trustees, who were
appointed on the 13th of November last; except as to the last part,
until further directions shall be given.

James Boarman by his petition, filed "on the 4th of January,
1815, stated that the lunatic's estate consisted of about two hun-
dred acres of land and upwards, of thirty negroes, about seventeen
of which were working hands; that he was satisfied, from his own
observation, and the best information he could obtain, the product
of his estate was far beyond the necessary expenditure for his