MR. LUTHER HOFKIINS PROBATE JUDGE. SIR I HERE BY WAVE MY WRIGHT OF ADMISTERING ON THE ESTATE OF MY DECEASED HUSBAND JOSEPH STANFORD AND WISH TO GRANT LETTEROF ADMINSTRATION TO LEWIS STANFORD AND OBLIGE YOURS
ANGELINE STANFORD
ESTATE OF JOSEPH STANFORD STATE OF ILL CLAY CO ANGELINE STANFORD WIDOW
I DO HERE BY RELINGUISH ALL MY CLAIM TO THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES MENTIONED IN THE APPRAISERS ESTIMATE OF SPECIFICATE PROPERTY ALLOWED ME FOR MYSELF AND FAMILY TO WIT:
THE FAMILY PICTURES AND WEARING APPAREL, JEWELS AND ORNAMENTS OF THE WIDOW AND MINOR CHILDREN $ 125.00
SCHOOL BOOKS AND FAMILY LIBRARY $ 100.00
ONE SEWING MACHINE $ 50.00
NECCESSARY BEDS, BEDSTEADS, AND BEDDING FOR WIDOW AND FAMILY $ 200.00
THE STOVES AND PIPES USED IN THE FAMILY WITH THE NECCESSARY COOKING UTENSILS
HOUSEHOLD AND KITCHEN FURNITURE $ 100.00
MILCH COW AND CALF BEING ONE FOR EVERY FOUR MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY $62.00
20 SHEEP $80.00 1 SADDLE AND HORSE AND BRIDLE$125.00, PROVISIONS FOR WIDOW AND
FAMILY FOR ONE YEAR $ 260.00, FOOD FOR STOCK ABOVE SPECIFIED$ 45.00, FUEL FOR
WIDOW AND FAMILY FOR THREE MONTHS $12.50 OTHER PROPERTY $100.00/
THE ABOVE VALUE AS ESTIMATED IS 1309.50 AND IN LEIU OF THE SAME I DESIRE TO
RETAIN THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES NAMED IN THE APPRAISEMENT BILL OF PERSONEL
PROPERTY OF SAID JOSEPH STANFORD DECEASED , VIZ..
1 BAUREAU 15.00, 1 COLCK 5.00, SAFE 5.00, STAND 1.00, TABLE 2.50, SAMP OIL &
CAN .80,LOOKING GLASS .25, CHEST& TRUNK 1.00, 3 CHAIRS .75, TUREENS WARE AND
JARS 3.00, SMOOTHING IRONS AND BOOKS 5.50, DOG IRON .75, WEAREING APPAREL
50.00, BEDSTEADS AND BEDDING 50.00, TABLE .75, COOKING STOVE AND UTENSILS
15.00, CHURN .75, CAN AND LARD 3.50, TUB AND MEAT 23.00, BARRELL AND MOLASSES
1.00, BARREL MEAT AND BARREL FLOUR 1.00, HATCHET WASHTUB AND BOARD .75, 1
BARREL AND KETTLE 2.00, 1 BOX CORN AND BASKET 1.10, 1 SHUDE .25, 1 BARREL AND
SALT 2.00, SPINNING WHEEL .50 LOT OF MEAT 12.75, 100 BUSHELS CORN 25.00, 90
BUSHELS WHEAT 126.00, 7 HOGS 35.00, 1 COW 23.00, 1 COW 25.00, 1 COW 20.00, 1
TWO YEAR OLD HEIFER 15.00, 4 SHEEP 13.00, 24 YDS CARPET 9.60, 1 AX .50, 11
CHICKENS 1.50. THE TOTAL VALUE OF WHICH IS APPRISED AS 501. 40
AND THE BALANCE 808.10 I PREFER TO HAVE IN MONEY.
WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL THIS TWENTIETH DAY OF APRIL 1874.
ANGELINE STANFORD.
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CHATTEL PROPERTY OF DECEASED JOSEPH STANFORD
BEAUREAU $15.00 OIL LATERN AND OIL CANS $ .80
CHEST $ .50
CLOCK $ 5.00 PR OF LOG IRONS $ .75
SAFE $ 5.00 DUNG FORK .50
STAND $ 1.00 SPADE BARREL $ .65
DINING TABLE $ 2.50 LOT OLD IRON $ 6.00
OIL CAN $ .40 PUMP $ .25
LAMP AND CONTENTS $ .40 SET OF HARNESS $25.00
LOOKING GLASS $ .25 RECEIVED OF THE ESTATE OF JOSEPH STANFORD
CLOTHES CHEST $ .50 25.00 FOR COFFIN.
SCHOLEY & KENNEDY BROS.
TRUNK $ .50
3CHAIRS $ .75
HAND SAW $ 1.50
LOT TWEENS WARE JARS $ 3.00
2 SMOOTHING IRONS $ .50
PR DOG IRONS $ .75
LOT OF BOOKS $ 5.00
WEARING APPAREL $50.00
1 BED STEAD & BEDDING $10.00
2 DO $20.00
3 DO $20.00
1 KITCHEN TABLE $ .75
COOK STOVE $15.00
CHURN $ .75
1 CAN OF LARD $ 3.50
TUB OF MEAT $23.00
BARREL OF MOLASSES $ 1.00
" MEAT $ .50
" FLOUR $ .50
HATCHET $ .50
WASHTUB & BOARD $ .25
BARREL $ .50
KETTLE $ 1.50
BASKET $ .10
SCOOP SHOVEL $ .50
BOX OF OATS $ 1.00
SPAID $ .25
BARREL & SALT $ 2.00
OATS & SICK BARRELS SPINING
WHEEL AND IRONS $ 3.65
POUNF & HARNESS WAGON
& SADDLE $35.00
DOUBLE SHOVEL PLOW
AND TWO BREAKING PLOWS $ 9.50
1 KIRLY REAPER & MOVES &
THIRD INT OF THRSHING $125.00
250 BUSH CORN & 90
BUSH WHEAT $188.50
18 HEAD OF HOGS $5.00
HEAD $ 90.00
5 COWS $111.00
11 HEAD OF GEASLINGS
& TWO YR OLD HEIFFER
AND STEERS $133.00
21 HEAD OF SHEEP $ 13.00
3 HEAD OF HORSES $125.00
34 YRDS CARPET &
CHICKENS $ 12.00
1 STACK OF HAY $ 8.00
CASH ON HAND $ 45.00
NOTES AND ACCOUNTS
ABIJAH BRYANT $ 14.50
JOHN A GILL $ .50