INSOLVENT ESTATE
OF
H. H. (
To
the Clerk of the County Court of
I,
as Administrator of the Estate of H. H. Lunsford, deceased, do hereby suggest
the Insolvency of the Estate of said H. H. Lunsford, deceased.
This
30 day of April 1879
J.
G. Thompson, Administrator
J.
G. Thompson, Administrator of H. H. Lunsford, deceased, having duly suggested
the Insolvency of the Estate of said H. H. Lunsford deceased.
Therefore,
I, H. T. Hanks, Clerk of the County Court of Lauderdale County, Tenn., do order
you J. G. Thompson, Admr of H. H. Thompson [Lunsford]
deceased, to give notice in the Ripley Weekly News and also at the Court-house
door, in the town of Ripley, Tennessee, for all persons holding claims against
the Estate of said deceased, to come forward and file them with me, as Clerk
aforesaid, for a pro rata distribution on or before the 1st day of
Sept. 1879.
This
30th day of April 1879
H.
T. Hanks, Clerk
State
of
I,
H. T. Hanks Clerk of the County Court of said County, do hereby order you J. G.
Thompson, Adm. Of H. H. Lunsford deceased, to file with me in my office as
Clerk aforesaid, a true and perfect schedule of the amount of said estate,
consisting of the available funds, choses in action
and other effects, including the Real Estate, on or before the 1st
day of Sept 1879.
This
30th day of April 1879
H. T.
Hanks, Clerk
Settlement
of H. H. Lunsford, Dec’d.
State
of
I, H. T. Hanks, Clerk of the County Court of
said County, have at my office in Ripley on this Feb 14th 1881,
after having first given notice as required by law, proceeded to take and state
the account of John G. Thompson, Admr of the estate
of H. H. Lunsford, dec’d and find the result as
follows;
John
G. Thompson, Admr
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To
Said Estate |
Dr |
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|
|
To
amt of Inventory as recorded on Inventory book page 406 |
|
196.00 |
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|
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|
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|
Credits |
|
|
|
1 |
By
amt pd clerk for letters of Administration |
|
3.00 |
|
2 |
By
amt pd J. L. |
Vou 1 |
3.00 |
|
3 |
By
amt pd John Felsenthal for coffin & burial
clothes & c |
Vou 2 |
23.00 |
|
4 |
By
amt pd crier at sale |
|
1.00 |
|
5 |
By
amt pd clerk at sale |
|
1.00 |
|
6 |
By
amt pd Monroe Thomas for 5 days work hunting stock @ 50 c |
|
2.50 |
|
7 |
By
amt pd Mrs Thomas for hunting stock one day |
|
.50 |
|
8 |
By
amt J. E. Meacham for same |
|
.50 |
|
9 |
Amt
allowed Admr for his services |
|
20.00 |
|
10 |
Amt
pd clerk for this settlement 1.20 |
|
|
|
|
Order
of Court .25 recording same .25 .50 |
|
2.00 |
|
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Total Credits |
|
56.60 |
This amt deducted from the debits shows that the
Administrator has in his hands belonging to said estate
the sum
of $ 139.40
John
G. Thompson, Admr
Sworn
& Subscribed to before me this Febry
14th 1881
H.
T. Hanks, Clerk
Examined,
approved and ordered to be recorded
March
Term 1881
T.
Bun Carson, Chairman
Pro Estate of H. H. Lunsford Dec’d
State
of
To the worshipful County Court of said County; The undersigned
Clerk of this Court would respectfully report the following account of the
estate of H. H. Lunsford, dec’d.
A settlement made with John G. Thompson, Admr of said Estate on the 14th day of February
1881, and recorded on page 61 of Book of Accts of Insolvent Estates in my
office, shows that of said date the sum of $139.40
Deducting from this sum the following fees,
costs of Administration not heretofore allowed or paid.
|
Filing
11 claims @ 11c |
1.10 |
|
Suggestion
of Insolvency |
.50 |
|
Recording
|
.25 |
|
Order
of Court on |
.25 |
|
Taking
this a/c & making prorata distribution |
3.00 |
|
Printers
fee for publishing notice of insolvency which was left out of settlement
referred to in footing up credits & which is due to administrator |
3.00 |
|
Fee
pd Thos Steele for Advice in this cause |
10.00 |
|
W.
R. Miller, Constable Serving notices of Settlement |
2.00 |
|
Total
Costs & Fees |
19.00 |
This
sum deducted from the amount of assets reported in footing up of Settlement to
wit, $139.40 leaves in the hands of said Admr the sum
of $130.20 to be divided prorata among the Claims
below, which have been property filed against said estate & which not being
contested by the Administrator, are allowed; said prorate of the rate of 31.95
cents on the dollar.
|
No. |
Name
of Creditor |
Claim |
When Due |
Interest |
Total |
Pro
Rata |
|
1 |
A.
H. Young |
25.85 |
|
5.90 |
31.75 |
10.14 |
|
2 |
D.
M. Stuckey |
1.38 |
|
.49 |
1.87 |
.59 |
|
3 |
M.
W. Gudger |
51.75 |
|
45.32 |
97.07 |
31.07 |
|
4 |
B.
F. Lackey |
15.38 |
|
1.80 |
17.18 |
5.48 |
|
5 |
Elizabeth
Norris |
14.00 |
|
6.88 |
20.88 |
6.45 |
|
6 |
J.
B. & S. B. Carson |
126.99 |
|
67.31 |
194.20 |
62.04 |
|
7 |
W.
L. Smith |
12.00 |
|
1.56 |
13.56 |
4.33 |
All
of which is respectfully submitted
Examined,
approved, and ordered to be recorded.
The
funds in this cause are all in Administrators hands,
H.
T. Hanks, Clerk
T. Bun Carson, Chairman
Source: Insolvent Estates,
Book 1, Pages 59 - 65,
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