Administrator's Account: Estate of Benjamin Wright, 1811 Source: Nelson County Will Book A, Page 144 Contributor: Sylvia Ray (SylviaCamdenRay@aol.com) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Estate of Benjamin Wright, deceased To John Camden DR 1804 In Pounds July 16 To cash paid James Gregory, an Executor the Estate of Benjamin Wright 0.9.74 July 31 To cash paid Brown, Murphy & Co. as per Higginbotham's certificate 20.10.11 1805 July 10th To Cash paid Hudson M. Garland in full of Henderson McCaul & Co Execution 7.2.9 Oct 27th To Cash paid Marbell Camden as per account and John Camden's voucher 1.18.6 1806 Dec 15th To Cash my order to Daniel Higginbotham & Co. on Murphy, Brown & Co. 5.11.0 1807 Dec 1st To Cash paid Stephen Bowles for William Wright's coffin 0.18.6 1809 Oct 1st To Cash paid John Camden, Atty. For services rendered the Estate per contract 30.0.0 Nov 11th To Cash paid William Hill, Jr. for his services per account rendered 0.18.0 1810 March 26th To Cash paid Daniel Higginbotham & Co. by Murphy, Brown & Co. for Estate of Benjamin Wright at my request for vouchers 9.1.1 June 2nd To Cash paid Doctor James M. Brown's Account with interest 1.10.0 July 18th To Cash paid Susanna Massie, Widow, a Legatee per receipt 20.7.0 To Cash paid Moses Wright, a Legatee per receipt 19.0.9 Aug 3rd To Cash paid Benjamin Camden, a Legatee per receipt 13.19.0 Oct 1st To Cash paid Moses Wright, a Legatee per receipt 11.12.0 1811 Jan 12th To Cash paid Matilda Cash, Widow, a Legatee per receipt 26.18.7 May 28th To Cash paid Wm. H. Shelton for taxes due for the Estate of 1.3.11 of Benjamin Wright per receipt To Cash paid John Bright for whiskey furnished (omitted) 0.11.11 4 Gallons of whiskey furnished the estate by son at Ct 1.11.1 To Cash paid Shipping, finding Cash, prizing provisions and hauling 1 Hhd Tobacco and the notes after deducting of the expenses paid by the overseer (omitted) 2.6.8 To Cash paid Clerk tickets at sundry times to amount of 12.77 3.16.4 To Cash paid Benjamin Camden, a Legatee his order in favor of 3.10.4 Daniel Higginbotham & Co. 15 July 1811 (omitted) To Cash paid Benjamin Camden, a Legatee per receipt 9.0.0 --------- 187.12.10 CR 1807 Nov 14th By Stephen Bowles for sundry articles furnished at the sale of Benjamin 0.18.6 Wright's Estate per Inventory 1808 Dec 21st By 869 Lb. Crop tobacco sold in Richmond to Bryson & Parkhill & Co., 11.14.4½ carriage deducted reduces the net amt to 11.14.2½ By Thomas Massie for articles purchased at sale 0.16.0 1810 May 24th By Cash of Jesse Wright, for which his land has credit 9.19.3½ By Cash of William Davis for articles purchased at sale 0.6.2 By Cash of Edmund Massie for Amount of Note 11.7.9 By Cash of Benjamin Wright for Amount of Note 2.1.0 By Cash of Jo. Cash Estate for Amount of Note 7.7.6 By Cash of James Campbell, son of Wm., for Amount of Note 5.11.6 By Cash of Johnson Phillips for Amount of Note 0.15.0 By Cash of William Massie for Amount of Note 1.13.0 By Cash of Wiatt Camden for which his land has credit 20.18.6 By Cash of Moses Wright, Jr. for Amount of Note 3.19.3 By Cash of James Woods for Amount of Note 15.17.0 By Cash of Hudson Dawson for Amount of Note 7.11.1 By Cash of Susanna Massie for Amount of Note 1.4.9 By Cash of John Jacobs for sundries purchased 0.11.0 By Cash of Stephen Cash for Amount of Note 2.2.6 By Cash of William Campbell (son of Henry) for which his house has credit 27.11.0 By Cash of Nancy Cash for Amount of Note 12.7.1 By Cash of Hiram Allen for Amount of Note 16.10.0 By Cash of John Wright for Amount of Note 1.1.0 By Cash of Burcher Whitehead for Amount of Note 157.3.10 Agreeable to an order to us directed from the County Court of Nelson, we the aforesaid examined the vouchers of John Camden as Administrator of Benjamin Wright, deceased, and do find sufficient vouchers for every sum stated as above. We also find in the hands of John Camden moneys due by Bonds to the Estate of Benjamin Wright to the sum of 202.7.57. Given under our hands this 26th October 1811. William B. Jacobs John Jacobs William Hill, Jr. At a Court held for Nelson County the 28th day of October 1811. This report of the Commissioners appointed to Settle the Accounts of John Camden, Executor of Benjamin Wright, deceased, was this day returned into Court and ordered to be recorded. Teste: Spotswood Garland, Clk ****************************************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. 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