Copiah Co., Ms., Probate Book L., p. 222
Greetings,
This is to authorize any three of you jointly to appraise
the goods, chattels & personal Estate
of William Gilbert late of said County-deceased, so far as they shall come
to you sight & knowledge; each of you having first taken the oath hereunto
annexed a certificate whereof you are to return annexed to an inventory of said
goods, chattels of personal estate by you appraised, in dollars & cents;
and in the said inventory you are to set down in a column or columns opposite
each and the value thereof.
Witness
Thomas Keller Judge of Probate of said County, the 3rd Monday in
June Eighteen Hundred & thirty seven.
Issued the 21st day of June 1837.
Rowland
Johnson, Clerk
We do Swear that we will well & truly without partiality
or predjudice value & appraise the goods, chattels & personal Estate of William Gilbert, deceased. So far as the same shall come to our sight
& knowledge and will in all respects perform our duty as appraised to the
best of our skill and judgment, so help us God.
Sworn and signed before }
John Allred
On this 22 day of July 1837 }
Wm. Mullins
Hugh McSansin? }
Zias Davis
p.223
A true and perfect Inventory of the goods, chattels &
personal property of William Gilbert
late of Copiah County deceased – appraised by us whose names are underwritten
this 22nd day of July 1837.
Eleven head of Cattle appraised to $77.00
One horse appraised to 144.00
One lot of plows appraised to 10.00
A lot of tools appraised to
12.00
A cutting knife wedge & iron appraised to 2.00
A lot of potware appraised to 4.00
A lot of coopers ware appraised to
1.215
One clock appraised to
24.00
One bed stead appraised to 2.00
One bed stead & furniture appraised to 25.00
A lot of crockery ware appraised to
4.00
One Sand stone appraised to 2.00
One lot of hogs appraised to 5.00
_____
$244.25
John
Allred
Zias
Davis
Wm.
Mullins
Sale bill on the
Estate of William Gilbert
Cassandea Gilbert are
cow & calf $6.00
“ “ one
cow at .75
“ “ one
lot of hogs at 5.00
“ “ one
plough & gear at 0.75
“ “ one
plough
1.00
“ “ one
lot of pot ware at 2.00
“ “ two
piggins at 0.37
½
“ “ one
? at
0.16 ¼
“ “ one
clock at 1.00
“ “ one
lot of crockery at 0.50
“ “ one
bed stead & furniture at 3.00
“ “ one
bedstead at 0.25
Seth Applewhite one
cow & calf 10.00
John Allred two
head of cattle at 9.75
John Allred two
yearlings at 13.62 ½
John Witherspoon one
cow and calf 16.50
Reuben Leach one
horse at 144.50
Archibald Baker one
harrow at 2.25
Seth Applewhite two
axes at 3.00
Do one lot of tools at 1.00
Do do 2.00
Do do 1.00
William Tillery one
sand stone 1.50
____
$182.06
¼
One eighth of land 450.00
________
$632.06
¼
A Bill of sale of articles sold by Webster Gilbert at a
private sale 1837
One ? Case $125.00
One set of shop tools 15.00
One shot gun 8.00
Corn to the amount of
65.00
________
$213.00
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