Estate of

Fountain  Means, dec'd

Abel House,
Administrator

Box 63
WM15

          Filed 17" March 1866

A Blair
& Recorder
7.250



Sale  Bill

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   SALE   BILL
                            ACCOUNT  OF  THE  SALE  OF  THE  PERSONAL  PROPERTY
of Fountain Means, deceased, sold by Abel HOuse, Ad at the late residence of the decedent at Public Sale on the 10th day of March, 1806

No as on the inventory	NAME  OF  ARTICLES	Am't sold for Dollars Cents		TO WHOM SOLD	CASH  OR  SURETY
2
3	Augers & chisel	.40		B Sak	TJ Reeves
4	1 woodsw	.20		N.B. Snodgrap	Cash
	Yo of Irons	1. 10		H Means	J.F. Means
5	Bunch of Hoopiron	. 25		JJ Frowler	Cash
6	4 Beap Hooks	. 10		Wm Cotton	Cash
	1 Sythe	. 50		W.M. Joyce	Cash
7	1 sidesaddle	1. 00		Widow Means	J. K. Smith
8	2 Bods of Iron	. 90		J. H. Edwards	Cash
9	5 meal sacks	. 90		. Thendler	Cash
12	2 pr old haimes	. 60		Wm Keefer	Cash
	Old haims	. 40		B. Lake	T J Reeves
	Old harnefs	. 40		Wm. Keefer	Cash
14	1 shover	1. 30		B. Robinson	Cash
15	1 set huggy harneps	11. 50		J. K. Smith	B. L. Fry
16	Bridle & Saddle	10. 25		Charles Mc Guire	N. Means
19	Lot of Bbls	. 30		Wm Rouse	Cash
20	Hay Rake	2. 50		B. Lake
21	Wheat fan	2. 75		J. M. Means	Wes Means
22	1 Box	. 05		J. Heart	T.M. Smock
23	4 1/2 gin Oats F39	1. 75		J. Heart
24	5 12 bom cprm F25	14. 87		Wid Means
25	Lot Clover Hay	18. 00		E.J. Anders	G. Bishop
26	" Timothy Hay	10. 00		E. J. Anders
28	Wheat Drill	47. 50		JT. Smith	J. Smith
29	Reaper	33. 50		James Hoop
30	Buggy	30. 00		J. H. Smith
31	1-2 Horse Wagon	24. 00		J. M. Means
40	1/3 of 30 acres wheat in field	65. 00		N. Means	T. W. House
45	Sausage Grinder	. 80		C McGuire
46	1 Fancy Bureau	12. 00		Wes Means
47	1 Plain "	3. 35		J. C. Wilson	J. J. Reeves
48	Breakfast table	3. 95		J. C. Wilson
49	1 stand table	. 55		G. Tollard	Cash
50	Small trunk	. 40		G. Tollard	Cash
51	1 set chairs	3. 70		J. Heart
52	1 Safe	8. 25		J. F. Means	H. Means
52	Rocking Chair	2. 05		J. M. Means
56	2 Books	. 25		B. Lake
	1 "	. 40		J. M. Means
58	Oven & Pot	. 30		Wes Means	J. M. Means
59	Pot & Skillit	. 60		T. Parrish	Cash
	Molaper gate	. 50		J. Canedy	Cash
60	1 Pitcher	. 40		J.J. Fowler	Cash
	cups & sausers	. 40		A. Keifer	Cash
	Plates	. 75		A. Keifer	Cash
	5 Plates	. 60		G. Arbuckle	Cash
	Plates	. 45		J. J. Fowler	Cash
	3 flap dishes	. 15		J. F. Means
	4 " "	. 25		G. Arbuckle	Cash
	3 " "	. 15		G. Arbuckle	Cash
	Teapot & Bowl	1. 05		N. Means
	Bottle & Can	. 10		A. Major	Cash
	Ceruit Stand	. 75		M. Corwin	Cash
	Cake pan	. 15		N. Means
61	5 Fruit cans	. 10		N. Means
62	Lot crocks	. 60		A. Keefer	Cash
	Jars	. 25		K. Means
66	Stand table	3. 25		J. F. Means
69	Watch	. 80		J. F. Means
72	3 Boxes	. 25		N. Means
73	2 Bbls	1. 05		B Samars	J. Smith
	48 28/68 " " " 51	24. 69		D. Lancaster	S.V. Gould
	Lot Hay	9. 25		H. Means
	Lot Lumber	4. 75		N. Means
		$391. 68

Final page is a picture of a receipt

London April 4th 1857
        Five months after stated daye this Subscriber  of London Indiana County of Shelby and state of Indiana promised to pay to the order of  Gloria J. Means  of Brookfield the sum of twenty six dollars, with interest value received, without any relieve whatsoever from valuation of appraisement laws

Insolvent  Claims

            Schedule of Insolvent Claims belonging to the Estate of Fountain Means deceased
with the appraisment thereof as per Inventory and with which he has charged himself in his report

Ann Wood appraised at	#6.83
Joshuva Dillner " "	21.60
J Wharton & Parr " "	26.82
Wm Richardson " "	4.00
Peter Lynah " "	1.85
James Beebe	16.49
Wesley Ayres " "	12.05
Abraham Rouse " "	28.02
Wesley Ayres " "	14.35
James E Martin" "	17.97
William J. Owens	1.39
Henderson Joyce " "	50.30
W.S. Owens " "	24.22
Washington Brider " "	1.75
James P. Jones " "	1.75
A	210.39

One Dollar has been collected on the Washinton Brinder Note as added in the Amt with which he is chargeable.
Treasurer's Office

124.16

Shelbyville, Ind July 13, 1867
Received of Fount Means Est by Abel House A Admin One hundred twenty four dollars and 16 cents in full for State, County, School, Special School, Township, Sinking Fund, County Volunteer Bounty, Road and Dog Tax, for the year 1866, on the following described property [by hand personal is crossed out and Personal written in)

SE SW & NE IW	16	14	6	80
NW NW & E1/2 NE	29	14	6	120
pt NE	23	14	5	150	Moral
pt W NW	24	14	5	20
$124.16

Signed by W W Phillips, Treasurer of Shelby Co.

Several receipts follow:
State of Indiana, Shelby County, ss:

I, Alonzo Blair, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said county, verify that Ralph Cobscal of said county has been appointed guardian of the person and property of Joseph Turner minor heir of Dean Rutner, late of said county, deceased and has qualified as such. In testimony whereof, I have henceto set my hand and the seal of said court, the 19th day of june, 1986

Final Settlement

            In the matter of the Final Settlement Estate of Fountain Means Dec Mar 1867

            Abel House would respectfully show to the court that he is the administrator of the Estate of Fountain Means [deceased is xxxxed out] late of Shelby County Indiana deceased. And as such administrator would respectfully make the folowing as a final report [of his proceedings is xxxed out] and settlement of his trust.
He charges himself with the amount of Inventory Appraisment

On file	#1175.69
Interest collected on claims	76.19
Excess of sale bill above appraisment and inventory	72.43
Total amount with admr is chargeable	1324.31

Said administrator claims credit for the following Disbursments
and herewith files his vouchers claim of record as per receipt

	On inventory	300.00
It 1	Paid J. Administrator as for recft	5.50
"2	" Wm M. Joyce	1.50
"3	" A House	1.50
	Amt Carried Forward	308.50

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	Amt Brought Forward #308.50	308.50
It 4	Paid Henry Doble	5.00
"5	" Lewis Reeves	1.50
"6	" Sarah D Gorden	8.00
"7	" Benj A. Robertson	21.00
"8	" James B Gould	.25
"9	" Stanley T Parrish	11.55
"10	" Dr. McGarrghey	3.25
"11	" Jno E. Smith	19.94
"12	" Benj Drake	3.57
"13	" James M. Means	5.70
"14	" Jon F. Means	3.50
"15	" Taxes for 1865	194.78
"16	" " " 1866	124.16
"17	" Ben F. Davis make Re?	10.00
	Less Express Jud	5.85
	12 Days Services in Settling Estate at 2/10 per day	30.00
	Amt schedule of Distribute(?)
	claims returned to the court
	as Insolvent with which
	he is charged as in Entry 210.39	658.44
"18	Paid to Benjamin A. Robinson	30.50
"19	" " A Blair cash	30.50
" 20	" Ben F. David att fees	10.00
" 21	" A Blair costs on Robinson claim 10.37	81.39
	" [?] Blair Ballamse Inc to the
O.K.	heirs of said estate in the final settlement	275.98
	Total Paid Out	#1324.31

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            And said administrator further shows that he has made final settlement of said estate and that there remains due to the heris of said estate the sum of two hundred and seventy five dollars and ninety eight cents. And he says has paid in to the hands of Alonya Blair Helerto of the court this above named sum for the benefit of the said heirs and has received his receipt therefore and which receipt he files henceforth.
And he asks this count be accepted and confirmed by the court and that he be discharged from his said trust

[Signed] Abel House
Administrator

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 11th day of March 1867

[signed by] Alonzo Blair Clerk

Final  Distribution  of  Funds

In the matter of the Distrigbution of the Estate of Fountain Means Deceased
In [?]
Nov London 1867
Be it reunmberated that on this 16 day in Noevember 1867, appeared in [?] came in this court Nehemiah Means who was duly sworn says the following named children are ? the window and heirs by law of Fountain Means deceased by Margaret Means, Widow

children
1st  Elender Parish -
2nd Heirs of  Martha Drake, Dec ?
       John H. Drake - Mary L. Lucker - Eliza Drake  Christopher L. Drake & Martha Drake
3rd Elizabeth Folder
4th Nehemiah Means
5th Emelia Brown Decreased - Mary E. Brown & Laura E. Brown
6th Wiliam Means
7   James M. Means
8   Wesley Means
9   Robert Means
10 Fountain Means
11 Hardin Means

(over)

Costs of distribution

Amount on clerk's hands for distribution	275.98
13.00
Amt due Widow	$87.66
Elyobith Holder	15.94
Elender Parish	15.94
Heirs of Martha Drake dec	15.94
Nehemiah Means	15.94
Heirs of Emelane Brown dec	15.94
William Means	15.94
James M. Means	15.94
Wesley Means	15.94
Robert Means	15.94
Fountain Means	15.94
Harden Means	15.94

2|	15.94
	7.97
5|	15.94
	3.18 4/5

Receipts

State of Indiana, Shelby County, ss:
            I, Alonzo Blair, Clerk of the Court of common Pleas of said county, certify that Ralph Bolescal, of said county, has been appointed Guardian of the person and property of Joseph Turner, minor heir of Leah Turner, late of said county, deceased, and has qualified as such. In Testimony Whereof, I have hereto set my hand and the Seal of said Court, the 19th day of June, 1866, [signature], clerk.
 
 
Received of Abel House, admin of estate of Fountain Means, the sum of two hundred and seventy five and 98/100 dollars being the surplus for distribution to the heirs of the estate of Fountain Means deceaased. This 11h day of March 1867 (signed) clerk


Benj A Robinson
vs
Abel House, Administratior
Fountain Means Est
Claim com Pleas court March 1867
Receive of paid adm ten 37/100 dollars court costs in above case March 11 1867. A Blair Clerk
 

Received of Abel House adminstrator of the estate of Fountain Means deceased the sum of thirty dollars and fifty cents in full of claim for labor done and performed for deceased and for attory and labor during first week of last sickness of the deceased.
Signed by Benjamin A. Robinson


Estate of Fountain Means Deceased
Received of Abel House as admr of said estate thirty 52/100 dollars amt ? to final settlement March 11th 1867
signed by Alonza Blair, clerk
 
 
Received of Abel House administrator of the etate of Fountain Means deceased the sum of ten dollars in full of fees for services in defending claims against said estate
March 11th 1867 Ben F. Davis


Rec of Abel House administrator of the estate of Fountain Means Three dollars & fifty cents for road tax receipt for 1865, dtd 21st 1866, John F. Means
This is followed by a copy of No. 17, Treaurer's Office receipt showing $185.98 and 8.80 and 194.18 cost
dated January 2, 1867


Received of Fountain Means sum by Able House Admr one hundred and eighty five dollars and 98 cents, in full for state, county, school, special school, township, sinking fund, county volunteer bounty, road for the year 1865, on the following described property, and personal:
Follows a descripton of the property owned by Fountain Means in Moral townhship,
signed by W M Phillips, Treasurer of Shelby County
 
 
Received of Abel House admir of the estate of Fountain Means deceased the sum of ten dollars on feees in making final report in settlement of trust
signed by Ben F. Davis

Recd of Abel House administator of the estate of Fountain Means dec Three dollars & twenty five cents for Medical Services. March 26th 1866, L McGaughey
 
 
Rec of Abel House Administrator of the Estate of Fountain Means dec Nineteen dollars and niety four cents for Merchandise, April 21st 1866, John H Smith
 
 
Rec of Abel House Administrator of the Estate of Fountain Means Dec

for Labor	$2.32
for Int on 25# for 10 months at 6 prcnt	12.5

 

	#3.54
May 2th 1866	Ben J Drake

 
Rec of Abel House administrator of the Estate of Fountain Means Dec, Five dollars and seventy cents for road tax receipt, for 1865} Dec 10 1866, signed by James M. Means
 
 
Rec of Abel House Administrator of the Estate of Fountain Means dec Eleven dollars & fifty five cents for Medical and Funeral Expenses
Mach 10 1866, signed by Stanley ? Parrish


Rec of Abel House administrator of the Estate of Fountain Means, Dec Five dollars for ?rying Sale
March 10th 1866, signed by Henry Dobbs
 
 
Rec of Abel House Administrator of the Estate of Fountain Means Dec one dollar & fifty cents for clerking Sale
March 10th 1866, signed by Lewis J. Reeves
 

March 10th 1866
Received of Abel House administrator of ? Estate of Fountain Means Deceased Eight Dollars for services rendered in his sickness
signed by Sarah C Lorder with (added between D and Lorders There is an X and a notation that this is her mark.

 
Recd of Abel House Administrator of the Estate of Fountain Means Dec, Twenty One dollars for labor (added above in pencil "for 14 days") during last sickness
March 10th 1866, signed by Benjamin A. Robinson

 
Recd of Abel House Administrator of the Estate of Fountain Means Dec Twenty five cts for Swaring apraisers
March 10 1866, signed by James B. Foula.


Rcvd of Abel House Administrator of the Estate of Fouintain Means Dec One dollar & fifty cents for appraising property
March 10 1866, sigyed by A House

 
Recd of Abel House Administrator of the Estate of Fountain Means Dec One dollar & fifty cents for appraising property
March 10, 1866 signature unreadable

 
Shelbyville, IN [unreadable -- too faint]
Received of Abel House, ......too faint to read.... $5.5 of five dollars and fifty cents... too faint to read.... in Shelby Union notice of appointment .... too faint to read

 
On or before the first day of September ... I promise to pay John Joyce & Means one dollar and seventy five cents for value received without any relief from valuation law and given under my hand this ?th day of ? 1867.
Cannot read signature.

 
$6.83}One day after date I promise to pay to the order of Joyce T Means the sum of six dollars and eighty three cents for value received waiving valuation laws
This 1st day of January 1857
Signed by Ann Woods, her mark (signed by an X)

 
Brookfield on May 28th 1867
One day after date I promise to pay to the order of Joyce T. Means the sum of four dollars for value received waving valuation and appraisement values
Signed by Wiilliam Richardson
 

Brookfield day 9th ????
One day after date I promise to pay Fountain Means the sum of Two dollars & Sixty cents for value recd without relief from valuation or [cannot read]
Unable to read signature


Brookfield Apr 2nd 1867
On or before the first day of August next I promie to pay to the order of Joyce T. Means the sum of Fourteen dollars for value received saving valuation and appraisment laws
signed by Wesley ?
 

One day after date I promise to pay t the order of Joyce T Means the sum of twenty one 47/100 dollars for value recd waving valuation laws. This 1st day of January 1856
Lamer C. Martin

 
Brookfield Jan 1st 1857
One day after date I promise to pay to th eorder of Joyce T Means the sum of Fifty 30/100 dollar for value received waving valuation and appraisment laws
signed by Henderson, Joyce
 

Brookfield Ind ? 18th 1856
On or before the first day of January 1857 I promise to pay to the order of Joyce T Means the sum of Nineteen 39/100 dollars for value received waving valuation and appraisment laws
signed by William T Means with a mark
 

$24.22/100} One day after date I promise to pay to the order of Joyce T Means the sum of twnety four 22/100 dollars for value received waving valuation laws.
This 1st day of January 1857
Signed with a mark by W. J. Owens

Attached copy of receipt dated Apr 3, 1861
One day after date I promise to pay to the order of Joy Joyce one and 75/100 dollars, value received, without any relieve whatsoever from valuation and appraisement laws
signed by Washington T. Binder.


April 21, 1867
One day after date I promise to pay Fountain Means on order Sixteen dollars 49/100 for value received without any relief whatsoever from valuation or appraisment laws
signed by James Riche?
 

Brookfield March 15, 1858
#12.05 One day after date for value received I promise to pay Fountain Means on order Twelve dollars and five cents without any relief whatsoever from valueation or appraisement laws
signed by Wesley Ayres?
 

One day after date I promise to pay to the order of Joyce T Means the sum of twenty eight 2/100 dollars for value rcd waveing valuation laws.
This 1st day of January 1856
signed by Abraham Rouse (mark)

Transcribed by Linda J. Basey Hockett Dunn

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