Estate
of
Thomas J. Mount, decd
Box 30
Matthias Mount &
John R. Marsh
Administrators
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Memorial & Widows renunciation
Filed October 25th 1842
State of Indiana
Shelby County SS
To the Clerk of the Probate Court of said County
Your Memorialist
Matthias Mount & John R. Marsh represent that on or
about the 30th day of May 1842 Thomas J. Mount of said County departed this life
intestate seized of a considerable estate both real & personal and leaving
Elizabeth P. Mount his widow and John W., Mathias,
Joseph E., Jane E., James S. & Martha A. Mount
his children & heirs at law him surviving. That
said Estate They pray that letters of Administration of the estate of
said decedent may be granted unto your memorialist and they herewith file the
renunciation of the right of the said widow to letters of Administration herein.
Oct 25th 1842
Matthias Mount
John R. March
This is to certify that I
Elizabeth P. Mount do not wish to administer on the
Estate of Thomas J. Mount deceased. Also I wish Matthias Mount & John R.
Marsh to administer on the above named Estate this the 25th day of October 1842
Elizabeth P. Mount
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Inventory
Box 30
Thos. J. Mount Dec’d
Matthias Mount Admin
Filed Novr 29th 1842 S. B. Morris Clerk
An inventory of the goods chattels and effects of Thomas J. Mount late of
Shelby County Indiana
and state of Indiana deceased taken by Matthias Mount and
John R. Marsh administrators
of the estate of the said deceased with the
assistance of
Jesse Mc Cane and
Thomas Neal
appraisers called November the 8th
1842
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2
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beds and bedding and bedsteds
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5
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00
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1
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trunnel sted and straw bed
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50
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1
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table
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2
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50
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1
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burow
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2
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50
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1
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clock
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5
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00
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2
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chairs
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1
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50
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cupboard ware
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2
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00
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1
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table & flax wheel & yarn wheel 1 reel
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3
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00
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1
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churn and two water buckets
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50
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1
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lot of old augers and clevises & hand saw
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2
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00
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1
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grinestone and a side saddle
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2
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00
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1
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one mans saddle
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5
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00
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1
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sythe and cradle and 1 scythe
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75
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1
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pare of horse gearing
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1
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25
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1
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lot of shingles
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60
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1
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wagon and hand gearing
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1
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75
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1
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bay mare
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20
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00
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1
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sorrel horse with a blase face
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12
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50
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1
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bay horse colt
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5
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00
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1
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bay mare colt
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25
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00
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1
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pided cow
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7
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50
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1
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brown heifer
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6
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50
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1
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brown stear
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4
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00
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1
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pided calf
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2
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50
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15
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head of sheep at 75 cents per head
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11
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25
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1
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lot of rent corn
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7
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50
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1
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lot of rent corn 85 bushells supposed
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12
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75
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the north field of cord supposed 4 acres
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10
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00
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the middle field of corn supposed 7 acres
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17
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50
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the orchard field of corn supposed 4 acres
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8
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00
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1
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cary plow
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1
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00
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2
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weeding hoes and 2 axes
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1
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62 ½
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1
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weeding hoe and 1 grubing hoe
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18 ¾
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1
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ten gallon iron kettle
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1
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25
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1
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lot of old barrels
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62 ½
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1
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shovel plow and 1 frow
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87 ½
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7
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head of young hogs
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3
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50
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6
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head of hogs
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7
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50
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3
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Head of hogs
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3
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75
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6
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bushels of wheet at 31 ¼ per bushell
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21
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56 ¼
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One note of hand on John Carr
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6
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87
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98
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00
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Appraisers Thomas Neal
Jesse McCane
Shelby County to wit
personally appeared the before me a justice of the peace in
and for the County of Shelby Thom Neal and Jesse McCane the appraisers within
named and were sworn to make a just and true appraisement of the property
described in the within order according to their best skill and Judgement Sworn to
and subscribed this 11th day of November 1842 before me
John Lake JP
State of Indiana Shelby County SS
Before me Sylvan B. Morris Clerk of the Probate Court of Shelby county
personally came Matthias Mount & John R. Marsh Admins of the Estate of
Thomas J. Mount decd and being by me Sworn on Oath say that the foregoing is a
full true and perfect Inventory of the Personal Estate of said decedent so far
as the same has come to their hand to be administered
Matthias Mount
John R. Marsh
Sworn to and Subscribed Novr 29th 1842
S. B. Morris Clerk
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Sale Bill
Thomas J. Mount
deceased
Filed Febry 28th 1843
S. B. Morris
State of Indiana Shelby County to wit
The within named Thomas Neal makes oath that the within is a just and true
account of the sale of the personal Estate of Thomas J. Mount late of said
County deceased Sworn to before me a justice of the peace of said County the
24th day of February 1843
Thomas Thompson J. (SEAL)
Sale Bill
Account of the personal property of Thomas J. Mount late of the county of
Shelby State of Indiana
deceased at a public auction held at the late dwelling
house of the said deceased on the third day of
December AD 1842
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Sold to Joab Ally 1 grass sythe blade
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12½
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John W. Mount 1 brown stear
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3
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00
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John W. Mount a pided calf
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2
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00
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William Craig a wagon and gears
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25
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06 ¼
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Aaron W. Baker a bay horse
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28
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75
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John Nickum a sorrel horse
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3
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00
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John W. Mount four acres of corn
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12
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00
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Iven Lewis thirty one bushel and a half of corn
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3
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71 ½
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Thomas Neal a mans saddle
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1
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25
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Thomas Neal a cary plow irons
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87 ½
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Marshal Lee a sythe and cradle
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87 ½
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John W. Mount a iron 10 gallon kettle
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2
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25
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John Cooper three hogs
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5
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06 ¼
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Garner Elliott a lot of shingles
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81 ¼
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December the third 1842 Matthias Mount John R. Marsh Admn
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$88
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15 ¼
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Teste Thomas Neal Clerk of said Sale
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Probate Court Shelby County
Summons
Matthias Mount et al
VS
John W. Mount et al
Returnable 2nd Monday May AD 1843
Filed May 4th 1843
J. Vernon Clerk
Sheriffs fees
Serving on five $1.87 ½
12 miles
.72
Return
.10
$2.69 ½
State of Indiana Shelby County SS
To the State of Indiana To the Sheriff of Shelby county Greeting
You are hereby Commanded to summon
John W. Mount, Joseph E. Mount, Jane E.
Bently & her Husband George Bently, James S. Mount and
Martha A. Mount heirs
of Law of Thomas J. Mount Deceased to personally be and appear before the Judge
of the next term of Court of said County on the first day of the next term to be
holden at the Court House in Shelbyville on the second Monday in May next then
and there to shew cause if any they can why the Real Estate of the said Thomas
J. Mount deceased shall not be sold and the proceeds made assets in the Hands of
the Administrators of the estate of said Deceased And have you then there this
writ
Witness Sylvan B. Morris Clerk of said Court and the seal thereof hereto
affixed at Shelbyville this twentieth day of March AD 1843
Sylvan B. Morris Clk
Received this writ March 31st 1843
Executed this writ as within Commanded May the 3rd 1843
Apollos Kinsley Shff S.C.
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Matthias Mount & John R. Marsh
Admrs.
Memorial for further time
Filed in Open Court
February 15th 1844
J. Vernon Clk
Probate Court of Shelby County
February term 1844
State of Indiana
Shelby County SS
To the Honorable W.H. Sleeth Judge of Said Court
Your memorialists Matthias Mount and John R. Marsh administrators of the
Estate of Thomas J. Mount late of said County dec’d respectfully sheweth that
at the last November term of this Court they obtained an order of this Court to
sell certain real estate of said decedent, and in accordance with said order
they sold said real estate to one John W. Mount at public auction for a sum over
the appraised value thereof on a credit of s ix twelve & Eighteen months,
and the said John W, Mount has failed to execute notes with security to said
Administrators for the purchase money. They therefore pray your honor to grant
them further time to make their report herein agreeable to the requisitions of
said order. And again your Memorialists will ever pray.
Matthias Mount
John R. Marsh
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Estate of Thos J. Mount
Inventory of Rents of part of the Lands of Said Estate
Filed in Open Court
February 10th 1845
J. Vernon Clerk
Matthias Mount and John R. Marsh Administrators of the Estate of Thomas J.
Mount deceased, respectfully report to the Probate Court of Shelby County in the
State of Indiana, That since filing of their last inventory they have received
Twenty six dollars and sixty nine cents, rents and profits of part of the lands
of the deceased.
Matthias Mount John R. Marsh
Sworn to before me in Open Court this 10th day of February 1845
J. Vernon Clk
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Estate of Thos J. Mount
Report up to May Term 1845 & up to August Term 1846
Filed in Open Court
May 14th 1845
J. Vernon Clerk
The account of Matthias Mount and John R. Marsh Adms of the Estate of Thomas
J. Mount late of Shelby
County deceased The said Admins charge themselves with amount of personal estate of said
decedent
as per Inventories thereof on file in the office of the Clerk of Shelby
Courts $267.41 Amount of sale of Real
Estate $280.75 The said Admrs claim credit for the following disbursements out of said
Estate To wit
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No 1
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To Amt of property selected by widow at appraisement
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$100
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00
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No 2
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To amt of property taken by widow at its appraisement and for which she
has made payment by her act against said estate of $42.96 and in cash
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No 3
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Deficit in sale below appraisement
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$ 47
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62 ½
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No 4
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Paid to James Wood for Medical Services
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2
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75
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No. 5
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To John Ritchey for same during last sickness
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5
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50
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No 6
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To Thomas Thomson Esq for fees
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25
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No 7
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To Thomas Jones for Coffin Ballance
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3
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00
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No 8
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To M. B. Lee for crying sale
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7
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00
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No 9
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To T. J. Conner on School bill
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80
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No 10
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To John P. Wood for Advertising for Estate
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2
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00
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No 11
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To James Rose
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1
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65
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No 12
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To Isaac Johnson for crying sale of land
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50
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No 13
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To the Collector of Shelby County on tax
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3
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36
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No 14
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To William Hacker Deputy Collector for tax
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4
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97
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No.15
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To John Cartmell Treasurer S. C. for tax
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2
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64
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No 16
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To John Thomson for Advertising for Estate
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1
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00
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No 17
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To Thomas Neal for appraising & clerking &c
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3
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75
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No 18
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To James J. Knight on note given by decedent to John Ritchey
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8
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50
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No 19
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To James H. Baker on assign note
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5
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35
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No 20
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To Uriah Jones on note
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5
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35
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No 21
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To Walter Braden on note
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57
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00
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No 22
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To J. Woodard on note
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04
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53
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No 23
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To Jesse McCane for appraising land
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1
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75
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No 24
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To Priscilla Moure on note
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50
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00
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Said Admins further shew that since their last report they have paid out of
the assets of said Estate as follows to wit
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No 25
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To the Treasure of Shelby County on tax
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3
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05
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No 26
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To Priscilla Mourey on note
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147
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25
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No 27
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To Wm. Rock for surveying
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4
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50
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No 28
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To J. Vernon Clerk in fees
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4
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50
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To John Marsh
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87
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August Term 1846 Admins John R. Marsh Matthias Mount
Sworn to and subscribed in Open Court before me September 2nd 1846
J. Vernon Clk
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Estate of Thomas J. Mount dec’ To Elizabeth P. Mount
Dr
To taking care of & feeding stock from the decease of said Thomas
J. Mount to the day of Sale Tow Wit
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For taking care of & feeding hogs
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4
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87 ½
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For taking car of & feeding horses
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7
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25
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For taking care of & feeding Sheep
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2
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81
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For harvesting & threshing wheat
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10
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78
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For taking care of & feeding cattle
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1
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50
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For tending corn
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15
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75
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$42
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96
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Elizabeth P. Mount
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Vouchers
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The Estate of Thos J. Mount Dec’d To James Wood dr
March & April 1842 To medicine & medical services $2.75
Received the above from Mathais Mount and John R. Marsh Admrs of the
Estate of Thos. J. Mount Dec’r 1843
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1842 Thomas Mount to John Ritchey dr. for medical cervices rendered in
his last illness it being a balance remaining unpaid at his death $5.50
Pursonley appeared before me a Justice of the peace of said County John
Ritchey and was duly sworn to the within this 22 day of June 1844
Reuben Thomas Justice of the Peace Decatur
Received of Mathias Mounts & John R. Marsh Administrators of Thomas
Mount Deceased the above account in full John Ritchey
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February the 24th 1843 received of Mathias Mount and John R. Marsh twenty
five cts. In full of my fees paid as Administrators of the Estate of Thomas
J. Mount
Thomas Thompson JP
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December the 1st 1842 Received of Matthias Mount and John R. Marsh the
Administrators of Thomas J. Mount Deceased one dollar for crying the sale
M.
B. Lee
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Received of Matthias Mount and John R. Marsh Admrs three dollars balance
on Coffin made for Thomas J. Mount January 13th 1844
Thomas J. Jones
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Shelbyville May 14th 1844
Received of Mathias Mount and John R. Marsh administrators of the Estate of
Thomas J. Mount dec’d two dollars for Printing for said Estate in the Indiana
Sun and Democratic Register, published in Shelbyville Indiana by me
Jno P. Wood
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Received of Mathias Mount Administrator 80 cents in full of the
assignment of Thos. J. Mount deceased to my school in the Summer of 1842
this 8th of March 1843
T. J. Conner
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Rec’d of Thomas J. Mount by the hand of Matthias Mount one of the
Administrators of the Estate of the said T. J. Mount three dollars 36 cts in
full of his State and County tax for the year 1842
Lewis Grainger CSC
By
George Conger Dept
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December the 30th 1844
Received of Matthias Mount and John R. Marsh the Administrators of Thomas J.
Mount deceased the sum of 50 cents for criing the sale of Real Estate
Isaac
Johnson
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Received of Matthias Mount and John R. Marsh Administrators of the Estate
of Thomas J. Mount deceased one dollar and sixty-five cents in full for the
year 1842
Feb 10th 1844 James Rose
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No. 255 Noble Township Jany 11th 1844 $4.97
Received of Thomas J. Mounts Estate four dollars 97 Cents, in full of his
State, County and Road tax, for the year 1843
By M. Mount & J R Marsh Admrs
W Hacker Dpty Treasurer, Shelby County, In
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No. 251 Noble Township 1844 $2.64
Received of Matthias Mount & John R. Marsh Admrs of Thomas J. Mount Two
Dollars and Sixty Four cents in full of his State, Deaf and Dumb, Lunatic
Asylum, County and Road tax for the year 1844
John Cartmill Treasurer Shelby
County
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Rec’d of Mathias Mount & John R. Marsh Administrators of the estate
of Thos J. Mount dec’d one dollar for advertising one time of the
Administration on said estate in the Indiana Repository Oct 28 1843
John
Thomson
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For value received I promise to pay John Ritchey or his order eight
dollars on or before the twenty fifth day of December next Thomas J. Mount
April 20th 1842
Attest Matthias Mount
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Rec’d the within in full this 7th day of February 1844 J. Q. Knight of
Mathias Mount & John R. Marsh administrators of said Estate T. J. Mount
Note $8.00
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Aprile 21 1842 For value rec’d
I assign the within to Wm. H. Tatham
John Ritchey
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Received of Thomas Mount By the hands of Mathias Mount and John R. Marsh
the Administrators of the Estate of the said T. J. Mount five dollars 30
Cents in full of a note against him this the 14th day of March 1843
Uriah
Jones
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The Estate of Thos. J. Mount Dec’d
To Thomas Neal dr For services rendered in the business of the estate $3.75
Received the above in full of Matthias Mount and John R. Marsh Admrs of the
Estate of Thos. J. Mount Deceased February 12th 1844
Thomas Neal
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Twelve months after date I promise to pay Walter Braden forty seven
Dollars 45 to bare tenn percent intrust from the date for veally recevd of
him as witness my hand and seal this 25th of December 1841
Thomas J. Mount
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Recd of Matthias Mount & John R. Marsh admrs of the Estate of Thomas
J. Mount dec’d fifty seven dollars in full for the within Note this 24th
feb 1844
Walter Braden
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For value received I promise to pay John Ritchey or his order five
dollars on or before the 25th December next witness my hand February 8th
1842
Thomas J. Mount
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Rec’d of Matthias Mount & John R. Marsh Admrs of the Estate of Thos
J. Mount the sum of five dollars and thirty five cents in full of the within
note
Feb 21st 1844
James H.Baker
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Received on the within note thirty one dollars and 43 ¾ this the 6 day
of April 1844
Received of Matthias Mount and John R. Marsh admrs of the Estate of Thomas J.
Mount dec’d one hundred and fore dollars and twenty six cents to bare tenn
percent entrust from the date for vally recvd of him as witness my hand and seal
this 25th of December 1841
Thomas J. Mount
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The Estate of Thomas J. Mount To Jessey McCane dr
for services rendered in praising real and Estate and personal property $1.75
Received the above in full of Matthias Mount and John R. Marsh Admrs of the
Estate of Thomas J. Mount desesed November the 4th 1844
Jesse McCane
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Receved of Matthias Mount and John R. Marsh the administrators of Thomas
J. Mount decd fifty dollars on note against him this the 22nd day of
febreary 1845
Pricilla Moure
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Recd of Matthias Mount & John R. Marsh Adminrs of the Estate of
Thomas J. Mount decd the sum of four dollars and fifty cents in full for the
fees due the Estate of S. B. Morris decd late Clerk of the Probate Court of
Shelby County taxed against said estate in said Court and twenty five cents
on account of fees in said Court due
J. Vernon now Clerk of said County
August 12th 1846 $4.50
J. Vernon Clerk & Executor of the Estate of S. B. Morris dec’d
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Received of John R. Marsh and Matthias Mount Administrators of the Estate
of Thomas J. Mount decd the sum of four Dollars and fifty cents for
surveying lands of said decedents Estate February 12th 1846
Wm. Rock
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$4.00 Shelbyville August 8 1849
Received of Matthias Mount Administrator of the Estate of Thomas J. Mount
four dollars in full of my fees as Attorney Comms’d in Said Estate
Royal Mayhew Atty By E. G. Mayhew Agent
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$5 Received of Matthias Mount Surviving Admr of Estate of Thos J. Mount
dec’d five dollars for services as Atty for Estate Aug 8th 1849
Thos. A.
Hendricks
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Recived on the within note fifty dollars this the 22 day of febuary 1845
Received of Matthias Mount and John R. Marsh administrators of the Estate of
Thomas J. Mount deceased the sum of one hundred and forty seven dollars twenty
five cents on the within note this the 26 day of November 1845 prsila Mowey
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Twelve months after dait I promis to pay pressilla Moree one hundred
forty four dollars and forty one to bare tenn percent intrust for vally
recevd of her as witness my hand and seal this 25th day of december 1841
Thomas J. Mount
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July the 15th 1846
Received of Matthias Mount & John R. Marsh the administrators of Thomas
J. Mount Deseased the sum of Eighty seven and a half cents
John R. Marsh
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March the 7th 1841
Thomas J. Mount dr on setelment
.50
June 15th Thomas J. Mount dr to mending cradle 37 ½
.87 ½
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Recd of Matthias Mount Admr of the estate of Thomas J. Mount decd the sum
of Eleven Dollars on account of fees taxed against said Estate which Amount
is credited to him of the fee Book of Probate Court of Shelby County January
24th 1848 J. Vernon Clerk
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Rec’d of Matthias Mount Admr of the Estate of Thomas J. Mount decd two
dollars and
sixty cents being part of the amount of Sheriff Kinsleys fees
for summoning heirs of said
decedent February 5th 1849 J. Vernon Clerk
The Estate of Thomas J. Mount Deseased DR
To John R. Marsh for survices rendered as follows
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To one day going to Shelbyville
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$1
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00
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To one day going to Shelbyville
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1
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00
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To one day haveing the property appraised
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1
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00
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To one day returning prase bill
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1
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00
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To one day tending sale
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1
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00
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To one day haveing land appraised
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1
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00
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To one half day going to the squires
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50
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To one day to tending sale of land
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1
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00
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To on half day tending entry sale
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50
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To one day going to Shelbyville
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1
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00
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Feb 11th 1846 to one day going to Shelbyville
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1
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00
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$10
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00
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