Washington County MO Archives Court.....Blackwell, Lorenzo 1851 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mo/mofiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sharon Hobart slhobart@sbcglobal.net January 11, 2006, 10:08 pm Source: Probate Court Record File #269 Washington Co., Mo Written: 1851 Recorded: 1851 Item #1 – Receipt 4/28/1851 1 Item #2 – Receipt 5/31/1851 1 Item #3 – Note Due 2 Item #4 – Bill from Clancy & Casey 2 Item #5 – Note 2 Item #6 – Receipt 3 Item #7 – Bill 3 Item #8 – No Will Statement 4 Item #9 – Bond 4 Item #10 – Bill from Store 5 Item #11 – Inventory Appraisement 5 Item #12 – Inventory Sale 7 Item #13 – Administration Accounting 8 Item #14 – Status of Estate 9 Item #15 – Status 9 Item #16 – Sale of Land 10 Item #1 – Receipt 4/28/1851 Recd of Mr. Jerry Blackwell for his son Lorenzo Blackwell Eight Dollars in full & all demands Old Mines MO E. S. Clardy April 28th 1851 [Note from Sharon: Jerry is Jeremiah] Item #2 – Receipt 5/31/1851 Recd of Harvey Blackwell adm Lorenzo Blackwell decd by Jeremiah Blackwell eight dollars for letters of administration on said estate. May 31st 1851 Sam Harrison clerk [Note from Sharon: Harvey Blackwell is Lorenzo’s brother.] Item #3 – Note Due 1/9/1851 $22.68 One day after date I promise to pay Clancy & Casey as order? twenty two dollars and sitty eight centes for value received. Jan 9th 1851 L. Blackwell Item #4 – Bill from Clancy & Casey Principal 22.68 Less amt. of due bill to Blackwell given about same day of note and lost or mislaid 11.00 11.68 Interest to 6 Aug ’51 .40 Allowed Aug 6 1851 5 cents 12.08 Sam Harrison, clk No 4 L. Blackwell we assign the within to Jerry Blackwell Oct 2 1851 Clancy & Casey Item #5 – Note Hillsboro, Jefferson County Nov 1848 One day after date I promise to pay to Dr. Wm West thirty dollars and fifty cents without defalcation or discounts for value received. Lorenzo Blackwell State of Missouri County of Jefferson On this 24th day of Nov 1851 before me the clerk of the county court for said county came William West who being by me duly sworn upon his oath says that he has given all just credits and offsetts to which the annexed note signed by Lorenzo Blackwell is entitled and that the balance claimed is justly due and after allowing all credits to which the Est. of L Blackwell is entitled. Wm West Sworn to and subscribed before me the date aforesaid in testimony wherefore hereto set my hand and affix the seal of said court at Hillsboro. Tho C. Fletcher Clerk Item #6 – Receipt Received Jany 13 1851. Twenty dollars on the within in part. ------------------------------- Wm West agt Lorenzo Blackwell per County Court No. 6 --------------------- Allowed 5 cents Decr 8 1851 $11.12 Sam Harrison, clk Int 3 mos .23 15.35 Recd of Harvey Blackwell amt of above allowance & interest being $15.35 March 11th 1852 Tho C. Johnson, att for Wm West Item #7 – Bill Mr. Lorenzo Blackwell To Samuel C. White DR 1850 Decem 26 For 1 plug Tobacco .40 1851 Jany 13 “ Amount paid (Thomas I. White) 11.12 “ 23 “ Small plug Tobacco .10 “ 27 “ Pare Kife Brogaus? 1.35 Bucket Tar .18 1.50 March 15 “ Pocket Book 2.11 Plug Tobacco 30 .50 “ 15 “ 5 yds Osnaburgs? 16% .84 1.34 “ 31 “ Ironing Tar Bucket .50 April 1 “ 2 Plugs Tobacco 30/ .60 “ 10 “ 7 ½ yds Jackney? 3.45 Paper Tacks .80 “ “ “ Ύ yds Irvis Muslin .28 Pair socks .25 .53 “ “ “ 6 yds blk Alpaco 2.25 Pair Gloves .25 2.50 “ “ “ 4 yds bleached domestic 12 ½ .50 7.33 1850 Contra Decem 25 By Balance on Settlement 2.10 1851 Feby 3 “ Hauling 1/2 of Flour 1.67 March 21 “ “ 1/3 of Corn 2.75 “ “ “ “ 1 barrel Molasses 1.00 “ “ “ “ 360 Iron $3 1.08 April 1 “ “ 1/3 of dried apples .60 9.20 Balance Due 14.29 Old Mines August 4th 1851 Sam C. White Item #8 – No Will Statement State of Missouri Washington County Harvey Blackwell being duly sworn deposes and says that Lorenzo Blackwell dec’d died without making a will as far as he now knows and that he left neither widow nor children but left a father Jeremiah Blackwell in Washington County, MO and the following brothers & sisters – William Blackwell, Harvey Blackwell, Robert Blackwell, Loretta Blackwell, Lavina Blackwell, Elizabeth Blackwell, Margaret Blackwell, Ellen Blackwell and heirs of Nancy Blackwell who intermarried with Jno M. Strickland now deceased all in Washington County Missouri – and that he will make a perfect inventory of and faithfully administer all the estate of said deceased and pay the debts as far as the assets will extend and the law direct and account for and pay all assets which shall come to his possession or knowledge. Sworn to before me this 31st day of May 1851 Sam Harrison clk Harvey Blackwell Item #9 – Bond Know all men by these presents that I Harvey Blackwell as principal and David E. Perryman and Jeremiah Blackwell as securities are held and firmly bound unto the state of Missouri in the just and full sum of two hundred dollars for the payment whereof well and true to be made. We bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, and administrators jointly and severally firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals and dated Potosi May 31st 1851. The condition of the above bond is that if Harvey Blackwell Administrator of the estate of Lorenzo Blackwell deceased shall faithfully administer said estate account for pay and deliver all money and property of said estate and perform all other things touching said administrator required by law or the order or decree of any court having jurisdiction then the above bond to be void else to remain in full force. Harvey Blackwell Jeremiah Blackwell D. E. Perryman [all original signatures] Item #10 – Bill from Store Pickdiggins December 1847 The Estate of Lorenzo Blackwell To Theophilus Boyer Dr 1850 Balance on account .83 Balance of J A Bonds? .40 1 quart whisky .15 1 lbs Tobacco .35 1 bottle liniment .20 1 twist Tobacco .10 1851 Cost on socket? .40 2.43 Contra by 1 twist of tobacco four whte? .30 August Tu 5 1851 Balance 2.13 Theophilus Boyer Item #11 – Inventory Appraisement H. Blackwell Ad L. Blackwell Dec Inventory & appraisement & Sale list This Jun 30th 1851 Sam Harrision Clk State of Missouri County Of Washington Before the undersigned Justice of the Peace within and for the County personally appear Briggs Murril, George Garett, Elijah Wordon and made oath that they are not interested nor of kin to any person interested in the estate of Lorenzo Blackwell, late of Washington, as heirs or devise and that they will to the best of their ability view and appraise the slaves and other personal property estate as them produce Briggs Murrill George Garrett Elijah Wordon Sworn to and subscribed before me this 21st day of June 1851 Theophilus Boyer Justice of the Peace A full and perfect inventory of the goods and chattels and personal estate of Lorenzo Blackwell, decease, late of the County of Washington, as presented the undersigned appraisers appointed by the Court of said county by Harvey Blackwell Administrator of said estate this 21 day of June 1851. Appraised one mare 35.00 one work oxe 10.00 one rifle gun 12.00 one saddle 7.00 1 bridle .60 one Shovel .40 one ax .75 Total Amount 65.75 Given under our hands an seals the day and year aforesaid Briggs Murrel George Garett Elijah Wordon Appraisers In pursuance of an Appointment from the clerk of the county court to accompany Harvey Blackwell the Administrator of Loranza Blackwell Deceasd in viewing all papers we find a Deed of Land laying in the county of Jefferson and state of Missouri containing fifty nine acres of Lot No. 2 in the north east quarter of section 6 in township 38 north of Range 4 East. Harvey Blackwell A. ? Sign and seal the 21 day Theophilus Boyer of June 1851. Briggs Murrill June the 21st 1850 Item #12 – Inventory Sale 6/30/1851 State of Missouri Washington County Harvey Blackwell adm of Lorenzo Blackwell decd being duly sworn deposes and says that the foregoing contains a full inventory and description of all the money, goods, chattels, and estate real & personal, books, papers, and evidence of debt and of tithes of the decd and of all debts due & becoming due as far as he can ascertain then and that he was not indebted or bound in any contracts to the decd at the time of his death except as stated in this inventory Harvey Blackwell Sworn to before me this 30th day of June 1851 Sam Harrison Clk ------------------------- List of Sales of the goods and chattels belonging to the estate of Lorenzo Blackwell late of the County of Washington dcecd) sold at public ?? by the undersigned administrator of said estate on the 21st day of June 1851 Loretta Blackwell one mare 10.00 William Blackwell one work oxe 5.00 Jeremiah Blackwell one rifle gun 5.00 David Butler one saddle 6.25 Loretta Blackwell 1 bridle .25 Robert Blackwell one shovel .50 Jeremiah Blackwell one axe .50 27.50 I Briggs Murril Clerk of the State of Missouri do on my oath declare that the foregoing list contains a true account of the Sales made by Harvey Blackwell Administrator of the Estate of Lorenzo Blackwell at the times specified Sworn to and subscribed before me this 21 day of June 1851 Theophilus Boyer Justice of the Peace Briggs Murrill Clerk Total amount of sales being $38.25 less than the appraisement. Harvey Blackwell Adm Item #13 – Administration Accounting 6/18/1852 To the Honorable County Court of Washington County The petition of Harvey Blackwell would respectfully represent to your Honorable Body that he is the Legal administrator of Lorenzno Blackwell deceased that by an account of his administration of said estate him with file & prayed to be lateen? as just of this petition it will be seen that there is not sufficient personal effects of said deceased in the hands nor to come to him as of the adm to pay the debts of the deceased, therefore he prays you Hon Body for an order to sell the following real estate belonging to said deceased. To wit: 59 acres of land situate in Jefferson County be Lot No 2 of North east quarter of sec 6 Township 38 North Range H East. Harvey Blackwell Adm The following is an account of his administration. To amt of sale 27.50 Allowances & demands against said real estate letters of adm 1.00 Theophilus Boyer allowance 1.13 Dr. E. S. Calardy Bile in last illness 8.00 Clancy & Casey allowance 12.08 Whites allowance 14.29 Dr. West allowance 15.35 William Christopher 16.00 E. A. Edmonds 19.48 Clerks fees & cost amt not known said administrator has heard of as this demands against intestate which has not yet been proven up in court, Your petition would for the state that then is no assets in his hands nor debts due as to be come due to said deceased nor other personal estate belong to said deceased of which he has any knowledge. Harvey Blackwell being duly sworn neither asks and says that the foregoing petition and matter as therein stated he believes to be true. Harvey Blackwell Sworn to before me this 18th day of June 1852 Sam Harrision Clk [note from Sharon: Dr. E. S. Clardy is the name per Betty Warner – even though they spelled it Calardy.] Item #14 – Status of Estate Harvey Blackwell In acpt with estate of Lorenzo Blackwell To amount of sale $27.50 Contra No. 1 Samual Harrision for letters 1.00 No. 2 Theophilous Boyer allowance 2.13 No. 3 Dr. E. S. Clardy Bill 8.00 No. 4 Clancy & Casey allowance 12.05 No. 5 Whites allowance 11.29 No. 6 Dr. Wm West 15.35 52.85 overpaid my adm this sum 25.35 Harvey Blackwell adm of Lorenzo Blackwell [administrators notice in paper attached] Item #15 – Status 12/16/1852 Harvey Blackwell Adm Lorenzo Blackwell Decd Report of sale of real estate approved Filed Dec 16th 1852 Sam Harrison Clk [newspaper notice included of administrator’s sale] Notice By virtue of an order from the County Court of Washington County made at the September Term of said Court 1852, I will expose to sale on the second day of the November term of the Circuit Court of Jefferson County to begin and held at Hillsboro in said County on the 4 Monday in November 1852 at the Court House door in said County and while said court is in session all the rights, title, interest, and claim of Lorenzo Blackwell decease in and to the following real estate situation in said County of Jefferson to the highest bidder for cash in had to wit: The Lot No. 2 of Northeast quarter of section Six Township 38 North Range 4 East sold for the payment of debts of said deceased. Item #16 – Sale of Land 11/22/1851 This day personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace ? ? ? for Valle Township Jefferson County David Willson and George Perkins being appointed appraisers of the Estate of Lorenzo Blackwell decd and after they being duly sworn state that they are no wise interested in said estate nor of kin to any person interested in the estate aforesaid as heirs or devises. David Willson George F. Perkins Godfrey Reands Sworn to and subscribed before me this 22nd day of November 1851. W. C. John We the appraisers of the estate of Lorenzo Blackwell, decd, after being duly sworn for that purpose did view and appraise the estate of Lorenzo Blackwell as follows; The East half of Lot number two in the north east quarter of section six in Township thirty eight North of Range four East containing fifth nine acres to seventy five dollars ($75.00). David Wilson George F. Perkins Sworn to before me this 22nd day of November 1852. W. C. John Justice of the Peace Harvey Blackwell Adm Lorenzo Blackwell Decd Report of sale of real estate Approved Filed Dec 16th 1852 Sam Harrison Clk Collected by Sharon Hobart July 2005 Potosi, MO Public Library Lorenzo Blackwell Probate Record – File #269 - Washington Co., MO Transcribed by Sharon Hobart: 8/2/05 Updated: 1/10/06 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mo/washington/court/blackwel9gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mofiles/ File size: 15.4 Kb