Shelby  County,  Indiana
Courthouse  Records

Estate  of
Larkin  Arnold,
deceased


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CITATION TO ACCOUNT


State of Indiana, Shelby County, sct:
To Whitlock Arnold
By direction of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, you are hereby cited to appear before said Court at the next term thereof to be held at Shelbyville, in said County, on the first Monday in July, 1861, to render an account of your proceedings in the Administration of the Estate of Larkin Arnold deceased.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said
Court, this 14 day of June A.D., 1861
Alonzo Blair, Clerk.

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State of Indiana Shelby County

            We William Hankins and Joseph Jones Swear that we will honestly appraise the personal property of Lakin (sic) Arnold Deceased which may be exhibited to us so help us god [signatures] William Hankins, Joseph Jones
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9th day of June1858             James B. Holmes J.P. {seal}
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Inventory
State of Indiana, Shelby County (?)
I Whitlock Arnold exectuor of the estate of Larkin Arnold, deceased, Swear that the foregoing is a true and complete Inventory of (the with a strikeout) all the personal estate of said decedent which has come to my knowledge, also property taken by the widow.

Whitlock Arnold Subscribed and sworn to before me this 24th day of July 1858,
                                Alexander Miller Clerk,         pr Robt. W. Niles Dpty

Inventory


An Inventory of the personal Estate of Larkin Arnold deceased taken by Whitlock Arnold Executor, and appraised by William Hankins and Joseph Jones.

Receipt No.

Description

$

1

One clock and bureau and stand

6.00

2

One bed and beding

5.00

3

too beds and bedding

10.00

4

one bed stid

0.50

5

One cooking stove and cooking untensils

2.00

6

One Cubboard and ware

4.00

7

One table

0.50

8

one washing misheen

2.50

9

One lot of gearing

2.00

10

One breaking plow

5.00

11

One breaking plow

1.50

12

One shovel plow

1.50

13

one log chain

2.00

14

One tow horse waggon

25.00

15

One cutting box

5.00

16

one winmill

5.00

17

one horse coalt name silo

65.00

18

One gray Horse albert

90.00

19

one bay mare and coalt

65.00

20

one red Cow and Calf

16.00

21

one red Cow

13.00

22

one white Cow

10.00

23

one two year old heifer

10.00

24

one one year old steer

5.00

25

too heifer caves

8.00

26

Three big Hogs

10.00

27

nine shots

8.00

28

one sow and five shots

7.00

29

Fortien old sheep and five lambs

15.00

30

Tirteen geese

1.30

31

Five sugar Cittels

5.00

 

Total

406.80



The Inventory was folded and on the outside it says:

Larkin Arnold, deceased
            Inventory
Filed July the 24th 1858
      Alex Miller Clerk
            Recorded
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Sale Bill


Account of the Sale of the personal property of Larkin Arnold deceased Sold by Whitlock Arnold at the Late Residence of the deceased at public auction On the twe[?paper torn] day of June 1858

No. as on inventory Names of Articles

Sold for

To whom sold Cash or security
   1 Howes Log chain

5.50

Joseph Jones  
   1 Wheat Fan

6.25

Abslom Arnold  
   1 Brindle Heifer

8.00

Joseph Jones  
   White Heifer

10.30

John Goldham  
   Red Steer

 5.00

Joseph Jones  
   Cow & Calf

22.25 

Franklin Alexander  
  9 Head of Hogs

 17.25

Granville Herald  
  3 Head of Hogs

10.10 

Granville Herald  
  9 Head of Shoats

4.25 

John D. Arnold  
 ---------- ----1 Bay Colt---------  

--84.00--

--Robert Arnold-- [all items this row have been struck]
   1 Grey Horse

89.00

John D. Arnold  
     177.50    

 
George B. Huffman, Clerk

State of Indiana Shelby County }
            I George B. Huffman Clerk of the Sale of the personal property of Larkin Arnold deceased Swear that the foregoing Sale Bill is a true account thereof
George B.Huffman.        

Subscribed and Sworn to before me this 16th day of June 1858
John Jackson {seal}
Justice of the Peace

State of Indiana Shelby County}
            I Whitlock Arnold Executor of the estate of Larkin Arnold deceased Swear that the foregoing Sale bill is a true account of the Sales of this personal property of the decedent,
Whitlock Arnold      /s/            

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 24th day of July A.D. 1858,
Alexander Miller Cle,C,T,Sle
pr Robt. N Niles Dpty

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In the Estate of Larkin Arnold decd. Settlement The following are the accounts of 
Whitlock Arnold Executor of the Will of the decedent on settlement,
Amount of inventory 

$406.80

Excess of sales

5.90

Amt of accounts collected

177.42

Interest collected

15.31

Amt of charges

605.43




Said Executor claims credit for the following payments (?), 
(?) on account of said Estate,
No.  paid to as per receipt  $

 Widow

  243.80

D. London 

  1.00

 M. Rice, J.P

1.50 

 S. Alexander

  4.77

Cornelius Haines 

4.55

J. Gorgas 

50.00

7

L. Kennedy

  24.17

L. Thomas 

  3.60

F.G. Robertson 

28.02

10 

S.A. Kennedy  

  10.00

11 

J.W. Elliott & Co.

8.00

12 

N. Goodrich

1.20 

13 

 C. Plummer

1.00

14 

 J. Cummins

12.00 

15 

 Nixon Fox

5.00 

16 

 Hardy Wray

1.50

17 

 G. Sedgewick

0.80 

18 

Henry Bass

10.00 

19 

M. P. Barger  

11.73

20 

Taxes for 1857 

23.28 

21 

Taxes for 1857 

8.34 

22 

 Josiah Gorgas

37.46

23 

 Samuel Morgan

5.13 

24 

Jacob Fox

3.00 

25 

Wm. C. Miller  

  10.97

26 

 A. Blair, costs

12.19 

27 

Attorneys fee

10.00 

28 

 Executor's claim for services

15.00

29 

 Widow

55.52 

  Amt of credits 

$605.43 


        Subscribed and sworn to in open court, Novr 11th 1861, Alonzo Blair Clerk.

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NOTE:  The original spelling and punctuation have been retained, and the amounts are as shown even if the totals are incorrect.
Transcribed by Jill Knitl.

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