In the Matter of the Estate of  David Robertson, deceased

            Be it remembered that on the 20th day of June A.D. 1864, on the application of  Francis Amos, I  Alonzo Blair, Clerk of the Common Pleas Court of Shelby County, State of Indiana, in vacation appointed him Administrator of the Estate of  David Robertson, deceased, he having executed and filed his Bond as such Administrator in the penal sum of Twenty five hundred Dollars, with  Elijah Ayres  and  Tinsley Smith  as his surety, which Bond was approved, and thereupon the said Francis Amos took and subscribed an oath as prescribed by law and received his letters of Administration, duly sealed with the seal of said Court and attested by the Clerk, thereof and said Bond, oath and Letters read as follows Towit (Here Insert)

Transcribed by Barb Huff

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State of Indiana, Shelby County, ss:

Be it Remembered, that on this 20th day of June, 1864 Francis Amos, personally came before the undersigned, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Shelby County, who being duly sworn by said Clerk, deposes and says that David Robertson departed this life intestate at Shelby County, Indiana, on the .............. day of May 1864, that said decedent left a personal estate to be administered of the probable value of Twelve hundred Dollars, as he is informed and believes, and further saith not.

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Inventory

            AN INVENTORY of the personal Estate of  David Robertson deceased, taken by Francis Amos, Administrators, and appraised by Joel Crum and James Hoop.

No.	Description of Property	Valuation of Property Dollars   Cents		No.	Property Taken By the Widow	Value of Property Taken by the Widow Dollars   Cents
1	one horse	50.00
2	one cow & calf	35.00		2	one cow & calf	35.00
3	one mans sadle & Bridle	10.00		3	one Sadel & bridle	10.00
4	one Beuro	8.00		4	one Buerow	8.00
5	one Bead stead	2.00
6	one bead & beding	12.00		6	one bead & beding	12.00
7	one bead stead	2.00		7	one beddsted	2.00
8	one bead & beding	14.00		8	one bead & beding	14.00
9	one bead stead	2.00
10	one bead & beding	10.00		10	one bead & beding	10.00
11	one stand table	2.00
12	one dying (?) table	4.00
13	one trunk	1.00		13	one trunk	1.00
14	one brass clock	3.00		14	one Brass clock	3.00
15	one lot of cubard war	3.25		15	one Lot of cubard war	3.25
16	4 [ ]; 2 candlesticks; 1 lamp	1.50		16	4 [ ]; 2 candlesticks; 1 lamp	1.50
17	one Carpet	12.00		17	one Carpet	12.00
18	one pare hand irons	.25
19	8 chirs	3.00		19	8 chars	3.00
20	one Cooking stove	15.00
20	one Cooking stove	15.00
21	2 smoothing irons	.60		21	2 smoothing irons	.60
22	one wash tub & sundries	1.50		22	one wash tub & sundries	1.50
23	one tubb & 2 buckets	1.00
24	tub wash Bord & churn	1.50
25	one tong	.25		25	___
26	ketle	1.00		26	one ketle	1.00
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28	one Coffey mill	.25
29	one sausage grinder	.75		29 one sausage grinder	.75
30	one lot of crockery	2.50
31	one Lot of medium	15.00		31	one Lot of medium Jars	15.00
32	one Lot of pottry	1.10		32	one Lot of pottry	1.00
	two baskets	.50
33	One note on Samuel Willis (?)	2.50

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            Received of Francis Amos administrator of the Estate of my late husban David Robertson Decesed the artickles charged to me in the foregoring Inventory this 23rd day of June 1864

Dr   Robertson   Dr

Mar 18	To Mooving property	2.00
April 8	To hawling wood	.50
	To taking wife to Elijah Ayres & bac	1.00
	To hawling 2 loads wood	1.00
	To one load wood	.50
	Do   Do   2 loads	1.00
	Do   4 loads	2.00
	Do   2 loads	1.00
	Do   4 loads	2.00
May 21	To hawling 1 load hay	1.25
26	To hawling 2 loads wood	1.00
June 12	To furnishing & hawling 1-1/2 wood	.75
	To one load hay	8.00
		$22.00

          The above is a true Act against Dr Robertson

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