[see Edgar M Gregory]
[see Bankruptcy Act of 1867 and amendment, approved 27 July 1868]
[I have finished the transcription, but still have to do more analysis of the data.]
List of documents
INITIAL PROCEEDINGS
- newspaper notices [pages 1-4]
- Referral of bankruptcy petition to Register (31 Dec 1868) [pages 5-6]
- Memorandum of proceedings before Register (6-15 Jan 1869) [page 7]
- Adjudication of banktruptcy on debtor's petition (15 Jan 1869) [pages 8-9]
- order to publish notice and warrant that notice was published [pages 10-13]
- Failure of choice of assignee (9 Mar 1869) [page 14]
- Notification to Assignee of his appointment (9 March 1869) [pages 15-16]
- Assignment of bankrupt's effects (11 March 1869) [pages 17-18]
- order appointing appraisers (no date) [page 19]
- Inventory and appraisement of book accounts etc. [pages 20-29]
- Appraisement of Genl Edgar M Gregory's personal property (12 April 1869) [page 30]
- Certificate of exempted property. (April 1869) [page 31]
- Assignee's return where there are no assets (17 April 1869) [pages 32-33]
- Certificate of Assignee as to creditors who have proved debts (26 April 1869) [pages 34-35]
- Petition for discharge of debts (21 April 1869) [pages 36-38]
- Orders on petition for discharge (26 April 1869 - 31 May 1869) [pages 39-45]
- Proof of publication of notice of orders on petition for discharge (20 May 1869) [pages 46-49]
- Examination by Assignee before Register (9 April 1869) [pages 50-54]
- examination before Register (20 May 1869 - 31 May 1869) [pages 55-57]
- Oath to Schedule B (31 December [1868]) [page 58]
- certification of copy by Clerk of the District Court (13 January 1869) [page 59]
- Statement of Gregory Ingalsbe + Co May 15 /55 [pages 60-61]
- Liabilities of E M Gregory as Co-partner + for accommodation paper [page 62]
- Oath of bankrupt to be taken before final discharge (31 May 1869) [page 63]
- certification by Register (31 May 1869) [page 64]
- summary by the court (14 June 1869) [pages 65-67]
- Decree of discharge of bankrupt (21 June 1869) [page 68]
- Memorandum of proceedings before Register (31 May 1869) [page 69]
- Memorandum of proceedings before Register (26 April 1869) [page 70]
- Petition to amend schedules (15 January 1869) [pages 71-72]
- Memorandum of proceedings before Register (4 May 1869) [page 73]
- Memorandum of proceedings before Register (5 + 9 March 1869) [page 74]
- Memorandum of proceedings before Register (26 + 27 May 1869) [page 75]
- Copy of amendment allowed by Register (15 January 1869) [pages 76-78]
- Memorandum of proceedings before Register (18 January 1869) [page 79]
- Petition by debtor (31 December 1868) [page 80]
- Schedule A No. 1. Statement of all creditors who are to be paid in full, or to whom priority is secured, ... [page 81]
- Schedule A No. 2. Creditors holding securities [page 82]
- Schedule A No. 3. Creditors whose claims are unsecured [pages 83-91]
- Schedule A No. 4. Liabilities on bills discounted which ought to be paid by the acceptors [page 92]
- Schedule A No. 5. Accommodation paper [pages 93-100]
- Oath to Schedule A (31 December 1868) [page 101]
- Schedule B-1 Interest in lands [page 102]
- Schedule B-2 Personal property [pages 103-112]
- Schedule B-3 Choses in action [page 113-116]
- Schedule B-4 Property in reversion, remainder, or expectancy [pages 117-121]
- Schedule B-5 A particular statement of the property claimed as excepted from the operation of said act ... [page 122]
- Schedule B-6 A true list of all books, papers, deeds, and writings relating to my trade, business, dealings, estate, and effects, ... [page 123]
Timeline
| 31 December 1868 | Gregory petitioned for bankruptcy petition referred to Joseph Mason as Register |
| 6 January 1869 | petition filed with Register J Mason |
| 13 January 1869 | Register examined petition and schedules and found them incorrect in form |
| 14 January 1869 | Register postponed further examination until 15 Jan |
| 15 January 1869 | Register allowed amendment to petition and schedules, found the amended petition and schedules correct in form, and adjudicated Gregory bankrupt |
| 18 January 1869 | Register's adjudication of bankruptcy and certificate that the amended petition and schedules are correct in form filed with the Court warrant in bankruptcy issued |
| 20 January 1869 | notice of warrant, and of first creditors' meeting, first published |
| 5 March 1869 | Register received deposition for proof of debt by Francis Ratheman |
| 9 March 1869 | first meeting of creditors George Tucker Bispham appointed Assignee |
| 11 March 1869 | Bispham accepted assignment as Assignee |
| 9 April 1869 | examination of Gregory by the Assignee |
| 12 April 1869 | appraisal of Gregory's personal property by E Warwick and Joseph Sugden |
| 17 April 1869 | Inventory and appraisement of book accounts etc. completed |
| 17 April 1869 | Assignee certified no assets |
| 21 April 1869 | Gregory petitioned for discharge from his debts |
| 26 April 1869 | Assignee certified one creditor had proved a debt for $1704.91 |
| 27 April 1869 | Marshal for the Eastern District of PA certified that he served by mail or personally creditors with a copy of the orders on petition for discharge |
| 28 April 1869 | first publication of the notice of the creditors' meeting and of the hearing on petition for discharge |
| 20 May 1869 | meeting of creditors and examination of Gregory by Register, and adjourned |
| 26 May 1869 | examination again adjourned |
| 27 May 1869 | examination again adjourned |
| 31 May 1869 | examination completed; Register certifies that Gregory had conformed to his duty |
| 2 June 1869 | hearing on petition for discharge scheduled |
| 14 June 1869 | analysis by the court of the bankruptcy |
| 21 June 1869 | decree granting discharge issued |
People involved
- Bispham, George Tucker
- assignee
- Gopsill's 1870 Philadelphia city directory, page 227: "Bispham George T., lawyer, 209 S 6th, h 104 1/2 S 13th"
- Cadwallader, John
- Judge, District Court for the Eastern District of PA
- Gopsill's 1870 Philadelphia city directory, page 310: "Cadwalader John, judge u.s. district court, h 252 S 4th"
- Chase, Edwin T
- Register before whom the oath to the petition and oath to schedule A were signed
- Gopsill's 1870 Philadelphia city directory, page 345: "Chase Edwin T., lawyer, 615 Walnut, h Armat n Willow, Gtn"
- Longstreth, J Cook
- Gregory's attorney; named only on petition by debtor
- 1870 Gopsill's Philadelphia city directory, p.940: "Longstreth J. Cooke, lawyer, 125 S 7th h 107 Price, Gtn"
- Mason, Joseph
- Register
- Gopsill's 1870 Philadelphia city directory, page 1062: "Mason Joseph, Jr., lawyer, 131 S 5th, h 1236 S 4th"
- Sugden, Joseph
- appraiser
- Gopsill's 1870 Philadelphia city directory, page 1473: "Sugden Joseph (J. Sugden & Brother), h Harrowgate la c Nicetown la"
- Gopsill's 1870 Philadelphia city directory, page 1473: "Sugden J. & Brother (Joseph & William H.), furniture, 214 S 2d"
- [I assume this is the correct Joseph Sugden; the only other Joseph (or J) Sugden is this one (on page 1473): "Sugden Joseph, liquors, 1848 N Front"]
- Warwick, S
- appraiser
- the only S Warwick in the 1870 Gopsill's Philadelphia directory is this one (on page 1567): "Warwick Samuel H., bitters, 324 N 8th, h Camden"
Debts
| A-2 | A-3 | A-4 | A-5 accommodation paper | TOTAL (#) | disputed | |
| Gregory | 2000 00 1 | 625 00 (2) | 0 00 0 | 4974 62 (6) | 7599.62 (9) | 2000 00 (1) |
| Gregory + Burnet | 0 00 0 | 189022 64 (10) | 3564 99 2/3 (3) | 60391.13 (15) | 252978.76 2/3 (28) | 150000 00 (1) |
| Gregory Ingalsbe + Co | 0 00 0 | 13670 11 (23) | 0 00 (0) | 0 0 (0) | 13670 11 (23) | 0 0 (0) |
| Gregory + Co | 0 00 0 | 3099 25 (5) | 0 00 (0) | 2500 00 (1) | 5599 25 (6) | *7757 00 (2) |
| unclear | 0 00 0 | 2000 00 (1) | 0 00 0 | 0 00 0 | 2000.00 (1) | 0 00 (0) |
| Total | 2000 00 1 | 208417 00 (41) | 3564 99 2/3 (3) | 67865.75 (22) | 281847.74 2/3 (67) | 159757 00 (4) |
(These numbers are different from the summary by the court, at [page 65].)
(My total of 281847.74 doesn't include the disputed items from Gregory + Co (#08)--adding the 7655 yields 289,502.74. Should I subtract the $1695? The court pretty clearly didn't!)
(The amendment on page 71 doesn't change the value of the debts)
(The $2625 for Gregory personally matches the non-accommodation paper debt I have for him)
(Ditto for the 39022.64 for Gregory and Burnet)
(the court has 24867.33 for Gregory Ingalsbe, but 7655 of that disputed; I have 13670.11, with $7655 disputed for Gregory + Co (see entry #8)
| total | 286,789.00 | |
| sep[erate] accomodation paper | 63,933.00 | |
| remainder | 222,856.00 | |
| disputed | 150,000.00 | |
| remainder | 72,856.00 | |
| Gregory + Burnet | 39,022.64 | |
| Gregory Ingalsbe + Co | 24,879.33 | |
| Gregory + Co | 14,602.00 | |
| E. M. Gregory | 2,625.00 | |
| total | 81,128.97 | |
| disputed in the $14602 (2 items) | 7,655.00 | |
| remainder | 73,473.97 | |
[click on any heading to sort by that column]
| entry | creditor | amount | when contracted
(yr mo dy) | where contracted | by whom | reference | comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Wright, George S | 2000.00 | 1855 02 06 | OH Cincinnati | Gregory | A-2 | disputed |
| 02 | Ward, Thaddeus | 650.00 | 1860 00 00 | PA Philadelphia | Gregory + Co | A-3 p.83 | |
| 03 | Grant, F T | 152.25 | 1861 04 00 | PA Philadelphia | Gregory + Co | A-3 p.83 | |
| 04 | Butler, A G | 310.00 | 1860 06 11 | IL Rockford | Gregory | A-3 p.83 | |
| 05 | Foot, J W | 315.00 | 1859 01 12 | OH Cincinnati | Gregory | A-3 p.83 | |
| 06 | Moorhead, John | 317.20 | 1855 00 00 | OH Cincinnati | Gregory Ingalsbe + Co | A-3 p.84 | court judgment |
| 07 | Harthorne, John R | 463.00 | 1855 00 00 | OH Cincinnati | Gregory Ingalsbe + Co | A-3 p.84 | |
| 08 | Whartonby, Charles O et al. | 1695.00 | 1861 04 16 | NY Seneca Falls | Gregory + Co | A-3 p.84 | disputed 4000 + 3655 |
| 09 | Reemer, Alfred | 102.00 | 1860 07 16 | PA Philadelphia | Gregory + Co | A-3 p.84 | paid $20 on account |
| 10 | State Bank of New York | 5493.34 | 1854 00 00 | OH Cincinnati | Gregory + Burnet | A-3 p.85 | court judgment |
| 11 | Aydlotte, John H | 5176.56 | 1854 00 00 | OH Cincinnati | Gregory + Burnet | A-3 p.85 | court judgment |
| 12 | Atwood, Seyburn | 1272.00 | 1855 00 00 | OH Cincinnati | Gregory Ingalsbe + Co | A-3 p.85 | court judgment |
| 13 | Burnet, William | 150,000.00 | 1855 00 00 | OH Cincinnati | Gregory + Burnet | A-3 p.85 | court judgment |
| 14 | Harshman + Winter | 5121.67 | 1854 00 00 | OH Cincinnati | Gregory + Burnet | A-3 p.86 | court judgment |
| 15 | Clinton Bank | 5141.66 | 1854 00 00 | OH Cincinnati | Gregory + Burnet | A-3 p.86 | court judgment |
| 16 | Butler, Barnard | 414.58 | 1854/55 00 00 | OH Cincinnati | Gregory Ingalsbe + Co | A-3 p.86 | court judgment |
| 17 | McLaughlin, John | 1625.00 | 1854/55 00 00 | OH Cincinnati | Gregory + Burnet | A-3 p.86 | court judgment |
| 18 | Kingston Bank | 2000.00 | 1854 09 23 | OH Cincinnati | Gregory + Burnet | A-3 p.87 | court judgment |
| 19 | Bank of Rondout | 5123.50 | 1854 00 00 | OH Cincinnati | Gregory + Burnet | A-3 p.87 | court judgment |
| 20 | Huguenot Bank of New Paltz | 5119.16 | 1854 07 05 | OH Cincinnati | Gregory + Burnet | A-3 p.87 | court judgment |
| 21 | Riggles, Jessey | 500.00 | PA Philadelphia | Gregory + Co | A-3 p.87 | ||
| 22 | Fordew, Eliza | 197.75 | OH Cincinnati | Gregory Ingalsbe + Co | A-3 p.88 | ||
| 23 | Houston, Thomas | 1772.16 | OH Cincinnati | Gregory Ingalsbe + Co | A-3 p.88 | ||
| 24 | Wallace, Geo | 170.00 | OH Cincinnati | Gregory Ingalsbe + Co | A-3 p.88 | ||
| 25 | Ashcraft, D B | 330.03 | OH Cincinnati | Gregory Ingalsbe + Co | A-3 p.88 | ||
| 26 | Belle, Jno E | 224.64 | OH Cincinnati | Gregory Ingalsbe + Co | A-3 p.88 | ||
| 27 | Dial, C | 417.60 | Gregory Ingalsbe + Co | A-3 p.88 | |||
| 28 | Beck, F R | 400.00 | OH Cincinnati | Gregory Ingalsbe + Co | A-3 p.89 | ||
| 29 | Hill, J S | 216.32 | OH Cincinnati | Gregory Ingalsbe + Co | A-3 p.89 | ||
| 30 | Ratterman, F | 918.92 | OH Cincinnati | Gregory Ingalsbe + Co | A-3 p.89 | ||
| 31 | Bernard | 405.00 | OH Cincinnati | Gregory Ingalsbe + Co | A-3 p.89 | ||
| 32 | Denman, John | 248.15 | OH Cincinnati | Gregory Ingalsbe + Co | A-3 p.89 | ||
| 33 | Barry, Thomas | 24.64 | OH Cincinnati | Gregory Ingalsbe + Co | A-3 p.90 | ||
| 34 | Russell, J N | 70.88 | OH Cincinnati | Gregory Ingalsbe + Co | A-3 p.90 | ||
| 35 | Girard, John H | 520.00 | OH Cincinnati | Gregory Ingalsbe + Co | A-3 p.90 | ||
| 36 | Lane, Jessey | 1398.89 | OH Cincinnati | Gregory Ingalsbe + Co | A-3 p.90 | ||
| 37 | Holley, John + Co | 307.17 | OH Cincinnati | Gregory Ingalsbe + Co | A-3 p.90 | ||
| 38 | Ratterman, J | 150.00 | OH Cincinnati | Gregory Ingalsbe + Co | A-3 p.90 | ||
| 39 | Dugan + Mackey | 2534.50 | OH Cincinnati | Gregory Ingalsbe + Co | A-3 p.91 | court judgment | |
| 40 | Harshman + Winters | 4221.75 | OH Dayton | Gregory + Burnet | A-3 p.91 | court judgment | |
| 41 | Samerault, Leon | 896.68 | OH Cincinnati | Gregory Ingalsbe + Co | A-3 p.91 | ||
| 42 | Klimm, Frederick | 2000.00 | PA Philadelphia | ? | A-3 p.91 | court judgment | |
| 43 | Hunt, Lucy Jane | 967.03 | OH Hamilton Cty College Hill | Gregory + Burnet | A-4 p.92 | court judgment | |
| 44 | Hunt, Lucy Jane | 564.30 | OH Hamilton Cty College Hill | Gregory + Burnet | A-4 p.92 | court judgment | |
| 45 | Groesbeck + Co | 2033.66 2/3 | OH Cincinnati | Gregory + Burnet | A-4 p.92 | court judgment | |
| 46 | Kock, H + J | 334.80 | 1858 02 22 | OH Cincinnati | Gregory | A-5 p.93 | |
| 47 | Hayes, T T | 2500.00 | NY | Gregory + Co | A-5 p.93 | ||
| 48 | Bagley W A estate | 424.00 | 1858 10 22 | OH College Hill | Gregory | A-5 p.93 | |
| 49 | Root, G Y | 5000.00 | OH Cincinnati | Gregory + Burnet | A-5 p.93 | ||
| 50 | Coleman, John S | 3600.00 | 1859 04 20 | IL Rockford | Gregory | A-5 p.94 | |
| 51 | Kock, H + J | 215.82 | 1857 12 01 | OH Cincinnati | Gregory | A-5 p.94 | |
| 52 | Kock, H + J | 200.00 | 1857 12 01 | OH Cincinnati | Gregory | A-5 p.94 | |
| 53 | Kock, H + J | 200.00 | 1857 12 04 | OH Cincinnati | Gregory | A-5 p.94 | |
| 54 | Wiley, L M + Co | 5220.76 | OH Cincinnati | Gregory + Burnet | A-5 p.95 | ||
| 55 | Harshman + Winter | 10405.83 | OH Cincinnati | Gregory + Burnet | A-5 p.96 | court judgment | |
| 56 | Breed, Abel D | 3090.00 | OH Cincinnati | Gregory + Burnet | A-5 p.96 | court judgment | |
| 57 | Hewit, Benj A | 1012.50 | OH Cincinnati | Gregory + Burnet | A-5 p.96 | court judgment | |
| 58 | Clearwater, Hiram | 3202.50 | OH Cincinnati | Gregory + Burnet | A-5 p.97 | court judgment | |
| 59 | Harshman + Winters | 10520.00 | OH Cincinnati | Gregory + Burnet | A-5 p.97 | court judgment | |
| 60 | Dayton Branch Bank of State Bank of Ohio | 5423.80 | OH Cincinnati | Gregory + Burnet | A-5 p.98 | court judgment | |
| 61 | Wheeler, Aquilla J | 667.75 | OH Cincinnati | Gregory + Burnet | A-5 p.98 | court judgment | |
| 62 | Bowen [?], Ezias | 5311.10 | OH Cincinnati | Gregory + Burnet | A-5 p.98 | court judgment | |
| 63 | Marsh, Elbert | 840.37 | OH Cincinnati | Gregory + Burnet | A-5 p.99 | court judgment | |
| 64 | State Bank of Lawranceburgh Indiana | 7116.02 | OH Cincinnati | Gregory + Burnet | A-5 p.99 | court judgment | |
| 65 | Ramsey, James B | 802.00 | OH Cincinnati | Gregory + Burnet | A-5 p.100 | court judgment | |
| 66 | Ramsey, James B | 802.00 | OH Cincinnati | Gregory + Burnet | A-5 p.100 | court judgment | |
| 67 | Lane, John S | 976.50 | OH Cincinnati | Gregory + Burnet | A-5 p.100 | court judgment |