Inventory/Appraisal of Charles Darrington Estate

Inventory and Appraisal of the Estate of Charles Darrington

State of Georgia, Heard County

By the Court of Ordinary of said county.

To John M. Levins, John Lipham, J.T. Haircrow, J.G. Thaxton, J.W.Bledsoe:

These are to authorize you, or any three of you, whose names are here above written, to attend and appraise the goods and chattels, lands, tenements, rights or credits of Charles Darrington, deceased, weresoever any of the goods, chattels, lands, tenements, rights or credits of said deceased are within the County of Heard, and which shall be sworn unto you by W.S. Darrington, or come to your knowledge or sight, you having first taken an oath before some legally authorized person, to make a true and perfect Inventory thereof, and to cause the same to be returned under your hands, or any three or more of you, to the said Court within two months from the date hereof.

In Testimony Whereof, I hereunto affix my hand and seal, this 31^st day of October, 1894.

G.A. Crane, Ordinary

State of Georgia, Heard County

You, John M. Levins, John Lipham, J.W. Bledsoe, do swear that you will make a just and true appraisement and inventory of all and singular the goods, chattels, lands, tenements, rights and credits of Charles Darrington, deceased, as shall be produced to you by W.S. Darrington of the estate of said deceased, and will make a return thereof according to law.

J.M. Levins

John Lipham

J.W. Bledsoe

Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 27^th day of November, 1894.

J.W. Bledsoe, J.P.

Inventory and Appraisement of the Estate of Charles Darrington, Deceased.

one one-horse wagon	15.00
two plow stocks, 35 cts. each	.75
three pair harnes, one pair traces, one collar	1.20
one hundred and fifty bundles of fodder, more or less	1.50
one lot of plows and old irons	1.25
one pick, shovel, and spade	.75
one grass blade	.75
three augers	.85
two plows	.50
one draw knife and two chisels	.30
one hand saw and square	.75
one adze	.20
one cross cut saw	.75
shoe tools, claw hammer, and curring knife	.50
one saddle and bridle	2.00
one set of plow lines + head stall	.15
one wash pot	1.25
one pair steelyards	.35
one pair handscales	.05
three bells	.20
one vice and grindstone	.15
one half bushel + peck measure	.35
water bucket, wash pater, two dippers	.35
two jars	.25
two four gallon jugs	.50
two 2-gallon jugs	.25
three small jugs	.25
one double barrel shotgun	4.50
one clock	2.50
one coffee mill	.10
one bedstead, feather bed, and bedding	15.00
one lot of bed clothing	3.50
five chairs	1.25
one pair sheep shares	.20
one Bible Testament + hymn book	2.50
one chest	1.50
one padlock	.10
cash money	1.72
one note on J.H. Rodgers due 1^st day December 1894	84.00
one note on J.H. Rodgers due 1^st day December 1895	83.00
one note on J.H. Rodgers due 1^st day December 1896	83.00
one open account on J.B. Yates, Sr. for	6.00
rent cotton in seed by J.B. Yates, Sr., 1,200 lbs. more or less	18.00
fire shovel and tongs	.35

We, the undersigned appraisers, do certify that, having been first sworn by and before each other according to law, that the within and foregoing is a true Inventory and Appraisement of all the estate of Charles Darrington, deceased, so far as the same was produced before us by the Administrator of said deceased, to the best of our judgement and understanding.

Given under our hands and seals, this 27^th day of November, 1894.

J.M. Levins

John Lipham

J.W. Bledsoe

Georgia, Heard County

Personally came before me, W.S. Darrington, Administrator of Charles Darrigton, deceased, who being duly sworn, deposeth and saith that the within and foregoing Inventory is just, true, and correct, and contains a true account of all the goods and chattels, rights and credits, and real estate of the said deceased, and that have come to his hands, possession, or knowledge.
W.S. Darrington

Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 3^rd day of December, 1895.

G.A. Crain, Ordinary

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