Randolph County IL Archives Wills.....Appraisement Papers ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/ilfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Angie Macri-Hanson macri-genealogy at sbcglobal.net RANDOLPH COUNTY, ILLINOIS-APPRAISEMENT PAPERS for DANIEL GRAH Apraisment Bill of the A State of Daniel Groh, des. Daniel Groh, dec'd Appraisement bill Total $434.00 Box 40 filed June 18th, 1855 Isaac C. Nelson, CC $ cents one bay mare 75.00 one brindell cow 15.00 one black cow 15.00 one dun cow 15.00 one lots of Hogs 15.00 one set of black smith tules 25.00 one cart 10.00 two plows 17.50 one yoke of steers 30.00 on set of Hand geers 2.00 one saddel 2.00 one stand 8.00 one bed and bed stand 10.00 one bed and nit stand 10.00 one bed and set 10.00 an clock 2.50 ore chears 40.00 one tele 2.50 one bee stand 3.50 2 Axis 1.50 2 matricks 1.00 2 Saws 1.00 one log chane 1.00 ------- 312.50 [second page] 312.50 ------- Blades and caps $1.00 cnts one set of Nives and fork 2.00 50 Butcher Nives 10.00 2 moring siths 1.00 75 Bushels of wheat 1849 50.00 one Hundred Bushel of corn in 1849 25.00 40 Bushel 20 ch ? Bushels 8.00 Five Hundred Buntels in 1849 5.00 one Lot of Hens 50 At 10ct 5.00 2 shot Backs 6.00 4 duge chests 4.00 2 Bowls 00.75 one wash Bowl 00.25 one wash tub 00.50 2 Buckets 00.50 2 caper cutters 6.00 2 agers 00.50 ------- $121.50 312.50 ------- $434.00 [third page] June the 7 1855 We the Aprisers of the A State of Daniel Grah des due Hear By sanctify this Apraisment Bill is done and correct Abraham Clore Ferdinand Graf Joseph Robinson State of Illinois Randolph County I do solemnly sware that the above and foregoing appraisement bill is true and correct to the best of my knoweledge and belief Ferdinand Grah [his signature] subscribed & sworento before me this 18th day of June 1855 Isaac C. Nelson [fourth page] Appraisers' Warrant-Printed by Hanna & Phillips, Chester, Illinois State of Illinois, Randolph County The People of the State of Illinois, To A. Clore, Joseph Robinson, and F. Graf of the County of Randolph and State of Illinois; Greeting:-- This is to authorise you, jointly, to appraise the goods, chattels, and personal estate of Daniel Groh, late of the county of Randolph, and State of Illinois, deceased, so far as the same shall come to your sight and knowledge; each of you having first taken the oath hereto annexed; a certificate whereof you are to return, annexed to an appraisement bill of said goods, chattels and personal estate, by you appraised, in Dollars and Cents, and in the said bill of appraisement you are to set down in a column or columns, opposite each article appraised, the value thereof. WITNESS, Isaac C. Nelson, Clerk of the County Court, within and for the County aforesaid, and the official seal of said Court hereto affixed, at his office in Chester this fifth day of June A.D. 1855. Isaac C. Nelson [his signature], Clerk. YOU AND EACH OF YOU DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR, that you will well and truly, without partiality or prejudice, value and appraise the goods, chattels, and personal estate of Daniel Groh deceased, so far as the same shall come to your sight and knowledge; and that you will in all respects perform your duty as appraisers, to the best of your skill and judgment. Sworn to before the undersigned, Justis of the Peese, in and for said county, this seventh day of June A.D 1855. L.M. Bairs (L.S.) [Please note that the spelling and mathematical errors and irregular capitalization are true to the original document. The handwriting was also difficult to read in some places, which may have led to inadvertent transcription errors.] File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/randolph/wills/d-grah.txt