Quick Answer Letters of executorship — accepted on Form J190 — are the Master of the High Court’s appointment of the executor of a deceased estate. Without them no one may administer the estate, and they must be in place before the J193 or J187 Gazette adverts run. Image: Wikimedia Commons contributor, via Wikimedia Commons What Are Letters of Executorship? Letters of executorship are the Master of the High Court’s formal appointment of the person who will wind up the estate — the executor. The acceptance of that appointment is made on Form J190, which is why people speak of “getting your J190”. Until the letters are issued, no one…