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Return Est. of Thomas Bullard dec'd 1838 Shelton White Executor of the will of Thomas Bullard deceased makes the following return to the Court of Ordinary of Elbert County to November Term 1838 The Execr. To amount of the sale of the property after the death of the widow of said dec'd in the year 1833(?) Credit of twelve months $1085.00 The Execr. By Cash Paid Sarah Murphee as per Receipt No. 1 $532.50 By Cash Paid Wm. Dye as per Receipt No. 2 212.00 By Cash Paid Temperence Woodley as per Receipt No. 3 182.58 By Cash Paid Wm. Brown as per Receipt No. 4 81.08 By Cash Paid Benj. Cook Guard. as per Receipt No. 5 243.24 Total $1251.40 Amount Brought up $1251.40 By Cash Paid J. R. Gamble Guard as per Receipt No. 6 66.57 By Cash Paid Larkin Cawthorn Agent as per Receipt No. 7 266.28 By Cash Paid Jas. Bullard Atty as per Receipt No. 8 132.00 By Cash Paid Jas. Bullard Atty as per Receipt No. 9 197.71 By Cash Paid Benj. Cook Atty as per Receipt No. 10 81.08 By Cash Paid Thos. B. Bullard as per Receipt No. 11 143.79 By Cash Paid A. Johnson as per Receipt No. 12 143.64 By Cash Paid Benj. Cook Atty as per Receipt No. 13 81.08 By Cash Paid Wm. W. Downer Guard. as per Receipt No. 14 154.27 By Cash Paid Allen Cook Atty. as per Receipt No. 15 127.5625 By Cash Paid Wm. Dye as per Receipt No. 16 127.5625 By Cash Paid Thos. B. Bullard Guard as per Receipt No. 17 11.89 By Cash Paid Thos. B. Bullard Guard as per Receipt No. 18 20.00 By Cash Paid Thos. B. Bullard Guard as per Receipt No. 19 166.00 By Cash Paid Thos. B. Bullard as per Receipt No. 20 11.89 By Cash Paid Wm. G. Bullard as per Receipt No. 21 31.89 By Cash Paid M. Murphee Atty as per Receipt No. 22 127.5625 By Cash Paid Wm. G. Bullard Atty. as per Receipt No. 23 31.89 By Cash Paid J. N. Davis as per Receipt No. 24 8.00 By Cash Paid A. McGehee as per Receipt No. 25 1.25 By amt paid on award of arbitrators to Wm. Dye 42.50 By amt paid to Wm. Dye for maintaining negroe woman Lucy who let out to the lowest bidder for & during life 30.00 By James Bells account 16.9325 By Thomas B. Bullard account 4.00 By note held by Wm. G. Bullard 6.60 By note held by Tapley Bullard 5.00 By Shelton White account for leather(?) for Tapley Bullard 5.9325 By James Noah services for crying property 2.00 By tax paid for 1827, 1830, 1831, & 1832 3.80 By commission for receiving $3497.40 @ .025 87.4225 By commission for paying out $3302.08 @.025 82.55 Total $3472.07 Receipts for Legatees No. 1 $532.50 cts Received of Shelton White Exr. of Thomas Bullard dec'd. five hundred thirty two dollars and fifty cents in full of my Legacy that was coming to me from said estate being a daughter of Thos. Bullard deceased according to his last will & testament I say received by me. Sarah (her X mark) Murphee Test Eliza B. Dye Sept. 26, 1826 No. 2 $212 Received of Shelton White Exr. of the last will & testament of Thomas Bullard late of Elbert County deceased the sum of two hundred twelve dollars in full of his distributive share of the estate of the said deceased in right of his wife who is a daughter of the said deceased this 20th Oct. 1827 William (his X mark) Dye Test B. Houston No. 3 $182.58 cts Received of Shelton White Exr. of the last will & testament of Thomas Bullard late of Elbert County dec'd. the sum of one hundred & eighty two dollars & fifty cents in full of my distributive share of the estate of the said deceased this 20th October 1827 Temperance (her X mark) Woodley Test B. Houston No. 4 $81.08 cts Received of Shelton White Exr. of Thomas Bullard dec'd. eighty one dollars & eight cents in full of the legacy coming to me through my wife Jinny Cook (that was) from the estate of the said Thos. Bullard dec'd. January 4th, 1826 William Brown No. 5 $213.24 Received of Shelton White Exr. of Thomas Bullard dec'd. Two hundred & forty three dollars & twenty four cents in full of the legacies of Thomas, Sarah, Delilah Cook minors of Delilah Cook dec'd. which was coming to them from the estate of said Thomas Bullard dec'd. according to his last will & testament. Benjamin Cook, Guardian of the above children No. 6 $66.57 cts. Received of Shelton White Exr. of the last will & testament of Thomas Bullard late of Elbert County dec'd. the sum of sixty six dollars & fifty seven scents in full for Mary Butlers distributive share in said estate of Thomas Bullard dec'd. the said Mary Butler being a minor & grand daughter of said deceased this 6th March 1826 John R. Gamble, Guardian for Mary Butler No. 7 $266.28 cts. Received of Shelton White Exr. of the last will & testament of Thomas Bullard late of Elbert Co. dec'd. the sum of two hundred sixty six dollars & twenty eight cents in full for the distributive shares (of Sanders W. Butler, Eliza Butler & Zachariah Butler sons & daughter of Zachariah Butler dec'd.) in the estate of the said Thomas Bullard dec'd. they being grand children of said Bullard dec'd. this 6th March 1826. Larkin Cawthorn, Agent for the above Legatees No. 8 $132.00 cts. Received of Shelton White Exr. of the last will & testament of Thomas Bullard late of Elbert Co. dec'd. the sum of one hundred & thirty two dollars in full for Allen Bullards distributive share of the said estate of Thomas Bullard dec'd. this 20th October 1827 James Bullard, Attorney in fact for Allen Bullard No. 9 $199.71 cts. Received of Shelton White Exr. of the last will & testament of Thomas Bullard late of Elbert Co. deceased the sum of one hundred & ninety nine dollars & seventy one cents in full for the distributive share of John C. Farrall who intermarried with Sarah Butler & of the distributive share of Thomas Butler & the distributive share of Nancy Butler it being sixty six dollars & fifty seven cents to each Legatee this 20th Oct. 1827 James Bullard, Attorney in fact for the above persons No. 10 $81.08 cts. Received of Shelton White Exr. of the last will & testament of Thomas Bullard late of Elbert Co. deceased eighty one dollars & eight cents in full of the legacy coming to Dudley Cook from the estate of Thomas Bullard deceased according to the will January 11th 1826 Benjamin Cook, Attorney in fact for Dudley Cook No. 11 $143.79 cts. Received of Shelton White Exr. of the last will & testament of Thomas Bullard late of Elbert Co. late of Elbert Co. deceased the sum of one hundred forty three dollars & seventy nine cents in full of his distributive share of what has been sold of the said deceased estate he being one of the heirs of Tapley Bullard which is a son of said deceased Dec. 16th 1826 Thomas B. Bullard No. 12 $143.64 cts. Received of Shelton White Exr. of the last will & testament of Thomas Bullard deceased in right of my wife Rebecca Johnson formerly Rebecca Bullard a minor of Taply Bullard deceased & a legatee of the said Thomas Bullard dec'd. one hundred & forty three dollars & sixty four cents in full of proportionable part of said estate this 29th of January 1829 Anthony (his X mark) Johnson Test Job Weston No. 13 $81.08 cts. Received of Shelton White Exr. of Thomas Bullard deceased eighty one dollars & eight cents in full of the legacy left by Thomas Bullard dec'd. to Allen Cook Benjamin Cook Attor. in fact for Allen Cook No. 14 $154.27 Received of Shelton White Esqr. Exr. of the last will & testament of Thomas Bullard late of Elbert Co. deceased the sum of one hundred & fifty four dollars & twenty seven cents in full of the distributive share of William G. Bullard a minor of what has been sold of the state of said dec'd. the said William G. Bullard being one of the heirs of Tapley Bullard who is a son of said deceased. William W. Downer, Guardian No. 15 $127.56 1/4 Received of Shelton White Exr. of the last will & testament of Thomas Bullard late of Elbert Co. deceased one hundred & twenty seven dollars & fifty six & a quarter cents for Wm. Brown, Thomas Cook, Wiley Cook, Dudley Cook, Jordan Galloway, Abel Wright & myself sons & sons in law of Benjamin Cook whose wife Delilah is a daughter of said dec'd. the said sum being their distributive share of the money arising from the last & final sale of the affects of said Thomas Bullard dec'd. their grand father February 15th 1834 Allen Cook, Attor. in fact for all the above named persons Test D.S. White No. 16 $127.56 1/4 Received of Shelton White Exr. of the last will & testament of Thos. Bullard dec'd. one hundred & twenty seven dollars & fifty six & a quarter cents in full of my distributive share in right of my wife of the money arising from the last & final sale of the property of said dec'd my said wife being a daughter of said Thomas Bullard February 12th 1834 William (his X mark) Dye Test D.S. White No. 17 Received of Shelton White Esqr. Excutor of the last will & testament of Thomas Bullard late of Elbert Co. deceased eleven dollars & eighty nine cents it being the remained & whole of the distributive share of Tapley Bullard Jr. my brother & ward of the proceeds of the last & final sale of the goods & chattels of said dec'd. I hereby bind myself to refund of hereafter it be discovered that I have received more than I am intitled to some papers being mislaid which prevents the ascertainent of that fact with accuracy at the time. Given under my hand & seal this 2nd day of Jan in the year of our Lord 1835 Thomas B. Bullard, Guardian of Tapley Bullard, Jr. Test David S. White No. 18 Received of Shelton White Esqr. Executor of the last will & testament of Thomas Bullard late of Elbert County deceased the sum of twenty dollars a part of the distributive share of Tapley Bullard Junr. a minor, of the money arising from the last & final sale of the property of said estate the said Tapley Bullard Junr. being one of the heirs of Tapley Bullard Senr. who was a son of said deceased January 20th 1834 Thomas B. Bullard, Guardian for Tapley Bullard No. 19 December 30th 1830 Rec'd of Shelton White Executor of the last will and Testament of Thomas Bullard late of Elbert County deceased the sum of one hundred and sixty six dollars in full of the distributive share of Tapley Bullard minor of what has been sold of the estate of said deceased the said Tapley Bullard being one of the heirs of Tapley Bullard deceased who is the son of Thos. Bullard dec'd. Thomas B. Bullard, Guardian No. 20 Received of Shelton White Esqr. Executor of the last will & testament of Thomas Bullard late of Elbert Co. deceased eleven dollars & eighty nine cents it being the remainder & whole of my distributive share of the proceeds of the last & final sale of the goods & chattels of the said deceased my grandfather hereby bind myself to refund if here after it be discovered that I have received more than I am intitled to some papers being mislaid which prevents the ascertainment of that fact with accuracy at this time. Given under my hand & sela Jan 2nd in the year of our Lord 1835 Thos. B. Bullard Test David S. White No. 21 Rec'd of Shelton White Esqr. Executor of the last will & testament of Thomas Bullard late of Elbert County dec'd. thirty one dollars & eighty nine cents it being the whole of my distributive share of the proceeds of the last & final sale of the goods & chattels of said deceased my grand father. Given under my hand & seal this the 2nd day of January in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred & thirty five. William G. Bullard Test David S. White No. 22 $127.56 1/4 Received of Shelton White Executor of the last will & testament of Thomas Bullard late of Elbert County deceased one hundred & twenty seven dollars & fifty six & a quarter cents in full of the distributive share of Sarah Murphree of the money arising from the last & final sale of the property of said deceased the said deceased the said Sarah Murphree being a daughter of said deceased February 12th 1834 Marvel Murphree Attorney in fact for Sarah Murphree Test D.S. White No. 23 Received of Shelton White Esqr. Executor of the last will & testament of Thomas Bullard late of Elbert County deceased as Attorney in fact for Anthony Johnson of the County of Jasper & State of Georgia one of the Legatees of said deceased by virtue of marriage thirty one dollars & eighty nine cents it being the whole of his distributive share of the proceeds of the last & final sale of the goods & chattels of said deceased. Given under my hand & seal this the 2nd day of January in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred & thirty five William G. Bullard, Attorney in fact for Anthony Johnson Test Davis S. White No. 24 Received of Shelton White Exr. of Thomas Bullard dec'd. eight dollars for legal services relative to said estate January 4th 1826 Isaac N. Davis No. 25 Received of S. White Exr. of Thomas Bullard dec'd. one dollar & twenty five cents in full of the above specified account this 19th of Sept. 1826 A. McGehee for Harriett Jack Exrr. (?) Georgia Elbert County Court of ordinary November Term 1838 Personally into open court Shelton White Executor of the will of Thomas Bullard deceased and being sworn saith that the within and foregoing Return as it stands, stated is just and true to the best of his knowledge and belief. sworn to in open court this 5th of November 1838 Shelton White Wm. B. Nelms C.C.O.