First Administrative Account of Tobias Butler, 1816: Frederick Co., Maryland

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MdHR Frederick Co. Adm.Accts L.HS#2, f.171-174 loc.1-50-9-36
Acct of Tobias Butler  dated 25 Nov 1816

The first account of James F. Huston administrator of Tobias Butler late of 
Frederick County deceased.

This Accountant charges himself with
the Inventory of said deceased's personal
Estate ammounting to                             $ 230.50

Also with Inventory of money left by
said deceased                                $1534.62 1/2

Also with current money received
of Joseph M. Cromwell Sheriff for fees
due said deceased collected by him
after deducting insolvencies this
____?_____               $ 390.92             2164.04 1/2
			

And this accountant prays an
allowance for the following
payments & disbursements to wit:

For current money paid Jacob Gibbons
for crying the sale of said dec'ds
personal property, as per receipt appd.              3.00

For ditto paid Isaac Aisong? for Lane &
Rutherford for articles furnished
for funeral, as p acct & rec't appr             10.12 1/2

For ditto paid George A. Littlejohn for 
George Littlejohn for services
rendered at the funeral of said deceased
as p Acct and rec't appears                          7.00

For ditto paid Leond G. Littlejohn for making 
said deceased's Coffin as per acct appears          15.00

For ditto paid __?__ Thomas for Henry Thomas
for articles furnished for said deceased's funeral
as per acct appears                                  7.25

For ditto paid James Robertson for sundries 
furnished for ditto as acct & rec't appears          4.50

For ditto paid George Baltzell Collector
for County & Road Tax from 1808 to 1815
both inclusive as p acct & rec't appears            19.56

For ditto paid Jo: Swaringen Collector for
the Direc't Tax of 1815 as receipt appears           2.88

For ditto paid John Carr for diging the grave
of said deceased as p receipt appears                3.00

For current money paid Margaret Crabell? for 
makeing shroud as p rec't appears                    1.00

For ditto paid Stephen Kline for tolling the bell
at said deceased's funeral, as p receipt appears     1.00

For ditto paid George Boxer for articles
furnished for said deceased's funeral
as p acct of receipt appears                         7.50

For ditto paid Henry Steiner Regis for 
granting Letters of Adm as acct of rec't appears     3.40

For ditto paid ditto for filing list of
sales as p acct of rec't appears                     0.04

For ditto paid ditto for recording Invy & c as
p acct: of rec't appears                             0.74

For ditto paid ditto for escemplicfication of
Letters of Adm as p acct rec't appears              0.00?

For ditto paid Valentine Doup? as p acct
proved & receipt appears                             1.50

For ditto paid George Gebhart as p acct              6.31

For ditto paid Worman & Chouse?                     17.00

For ditto paid Benjamin Harwood Treasurer...      1500.00

For ditto paid Gideon Bantz Escor? of William
Smith deceased as p note receipt appears           311.00

For ditto paid ditto Escor? of ditto on 
account of a claim which said William Smith
deceased had against Elizabeth Butler deceased,
who was the wife of said Tobias Butler 
as p receipt appears                           266.66 2/3

For ditto paid f. Coyle? for Gales of ____...        4.50

For ditto paid for Whiskey for the sale of siad
deceased's personal property                         0.75

For current money paid into the Frederick Town 
Branch Bank on a Note of said deceased's in 
said Bank in part of principal & for discounts     127.70

For ditto allowed this accountant
for a decrease on the sale of the personal
property of said deceased                        3.30 1/4

For ditto paid Register for recording Inventory
of Mony                                              0.19

For ditto paid ditto for stating records __ p
this account                                     2.61 3/4

10% Commission allowed this accountant on
&238.50 the amount of Inventory                    $23.85

Extra allowance made ditto by the Orphans
Court for the settlement of said deceased's
Estate & for making out the fees due said
deceased, which are charged in this account
$46.76                  70.61                 2164.04 1/2

   Frederick Cournty, to wit:
	On the 25th day of November, 1816, then came James H. Huston administrator 
of Tobias Butler late of Frederick County deceased, and made oath on the Holy 
Evangelist of Almighty God that the aforegoing account is just and true as it 
stands stated to the best of his knowledge and that he hath paid, or secured to 
be paid, the several sums for which he hath parayed an allowance whereupon, 
after due examination is passed by the Orphans Court.
	Test. Henry Steiner Regr.