COURT: Estate of Ambrose Bush Sr., Clark Co, KY -------------------------------------------- Contributed for use in USGENWEB Archives by: Julie Adams Date: July 31, 1998 -------------------------------------------- **************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net. ***************************************************************************** Appraisal of the Estate of Ambrose Bush Sr. - Clark Co, KYJuly 1816 The following document was transcribed directly from the original document. It was transcribed because the original is very large and very difficult to read, partially due to age, but mostly due to the old style writing. Whenever you see a ______ this indicates a word(s) the could not be deciphered. 1 Bed, furniture and bed frame $ 20.00 1 Coverlet, 3 coverlet pins, 1 sheet and pillow case $ 30.00 1 Bed and bed frame, 1 sheet, 3 blankets, 1 pillow and 3 coverlets $ 40.00 1 Horse $ 10.00 1 Stile cap worn and flake stand $ 80.00 1 Negro man named Charles in the hands of Gholson Bush $ 625.00 1 Negro boy Daniel $200.00 1 Negro man John $325 1 Negro man George in the hands of Ambrose Bush Jr. $ 550.00 1 Negro boy Andrew in the hands of John Rawlings $ 400.00 1 Negro Jake in the hands of _______ Bush $ 625.00 1 Negro women Mourning and child Viana in the hands of John Rawlings $ 500.001 Gig and harness $ 15.00 1 Case $74 and 2 razors $111 Yankee clock $15 1 Bed frame, bed and underticking, course sheets and bottom $ 12.00 At a court held for Clark County on 2nd July 1816, this inventory and appraisment of the estate of Ambrose Bush decÆd. was produced and ordered to be recorded.