Franklin County
March Term A.D. 1852
Pages 426-432
On the 12th day of February AD 1850 the said administrator filed in the Clerk's office of the Court aforesaid the following inventory of [page 426] appraisement and appraisers oak to wit: State of Indiana, Franklin County. The following is an inventory and appraisement of the personal property belonging to the Estate of George Hong, deceased, shown to us by Joseph A. Miller, administrator de bonis non, shown to the undersigned William McClure and William H. Risk appraisers who have appraised and valued the same as following
1 log waggon | 25.00 |
1 stove & trimmingss | 13.00 |
6 windsor chairs | 1.50x |
1 table | .50 |
knives & forks | .50 |
cupboard ware, cups, coffee pot, crocks &c | 1.00x |
1 glass jar | .25 |
1 bureau | 1.00 |
1 cooking glass | .75 |
1 bed and bedding | 5.00x |
2 bedsteds & cords | 3.00 |
1 cross cut saw | 2.00x |
1 wood saw | .50x |
1 hatchet | .10x |
2 augers | .50 |
3 axes | .75 |
2 crow bar | 3.00 |
1 old barrell, iron bound | .50x |
1 churn | .50 |
seive | .05 |
1 coffee mill | .25x |
1 old desk | .25 |
1 bedsted | .50 |
1 cow | 9.00 |
1 frame smoke house on Roofs lot | 10.00x |
1 lot of loose stone on the Butler lots | 5.00 |
shafts, 1 bed & axle tree of two 1 horse carts | 5.00 |
2 log chains | 4.00 |
1 shaving horse | .25 |
1 lot waggon, log bolsters & compton board | 40.00 |
stretchers & jockey stick | 2.00 |
4 sets of harness & 1 old saddle | 15.00 |
1 sorrell horse | 25.00 |
1 grey horse, blind | 10.00 |
1 other grey horse | 10.00 |
1 bay horse | 30.00 |
1 grindstone & frame | 1.00 |
1 walnut saw lot | 1.00 |
1 saw mill with lease of do | 800.00 |
1 store box | .10 |
1 old ten plate stove | 1.00 |
1 boat | .25 |
amount of appraisement | 1024.40 |
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value | |
Adam near Gerber | 2.42 |
Walt S. Baker | .70 |
Fidele Bowman | 1.87 |
Butler | 17.69 |
Bartlow Carpenter | 1.26 |
Francis Bartel | 1.77 |
Bedsted Company | 5.09 |
Hirman Sink | 62.16 |
Bradbom Shoemaker | 00.00 |
Blow ? | 00.00 |
Butzner Constable | .44 |
Whitewater W.R. Company | 4.70 |
Doer pleins in Wolves Creek | 29.27 |
Dautness | 23.46 |
Fritz Shoemaker | 3.82 |
Felz Taylor | 1.00 |
Gerlong uncertain | |
159.59 | |
Gulden Blacksmith | 00.00 |
Francis Grasmuck | 2.00 |
Shafer Tanner | 7.37 |
Soudy on Hamilton Road | 24.26 |
Gerber in the back | 7.02 |
Hyatt (miller) | 4.22 |
Campbell (carpenter) | 2.10 |
David Case | 00.00 |
Daniel Keifer | 10.85 |
Philip Lohrer | 6.99 |
Joseph Sadzon | 3.37 |
Jackson Szme | 1.16 |
Colescott | 1.11 |
Mestalt carpenter | 3.40 |
Meeks, Thea P. | 11.76 |
John Moffitt turner | 42.65 |
John Murphy & McCarty | 25.17 |
Jno Burer | 26.41 |
Wesley Moffitt | 00.00 |
Miller, father in Com'l of Reidenbach | 9.35 |
Mawhinny Cooper | .39 |
Benton Store Keeper | 1.75 |
Captain Boden | 12.09 |
Pter Simmes | 5.06 |
Joseph Rudman | 51.87 |
Joseph John & James Reynolds | 494.04 |
John Robert | 20.21 |
John E. Shilling | 10.39 |
Cordwell Jones uncertain | |
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Sterkel | 1.56 |
Sand | .72 |
Shatz uncertain | |
Adam Schmidt doctor | 2.42 |
carried over | 779.77 |
Robert Shell uncertain | |
Christian Soltman | 2.66 |
Vogel the old man | 8.62 |
Wirts | 22.00 |
Michael Wheat | 293.95 |
Zobel | 1.80 |
Jacob Weis | .73 |
Tiefenbach uncertain | |
Weining uncertain | |
West bricklayer | 5.76 |
Charles uncertain | |
Feit | 1.27 |
James Morgan | 1.52 |
Felz Shoemaker | 3.14 |
Mercahenthalers | 13.78 |
1 note due Hong & Dandrich | 13.38 |
interest for 2 years | 1.60 |
1 note due Houcks estate from Charles Fritz | 3.82 |
10 $500 notes on W. W. V Canal Co | 50.00 |
interest on same about | 7.75 |
to 1 bond of $25 interest 2 years on the same | 28.00 |
1 acct or order on W. W. V. Canal Co. | 17.60 |
417.38 | |
779.77 | |
total value of accounts | 1352.74 |
total value of appraisements | 1024.40 |
Grand total of Est. | $2377.14 |
William McClure | |
W. H. Risk, appraisers | |
On the 12th day of February AD 1850 personally appeared before me John M. Johnston, clerk of the probate court for the County aforesaid Joseph A. Miller administrator de bonis non of the Estate of George Hong, deceased, and being duly sworn deposes and says that the foregoing inventory to which this is annexed is in all respects just and true and contains a full statement of all the property of the estate of the said deceased which has come to his knowledge (there being no bonds, mortgages, or other securities in favor of the estate of the said deceased [page 429] which have come to his knowledge, nor any moneys, bank bills, or other circulating medium which have come into his hands belonging to the estate of the said deceased. Joseph A. Miller. | |
William H. Risk and William McClure, two reputable householders of the County aforesaid who being duly sworn depose & say that they will truly honestly and impartially appraise the estate property and effects of George Hong, deceased, according to the best of their judgment & ability. Wm H. Risk, Wm. McClure. Sworn and Subscribed before me this 5th day of January 1850. J. M. Johnston. | |
The said administrator also filed the following list of property kept by the widow to wit: The widow kept the following property at the appraisement. | |
6 windsor chairs | 1.50x |
cupboards ware &c | 1.00x |
1 bed & bedding | 5.00x |
1 cross cut saw | 2.00x |
1 drawing knife & hatchet | .60x |
1 old barrell, iron bound | .50x |
1 coffee mill | .25x |
1 frame smoke house | 10.00x |
20.85 |
On the 20th day of June AD 1850 the said administrator filed in the Clerk's office of the Court aforesaid the following additional inventory. To wit. June 1st 1850 appraisement of timber on Reads Land of Hongs Estate
1 white elm tree | .37½ |
1 beach tree | .25 |
1 oak tree | 1.00 |
4 poplar trees | 2.00 |
1 poplar on Popper land | .75 |
3 saw logs on Popper land | .50 |
4 trees on Read land | 5.87½ |
1 poplar tree Reads land | .50 |
June 8th 1850 | 11.25½ |
appraisement of timber on Henry Price's land of Hong Estate | |
1 black walnut tree | 1.25 |
31 beach trees | 14.50 |
1 sugar tree | .25 |
1 red oak tree | .75 |
1 black oak | .50 |
2 white oak saw logs | .75 |
1 white oak tree bark off | .75 |
1 ash saw log | .50 |
3 gum saw logs | .25 |
2 white oak saw logs | .50 |
3 black oak saw logs | .50 |
2 red oak saw logs | 1.25 |
5 red oak | .50 |
.50 | |
22.75 | |
2 hickory & 5 beach saw logs & 1 beach tree cut down praised at | 00. |
William R. McClure, William H. Risk appraisers
x = widow's selection