1884 Succession of Martin Batte Lee, Dec'd., of Union Parish, Louisiana Submitted for the Union Parish, Louisiana USGenWeb Archives by Hank Johns, 11/2006 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ ================================================================================== ================================================================================== 1884 Succession of Martin Batte Lee, Dec'd., of Union Parish, Louisiana Union Parish, Louisiana Succession Book 2, pp. 261-282 Transcribed by Hank Johns, North Little Rock, Arkansas; 11/2006 ================================================================================== ================================================================================== NOTE 1: Martin B. Lee, was the son of John Cato Lee (26 Sept 1757 - 26 Sept 1832) and Nancy Holland (1760 - 18 Oct 1838). John Cato Lee and wife, Nancy, died and are buried in the Snow Hill Cemetery, Wilcox County, Alabama. Martin B. Lee and his family moved from Wilcox County, AL to eastern Union Parish, Louisiana in about 1847. Martin B. Lee was born in Johnson County, North Carolina and he 1st married Levincy Albritton ( 16 Mar 1800 - 12 Jun 1864) abt 1817 in North Carolina. They moved to Wilcox County, Alabama along with his parents and then moved to Union Parish, Louisiana. Martin B. Lee and his 1st wife Levincy had 12 children; 11 girls and 1 boy. Martin B. Lee married 2nd, after his wife's death, to Anna Nyegaard (21 Aug 1825 - 15 Oct 1892). They married in Union Parish, Louisiana between 1864 - 1870. He was a member of the Liberty Hill Baptist Church. Martin B. Lee and both of his wives are buried in the Liberty Hill Cemetery, Union Parish, Louisiana. Liberty Hill Cemetery is also called the Taylor Cemetery. Martin B. Lee's family display bible is in the possession of the transcriber, Hank Johns, located in North Little Rock, Arkansas as of 2006. A photograph of his Bible and a transcription of the data shown in his Bible are shown on the Union Parish, LA website. NOTE 2: This transcription was difficult because the photographic copies that were obtained from the original Union Parish, LA. court records were poorly photo-copied. Some pages did not copy the right side of the page by 1/2 inch or so, thus some words are missing at the ends of each line. Also the quality of the photocopies is poor (dim) and the hand writing is very faint at times. Every effort has been made to transcribe this document properly; however I am sure there are errors in this transcription ... so BEWARE! This is my best attempt at this transcription as it took about 10 hours to transcribe and proof read it. ================================================================================== ================================================================================== 261 Succession of Martin B. Lee, Dec'd Application to be appointed Administrator dated April 1st A.D. 1884 Jas M. Smith Succession of Martin B. Lee, Dec’d. To the Honorable the Judge of the 3rd Judicial District ... in and for Union Parish La. The petition of John M. Lee Sr a resident of Union Parish La. with respect show that his father Martin B. Lee has recently died intestate in your said Parish leaving herein an estate consisting of real and personal property some of which belongs to him in his separate right and some belonging which existed between him and his surviving wife. He avers that the deceased owed some debts and had ... many debts due him some of which are liquidated and some are not and that he had made arrangements with laborers and tenants for the cultivation and gathering of crops on his farm which cannot now be abandoned without great loss to the estate, and that therefore in administration is necessary. He avers he is the only son of the deceased and that all the heirs are of age, some of whom are absent from the estate and that therefore an attorney for absent heirs is necessary to be appointed. He therefore firm that this his application to be appointed Admin istrator of the succession of Martin B. Lee ... be duly filed and advertised and that a com mission issue to [blank] to take an inventory be- cause an appraisement to be made of all the prop- erty belonging to the separate estate of the said de- ceased and of all the property rights and credits belonging to the community that existed between him and his surviving spouse and that after .... and ... advertisement of this application .... .................................................. 262 a made he be duly appointed Administrator of the estate of Martin B. Lee deceased upon his qualifying according to law and that G. A. Kilgore Jr. be ap- pointed Attorney for absent heirs and have to be present at the taking of the inventory for all other necessary orders and general relief. W. R. Rutland Atty of Petitioner Office of the Clerk of the Dist. Court Union Parish, La. The .... being considered it is ordered that the above application be duly filed and advertised - that an estimative inventory be made of all the property rights and credits be- longing to the separate estate of Martin B. Lee de- ceased and also to the community between him and his surviving wife and that the same be filed herein and that R. H. Odom Esqr Jr. be and he is hereby appointed Attorney for absent heirs and that if no opposition be made and filed herein within the legal delays, then that the prayer of the petitioner be grandted and he be appointed Administrator of the estate of Mar- tin B. Lee, decd upon his qualifying according to law. This done and signed on this April 1st 1884. Jas W Smith Clerk Dist Court + C. Thereby accept the appointment of Attorney ... absent heirs of the succession of Martin B. Lee Dec'd this April 9th 1884. R. H. Odom Succession of Martin B. Lee Decd. Administration Bond Filed April 14th A.D. 1884. State of Louisiana Third Judicial District .... Parish of Union Know all now by these .... that we John M. Lee Sr. as principal and Wil laim R. Rutland John M. Lee Jr. Geo W. ..... Williams, C. Nigaard, John M. Brantley, Benj... Taylor, John H. Patterson, Elijah H. Ward, Judge .................................are held and ... ................................................. 263 of Union, Louisiana, or his successors in office in the first ... full sum of Five Thousand Eight Hundred and Five ($5805.00) Dollars, to the .... and faithful payment of which, we bind our selves, our heirs, administrators and legal representatives firmly and in solido by these presents. Dated At Farmerville, La., on this the 14th day of April, A.D. 1884. The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas the above bound John M. Lee Sr has this day been duly and .... ally appointed Administrator of the Estate of Martin B. Lee deceased and he has taken the oath required by law, Now therefore if the above bound John M. Lee Sr. as as principal shall faithfully and impartially discharged all the duties incumbered on him as a administrator of said Estate, and shall render to the Court a true and correct account of all his acts and doings in and about said Estate and shall when legally required so to do, pray over all sum of money and deliver all the prop erty of whatever nature that he may have in his hands, belonging to said Estate to the proper person or persons to receive the same, then this obligation to be null and void, otherwise to be and remain in full force and effect, according to law. Done, signed and acknowledged before me, on the day and date above written. Attest: John M. Lee Sr. I. Shuster W. R. Rutland W. C. Nyegaard J. M. Lee, Jr. G. W. (x mark) Hicks A. Siegel, W. C. (mark) Nyegaard Jas. M. Smith Witnesses, John M. Brantley " " " " Benj. Taylor " " " " J. H. Patterson " " " " E. H. Ward " " " " J. J. Auld State of Louisiana, Parish of Union, John M. Lee Sr. being duly sworn, says that he will well and faithfully discharge and ..... all and singular the duties incumbered on him as Admin istrator of the Succession of Martin B. Lee. Deceased according to law and according to the best of ...................................................... 264 his knowledge and understanding. So help .... Sworn to and subscribed before me on this 15th day of April A.D. 1884. John M. Lee Sr Jas. M. Smith, Clerk District Court. State of Louisiana } Third District Court. Parish of Union } This shall certify to all it may concern, that on first day of April A.D. 1884 an application made to the Honorable Judge of the said District Court in and for Union Parish, La. by John M. Lee Sr. praying that he might be appointed ad- ministrator of the Successsion of Martin B. Lee de- ceased. Now know ye that John M. Lee Sr has .... and he is hereby appointed Administrator the said Succession of Martin B. Lee Decd.... that he has fulfilled all the requisites of .... + given bond. Witness our hand and seal ..... Court this the 15th day of April A.D. 1884. Jas M. Smith, Clerk District Court State of Louisiana} I John H. Patterson Parish of Union } Benjamin Taylor do solemnly swear that ... faithfully and impartially appraise all the prop- erty that may be presented to me situated Union Parish La. belonging to the Succession of Martin B. Lee deceased, at its cash value, to the best of information and judgement, So help me Sworn to, and subscribed } J. H Patterson before me on this the 12th } Benj. Taylor day of April A.D. 1884 } W.W. Heard D...... Clerk D.C. + Notary Pub. State of Louisiana } Be it remembered that on Parish of Union } this the twelfth day of [ Blank ] A.D. One thousand Eight hundred and Eighty Four (1884)- pursuanty to an .... sued out of the Honorable, The Third Judicial Dis- trict Court in and for the aforesaid Parish ............................................................. 265 ed, bearing date and to me William W. Heard Deputy Clerk of the Third District-Court and Notary Public in and for said Parish and State directed, authorizing and commanding ..... said Deputy Clerk and Notary Public + c to take an inventory and cause an appraisement to be made of all the property real and personal, rights, and credits belonging to and com- posing the Succession of Martin B. Lee deceased, which said Succession consists of the separate property of said deceeased and also the community property that existed between him and his surviving wife. Now, therefore, I the, said William W. Heard Deputy Clerk and Notary Public aforesaid in and for the aforesaid Parihs and State, duly qualified and acting being aided and assisted by John H. Patter- son and Benjamin Taylor two good and lawful male citizens residing in said Parish and State, appraisers who after being duly appointed and sworn by me as such appraisers, proceeded after notifying all parties in interest of the time and place of the taking of said Inventory, to take and Inventory and cause an appraise- ment to be made of all the property, rights and credits belonging to separate Estate of Martin B. Lee Deceased and also the community property existing between said De- ceased and his surviving wife at my office in the town of Farmerville La. as follows to wit: 1st: Seperate Real Property, The S.W. 1/4 of Section 2 and S.W. 1/4 of N.W. 1/4 of Section 2 and S.E 1/4 of Section 3 and S 1/2 of N.E. 1/4 of Section 3 (less 10 acres out of S.E. 1/4 of S.W. 1/4 of Section 2) all in Township 21-North of Range one 1, East, containing 430 acres more or less appraised @ $537.50 Seperate Personal Property 4 head of cattle app'd @ $7.00 per head 28.00 1/2 interest in 1 bull yearling 4.00 19 Shoat hogs app'd $1.25 25.75 4 Sows and 10 Pigs " 15.00 1 Set Blacksmith tools " 12.00 1 Mill - Starid " 12.00 1 Gin - Starid " 65.00 1 Double barrel gun " 8.00 1 Homemade Bedstead and cond " 1.50 ----- Lo Amt carried over 169.25 ............................................................ 266 Lo Amt brot over 169.25 1 Side board app'd @ 1.00 2 Trunks (old) " $1.50 each 3.00 1 Bedstead " 5.00 3 Mattresses " $1.50 each 4.50 1 Little Bedstead .75 3 Pillows, B coverterframes,1 sheet + 1 quilt 5.00 6 chairs (old) app'd @ .50cts each 3.00 1 Dining table " .75 1 Safe " 2.50 1 Compass " .50 1 Lot potware " 10.00 1 Pair Steelyards - 2 bells " 1.00 1 Book Life of Christ " .50 1 Lot of Crockery ware " 3.00 1 Stone Pitcher " .25 ----- Total Amt Separate - Per. Property $210.00 Community Real Property. The N.W. 1/4 OF N.W. 1/4 of Section 11 and N.E. 1/4 OF N. E 1/4 of Section 10 all in Township 21 North, of Range one (1) East - containing 80 acres more or less app'd @ $2.50 per acre $160.00 Lo Amt carried over $160.00 Lo Amt Brot over $160.00 Community Personal Property. 1 Buggy and Harness app'd @ 50.00 1 Mares saddle " 6.00 5 Plow stocks + 5 Singletrees " 5.00 1 2 horse wagon + harness " 35.00 570 ft lumber " 3.70 1 Lot & ....ners Tools to wit: Augurs} saw, squares, adg, drawing knives } plains + c, frow chisels, app'd } 5.00 1 Lot old farm implements, hoes, spade 2.00 1 Lot Iron, Plows + sweeps app'd @ 8.00 1 Lot old Irons + Sundries " 1.00 2 pr. stretchers " 1.00 2 log chains " 2.00 3 .............. " .... ............................................................ 267 250 Pine boards 10cts " .25 1 Bushel pear more or less " 1.00 1 Lot Fodder more or less " 3.00 1 Iron tooth harrow " 1.00 270 bushels corn more or less " .75cts 202.50 1 Mule (Mat) " 75.00 1 " (Ida) " 80.00 1 Mare (Shoo-Fly) " 50.00 1 " mule (Beck) " 80.00 ----- Lo Amt carried over $614.95 Lo Amt brot over $614.95 8 Bee hives app'd @ 10.00 1 Grindstone complete " 2.00 1 Wheel barrow " .50 4 lbs wool + box " 1.50 1 Lot empty barrels " .89 4 empty bee gums " .50 2 Lard cans " 1.50 80 lbs Lard more or less " .12 1/2 cts 10.00 1 Wash board + machine " 2.00 1 pr ballances " 2.50 2 pulleys + well buckets + ropes " 2.00 2 Benches " .50 1 Scythe Blade " 2.00 1 Pr Saddle bags " .75 1 Barometer + 2 looking glasses " 1.00 1 Set Shaving implements " 1.50 1 Pr Spring balances " .20 1 Set shoe tools + lasts, hooks,} files, brods + Links + c }" 2.00 1 Benjams Works app'd@ 2.00 1 Contennial History " 7.00 1 War between the States " 1.00 1 Lot books (all others) " .75 1 Expositions of Revalations " 1.00 1 Givers Domestic Medicine " 1.00 1 New Bible " 8.00 ----- Lo Amt carried over $671.02 Lo Amt Brot over $671.02 1 Pr. house Phleouns app'd @ .20 1 Feather bed " 12.50 6 Sheets " 2.00 2 Blankets " 2.00 ............................................................ 268 1 Rocking chair " 1.50 1 Lounge stead + mattress + clothes " 8.00 1 Sewing Machine 15.00 1 Wrought Iron Range + fixtures " 20.00 5 Wood Buckets app'd @ .75 2 Tin Buckets + sifter " .75 1 Lot Crockery ware " .50 1 Set tin plates " .50 3 Sets knives + forks " 3.00 Spoons, Carving knives + forks " .75 3 Tin pans " .37 1 Dish pan " .50 1 Milk can " .25 60 lbs nails more or less " 3.00 15 Gal. Molasses more or less " 7.50 4 Jugs " 1.00 300 lbs clear sides bacon 11 1/2 " 34.50 80 lbs Hams more or less 10.00 " 8.00 200 lbs Shoulders more or less 8 c " 16.00 1 Sack Salt " 1.50 30 chickens " 3.00 1 Gin Baud " 8.00 ----- Lo Amt carried over $826.64 Lo Amt Brot over $826.64 Notes 1 Note on J.R.Shurly for $1170.00 app'd @ 1000.00 1 " " Leon Hicks 33.75 " 25.00 1 " " " " 4.25 2.50 1 " " " " 129.00 100.00 1 " " payable to R.A.McGough 95.00 75.00 1 " " J. Jordan Aulds 335.00 with credits 100.00 1 " " E. H. Ward 96.00 75.00 1 " " J. M. Lee Sr. 100.00 with credits 75.00 1 " " Penny A. Hayes 82.00 35.00 1 " " John Hicks 20.00 10.00 1 " " " " 60.00 30.00 1 " " Asa + S. J. Sawyer 33.75 25.00 1 " " G.W. Hicks payable to John Hicks 20.00 15.00 1 " " J. M. Ward 53.62 37.00 1 " " M. B. Brantley 173.00 125.00 1 " " J. J. Auld Sr. 15.00 8.00 ............................................................ 269 1 " " L.Jeff Graves et al 75.00 with credits 55.00 1 " " John J. Aulds 140.00 100.00 1 " " E. H. + E. W. Auld 16.87 15.00 1 " " John M. Brantley 86.38 75.00 1 " " W. F. McQueen 39.32 30.00 1 " " " " " with credits 13.50 1 " " " " " 302.06 150.00 1 Due Bill on D. Stein + Co 202.58 202.58 ------ Lo Amt carried over $2485.58 Lo Amt Brot. over $2485.58 2/3 of 1 Due bill on D. Stein + co $40.00 app'd 27.00 1 Note on J. M. Lee Sr. 100.00 100.00 1 Acct on " " " 14.08 14.08 Total amt notes due bills + accts $2626.66 Cash on hand $279.35 app'd $279.95 Now therefore, I said Dy Clerk and Notary Public having completed the within and foregoing Inventory make the following Recapitulation 1st Separate Real Property $587.50 2nd " Personal " 210.00 3 d Community Real " 160.00 4th " Personal 826.64 5th " Notes, due bills accts + c 2626.66 6th " Cash on hand 279.95 ------- Total amt of Inventory $4640.75 Four Thousand Six hundred and Forty + 75/100 dollars This done, signed passed and closed at my office in the town of Farmerville La, on the day and date above written in the presence of James M. Smith- Job Sterling two good and lawful witnesses called for the purpose, who sign with-said appraisers + me said Deputy Clerk and Notary Public. Attest: Jas. M. Smith J. H. Patterson Jobe Sterling Benj. Taylor W. W. Heard Dy. Clerk D.C. + C. + Notary Public ............................................................ 270 R. H. Odom Petition and Attorney for absent heirs. order for sale of owe personal property not needed. Filed April 15th A.D. 1884 Succession of Martin B. Lee Dec'd To the Honorable the Judge of the 3rd Judicial District Court in and for Union Parish, La. The petition of John M. Lee Sr. Administra tor of the Succession of M. B. Lee Dec'd with respect shows that he has in hard belonging to said Estate some personal property which ought to be sold in order that it may be used to the best advantage to heirs and creditiors as it will sell for more now than at any time in the future. He avers that there are about forty persons who are interested as heirs to the Estate and many of them are grand children and greatgrand children and that all of the property will have to be sold finally to effect a settlement of the estate and to make a partition with all the heirs but that owing to the fact that the deceased had already made contracts for the cultivation of the farm for the current year and had advanced money and supplies to many hands on the farm who are unable to pay for the same until they make and gather a crop some of the property on the farm will have to be set apart for the making of the crop and cannot therefore be sold until next fall. but some of the said property is not needed for that purposes and will therefore bring more money if sold now that at any future time. There is a furplus of corn that may not be sale able in the fall but it will bring a good price now-there is on horse or mare pony and one mule that are expensive to keep and are not needed also a lot of bacon that is work more now than it will be in the fall and a lot of hogs and cattle that ought to be sold to prevent there scattering and dying and being lost to the estate. He avers that the estate owes a few debts that ought to be paid such doctors bills-hands on the place for unpaid ballances for making the last years crops and a ....... ............................................................ 271 He therefore prays for an order to sell such of the personal prop erty belonging to said estate as ought to be sold now after legal advertisement and that he be authorized to make said sale for all sums up to five dollars for cash and the ballance on a credit until the first day of November next with eight per cent per annum interest on notes given with approved personal security from day of sale and for general relief. W. R. Rutland Atty of Admin. Office of the Clerk of the District Court in and for Union Parish La. Ther premises being considered and the law justifying the same it is ordered that the Ad ministrator of the succession of M.B.Lee Dec'd be and is hereby authorized to proceed to advertise and sell on Saturday the 26th day of April instant the prop erty named in his annexed petition at the late res- idence of the deceased during the legal hours of sale and that all the amounts of purchasers that are five dollars and less be collected in cash on the spot and all amounts above that sum be sold on a credit until 1st day of Nov 1884 with 8% per annum interest from day of sale and the purchasers are required to give good and sufficient solvent security to be approved by the Administra- tor. Thus done and signed at Chambers on this April 15th 1884. Jas. M. Smith Clerk D.C. + C. Verbal ...... property. ...day 1st ... 1884 Succession of Martin B. Lee Decd. Process Verbal of sale of Personal Property Be it remembered that by virtur of an order of sale to me directed dated April 15th 1884 I proceeded to advertise certain movable property belonging to said Succession in the Gazette a newspaer published in Union Parish La. for more than ten days and on the 26th day of April 1884 I proceeded to the late residence of the deceas ed and after ten oclock A.M. I proceeded to read the Advertisement and terms of sale and then be gan to sell the following property at public outcry to the last and highest bidder and the follow ............................................................ 272 ing named persons bought the following property at the prices set opposite their respective names. Separate Property of Decd W. C. Nyegard bought 3berffers for 24.75 1/2 interest in bull 4.00 James Hall Bought 1 white cow 14.00 L. A. Hayes bought 19 Shoat hogs and 4 sows and 10 pigs at 40.00 1 Lot crockery ware 3.00 2 Mattresses 3.00 John M. Lee Jr bought 1 Set Blacksmith Tools 12.00 Compass .50 Carried over 101.75 Amt Brought 101.75 1 Frying Pan .50 John M. Lee Sr. bought 1 Double Barrell Gun for 8.00 2 old trunks 3.00 Mrs. Penny hayes bought 1 Homemade bedstead + cord 1.50 1 Side Board 1.00 1 Safe 2.50 Stone pitcher .25 G. W. Hicks bought 3 Pillows 3 counterframes 1 Sheet + 1 quilt all for 5.00 F. W. Taylor bought 6 old chairs for 3.75 J. J. Aulds bought 1 large Pot for 4.00 Ellen Evans bought 1 Mattress for 1.50 cts 1 little bedstead for .75: 2.25 W. C. Nyegard also bought (................cannot read last sentence...........) .................................................... 273 Community Property J. J. Aulds bought 1 Buggy + harness for 52.00 6 Sheets 2.00 2 Blankets 2.50 1 Rocking Chair .... 15 Gal Molasses .... G. W. Hicks bought 1 Mans Saddle 6.00 1 Mule Ida 137.25 20 lbs Lard 12-1/2 cts 2.50 62 lbs Bacon 14-1/2 cts 8.83 ______ 156.58 ______ 161.58 Benjamin Taylor bought 370 feet lumber 3.70 1 Set Shoe tools + c 3.75 R. C. Webb bought 1 Avery Plow for 1.50 1/2 interest in peas 1.50 1 Lot Fodder 3.75 1 Iron tooth Farrow 1.00 J. M. Lee Jr. bought 2 axes + handles for 1.25 1 Grindstone complete 3.50 W. H. Hearn bought 50 bushels corn for 80 cts 40.00 279.93 E. H. Ward bought 10 bushels corn for 85 cts 8.50 1 Mare Shoo-Fly 111.50 J. M. Lee Sr bought 50 bushels corn at 75 cts 37.50 15 bushels corn at 85 cts 13.05 20 lbs lard 13 cts 2.60 1 Set shaving implements 1.50 1 New Bible 8.00 1 Pr horse Phlegums .25 60 lbs nails more or less 3.00 H. M. Lee bought 1 old wheelbarrow for .50 Jordan Auld bought 4 lbs wool roll + box 2.00 ............................................................ 274 E. J. Lee bought 4 Empty bee gums .... 2 Lard cans .... 1 Pr Spring ballances .... 1 Centennial History .... 1 War between the States 1... 10 lbs Lard 13 cts 1... 4 bee hives 6... W. A. Hayes bought 1 Scythe Blade 2... 1 Grimmes Domestic Medicine 1... _____ Amt brought over 212.. James Hall bought 1 Barometer 2 looking glasses for 1... Mrs. Penny Hayes bought 1 Feather bed for 12.. W. C. Nyegarde bought 4 Bee hives at $1.50 6.00 1 Lounge Stead + clothes + mattress 8... 2 Tin buckets + Sifter .... 1 Lot crockery ware .... 1 Lot Spoons Carving knife + fork .... 3 Tin pans .... 1 Dish pans .... Mrs Ann Lee bought 1 Sewing Machine for .... 5 Wood Buckets .... 2 sets knives + forks .... 30 chickens .... M. W. Taylor bought 1 Set knives + forks for .... Osborn Finley bought 1 Sack Salt $1.50 1 Set Tin plates 50 for .... W. P. Chandler bought 70 lbs Shoulder at 8-3/4 .... Amt brought over .... W. R. Rutland bought 5 2 lbs hams at 10 cts .... 6 2 lbs bacon 4-1/2 cts .... Asa Sawyer bought (................cannot read last sentence...........) ............................................................ 275 J. M. Lee Sr. Mrs Penny Hayes Memoranda Bacon sold 62.62. 80 for 8.83. 9.13 + 12.00 = 29.96 Lard 10, 20, 20 = 50, sold for $6.40 Bacon aprd at 34.50 - 29.96 loss 4.54 Lard aprd at 10--6.40 = 3.60 gain on corn 4.50 gain on other property-128.48 = 132.95 The parties all complied with their bids and I return this proces verbal to show my doings under the order This April 29th 1884. John M. Lee Sr. Admr. Return and order of sale dated November ...A.D. 1884 To the Honorable the Judge of the 3d Judicial Dist Court Union Parish La. The petition of John M. Lee Adminr of the estate of Martin B. Lee Decd with respect shows that thre is some personal and real property belonging to the above named Succession that ought to be sold in order tosettle the debts due by the estate and to the better enable petitioner to settle and finally wind up the affairs of said Succession. He represents that the Estate is indebted to W. R. Rutland, Jas. M. Smith and D. Stein + Co. and some hands that have worded on the farm this past year and he desires to sell all of the property to settle these debts and wind up the Suc cession. He recommends the best interest of the estate requires the sale of the mules and the land on farm be sold for one half cash and the balance on a credit of one year bearing eight per cent per annum interest from day of sale and that all the ballance of the personal property be sold for cash. He therefore prays for an order to sell after legal advertisement at the late residence of the deceased all the property both real and personal belonging to the succession of M. B. Lee decd for one half cash and the ballance of the price for all the land and mules on a credit of one year from day of sale with 8% inst from date and approved personal security for the creits portion of the price of mules and a special mortgage and vendors privilege on the land sold and for all general authority + relief. W. R. Rutland Atty of Petitioner. ............................................................ 276 The premises considered and then law justifying the same at is ordered and decreed that the Ad ministrator proceed to advertise and sell accord ing to law all the remaining pro;erty of the Succession of M.B. Lee deceased and that the sale take place on the 6th day of December, .... at the late residence of the deceased the per sonal property for cash except the mules and that the mules and the land be sold for not less than their appraised value and ... one half cash and the ballance on a credit of one year with 8% per an interest from day of sale with approved security on note for the mules and a vendors privilege and special mortgage retained on the land to secure the payment of the price thereof. This done and signed on this Oct 30 yjr 1884 in Chambers John Young Judge 3 District La. Process Verbal of sale of per sonal prop erty Dec 6/84 Filed April 16/85 Be it rememberred that pursuant to an order .... we directed dated Oct 30th 1884 from the Judge of the 3rd Judicial Dist Court Union Parish La. I proceeded to advertise all of the ballance of the personal property belonging to the Succes sion of M.B.Lee Decd That had not been pre viously sold but offered for sale and not b... ing its appraised value in the Gazette a weekly ...... paper published in Farmerville Union Parish for more than thirty days and on the sixt... day of Dec 1884 I repraised to the late residence ... the decd the time and place designated in same order and advertisement for the sale to take place and proceeded to offer, within the leagal hours for sales, all of the said personal property for sale at public auction on the terms named in the advertisement + order, and after crying the same a sufficient length of time I sold and ad.... dicated unto the following named persons the property set below their respective names they (........cannot read last sentence...............) ............................................................ 277 1 Bed Stead .... 1 Lot Tools 2.50 1 " Tools .65 1 Pr ballances 2.10 $8.25 L. W. Hicks purchased 1 Bedstead 5.70 1 Book .50 1 Pr Stretchers 30= 5.90 E. R. Albritton purchased 1 Book 1.00 1 Corn Mill 12.00 12.00 Mrs Eliza Hicks bought 1 Book 1.30 1 Stuffer + saugage grinder 2.00 1 Stove + fixtures 20.00 23.00 J. M. Lee Sr. bought 1 Book .80 Mrs. Auld bought 1 Tray and pr candle moulds .40 ____ Amt brought down $57.35 Amt brought down $57.35 Osburn Finley bought 1 Lot Plow stocks 5.00 1 Lot Tools 1.10 1 Cross cut saw 1.25 1 Lot plow gear 1.50 1 Lot Plows 3.10= 11.95 Willie Nigard bought 1 Log chain .75 1 mule Mat 80.00= 80.75 J. M. Underwood bought 1 Mule Mollie $105.00 105.00 M. W. Taylor also bought 143 bushels cotton seed at 11-1/2 cts 16.44 154-1/2 " corn at 75 cts $115.87 132.31 J. M. Lee Sr. bought 1225 lbs Fodder at $1.00 12.25 12.25 Leon Hicks bought 1 Two horse wagon at 35.00 $35.00 Total sales personal property Now all the above named parties having complied with the terms of this respective bids by paying the price of the things adjudisated to them ............................................................ 278 I John M. Lee Sr. Admr of the said estate do hereby sell + deliver to them the article named above John M. Lee Sr. Administrator Petition + order for appointment of Atty for ab- sent heirs Filed August 23rd A.D. 1886 To the Honorable the Judge of the 3d Judicial Distric Court Union Parish La. The petetion of J.M. Lee Sr Admr of the estate of M. B. Lee Dec'd with respect shows that at the time said succession was aprised there were absent heirs who are still so + that R.... Odom was appointed as their atty and since ... he has moved from the Parish and that .... fore another Atty should be appointed to repre sent them in his stead and he therefore sug gest that the Court appoint John E. Everett as such Atty and he therefore prays that such appointment be made + for general relief. W. R. Ruthland Atty. The premises considered it is ordered that John E. Everett Esqr be and he is hereby appointed Atty to represent the absent heirs of M.B. Lee Decd This August 23rd A.D. 1886. Jas. M. Smith Clerk D.C. + C. The appointment prayed for in the within peti tion and made in said order herein is hereby accepted This August 23rd A.D. 1886 John E. Everett Provisional account + Tab leau of debts in Estate of M. B. Lee, Decd Filed February 3rd 1890 To the Honorable Judge of the Third Distric Court holding sessions in and for Union Parish, Louisi ana: The petition of John M. Lee Sr. a resident of Union Parish, Louisiana with respects would rep resent unto your court that he is the legally appoint ed, qualified and acting administrator of the Es tate of Martin B. Lee, deceased. That he files herewith a full and complete provisional account and Tableaux ( ............cannot read last sentence.............) ............................................................ 279 by said Estate that they are first due and should be paid. That the statement of the total assets is correct and contains a full statement of all the assets of said Estate; He avers that it is his desire to have this account and tableaux advertised according to law and that he desires to have the same homologated by your Honorable Court and that he further desires an order from your Honorable Court to pay the debts of said Estate as set forth in the aboe and foregoing account and tableaux. Wherefore petitioner prays that an order issue from your Hon orable court commanding the advertisement of the above account and tableaux and upon no opposition being made thereto that the same be homologated in all its parts and be made the Judgement of your Honorable Court and that an order issue from your Honorable Court commanding and authorising your petitioner to pay the debts of said Estate as set forth in the above + foregoing account and tableaux. He prays for all other necessary orders for costs + general relief. Dawkins + Dawkins Attys for Administrator Premises considered and the law justifying the same it is ordered that the above + foregoing petition account and tableaux of debts be advertised according to law + that public notice of the same be given as the law directs. Done+ signed this the 3rd day of Feb 1890 Allen Barksdale Judge 3d Dist. of La. Succession of Martin B. Lee Decd Provisional account and Tableaux of Debts of the Ad ministrator John M. Lee Sr. 1st The Administraton charges himself with the whole Inventory $4640.75 2 Amt received from Leon Hicks out for 1884 40.23 2 Net amt of Evans crop of 1884 102.06 3 " " " Finlays " " " 113.45 4 " " collected of Evans on account 95.09 5 " " " " Finlay " " 94.42 6 Excess of sale of home place over inventory 42.50 7 " " " " personal property " " 132.95 8 Amount collected on notes 119.37 ............................................................ 280 Total charges $5380.55 Credits claimed Deductions from Inventory 1 Loss on J. R. Shurly's note 381... 2 Net " " McQueen two notes 119... 3 300 lbs fodder used on place 3... 4 180 bushels corn " " " 112... ______ Total Deductions $616... Credits claimed Expenses and claims 1st 2-1/2% commission due Admr 116... 2 Clerks cost Estimated 25... 3 J. R. Simmons Burial case 13... 4 Dr R.C. Burch, Medical bill 18... 5 " W. W. Barnes " " 30... 6 D. Stein + Co shroud bill 61... 7 W. R. Rutland, Attys fee martnairy 200... 8 Taxes for year 1884 46... ______ $1127.2. $5380.55 $1127.2. 9 Taxes for 1885 40.00 10 H. Brown Drug bill 3.75 11 Marble monument 76.00 12 Hauling and labor in putting up same 2.75 13 O. C. Dawkins, advertising applications 3.50 14 J. G. Trimble " sale 12.00 15 " " " " " 3.00 16 J. M. Gully for labor 24.00 17 Austin Findly account 5.00 18 J. M. Lee two days hauling with team 10.00 19 W. H. Hearn lumber account 5.76 20 D. Stein account for bagging + ties for 1884 9.11 21 " " " a f of J. Tully 12.38 23 Wadly Evans interest in a bale of cotton 8.62 24 W. R. Rutland fee in suit of Shultz 65.00 25 Barksdale + Vanhook fee vs. McQueen 17.50 26 Sheriffs cost suit vs Shultz 31.45 27 " " " " McQueen 21.60 28 Amt paid widow Ann Lee 568.75 29 Advertising provisional + final accounts 6.00 30 Fee for Attorney of absent heirs 20.00 31 (............cannot read last sentence.................) ............................................................ 281 Bal due the heirs by Administrator $3264.45 Recapitulation Total amounts of assets $5380.55 " " " claims 2116.40 ________ Bal in hands of Administrator $3264.45 ...davit of ..dmr. ... in evidence ....26th ...1890 + marked Union Parish, } Clerks office of Third District State of Louisiana} Personally came and appeared before me th undersigned legal authority. John M. Lee Sr. who after being by me duly sworn deposes and says that he is the Administrator of the Estate of Martin B. Lee, Decd, That the provisional account and tableaux of debts filed in the Clerks office in Union Parish, La. on February 3rd 1890 is true and correct in all its parts. That said account and tableaux shows the full amount of the as sets of the Estate and also the charges against said Estate. That said debts are all the just debts of said Estate and he has approved them as such. The amount paid Mrs. Ann Lee $568.75 was in the way of a payment of her dowry of $1000 she only exacting the above sum. All the charges on the account are true + correct. Sworn to and subscribed before me } on this the 24th day of April 1890} John M. Lee. Sr. Jas M. Smith Clerk of 3rd D.C. of La. Evidence on homologation provisional acct + tableaux ...... ...April ... A.D.1890 Estate of M. B. Lee Dec'd Evidence adduced in open court on the appli cation to homologate Provisional account and Tableaux of debts - This April 26 1890 Jas M. Smith sworn for Admr says: I am Clerk of the Court of this Parish - a notice of the filing of the Provisional account + Tableaux Debts of Admr has been advertised more then ten days by publication in the "Gazette" a week ly newspaper published in the town of Farmerville La. according to the best of my knowledge + belief + no opposition has been made thereto and filed in my office - Affidavit of Administrator J.M. Lee Sr. filed in evidence therein + marked "A." - I hereby certify the above and foregoing contains all the testimony + evidence adduced in open court on the homologtation of the Provisional account ............................................................ 282 and Tableaux of debts of Admr in above named + num bered Estate and that same contains a true + ..... note + mention of all documentary evidence off.... + filed in evidence herein. Given under my hand and seal of office on this April 26th 1890. Jas. M. Smith Clerk D.C. + C. Judgement Homologating Provisional Account + Tableaux Filed April 26th A.D. 1890 No.36- Estate of Martin B. Lee Dec'd In the above numbered and ens... Estate on trial of the motion to homologate provi sional and account and tableaux of Debts of Estate of M.B.Lee, decd. filed by the Administrator Jno M. Lee Sr. for the homologation of the same appearing that no opposition had been made ... and by reason of the law and evidence being in .... vor of the homologation of said Provisional ac.... it is ordered adjudged and decreed that provisional account and tableaux of debts by Jno. M. Lee Sr. Admr of Est of M.B. Lee ... be homologated in all its parts and be made the judgement of this court and that the said ad ministrator Jno M. Lee Sr be ordered to pay the .. of said Estate in the manner in which they .... listed on said provisional account and tableaux Thus done read and signed in open court This the 26th day of April 1890 Allen Barksdale Judge of 3rd D.C. of La. A true and correct record This January 31, 1895. Jas M. Smith Clerk D C + C #####################################################################