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Inventory and appraisement of the Personal Estate and Slaves belonging to Eleanor Hall late of Duval County deceased.

 

One Negro woman named Betty aged 55 yrs.                                           $300.00

One Negro man named Harry    30                                                           400.00

One Negro woman named Louisa  28                                                           325.00

Of the (?) (Spawn/offspring?) of Betty during coverture

half value of Negro man Solon aged 24                                                      237.50

Of the (?) (Spawn/offspring?) of Luisa during coverture

half value of Negro girl named Mary aged 12 yrs.                                            150.00

half value of  Marie aged 15yrs.                                                                        17.50

Wearing Apparel

1 gown                         $2.00                           1 ?                               $1.00

1 shawl               2.50                             1 ?                                 3.00

1 ?                                 2.50                           1 ?                                 1.50

1 pr. Shoes                     1.25                           1 ?                                 2.00

1 bonnet                         4.00                           1 ?                                 2.00

1 caps                            1.00                           1 ?                                 2.50

12 ?                               2.35                           1 ?                                 1.75

1 shawl               2.50                             1 ?                                 2.25

1 ?                                 3.00                           1?                                    .75      

                                    21.00                                                               16.75         37.75

Total      1467.75

 

Mandarin Sept. 10th 1832 ? the subscribers having been duly qualified as appraisers of the estate of Eleanor Hall late of Duval County deceased do certify that the above is a true and correct inventory of all the Personal Estate of said deceased that was produced to us belonging thereto or which has come to our knowledge and that the ? valuation and appraisement thereof is according to the best of our judgment.

It is signed:

Witness: ? Fairbanks                                                         Calvin Peccel?

               ??                                                                  Jeremiah Hartley (his X mark)

(Page 2)

I certify the above to be a just and true inventory of all the Personal property and Slaves which belonged to the estate of Eleanor Hall late of Duval County deceased which has come to my ? or is ? my knowledge.

Note

            There are four Slaves to wit Samuel aged ten years Amelia aged eight? years Moses aged four years and Joseph aged 2 years ? ? born since 1821-being the ? of Louisa that are not considered as the property of the Estate of Mrs. Hall and consequently were not produced to the appraisers.

It is signed:  James Hall

                    Administrator

 

This list is a part of the records.

 

Betty                $250

Harry                 450

Louisa                375

Solon                 500

Mary                  350

Sam                   300

Amelia                200

Moses                125

Joe                     100

                       2,650

Negroes to ? Criehton?             300

Moses                                        25

Cattle   6 head?                          28

                                              3003

                                                600.03?

 

Duval County Court House/Probate Records/File# 837/1832 Eleanor Hall deceased wife of Dr. James Hall/Jacksonville, FL

           

Transcribed by Kia Hall on 9/26/2005