Shelby County Indiana History & Genealogy, Courthouse Records

The Estate of Larkin Arnold

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CITATION TO ACCOUNT

State of Indiana, Shelby County, sct:
To Whitlock Arnold
By direction of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, you are hereby cited to appear before said Court at the next term thereof to be held at Shelbyville, in said County, on the first Monday in July, 1861, to render an account of your proceedings in the Administration of the Estate of Larkin Arnold deceased.

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said
Court, this 14 day of June A.D., 1861
Alonzo Blair, Clerk.

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State of Indiana Shelby County

We William Hankins and Joseph Jones Swear that we will honestly appraise the personal property of Lakin (sic) Arnold Deceased which may be exhibited to us so help us god [signatures] William Hankins, Joseph Jones
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9th day of June1858 James B. Holmes J.P. {seal}

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Inventory
State of Indiana, Shelby County (?)
I Whitlock Arnold exectuor of the estate of Larkin Arnold, deceased, Swear that the foregoing is a true and complete Inventory of (the with a strikeout) all the personal estate of said decedent which has come to my knowledge, also property taken by the widow.

Whitlock Arnold Subscribed and sworn to before me this 24th day of July 1858,

Alexander Miller Clerk, pr Robt. W. Niles Dpty

Inventory

An Inventory of the personal Estate of Larkin Arnold deceased taken by Whitlock Arnold Executor, and appraised by William Hankins and Joseph Jones.

Receipt No.	Description	$
1	One clock and bureau and stand	6.00
2	One bed and beding	5.00
3	too beds and bedding	10.00
4	one bed stid	0.50
5	One cooking stove and cooking untensils	2.00
6	One Cubboard and ware	4.00
7	One table	0.50
8	one washing misheen	2.50
9	One lot of gearing	2.00
10	One breaking plow	5.00
11	One breaking plow	1.50
12	One shovel plow	1.50
13	one log chain	2.00
14	One tow horse waggon	25.00
15	One cutting box	5.00
16	one winmill	5.00
17	one horse coalt name silo	65.00
18	One gray Horse albert	90.00
19	one bay mare and coalt	65.00
20	one red Cow and Calf	16.00
21	one red Cow	13.00
22	one white Cow	10.00
23	one two year old heifer	10.00
24	one one year old steer	5.00
25	too heifer caves	8.00
26	Three big Hogs	10.00
27	nine shots	8.00
28	one sow and five shots	7.00
29	Fortien old sheep and five lambs	15.00
30	Tirteen geese	1.30
31	Five sugar Cittels	5.00
	Total	406.80

The Inventory was folded and on the outside it says:

Larkin Arnold, deceased
            Inventory
Filed July the 24th 1858
      Alex Miller Clerk
            Recorded

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Sale Bill

Account of the Sale of the personal property of Larkin Arnold deceased Sold by Whitlock Arnold at the Late Residence of the deceased at public auction On the twe[?paper torn] day of June 1858

No. as on inventory Names of Articles
Sold for
To whom sold Cash or security
1 Howes Log chain
5.50
Joseph Jones
1 Wheat Fan
6.25
Abslom Arnold
1 Brindle Heifer
8.00
Joseph Jones
White Heifer
10.30
John Goldham
Red Steer
5.00
Joseph Jones
Cow & Calf
22.25
Franklin Alexander
9 Head of Hogs
17.25
Granville Herald
3 Head of Hogs
10.10
Granville Herald
9 Head of Shoats
4.25
John D. Arnold
---------- ----1 Bay Colt---------
--84.00--
--Robert Arnold-- [all items this row have been struck]
1 Grey Horse
89.00
John D. Arnold
177.50

George B. Huffman, Clerk

State of Indiana Shelby County }
I George B. Huffman Clerk of the Sale of the personal property of Larkin Arnold deceased Swear that the foregoing Sale Bill is a true account thereof

George B.Huffman.

Subscribed and Sworn to before me this 16th day of June 1858

John Jackson {seal}
Justice of the Peace

State of Indiana Shelby County}
I Whitlock Arnold Executor of the estate of Larkin Arnold deceased Swear that the foregoing Sale bill is a true account of the Sales of this personal property of the decedent,

Whitlock Arnold /s/

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 24th day of July A.D. 1858,

Alexander Miller Cle,C,T,Sle
pr Robt. N Niles Dpty

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In the Estate of Larkin Arnold decd. Settlement The following are the accounts of
Whitlock Arnold Executor of the Will of the decedent on settlement,

Amount of inventory	$406.80
Excess of sales	5.90
Amt of accounts collected	177.42
Interest collected	15.31
Amt of charges	605.43

Said Executor claims credit for the following payments (?),
(?) on account of said Estate,

No.	paid to as per receipt	$
1	Widow	243.80
2	D. London	1.00
3	M. Rice, J.P	1.50
4	S. Alexander	4.77
5	Cornelius Haines	4.55
6	J. Gorgas	50.00
7	L. Kennedy	24.17
8	L. Thomas	3.60
9	F.G. Robertson	28.02
10	S.A. Kennedy	10.00
11	J.W. Elliott & Co.	8.00
12	N. Goodrich	1.20
13	C. Plummer	1.00
14	J. Cummins	12.00
15	Nixon Fox	5.00
16	Hardy Wray	1.50
17	G. Sedgewick	0.80
18	Henry Bass	10.00
19	M. P. Barger	11.73
20	Taxes for 1857	23.28
21	Taxes for 1857	8.34
22	Josiah Gorgas	37.46
23	Samuel Morgan	5.13
24	Jacob Fox	3.00
25	Wm. C. Miller	10.97
26	A. Blair, costs	12.19
27	Attorneys fee	10.00
28	Executor's claim for services	15.00
29	Widow	55.52
	Amt of credits	$605.43

Subscribed and sworn to in open court, Novr 11th 1861, Alonzo Blair Clerk.

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NOTE: The original spelling and punctuation have been retained, and the amounts are as shown even if the totals are incorrect.
Transcribed by Jill Knitl.
Additional information about Larkin Arnold may be viewed on Teresa Arnold's website.

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No. as on inventory	Names of Articles	Sold for	To whom sold	Cash or security
	1 Howes Log chain	5.50	Joseph Jones
	1 Wheat Fan	6.25	Abslom Arnold
	1 Brindle Heifer	8.00	Joseph Jones
	White Heifer	10.30	John Goldham
	Red Steer	5.00	Joseph Jones
	Cow & Calf	22.25	Franklin Alexander
	9 Head of Hogs	17.25	Granville Herald
	3 Head of Hogs	10.10	Granville Herald
	9 Head of Shoats	4.25	John D. Arnold
----------	----1 Bay Colt---------	--84.00--	--Robert Arnold--	[all items this row have been struck]
	1 Grey Horse	89.00	John D. Arnold
		177.50