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Martha Cleveland
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 Couthouse 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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