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 JOHN DEAN Appraisers' Warrant-Printed by Hanna & Phillips, Chester, Illinois State of Illinois, Randolph County The People of the State of Illinois, To Robert Moore, Saml Mansker, & George Fleetwood 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 John Dean, 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 H. 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 16th day of June A.D. 1855. Isaac H. 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 John Dean 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, A Justice of the Peace, in and for said county, this sixth day of July A.D 1855. Alexander Barber J.P. [his signature](L.S.) [second page] Box 27 John Dean decd Sale bill Approved Aug 11/55 R.D. Servant Co. Judge Sail Bill of the A State of John Deen des Filed July 14th 1855 Isaac C. Nelson [third page] Sale bill of the personal property belonging to the Estate of John Dean Decd late of Randolph County Illinois, sold July 7th A.D. 1855 Article Sold Purchaser Name Price Robert Lesesney [?] shovel and Tongs 00.40 George Fleetwood one saddel 2.50 John Tindell two cheses 00.10 Wm Doon one Bat and steed 10.00 John Tindell one Bull 9.00 R. Hopps one Bull 5.00 George Fleetwood one Smale Bull 2.00 Wm Armstrong one yoke of stear 50.00 Miles Tindell one cow 14.00 L.M. Bairs one cow 20.00 Ruben Tindell one [?] 61.00 George Fleetwood 00.60 Cash on Hands 00.50 Notes on Hands $210.80 ------- Widow Bill 359.60 July the 7 1855 we due Hearby santify the A State Said bill is just done And correct Robert Moore CCR L.M. Bairs [fourth page] John Dean decd. Appraisement bill Approved Aug 11/55 R.D. Servant Co. Judge Filed July 15th 1855 Isaac C Nelson [fifth page] Bill of the asspraisment bill of the goods and chattles of the personal property of the estate of John Dean deceased late of Randolph County State of Illinois July the sixth 1855 $ two weeding hoes 00.75 one iron wedg & two augers 00.62 1/2 one ax 01.50 three bridles 01.00 one saddle and blanket 03.00 one set of waggon harnes 12.00 five barrels 01.00 one barrel of soap 02.00 one spining wheel 00.25 one washing tub and washbord 00.50 one half bushel 00.25 fifteen pieces bacon supposed to be 300 24.00 two Jugs 00.10 one plow single bru & clivis 03.00 one shovel plow 00.75 one plow single bru and strecher 03.00 one pair greers 01.50 one pair steers 30.00 one weroly bull 10.00 one line runse steer 10.00 one pided steer 15.00 one white spotted steer 08.00 one red yearling steer 15.00 one black bull 05.00 one weroly cow & calf 15.00 one red cow and calf 15.00 one black spotted cow and calf 15.00 ------ $193.82 1/2 [sixth page] $ one black cow no calf 15.00 one small black cow no calf 10.00 one red cow no calf 12.00 one brown heifer year ling 03.00 one small bull calf 02.00 one waggon 35.00 fourteen head of hogs 08.00 one mare and colt 42.00 one sorrel mare 45.00 one young bay filly 50.00 seven acres wheat sowed 17.50 twelve acres corn planted 24.00 four acres of oats sowed 09.00 three fourths of an acres of potatoes 08.00 one cupboard and cupboard ware 05.00 one folding leaf table 03.00 one bedsted and bed & beding 10.00 one small bedsted and bed & beding 10.00 one bedsted bed and beding 11.00 one Close press 01.00 one chest 02.00 seven chairs 01.50 one small table 00.75 four crocks and thre jars 01.00 a lot of tin ware 01.25 one side saddle and bridle 08.00 ten bed quilts 10.00 one looking glass 01.00 one pair tongs and shovel 00.15 one shovel and tongs 00.75 one set smoothing irons 00.35 one large kettle 01.50 one lot of Cooking vessels 02.00 one basket 00.25 one lot of bottles 00.25 ------ 193.82 351.25 [seventh page] we the indor signed appraisers do her by certify that we have appraised the witten property to the best of out skill and ability given inder our hands and seals this the sixth day of July 1855 Robert Moore [his signature] Samuel Mansker [his signature] Georg Fleetwood [his mark] [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/jo-dean.txt