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Alamo Tennessee Wensday April 4th 1888
Ordered by the Court that T. B. CASEY, JOE GRANT and N. A. McMILLON be and they are hereby appointed to set apart one years support for MRS. SALLIE EMERSON and family out of JAMES EMERSONS deceased estate exclusive of what is exempt from execution by the laws of Tennessee and report to the next term of this Court.

Alamo Tennessee Monday April 16th 1888

We the undersigned free holders of Crockett County and State of Tenn having been appointed by the County Court at it’s April Term 1888 to set a side a years support to MRS. SALLIE EMISON widow of JAMES EMISON deceased also one minor heir after having been duly sworn proceeded to set aside the following artickels to witt all the corn on hand also all the fodder on had. Four hundred lbs Bacon and all the lard on hand four blbs flour twenty gallons Molasses fifty lbs sugar twenty five lbs coffy 12 lbs soda 2 lbs pepper 2 lbs spice one lb of salt. There being no money on hand we put 12 acres of wheat in sorry condition also all the clover on the place and on heifer in place of the specified artickels above. This April 7th 1888

T. B. CASEY
J. J. GRANT
N. A. McMILLON

Transcribed and contributed by Natalie Huntley.

Alamo, Tuesday 2 day of Novem 1875
JAMES EMERSON
Administrator of
ROBERT EMERSON

On motion JAMES EMERSON was this day appointed Administrator of ROBERT EMERSON decd Thereupon the said JAMES EMERSON came into Court and entered into Bond in the sum of Two thousand dollars with WILLIAM EMERSON and DANIEL LAYMAN as his securities…

Transcribed and contributed by Natalie Huntley.

Alamo, Tuesday 2 day of Novem 1875
Ordered by the Court that JAMES FOLLACE, JAMES D. SMITH and S. S. WATKINS be and they are hereby appointed Commissioners to lay off and set apart one years support out of the Estate of ROBERT EMERSON for MRS. LUTICIA EMERSON exclusive and aside of what is exempt from Execution and some species of property must be set aside to purchase such things as are not on hand.

Alamo, Tuesday 8th of February 1876

To the worshipful County Court of Crockett County

We the undersigned Commissioners appointed at the November term of your worshipful Court to lay off and set apart unto MRS. TISHY EMERSON widow of ROBERT EMERSON decd and her 7 children JAMES C., IRENA, ANN ELIZA, W. T., MARGARET, MARTHA J., MARLEY E. one years support beg leave to submit the following articles and amounts to wit 75 Bbls of Corn 1200 lb pork 800 lb flour 20 gallons Lard 40 hallons Molasses 50 lb Coffee 100 lb Sugar 15 lbs soda 3 lb blk pepper 3 lb spice 2 lb of ginger 5 gallons vinegar 1 Bbl of salt 5 burpeas? 15 lb wool 30 lb Lent Cotton 1 bale of Cotton to furnish shoes cloting &c; all of which is respectfully submitted.

S. S. WATKINS
J. A. FOLLIS
J. D. SMITH
Coms

Transcribed and contributed by Natalie Huntley.

Alamo Tennessee Wensday April 4th 1888
J. W. WILLIAMS admst
of the estate of
JAMES EMERSON decd

On motion JOHN W. WILLIAMS was this day appointed administrator of the estate of JAMES EMERSON Deceased.

Thereupon the said J. W. WILLIAMS came into open court and entered into bond in the sum of Five Hundred Dollars with SAMUEL HARDY and S. E. HUDGINGS as his securities…

Transcribed and contributed by Natalie Huntley.