John B. Rhoads, decd


Alfred Pollitt, adm

Box 48

Filed September 5, 1855

J Vernon, Ck

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Inventory


An inventory of Personal estate of John B. Rhoades Deceased taken by Alfred L. Pollitt Administrator and appraised by Bennett H. Darmar and Lambert H. Pollitt.
No. Description of Property Value of Property
1 one gray mare 95.00
2 one Brown mare 75.00
3 one shovel 00.50
4 one Brindle cow 14.00
5 one Red cow 12.00
6 one Red cow 19.00
7 one two year old heifer 14.00
8 one year old heifer 8.00
9 twelve head sheep 15.00
10 two sucking calves 3.50
11 twenty one head hogs 50.00
12 one half stack hay 3.00
13 two shovel plows 2.25
14 one harrow 4.00
15 one wagon 20.00
16 one two horse horse plow 2.50
17 one cuting box 3.00
18 two sets gears Bridles 2.75
19 one hayfork 25
Signed by us this 3rd day of [August 1855]


No.  Description of Property Value of Property
26 one Chest 1.50
27 one Bedstid 1.50
28 two sythes 1.50
29 one iron wedge and Bucket 1.00
30 two Mawls 25
31 one han[d] saw and wood saw 1.00
32 four Barrels 50
33 two sacks 25
34 two hoes 25
35 three Axs 1.50
36 one sythe and cradle 25
37 one sugar kettle 125
38 one washtub 25
39 one grinestone 25
40 one kettle 25
41 one griddle 25
42 four chairs 1.00
43 one Breckfust table 3.00
44 one Skilet oven Stukettle [stew kettle] 1.00
45 one spring balance 25
46 two smoothing irons, candlestick 50
47 one churn and Bucket 25
48 teacups, knives, forks 25
49 one Bed and beding 7.00
50 two dozen chickens, six geese 2.75
51 one Big wheel 1.00
52 twelve and half acres corn 111.50
53 one Case [of corn?] on ground 14.50


Signed by us the 3 dy of August 1855

Bennet H. Darmer           
                                       Apprasers
Lambert H Pollitt  
Sale  Bill


Account of the sale of the personal estate property of John B. Rhoads Diseased sold by Alfred L Pollitt at the late Residence of the decedent at public auction on the 28th of Sept 1855.
one Ax .80 David Linville Cash
one Ax .15 As Tucker J Eaton
one Ax .30 Peter Myer C W. Myer
one shovel .35 Isaac Hurst
one logshare 1.65 Joseph York F H Cole
one sythe and cradle .35 As Tucker J Eaton
one hansaw and woodsaw     .87 1/2 Joseph York F H Cole
two malls and wedge 65 Samuel Ingle
two hoes .12 1/2     Henry Cline L H Pollitt
one set doubletrees 1.45 B H Darmer
two lines

.15

J Eaton Cash
two singletrees 35 I C Webb John Linville
one hetshel (?) .15 B H Darmer Cash
one Augur 10 As Tucker J Eaton
one closeline 30 I C Webb J Linville
flax and thread .21 Isabella Ash Cash
one Mansaddle 1.75 Wm. Brown Cash
two reeds 25 B Myer Cash
one cut keel 40 I C Webb J Linville
one big wheel 10 A C Pollitt
one washbord .15 Beter Rhoads Cash
7 1/2 bbs yarn 3.07 Lambert Pollitt


                                                                        10.66   Bennet H Darmer

[Note:  This is the first of 4 pages from the estate sale.  I did not obtain the remaining 3 pages from the Shelby County clerk.]



 State of Indiana                        In the Comm. pleas court
Shelby County ss                        March term 1869

                    Alfred L. Pollitt  and  Cynthia Pollitt  his wife, Eliza J. Pollitt  by the said  Alfred L. Pollitt  her guardian, Jane Rhodes  and  Mary E. Rhodes  complain of Alonzo Blair and show to the court that on the 9th day of March 1862 the Estate of John B. Rhodes late of said county and then deceased, was duly settled in said court, and upon such settlement there was afterwards found to be for distribution among the heirs of the said  John B. Rhodes  dec after the payment of all debts and costs the sum of three hundred and twenty two and 60/100 dollars, that the decedent left him serving as his only heirs at law  Eliza J. Pollitt,  Jane Rhodes,  Cynthia Pollitt,  Mary E Rhodes and  Daniel Rhodes.  That there was then and paid to the said Eliza J. Pollitt, Jane Rhodes, Cynthia Pollitt and Mary E. Rhodes each the sum of sixty-four and 52/100 dollars as their full shares of said Estate upon such distribution, and there was then and there paid into the hands of the said Alonzo Blair, who was then the Clerk of said Court for the said Daniel Rhodes the sum of sixty-four dollars and fifty-two cents, and who still continues to hold said sum.  They further show that the said Daniel Rhodes on or about the day of July 1858, being then about 16 years of age, left his home in said county and went to parts unknown and has not since that time returned to his home or been heard of or his place of residence or being ascertained, although dilligent enquiry has been made for him and he is now presumed to be dead, that he left him surviving as his only heirs at law the said Eliza J. Pollitt, Jane Rhodes, Cynthia Pollitt and Mary E. Rhodes and there are no debts existing against him the said Daniel Rhodes.  They therefore ask the court to hear their proofs touching the aforesaid matters, and to order the said sum of $64.52 to be paid over to the said Eliza J. Pollitt, Jane Rhodes, Cynthia Pollitt and Mary E. Rhodes as being entitled thereto, as such heirs at law.
Alfred L. Pollitt
Cynthia Pollitt
Jane Rhodes
Mary E. Rhodes


State of Indiana           
Shelby County         ss           

                            On this day Alfred L Pollitt above named came personally into the court of common pleas of said county and being duly sworn says that the matters and things contained in the above complaint so far as the same is stated to be of his own knowledge is true and so far as stated above the information of others he believes to be true.
signed      A L. Pollitt    


subscribed and sworn to in open court March 17 1869
signed J. G. Wolf, clerk


I hereby enter my appearance to this action and waive the service of process in this case
signed     Alonzo Blair                    




State of Indiana           
Shelby County SS           
                            Be it remembered that on this day William H. Pollitt came personally before me the undersigned Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County and being duly sworn says that some ten years ago Daniel Rhodes, one of the children and heirs at law of John B. Rhodes deceased, being then about 16 years of age, left his home in said County and went to parts unknown, and has not returned to said County or been heard of by any person, so far as known to said affiant, and is now believed by his friends and relations to be dead, and further says not.
signed  W H. Pollitt

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 17th day of March 1869.
signed  J G. Wolf, clerk



State of Indiana           
Shelby County ss           

On this day Alfred L. Pollitt came personally before me the undersigned Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said county and being by me duly sworn says that he was the Administrator of the Estate of John B. Rhodes deceased, who was his father in law, that he settled said Estate in the Court of Common Pleas of said County on or about the 9th day of March 1862, that the said John B. Rhodes died about the (blank) day of August 1855.  That David Rhodes who was a son of said John B. Rhodes and one of his heirs at law, left his home in said County on or about the (blank) day of July 1858 being then about sixteen years old, and went to parts unknown, and has not since that time been heard from, that he said affiant has made dilligent enquiry for said David and can find nothing of him or to which part of the country he went to, and that no person, so far as he can learn, has seen or heard of the said David since he thus left his home, and he is now believed to be dead and further says not.
signed                    
A. L. Pollitt

Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 17 day of March 1869.
signed                            
J. G. Wolf, clerk



Alfred L. Pollit et al    
            vs                                Answer
Alonzo Blair              

And now comes the said Alonzo Blair, and for answer to the complaint in this case says that he admits it to be true that said sum of $64.52 is now in his hands, and says that the same was paid to him as the Clerk of said court as stated in said complaint and he now holds the same subject to the order of this court.
signed                
Alonzo Blair



John B. Rhodes
Deceased

Settlement
Filed Feb 11th 61
A Blair clk

[Note:  Filing date is 11 February 1861.]

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In the Estate of                    
John B. Rhodes dcd                        On Settlement

The following are the accounts of Alfred L. Pollitt Administrator of said Estate on Settlement, to wit,

Amount of sale Bill on file     $563.50
Interest collected                      65.00
Total amount of charges       $628.50

Said Administrator claims credit for the following payments made by him on account of said Estate, to wit -
distribution, each one share        $67.50.
1.  Paid J. Johnson and Co. as per receipt$15.15
2.  Paid A. Cory as per receipt14.08
3.  Paid J. B. Hamilton as per receipt5.20
4.  Paid S. Altec as per receipt1.00
5.  Paid ditto1.00
6.  Paid J. M. Davis as per receipt11.80
7.  Paid John Hurly as per receipt3.50
8.  Paid J. G. Wolf as per receipt15.29
9.  Paid J. C. Sleeth as per receipt3.90
10.  Paid A. Cory as per receipt8.05
11.  Paid M. M. Nortman as per receipt2.04
12.  Paid W. C. Miller as per receipt6.07
13.  Amt of Lease sold at sale, error13.25
14.  Paid C. Butler as per receipt7.77
Amt. carried over ----$108.10
Amt brought over ---$108.10
15.  Paid S. Hamilton as per receipt10.54
16.  Paid Isabella Ash as per receipt7.00
17.  Paid Clerk for S. D. Lyon as per receipt6.55
18.  Paid S. Kennedy as per receipt4.38
19.  Paid J. M. Davis for David Rhoads4.08
20.  Paid D. L. McGoughey as per receipt4.00
21.  Paid Samel. Engle as per receipt14.00
22.  Paid A. E. Hensley as per receipt6.00
23.  Paid Bailey Stone as per receipt9.52
24.  Paid Jas. C. Hart Atty as per receipt5.00
25.  Paid Thos. Hurst note5.83
26.  Paid J. M. Davis for B. Rhoads11.60
27.  Paid S. H. Pollitt2.50
28.  Paid B. H. Darmer Guardian10.00
29.  Paid Davis ????10.00
30.  Paid H. Lunvy ???4.59
He also claims ??? with here sold & ??? 13.25
31.  Also with Grammercy Bank paper15.00
32.  Allowance for ???19.50
33.  Paid Clerks Court Cost  $270.8615.47
34.  Paid W. W. Modyand (69.52)3.95
35.  Paid B. H. Darmer290.86
Shows in his hands for distribution $337.64
That there is five parties (entitled?) to share in
Has paid into court the sum of $135.04
And has paid (guardian of ?)

$67.52

And claims for himself and his child $135.04

signed
                    Alfred L. Pollitt


Sworn to this 11th day of March (year illegible)
signed
                            Alonzo Blair, Clerk

Transcribed by Richard Felts
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