Wills: Hancock County, Inventory & Appraisement of Presley Harper Estate
Upon the application of the executors of Presley Harper deceased it is a desire that James Bop, George I. Rives, Jesse G. Butts, John Graybill & William Warren be appointed appraisers of the personal property of said deceased and that they or any three of them being duly sworn do make such appraisement.
Inventory & Appraisement of the Estate of the personal property of Presley Harper, deceased
Joshua $600 Anderson $1000 Tom $1000 Silvey $700 Mint $300 $3600.00 Winney 300 Rody & child 900 Bob 1000 James 1000 William 900 4000.00 Scot 1000 Mose 300 Mary 600 Caroline 450 Isach 600 2950.00 Mary 900 Simons Toves 900 Newe & child 900 Wilson 700 Liss 400 3800.00 Angelio 350 Violet & child 800 Henry 300 Nancy 200 Emily 800 2450.00 Amy 800 Marnry 700 Sary 500 Madison 700 Edmond 800 3500.00 Nathan 600 Livey 600 Burl 350 Fibby 500 Rary & child 1000 3050.00 Adam 700 Bailey 1000 Perry 1200 Eony 400 John 600 3900.00 George 700 700.00
Mules Buk 100 Deff 150 Liley 155 Louson 75 Rock $137 417.00 Jack 100 Lige 122 Fib 125 Peg 125 Rimonhone 90 562.00 Portlap 50 Charlet 125 Shat 125 300.00 One lot of shoats sixty five 130.00 One lot of sows and pigs 50.00 One lot of stock hogs 252.00 Two yoke of oxen 87.50 One ox cart 20.00 One English Bull 25.00 Forty six head of cattle 132.00 Fifty sheep 62.50 One road wagon and harness 100.00 One cotton gin 65.00 One lot of wool 20.00 Eight cradles and blades 24.00 Fourteen plow stocks 21.00 Thirteen set of plow gear 13.00 One cross cut saw 5.00 One lot of plow hoes and irons 35.00 50 lbs. of Red Lion 4.00 640 lbs. of iron 38.40 Blocks with tools $50 3 pairs of steelyards $2.50 52.50 One lot of Shucks 10.00 One two horse wagon 20.00 30.00 One wheel barrow $2 Sixty bushels of wheat $45.00 47.00 5000 lbs. bacon $500 3 sacks of salt $6 Twenty five gallons of molasses 8.75 514.75 Thirteen bee hives 19.50 14 chains $15.00 One folding table hiver $5 39.00 One bureau $10 One brass eight day clock 20.00 30.00 Five irons shovel & tongs 3.00 One lot of books 18.00 21.00 One lot of bed clothes & cover 110.00 One bed and cover bolster pillow sted 150.00 One looking glass $2.50 One chest $4 One wardrobe $10.00 16.50 One dish $2.00 One bed cover bolster pillows and sted $40.00 42.00
One trundle bed and sted $15.00 One bed and stead cover pillows bolster 20.00 35.00 Table and glass $3.00 One table pitcher bowl 2.50 5.50 One bucket and candle stand 3.00 One chest $4.00 7.00 One lot of crockery ware and sideboard 30.00 Six silver spoons $6.00 36.00 Table knives and forks one lot of tins 4.00 One pine table 3.00 7.00 One reel .50 One box of candles 4.60 One lot of jugs & jars 5.00 10.10 Five barrels 1.25 One bed sted sheet bolsters 15.00 16.25 Glass and table .50 One cot .50 One set of letters 26.00 27.00 One lot of sundries 2.00 100 lbs white leas 6.00 6 setts windun curtains 23.00 One saddle 4.00 350 lbs. of lard 35.00 39.00 One loom and 5 spinning wheels and 2 stills 25.50 Kitchen furniture pots tubs & 25 geese 21.25
Benj. H. Jones Act 2.56 1/4
S. G. Evans 2.00 A. B. Harrison 40.00 J. W. Harton est 33.75 " James Jackson doubtful 7.87 Nathan Bass Acct 1.00
Augustus Berry .50 Nancy Lawson 4.50 John R. Binion note 23.04 Lydia Rowe 19.34 James Jackson $100.00 142.38 Henry J. Butts 75.00 James Bass 250.00 G. W. Burton 774.50 1099.50 G. W. Burton 103.00 N. G. Breedlove $5.00 Wm. Warren 197.76 305.16 John R. Respass 300. John B. Simmons 472.79 772.79
William Warren 50.42
We the undersigned do certify that the above and foregoing is a true inventory and appraisement of the goods and chattels & stock and effects of the estate of Prestley Harper as shown to us by the executors this 24th day of May 1853 John Graybill William Warren Jesse G. Butts James Bass
Georgia Hancock County. I certify that John Graybill William Warren, Jesse G. Butts, & James Bass were duly sworn as Appraisers of the Personal Estate of Prestley Harper dec'd May 24, 1853 William W. Devereux J. P.