Georgia: Oglethorpe County: Sale of Perishable Property of Estate of Henry P. Colquitt, 13 December 1849 ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store this file permanently for free access. This file was contributed by: Troy Colquitt telles@elberton.net ==================================================================== Sale of perishable property , Estate of Henry P. Colquitt Minute Book I pages 45, 46, 46, 47, 48, & 49 and Annual Return pages 61, 62, 63 and 64 A list of the sale of the perishable property belonging to the estate of Henry P. Colquitt Deceased, made the 13th day of December 1849. Terms twelve months credit. ( page 45 ) 1 Lot Weeding Hoes Wm. J. Colquitt $.05 1 Churn George R. Gilmer 1.05 1 Lot old Irons Wm. J. Colquitt .10 1 Jar " " " .10 1 Lot Augers " " " .75 1 " " J. H. Lumpkin .10 1 Lot Chains M. Smith .31 1 Lot Weeding hoes Geo. R. Gilmer 1.00 1 " " " " " .81 carried forward ( page 46 ) Oglethorpe County Ordinary office January Term 1850 7 Jars & Lard Mildred Colquitt $5.00 1 Basket and Leather " " .50 1 Lot Irons " " .37« 17 Midling Bacon 300 lb @6 cents Wm. J. Colquitt 18.00 1 Keg Soap W. Sanders 1.50 1 " " W. Holcomb 2.00 1 " " M. Smith 1.25 1 Barrel " Wm. J. Colquitt 3.00 « Doz. Split bottom chairs Mildred Colquitt .30 « " " " " Wm. J. Colquitt .37« 1 Pine Chest Mildred Colquitt 1.00 5 split Bot. Chairs " " .37« 1 Pine Chest W. J. Colquitt 1.00 1 Folding Table Mildred Colquitt 3.00 1 Looking Glass " " .25 1 " " & Table " " 1.50 1 Pitcher & Wash Stand " " .50 1 Trunk Wm. J. Colquitt 1.50 1 " Mildred Colquitt 1.50 1 Small trunk & chest Wm. J. Colquitt .50 1 Lot books " " " 5.00 1 Pine Chest Mildred Colquitt 1.00 1 " Trunk Wm. J. Colquitt 1.50 1 " Chest Mildred Colquitt 1.00 1 Clock Reel " " .75 1 Lot stays " " 1.00 1 Coffee Mill " " .50 1 Dressing Table " " .37« 1 Pine Table " " .25 1 Lot knifes and forks " " .75 1 " Crockery " " 10.00 1 Side Board " " .50 1 Clock " " 3.50 1 Pine Cupboard " " 2.50 1 Double Barrel Gun G. T. Colquitt 15.50 1 Lot Smoothing Iron Mildred Colquitt 2.00 1 " Power & Shot G. T. Colquitt 1.25 1 Basket & Bottles Capt. Kidd .25 1 Pr. Steelyards Mildred Colquitt .62« 1 Lot Hammer &c W. Ogilive .31« carried forward ( page 46 ) Ordinary office January Term 1850 1 Crow Bar Wm. J. Colquitt .75 1 Lot Curry Combs Geo. R. Gilmer .10 1 " Plows Wm. J. Colquitt 1.75 1 " Shovel Plows " " " 1.10 1 " Plows " " " 1.10 1 " " W. Willingham .50 1 " " Wm. J. Colquitt .25 1 " " " " " 1.50 4 Iron Wedges " " " 2.00 1 Lot Axes old Iron & 2 Plows " " " .87 « 1 Mattock & grubbing hoe " " " .62« 1 Frow " " " .37« 2 Scythes & Cradles " " " 2.00 3 " " " " " " 1.75 1 Grindstone " " " 1.30 1 Lot Harrows Geo. R. Gilmer .75 4 Club Axes Wm. J. Colquitt 2.50 2 " " E. B. Clayton .50 1 Lot Shovels & Spades Wm. J. Colquitt 2.10 2 Pair Plow Gear Mildred Colquitt 1.00 1 Carriage & Harrness " " 50.00 1 Mans Saddle Wm. J. Colquitt 2.00 1 Side Saddle " " " 1.75 1 Cutting Knife " " " .30 2 Raw Hides " " " .87« 1 Lot Barrels " " " 3.10 3 Hogsheads Mildred Colquitt .50 3 Tin Buckets " " .50 1 Lot Barrels Jugs & C Wm. J. Colquitt 3.50 1 Tub Tray & C Mildred Colquitt 1.00 1 Lot Trays W. Sanders .10 1 Pine Table Mildred Colquitt .25 2 Spinning Wheels " " 1.00 2 " " Wm. J. Colquitt 1.00 3 " " " " " .75 1 Large Pot & Skilet Mildred Colquitt 2.00 1 Oven " " .25 1 Lot Pots & Ovens Wm. J. Colquitt 2.00 1 Oven & Lid Mildred Colquitt 1.00 1 Tub tin pan & Bucket " " 1.00 carried forward ( page 47 ) Ordinary office January Term 1850 1 Pine Table & 2 Wash Stands D. Grimes .25 1 Loom Mildred Colquitt 2.00 1 Cording Machine W. Cunningham 1.00 1 Bay Horse (bill) Mildred Colquitt 40.00 1 " " (clay) " " 68.00 1 White Mare (sid) Wm. J. Colquitt 17.00 1 Sorrel Mule " " " 79.50 1 Bay Horse (rolh) " " " 30.00 1 Black Mule Mial Smith 70.00 1 Bay Mare Wm. J. Colquitt 36.00 1 Bay Colt Leonard Goosby 20.50 1 Roane Horse Geo. Cunningham 75.00 1 Iron Gray Filly J. Estes 20.75 1 Ox Cart Mildred Colquitt 15.00 1 Bell Cow " " 5.00 1 Red Cow & Calf Charles Robertson 12.00 1 Dunn Cow & Calf Mildred Colquitt 7.00 1 Cow & Calf " " 6.00 1 " " " " 5.00 1 Bell Cow & Calf Charles Robertson 12.00 1 Spotted Cow & Calf Mildred Colquitt 5.00 1 Yellow Cow & Calf Wm. J. Colquitt 5.00 1 Small Yearling " " " 1.00 1 Black " A. J. Howard 2.50 2 Steers " " " " 9.50 1 Yearling " " " 3.68 1 Cow & Calf D. Grimes 5.00 1 Cream Heifer A. J. Howard 5.56 1 Cow & Calf R. Kidd 7.50 1 " " A. J. Howard 3.93 1 " " W. Hunnelly 7.37 1 Yoke Steers Wm. J. Colquitt 20.00 1 Dunn Cow R. Kidd 5.62 1 Spotted Cow Wm. J. Colquitt 5.00 1 Durham Bull Geo. R. Gilmer 10.00 1 Pen Shucks W. Briant 4.25 1 " " " " 6.00 1 " " Mildred Colquitt 4.00 1 " " Geo. F. Platt 4.00 1 " " Wm. J. Colquitt 7.00 carried forward ( page 48 ) Oglethorpe County Ordinary office January Term 1850 10 Sheep 62« each to Wm. J. Colquitt $6.25 10 " 50c " " H. J. Fleeman 5.00 15 " 50c " " " " " 7.50 1 Yoke Oxen Mildred Colquitt 30.00 1 " " Wm. J. Colquitt 47.00 1 Waggon " " " 31.00 1 Lot Peas 8 Bush.75c per Bush. H. Willingham 6.00 1 Lot Hogsheads W. Arnold .25 1 Wheat Fan Wm. J. Colquitt 2.50 1 Thrasher " " " 1.75 1 Gin & Gear " " " 25.00 1 Barrel Cotton Seed J. Lumpkin 85.00 1 Lot Cotton Seed in Gin House Mildred Colquitt 18.00 1 Cutting Knife " " 1.00 5 Hogs " " 10.00 5 " " " 10.75 5 " Wm. Grimes 16.25 5 " Wm. J. Colquitt 10.50 5 " " " " 10.00 5 " " " " 8.00 6 " " " " 10.00 1 Sow D. Grimes 2.00 14 hogs (shoats) James T. Johnson 14.75 1 Sow William J. Colquitt 4.00 1 Sow & Five Pigs " " " 3.00 1 Black Sow & three Pigs Jas. T. Johnson 4.00 1 Spotted Sow & Pigs " " " 5.62 50 Barrels Corn Mildred Colquitt @ 2.50 per Bl. 125.00 10 " " E. Patman " 2.75 " 27.50 10 " " Wm. J. Colquitt " 2.81 " 28.10 10 " " " " " " 2.60 " 26.00 10 " " J. Bray " 2.75 " 27.50 10 " " Wm. J. Colquitt " 2.61 " 26.10 10 " " " " " " 2.60 " 26.00 10 " " W. Braint " 2.56« " 25.62 10 " " Wm. J. Colquitt " 2.61 " 26.10 Remainder to W. Braint 8 Barl. " 2.54 " 20.34 11« bushels oh attines Corn W. Mantooth " 1.80 " 4.14 3 Stacks Fodder Mildred Colquitt 10.00 1 " " Wm. J. Colquitt 2.80 carried forward ( page 49 ) Ordinary office January Term 1850 1 Stack fodder W. Wilson $2.85 1 " " Wm. J. Colquitt 2.80 1 " " W. Wilson 2.85 1 " " R. Mantooth 2.80 1 " " " " 2.75 1 " " Wm. J. Colquitt 2.70 1 " " " " " 2.70 1 " " W. Wilson 2.70 1 " " J. T. Johnson 2.65 1 " " Wm. J. Colquitt 2.65 1 " " J. T. Johnson 2.65 1 " " W. Wilson 2.65 1 " " J. T. Johnson 2.65 1 " " " " 2.65 1 Stack Oats Mildred Colquitt @ 40c per hun 773 lbs 3.09 1 " " Wm. J. Colquitt " 50c " "--------- 5.50 1 " " B. F. Cunningham " 55c " " 513 lbs 3.25 1 " grain sun chissel & c Wm. J. Colquitt 2.00 8 Bushels Wheat Mildred Colquitt "1.25 per Bushel 10.00 17 lbs Wool Rolls at 40cts per lb " " 4.40 140 lbs Oats 55cts per hun " " .77 2 Cows & stack fodder " " 15.00 1 Candlestick and fire dogs " " 1.50 Whole Amnt. Perishable property $1629.69 An Account of the sale of the land in Oglethorpe County belonging to the Estate of Henry P. Colquitt dec. Containing five hundred and seventy three Acres of land. Sold the sixth November 1849 and sold at twelve months Credit To for $3450.00 Willis Willlingham Administrator Recorded the 22nd day Of Febuary 1850 Henry Britain C. C. O. ( page 61 ) Ordinary office March Term 1850 A yearly Return on the Estate of Henry P. Colquitt deceased for the year 1849 By Willis Willingham Administrator December 9th 1849 Received for the sale of 21 Bales Cotton $856.19 Nov. 5 " Received for the sale of 14 Bales Cotton 494.40 Jan. 23 1850 Received for the sale of 16 Bales Cotton 754.52 5 " Sold G. F. Platt 3 Bales Cotton 83.10 ------------- All which was kept on hand without interest for this purpose $2188.21 Of Division till this date, except what was paid to debt Febuary 13th 1850 The following is the produce sold from the farm and due 25th Dec 1849 25 Barrels Corn at $2.50 per Bl. 62.50 8 " " " 2.50 " " 20.00 30 " " " 2.50 " " 75.00 5 Bushels Peas " .75c " " 3.75 3 Barrels Corn " 10.00 Can Lard & C 10.00 400 pounds fodder 2.00 15« Wool Rolls @ 40 cts per lb 6.30 ---------- $2377.66 Contua. Apr.16 1849 Cash paid Henry Britain C.C.O. Advertising four months martin & Co. Vo. 1 5.00 May 26 " " " J. T. Lasiter four months & half tuition of minors of dec " 2 13.50 Oct. 25 " " " W. H. Durpree & Co principal & interest on note " 3 115.60 " " " " " " " " " goods furnished estate year 1849 " 4 64.58 " 30 " " " Geo. F. Platt goods furnished estate year 1849 " 5 243.13 Nov. 21 " " " Jno. L Davenport tuition Thomas & Cynthia minors of dec " 6 15.00 Dec. 25 " " " Alexander Armstrong blacksmith work " 7 32.75 " " " " R. Donough Tax Collector tax for year 1849 " 8 17.54 " 13 " " " Mial Smith coping sale of property of estate " 9 5.00 " 25 " " " Thomas England for midwifing services rendered estate " 10 6.00 " " " " John Baugh surveying Land " 11 10.00 " " " " self for Medical services Rendered the year 1849 " 12 6.75 " 13 " " " Jno. L. Davenport for Clerking at sale " 13 2.00 " " Jas. Jarrell for Carding Wool for use of estate " 14 3.90 --------- $547.05 Kept to pay for later division 10.00 " " " last Return 2.50 ------------ $553.55 I have received paid out an amount of the Estate of Henry P. Colquitt Deceased $8195.37 ------------ commissiom at 5 pr. ct. is $40976.85 carried forward ( page 62 ) Oglethorpe County Ordinary office march 1850 bout forward Febuary 13th 1850 Received of Willis Willingham Administrator of the Estate of Henry P. Colquitt deceased the negroes following viz Emily, Lewis, Kitty, Harrison, and Milly. Also $704.08 seven hundred and four dollars & 08 cents all which is in full of my distributive share as Legatee of said estate with the exception of a lot of land No. 131 Dist. 11th Dooly County and also No. 12L6 . Dist 18th sec. 3rd Cherokee not yet sold Attest ] her James M. Sanders ] Mildred X Colquitt Mark February 13th 1850. Received of Willis Willingham Administrator of the Estate of Henry P. Colquitt deceased, the following negroes viz Caroline and her three children Henry, John, & Swep and Jim & Harriet, also ( $1480.74 ) fourteen hundred and eighty dollars 74 cents is in cash, together with ten dollars awarded to me in the division of the negroes all which is in full of my distributive share as Legatee of said estate, with the exeception of a lot of land No. 131, Dist. 11th , Dooly County and also No. 12L6, Dist 18th sec 3rd Cherokee not yet sold William Colquitt Attest ] James M. Sanders ] Willis Willingham Admin. Recorded the 23rd day Of March 1850 Henry Britain C.C. O Georgia ] By Viture of an order from the Honorable Oglethorpe County ] Inferior Court of said County when sitting for Ordinary purposes at the November of 1849 to us Directors, Authorizing and Requiring us to make distribution of the estate Of Henry P. Colquitt deceased so far as concerns the negro property of said Estate, we provided this day to the performance of that duty, there Were five distributees to wit Mildred Colquitt, Widow of said deceased And four children Viz William J. Colquitt, Elizabeth S. Colquitt, Henry T. Colquitt and Cynthia M. Colquitt, the negroes were put Into five shares and drawn for by lot, and the following is the Result. Carried forward ( page 63 ) Ordinary office March Term 1850 1st Lot drawn by William J. Colquitt, bring the following negroes. Caroline and her three children Henry, John and Swep, Jim And Harriet,he is to receive ten dollars in money. 2nd Lot Henry T. Colquitt, bring the following negroes, Fanny and her three children Amanda, Dinah & Taylor, Charles and Jerry, he is to receive sixty dollars in money. 3rd Lot Cynthia M. Colquitt, bring the following negroes, Violet and her two children Martha & Peter, Washington, Manerva & old Mariah sixty dollars to be paid her. 4th Lot Elizabeth S. Colquitt, bring the following negroes Mariah Kent and her two children Edmond and Major, Clarke and Joe, she has to pay forty dollars. 5th lot Mildred Colquitt, bring the following negroes , Emily, Lewis Kitty, Harrison and Mily, she has to pay ninety dollars. All of which is submitted. December 22nd 1849 Robert T. Smith ] Chesley Arnold ] commissioners Peyton D. Sanders ] Georgia ] Court of Ordinary March Term !850 Oglethorpe County ] Robert T. Smith Chesely Arnold and Peyton D. Sanders having been appointed Commissioners To divide the negro property belonging to the estate of Henry P. Colquitt Deceased, at the November Term of this Court part, Report that they have Attended to said division and have divided The same among those Intrusted in said nrgroe property, to the best of Their Judgement. Ordered that the same be made the Judgement of this Court. Aten extract from the minutes of the Court of Ordinary held March Term 1850 Henry Britain C. C. O. Recorded the 25th day Of March 1850 Henry Britain C. C. O. ( page 64 ) Oglethorpe County Ordinary office March Term 1850 A Return of the negroes and money Received by Willis Willingham As Guardian of the minors of Henry P. Colquitt deceased Viz Elizabeth S. Colquitt, Henry T. Colquitt and Cynthia M. Colquitt minors as follows. 1st For Elizabeth S. Colquitt Received the following negroes. Mariah Kent, and her two Children, Edmond & Major. Clarke & Joe. On the 23rd December 1849. Received at the division on the 13th February 1850, as her part of cash. $1480.74 Paid out of this Amount to the other minors as difference in her lot negroes 40.00 ------------- Cash Amount Due $1440.74 Elizabeth S. Colquitt's negroes hired out as follows for the Year 1850 Amount due 25 Dec. 1850 Clarke hired for $75.00 Joe " " 65.00 Mariah Kent and her two Children 20.00 ----------- $160.00 2 For Henry T. Colquitt Received the following negroes. Fanny & her two Children. Amanda, Dinah & Taylor. Charles and Jerry 22nd Dec 1849 Received at the division on 13th February 1850 as his part of Cash $1480.74 As difference in his lot of negroes 60.00 ------------- Cash Amount Due $1540.74 Henry T. Colquitt's negroes hired out as follows for the year 1850 Amount Due 25th Dec. 1850 Jerry hired for $85.00 Charles " " 75.00 Fanny & her three Children 00.00 -------------- $160.00 3rd For Cynthia M. Colquitt. Received the following negroes Violet and her two Children Martha and Peter, Washington, Manerva, and old Mariah on 22nd December 1849. Received at the division on the 13th February 1850 as her part of Cash. $1480.00 As difference in her lot negroes 60.00 ------------- Cash Amount Due $1540.00 Cynthia M. Colquitt's negroes hired out as follows for the year 1850 Amount due December 25th 1850 Washington Violet & her two Children & Manerva for $85.00 Old Mariah for 50.00 ----------- Feby 13th 1850 Willis Willingham Guardin $135.00 Recorded the 25th Day March 1850 Henry Britain C. C. O.