{"id":1352,"date":"2023-04-18T07:38:47","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T12:38:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/marshall\/?p=1352"},"modified":"2023-04-18T07:38:47","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T12:38:47","slug":"thomas-a-cummings-estate-inventory-and-sale-1842","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/marshall\/thomas-a-cummings-estate-inventory-and-sale-1842\/","title":{"rendered":"Thomas A. Cummings Estate Inventory and Sale (1842)"},"content":{"rendered":"

contributed by Dick Wood in 2005<\/em><\/p>\n

Marshall County Inventories of Estates Volume B, pages 4-7<\/p>\n

An Inventory of the estate of Thomas A. Cummings, dec’d as it came into my possession as administrator debonas non.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
The book of accounts for the year<\/td>\n1842<\/td>\n$ 825.45 \u00be<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n1841<\/td>\n351.07 \u00be<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n1840<\/td>\n145.07 \u00bd<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n1839<\/td>\n63.68 \u00be<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n1838<\/td>\n106.22 \u00bd<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n1837<\/td>\n2.45 \u00be<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Drawn off accounts of various dates:<\/td>\n39.74 \u00be<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total of Book and draw off acts:<\/td>\n$ 1535.70 \u00be<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Notes payable to George Cummings, former Administrator and due the 25th Dec 1843:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
H. D. Cummings<\/td>\n90.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
J & D Ramsey<\/td>\n68.23 \u00bc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
C. B. Davidson and Wm Anderson<\/td>\n11.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Peter Carpenter & Jack Darnell<\/td>\n9.18 \u00be<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
James Dillard & William J. Morris<\/td>\n6.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
R. L. Shaw & Felix Ewing<\/td>\n5.92 \u00bd<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Samuel Nelson & Richard B. Long<\/td>\n2.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
David H. Miller & James N. Miller<\/td>\n27.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Albert Anderson & John Ramsey<\/td>\n4.25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
H. McMurray & George Neill<\/td>\n1.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Samuel Norman & H. D. Cummings<\/td>\n13.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
John Hodge & David H. Miller<\/td>\n4.25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Major Pickle & Henry Pickle<\/td>\n2.75<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
John Ellison & John Ramsey<\/td>\n1.94<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gideon Daniels & Wm G. Ballew<\/td>\n3.12 \u00bd<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
John B. Card, John Card & A. M. McLean<\/td>\n9.12 \u00bc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thomas J. Hale<\/td>\n4.43 \u00be<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
John Cummings<\/td>\n62.15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
G. W. Cannon & Elizabeth<\/td>\n40.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
William Pyland & James C. Pyland<\/td>\n2.93 \u00bc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
William G. Ballew & Gideon Daniels<\/td>\n2.37 \u00bd<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Samuel Sutton & Henry Hay<\/td>\n2.75<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thomas Cummings<\/td>\n8.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The following amount is for property which appears to have been sold at the sale by former Administrator and for which I find no notes:<\/td>\n$ 205.99<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The following notes due when stated and payable to George Cummings, admr & C:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Henry Rone & M. W. Helm<\/td>\n25th Dec 1842<\/td>\n$2.81 \u00bc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
John C. Alfrod<\/td>\n15th Oct     “<\/td>\n3.17 \u00bc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
(???) Darnell<\/td>\n28th Aug      “<\/td>\n2.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
John Pannell<\/td>\n16th Oct     “<\/td>\n6.16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
John B. Card<\/td>\n20th Aug      “<\/td>\n1.76<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Henry B. Erwin<\/td>\n25th Sep     “<\/td>\n2.87 \u00bd<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
James M. Miller<\/td>\n16th Oct     “<\/td>\n10.62 \u00bd<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Charles Hopper<\/td>\n15th      ”      “<\/td>\n.75<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Simon Ballew<\/td>\n15th      ”     “<\/td>\n1.75<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
(???) O’Neal<\/td>\n28th Aug     “<\/td>\n1.62 \u00bd<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
James Hackney<\/td>\n25th (???)     “<\/td>\n2.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The following notes are payable to Thomas A. Cummings and due when stated:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
John Mount<\/td>\n18th Jun 1842<\/td>\n$65.25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
John Mount<\/td>\n1st Apr      “<\/td>\n85.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
John D. Logan<\/td>\n1st Mar      “<\/td>\n9.70<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ingram Davis<\/td>\n8th Feb 1840<\/td>\n3.93 \u00be<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wm N. Stewart<\/td>\n9th Jan      “<\/td>\n2.25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
S. Musteen<\/td>\n2nd      ” 1842<\/td>\n1.31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jacob Hodges<\/td>\n1st Dec 1835<\/td>\n4.90<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
James G. Hayes<\/td>\n25th Dec 1842<\/td>\n2.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jacob Hopper & John Cook<\/td>\n25th Dec 1842<\/td>\n2.25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wm G. Pannell<\/td>\n”      ”     “<\/td>\n20.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maberry Pannell<\/td>\n3rd Sep 1840<\/td>\n2.12 \u00bd<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thomas Hopper<\/td>\n14th Jan 1841<\/td>\n1.37 \u00bd<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Uriah Hopper<\/td>\n24th Jul     “<\/td>\n27.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Micajah Record<\/td>\n2nd Nov 1838<\/td>\n3.75<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
R. W. McWherter<\/td>\n7th Feb 1840<\/td>\n2.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Samuel Nelson<\/td>\n25th Sept      “<\/td>\n4.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
William McCuistion<\/td>\n14 Dec      “<\/td>\n5.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thomas Anderson<\/td>\n1st Jan 1843<\/td>\n57.68<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\n300.36 \u00be<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The following is a list of constable’s receipts dated when Handed and the amounts of principle [sic] which appears yet to be due:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
R. B. Long     C. B. C.<\/td>\n26th May 1842<\/td>\n11.12 \u00bd<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
     ”                 “<\/td>\n”      “<\/td>\n5.68 \u00be<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
     ”                 “<\/td>\n”      “<\/td>\n5.40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
     ”                 “<\/td>\n14th Oct<\/td>\n50.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
B. Pyland<\/td>\n20th Feb 1841<\/td>\n23.25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
“<\/td>\n13th Apr 1842<\/td>\n19.93 \u00be<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
“<\/td>\n7th Jan 1841<\/td>\n1.25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
“<\/td>\n20th Apr 1842<\/td>\n2.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
J. Stephenson     C. B. C.<\/td>\n10th Feb 1841<\/td>\n5.22 \u00bd<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
“<\/td>\n12th   ”  1841<\/td>\n3.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A. Wilson<\/td>\n14th Nov 1839<\/td>\n1.25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
M. W. Helm     C. B. C.<\/td>\n5th Feb 1841<\/td>\n10.23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
T. Boaz               “<\/td>\n21st Dec 1839<\/td>\n13.68<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
C. A. Dysart        “<\/td>\n14th Mar 1840<\/td>\n5.93 \u00be<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
T. S. Hayes         “<\/td>\n13th May 1842<\/td>\n2.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
W. P. Tally           “<\/td>\n27th Jan 1842<\/td>\n6.12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\n166.09 \u00bd<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
A. E. Cummings Receipts for Notes, Bad<\/td>\n248.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cash received of J. Cummings, admr of former Admr<\/td>\n22.77<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
”       ”         ” John Ramsey for hire of Negro<\/td>\n5.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elizabeth Cummings act for cash<\/td>\n3.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
J & D Ramsey Receipt for G. W. Oglive Note<\/td>\n5.87 \u00bd<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
There are parcel of Rails unsold                   Receipts on various individuals of Alabama
\n8 1\/2 bushels dried peaches and three pare<\/td>\n		 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Total of debts due the estate I find as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Book and among records<\/td>\n$ 1535.70 \u00bc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Notes of all kinds<\/td>\n748.18 \u00be<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Constable Receipts<\/td>\n166.09 \u00be<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A. E. Cummings receipts for notes<\/td>\n248.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cash received as stated above<\/td>\n37.37<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
J & D Ramsey Receipt as above<\/td>\n5.87 \u00bd<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mrs. Cummings given by her as above<\/td>\n3.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Acts. for property sales for which I find no notes:<\/td>\n205.99<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TOTAL:<\/td>\n$ 2951.22 2\/4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

of the above amount there is m to 1500 dollars of bad debts cannot be collected and be (???).<\/p>\n

Benj. C. Brantley, Admr & C.<\/p>\n

Subscribed & sworn to in open Court June 5, 1843.<\/p>\n

M. W. Oakley,       Clerk<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Transcriber’s note: “Settled 28 March 1849” is written in boldface script along the margin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

contributed by Dick Wood in 2005 Marshall County Inventories of Estates Volume B, pages 4-7 An Inventory of the estate of Thomas A. Cummings, dec’d as it came into my possession as administrator debonas non. The book of accounts for the year 1842 $ 825.45 \u00be   1841 351.07 \u00be   1840 145.07 \u00bd   1839 63.68 \u00be   1838 106.22 \u00bd   1837 2.45 \u00be Drawn off accounts of various dates: 39.74 \u00be Total of Book and draw off…<\/p>\n

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