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Martha Cleveland
Will ~ Inventory & Appraisement of Estate
Inventory & Appraisement of Estate
Submitted by Katherine Danner
This document was found in a folder titled "Cleveland, Martha" in the basement of the Bibb County Courthouse Annex.
The State of Alabama
Bibb County
The following is an Inventory and appraisement of all the personal property belonging to the Estate of Martha Cleveland Decd that was shown us or that came to our Knowledge
| ½ interest in a house Griss Mill | $30.00 |
| 1 no top Buggy & harness umbrella & c | 100.00 |
| 1 Grind Stone | .25 |
| 1 Drawing Knife | .75 |
| 1 old Broad Ax & Chisel | .75 |
| 1 Good Broad Ax | 3.50 |
| 1 work bench & square | .50 |
| 1 set Black Smith Tools | 20.00 |
| 1 old Gin | 1.00 |
| 1 pr Strichers old | .50 |
| 1 Thrasher | 15.00 |
| 1 fan | 15.00 |
| 1 pr Large Stilyards | 2.00 |
| 1 brown collerd Mare Colt | 25.00 |
| 1 bean sheller | 5.00 |
| 1 Cutting knife | .25 |
| 5 Hogsheads | 1.25 |
| 1 old Bow | 5.00 |
| 1 heiffer | 6.00 |
| 1 Black Sided heiffer | 8.00 |
| 1 Black Bull | 5.00 |
| 1 Bid calf | 2.00 |
| 1 pided Bull | 4.50 |
| 1 Roan Mare | 65.00 |
| 1 Brush Pot | 1.00 |
| 3 Dry cow hides | 3.00 |
| 2 side harrows | 2.00 |
| 2 button scissors | .57 |
| 2 Window Casting --- 12/ | 3.00 |
| 1 Rocking Chair | .60 |
| 7 chairs --- 5/ | 4.37 |
| 1 Setter | 3.00 |
| 1 Gray mule | 60.00 |
| 1 Sorrel horse mule | 100.00 |
| 1 Roan Mare mule | 115.00 |
| 1 Bay mule colt | 80.00 |
| 1 old Road Wagon | 30.00 |
| 1 Walnut chest | 2.00 |
| 1 Trunk | 1.00 |
| 1 old trunk | .13 |
| 1 Bed, Bed stead & furniture | 15.00 |
| 1 Bed, bed stead, matras 2 pillows & furniture | 15.00 |
| 1 Ward Robe | 5.00 |
| 1 Bed, bed stead, 2 matrasses, 2 pillows & furniture | 20.00 |
| 1 feather bed | 10.00 |
| 1 Bed, bed stead, 2 matrasses, pillows & furniture | 18.00 |
| 1 walnut burrow | 8.00 |
| 1 Looking Glass | .87 |
| 1 Mettle clock | .50 |
| 1 Bed, bed stead, 2 matrasses & 2 sheets | 9.00 |
| 1 Side saddle | 4.00 |
| 1 Crack Rul | 1.50 |
| 1 negro man Price | 400.00 |
| 1 negro woman Mariah & child Louisa | 1200.00 |
| 1 negro man Jack | 300.00 |
| 1 negro man Reubin | 900.00 |
| 1 sausage butter | 3.00 |
| 1 vase | 8.00 |
| 20 plates | 1.50 |
| 1 pot & tea kettle | 1.00 |
| 1 Lot table furniture | 8.00 |
Jno w Suttle
Wm A Fondren
TJ King
Also the property disposed of by the will to Mary A E Cleveland
Negro Girl Loutilda ------------------ 500.50
1 horse, saddle, bridle & blanket ---- 70.00
1 feather bed and clothing ----------- 20.00
The State of Alabama
Bibb County
Personally appeared before me Wm W Morrow an acting Justice in and for said county. Jno W Suttle, Wm A Fondren, and TJ King
appraisers appointed by the Probate Court of said county to appraise the estate of Martha Cleveland deceased who being duly
sworn says upon oath that the foregoing is a correct appraisement of the property belonging to said Estate including all the
property shown to them by the Executor and all that came to their knowledge
Sworn to and Subscribed before me this
15th day of March
TJ King
Wm W Morrow Wm A Fondren
Jno W Suttle
1 note on SR Frost & JS Cleveland for --------- $215.26
Due the 28th Sept 1854
1 Note on JNC Brown for -------------------------- 25.00
Due the 9th Nov 1857
1 Note on CW Cleveland for ----------------------- 30.00
Due the 5th March 1856
1 Note on RH Pratt & James M Williams ----- $100.00
Due the 5th March 1856
1 note on OC Brown WWC Cleveland -------- $100.00
Due the 23th Jany1856
Money on hand --------------------------------------- $538.00
The State of Alabama
Bibb County
Personally appeared before me Jackson Gardner Judge of Probate of said county JS Cleveland Executor of the Last will and testament
of the Estate of Martha Cleveland and made oath that the foregoing Contains a true inventory and appraisement and notes belonging
to said Estate so far as has come to his knowledge
Sworn to before me this 17th March 1858
Jackson Gardner
Judge of Probate JS Cleveland
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