Shelby County Indiana History & Genealogy, Courthouse records, Estate papers

Estate of

Landon Carter, decd

Box 104

Shelby County, Indiana

To the Clerk of the Shelby Com Pleas Court, I Nancy Carter hereby relinquish my rights to administer on the estate of Landen Carter, my late husband deceased, and I hereby request said Clerk to appoint my son John W. Carter administrator of said estate. Given under my hand this Sept 1870.

Nancy Carter [signed with an X identified as “my mark”]

State of Indiana, Shelby County
I John W. Carter appear and say that Landen Carter departed this life at said county on the 6^th day of September A. D. 1870 and that he died seized of a personal estate to be administered upon of the probable value of fifteen hundred dollars and that affiant is a resident of said county and the oldest son of said decedent He files the relinquishment of the widow of deceased, Nancy Carter, & asks to be appointed Admin of said estate.

John W. Carter [signature]

Subscribed & sworn to this Sept. 24th 1870.

J. G. Mulk, Clk [signature]

State of Indiana }
Shelby County } SS
We, Jacob Douthet, and W. W. Pollitt swear that we will honestly appraise the personal estate of Landen Carter, deceased, which may be exhibited to us, so help us God.

Jacob Douthet (signature) }
W. W. Pollitt (signature) } Appraisers

Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 27 day of September, 1870.

J. W. Carter (signature)

Inventory

filed Septbr 28 1870

J G Mulk Clk
361

Recorded
Inventory

L B No 4
p 287

State of Indiana }
Shelby County } SS
I, John W Carter, administrator of the estate of Landen Carter, deceased, swear that the foregoing is a true and complete inventory of all the personal estate of said decedent which has come to my knowledge, and also of the property taken by the said widow, on the 27th day of September, 1870.

J. W. Carter (signature)

Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 28th day of September, 1870.

J. G. Mulk Clk [signature]

An Inventory of the Personal Estate of Landen Carter, deceases, taken by John W. Carter, Administrator, and appraised by Jacob Douthet and W. W. Pollitt.

No.	DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY	Valuation of property $ cts	No.	Property taken by the widow	Valuation of property taken by the widow $ cts
1	1 Braking Plow	50
2	1 Double Shovel Plow	2.60
3	1 Shovel Plow	50
4	1 Hop Jack Singletree	50
5	1 Logchain	2.00
6	1 Braking Plow	8.00
7	2 Hay Forks	75
8	1 Cutting Box	.50
9	1 Fanning Mill	5.00
10	Ľ Part Reaper	10.00
11	2 Grain Boxes	1.00
12	1 Scantling 4 by 4 per hundred 1.75	1.60
13	1 Lot of lumber per hundred 2.00	24.00
14	1 Lot of lumber per hundred 2.25	6.75
15	1 Chopping Axe	75
16	1 Basket	50	16	1 Basket	50
17	1 Pork Barrel	1.50	17	1 Pork barrel	1.50
18	Salt & Barrel	1.00	18	Salt & barrel	1.00
19	8 Barrels & 2 Boxes	1.00	19	8 Barrels 2 Boxes	1.00
20	1 Loom	1.00	20	1 Loom	1.00
21	1 Kettle	1.00	21	1 Kettle	1.00
22	1 Bras kettle	.75	22	1 Bras kettle	.75
23	1 Lot Pans & Crocks	1.50	23	1 Lot Pans & Crocks	1.50
24	2 Tubs & Wash Boards	1.00	24	Tubs & Wash Boards	1.00
25	2 Lard Kegs & Barrel	1.50	25	2 Lard Kegs & Barrel	1.50
26	1 Churn	75	26	1 Churn	.75
27	1 Barrel	25	27	1 Barrel	25
28	9 Crocks	1.00	28	9 Crocks	1.00
29	1 Slop Tub	25	29	1 Slop Barrel	25
30	1 Stand Table	2.00	30	1 Stand Table	2.00
31	1 Plain Table & Cloth	4.00	31	1 Plain Table & Cloth	4.00
32	1 Parler Stove	7.00	32	1 Parler Stove	7.00
33	1 plain Bureau	5.00	33	1 Plain Bureau	5.00
34	1 Bras Clock	4.00	34	1 Bras Clock	4.00
35	1 Rocking Chair	3.00	35	1 Rocking Chair	3.00
36	7 Chairs	3.00	36	7 Chairs	3.00
37	2 Lamps	1.00	37	2 Lamps	1.00
38	1 Looking Glass	50	38	1 Looking Glass	50
39	1 fine Bedstead	5.00	39	1 Fine Bedstead	5.00
40	1 Bed & Bedding	20.00	40	1 Bed & Bedding	20.00
41	1 Bedstead	2.00	41	1 Bedstead	2.00
42	1 Bed & Bedding	15.00	42	1 Bed & Bedding	15.00
43	1 Shot Gun	10.00
44	1 Bedstead	5.00	44	1 Bedstead	5.00
45	1 Bed & Bedding	20.00	45	1 Bed & Bedding	20.00
46	1 Bedstead	3.00	46	1 Bedstead	3.00
47	1 Bed & Bedding	8.00	47	1 Bed & Bedding	8.00
48	1 Bedstead	50	48	1 Bedstead	50
49	1 Bed & Bedding	10.00	49	1 Bed & Bedding	10.00
50	1 Bed & Bedding	4.00	50	1 Bed & Bedding	4.00
51	1 Lot Bed Clothing	45.00	51	1 Lot Bed Clothing	45.00
52	1 Lot Carpet	2.00	52	1 Lot Carpet	2.00
53	4 Barrels & Boxes	50	53	4 Barrels & Boxes	50
54	1 Trunk	1.50	54	1 Trunk	1.50
55	Cupboard Ware	11.50	55	Cupboard Ware	11.50
56	Coffey Grinder	50	56	1 Coffey Grinder	50
57	Cupboard	1.00	57	Cupboard	1.00
58	1 Safe	5.00	58	1 Safe	5.00
59	1 Cook stove & furniture	5.00	59	1 Cook Stove & ware	5.00
60	2 Smoothing Irons	.50	60	2 Smoothing Irons	.50
61	1 Fire Shovel & Andirons	50	61	1 Fire Shove[l] & Andirons	50
62	1 Big Wheel & Reel	50	62	Big Wheel & Reel	50
63	1 Doubletree Clevis	1.00
64	1 Two Horse Harrow	1.50
65	1 Two Horse Waggon	50.00
66	1 Mans Saddle & Bridle	10.00	66	1 Mans Saddle & Bridle	10.00
67	1 Set Harness	4.00	67	1 Set Harness	4.00
68	1 Gray Horse	50.00	68	1 Gray Horse	50.00
69	1 Bay Horse	40.00
70	1 Gray Colt	100.00
71	1 Bay Mare	125.00
72	1 Spotted Sow	20.00	72	1 Spotted Sow	20.00
73	2 Spotted Sows	35.00
74	2 Spotted Sows	30.00
75	Shotes [shoats] 5 First Choice	40.00	75	Shots [shoats] 5 First Choice	40.00
76	Shotes [shoats] 5 Sec Choice	35.00	76	Shots [shoats] 5 Sec Choice	35.00
77	Shotes [shoats] 5 Third Choice	30.00
78	Shotes [shoats] 5 Fourth Choice	25.00
79	1 Calf	6.00
80	1 Red Steer	20.00
81	2 White Heiffers	36.00
82	1 Red Heiffer	20.00
83	2 White Steers	60.00
84	1 Red Cow	40.00
85	2 White Cows	55.00	85	2 White Cows	55.00
86	19 Head Sheep	33.00
87	15 Lambs	22.50	87	15 Lambs	22.50
88	1 Lot Poultry	10.00
89	200 bushels Wheat	170.00	89	22 bushels Wheat	18.70
90	40 Dozaen Oats	6.00
91	17 ˝ acres Corn	237.00
92	3 acres Corn	36.00	92	3 acres Corn	36.00
93	3 Augers 1 saw 2 hoes	1.55	93	3 Augers	30
94	1 Note on William Talbert dated 25 Dec 1867 with intrest from date	100.00		[Widow’s total]	50000
95	1 Note on A P Wortman dated Jan 27 1869 with intrest from date	100.00
96	1 Note A Talbert dated on Aug 17 1869 with interest from date	100.00
97	1 Note J W Carter dated Sept 1st 1869 with int from date	100.00
98	Act D S McGaughey	16.90
99	1 Dining Table	2.00
		2038.70

Signed by us, this 27 day of September, 1870.

Jacob Douthet }
W. W. Pollitt } Appraisers

Widow’s Receipt

Received of John W. Carter, Administrator of my late husband, Landen Carter, deceased, the articles charged to me in the foregoing Inventory, the Twenty seventh day of September, 1870.

Nancy Carter (signed with an X identified as “my mark”)

Estate of Landon Carter, dcd

John W. Carter, Admin.

Sale Bill

F. B. No. 4 p. 287

Filed October 24, 1870
J. G. Mulk [signature]

The State of Indiana, Shelby County
I, W. W. Pollitt, Clerk of the sale of the Personal Property of Landon Carter, deceased, swear that the following Sale Bill is a true account thereof.

W. W. Pollitt [signature]

Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 24 day of October, 1870.

J. G. Mulk, Clk [signature]

Account of the Sale of the Personal Property of Landen Carter, deceased, sold by J
ohn W. Carter at the late residence of the decedent, at Public Sale, on the
twenty firs[t] day of October, 1870.

NAMES OF ARTICLES	Amount Sold For $ cts	TO WHOM SOLD	Cash for Surety
2 Hay forks	.45	J. M. Engle	Cash
1 Double shovel	1.00	Joseph B. Carter
1 Double tree	75	Joseph B. Carter
1 old shovel plow	20	Joseph B. Carter
1 Hop Jack	25	James F. Carter
1 Braking Plow	5.00	Isaac Kemp
1 old plow	10	Joseph B. Carter
1 Cutting Box	50	Joseph B. Carter
1 Fanning Mill	4.25	Joseph B. Carter
Ľ Reaper	5.00	Nancy Carter
2 Grain Boxes	25	Joseph B. Carter
1 Two horse Harrow	3.10	Isaac Kemp
1 Chopping Axe	1.00	A. B. Bouge	Cash
1 Mattock	50	B. H. Darmer	Cash
1 Lot Scantling	2.10	G. W. Rutherford
1 Lot Lumber	27.55	J. W. Carter
1 Breakfast Table	50	Nancy Carter
1 Shot Gun	13.50	James F. Carter
1 Lot Poultry	3.00	Nancy Carter
1 Bay Mare	128.00	Rufus S. Pollitt
1 Bay Colt	105.00	Joseph B. Carter
1 Bay Horse	51.00	Nancy Carter
1 Black Sow	2350	George Rapperty
3 Shoats first choice	27.00	Isaac Kemp
3 Shoats sec choice	26.20	Benjamin Gailey
4 Shoats third choice	27.25	George Rapperty
1 Sow & 7 Pigs	37.50	Joseph Carter
1 Black Sow	20.00	Robert L. Farris
1 White Sow	22.25	Isaac Kemp
1 Two Horse Waggon	50.00	Nancy Carter
5 Sheep first choice	17.50	John Bartz
5 Sheep sec choice	16.00	John Gipson
9 Sheep third choice	22.59	Thomas E. McDonnell
1 Logchain	2.00	Joseph Carter
1 Red Cow	56.50	Marcus Burton
1 Red Steer	25.50	Gabriel Addison
1 Red Heiffir	20.00	Nancy Carter
2 White S[t]eers	86.00	Gabriel Addison
1 White Heiffer	25.00	Gabriel Addison
1 White Heiffer	24.00	Gabriel Addison
1 Calf	11.00	Joseph B. Carter
1 Lot Oats	6.00	Nancy Carter
9 Acres Corn	149.42	A. D. Pollitt
4 ˝ Acres Corn	52.50	Nancy Carter
2 ˝ Acres Corn	48.12	David B. Nigh
30 Bushels Wheat	35.81	P. W. Gains
25 Bushels Wheat	29.50	P. V. Bassett
103.54 Bushels Wheat	121.61	John Ramsey
	1335.75

The State of Indiana, Shelby County
I, John W Carter, Administrator of the estate of Landon Carter, deceased, swear that the foregoing Sale Bill is a true account of the sale of the Personal Property of the decedent, not taken by the widow.

John W. Carter [signature]

Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 24 day of October, 1870.

J. G. Mulk [signature], Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Shelby County.

Estate of Landen Carter
John W. Carter, Admin.

1st Report

Examined & Confirmed
Cont[inued]
R. L. Coffey
O. B. No. 10, p 421
Filed Novembr 20, 1871
John Elliott, clk
Glessner [attorney]

The undersigned Administrator of the Estate of Landen Carter deceased makes the following partial settlement and report of the condition of said estate.

Administrator is chargeable as per sale bill and Inventory with the sum of	$2252.65
Cash received from Lotte Carlind not Inve[ntor]yed	$50.00
Intrest received	$12.00
Total with which chargeable	$2314.65

He is entitled to these credits -

No	1	Widows receipt	$500.00
No	2	Dr. D. S. McGauchey	$50.00
No	3	F. G. Robertson taxs	$49.40
No	4	Jo. Cummings - coffin	$22.00
No	5	Wm Pollitt - clerk & appr	$3.00
No	6	Saml Hieble, Tombstone	$38.00
No	7	R. Spicer, printer	$7.00
No	8	Wm. T. Wieker, ape	$3.50
No	9	Henry Doble, auctioneer	$8.00
No	10	G. F. McGaughey, doctor	$24.00
No	11	O. J. Glessner, atty	$10.00
		Total Credits	$714.90

Which leaves in the hands of the Admin. $1599.75 with which he now stands charged; that said sum in Admins hands consists of sale notes & unpaid claims in favor of said Estate; that the sale notes fall due the 21 Oct 1871 and will probably be paid by the next term of this court, to which time Admin. asks that this estate be continued.

J. W. Carter [signature]

Subscribed & sworn to Nov 16th 1871.

John Elliott, clk [signature]

Received of John Carter Administrator of the Estate of Landon Carter Decd Fifty Dollars
April 11th 1871

JD. S. McGaughey [signature]
Treasurer’s Office

Shelbyville, Ind., Apr. 12th, 1871
No. 167
Received of Landon Carter Forty nine dollars and 40 cents, in full for State, County, School, Library, Special School, Township, Sinking Fund, Road and Dog Tax, for the year 1870, on the following described Property, Personal, in Hanover Township
Pt E ˝ NW & W ˝ NE Sec. 19, T. 14, R. 8, Acres 135, Hun. 82

F. G. Robertson [signature], Treasurer Shelby County

Reseaved Mar 24 ‘71 of J. W. Carter, administrator of the Estate of Landen Carter Twenty Two Dollars in full for Coffin for Deseased.
Joseph Cummins [signature]

$3.00 April the 11th, 1871
Recd of J. W. Carter Administrator of the Estate of Landon Carter deceased the sum of Three Dollars for services rendered as apprasor and clerk on day of sale for said estate.

W. W. Pollitt [signature]

Recived August 14th 1871 of John W. Carter, Administrator of [the estate of] Landen Carter thirty eight dollars in full for one sett tombstones for the deceased.
                                                    Samuel Hiebel [signature]

Office of the Shelby National Volunteer,
Shelbyville, Ind., Oct. 29, 1870
                    Received of John W. Carter, Admintr. of the Estate of Landon Carter, deceased, seven (7) dollars, amount in full for publishing notice of appointment as Admtr., notice of sale of personal property, and bills for sale.
R. Spicer [signature]

Shelby County, Ind., Dec. 11 ‘70
                    Recd. of J. W. Carter, Administrator of the Estate of L. Carter, deceased, the sum
of three Dollars and fifty cts.

William T. Weiker [signature]

Received of John W. Carter, Adm. of the Estate of Landon Carter, Deceased, the sum of Eight Dollars in full of Auctioner fees October 29th 1870.

Henry Doble [signature]

Morristown, Ind Dec 9 ‘70
John Carter Adm of L. Carter Est
Please pay M Myer twenty four doll amt due and in full for medical attention on L. Carter dec. & this shall be your recp.

G. F. McGauhy [signature]

Recd of John W. Carter Adm of the Estate of Landen Carter deceased the sum of Ten dollars my fees in part for services as Attorney in said Estate Nove 16th 1871.

O. J. Glessner [signature]

Estate of Landen Carter
John W. Carter, Admin.

2nd Report

Order Book No 10 page 554

Examined & confirmed & continued.
C. Haight, court

Filed March 15, 1872
John Elliott, clk [signature]

Glessner, atty

The undersigned administrator of the Estate of Landen Carter, deceased, Submits the following partial settlement of said estate, to wit:
Administrator is chargeable as per last partial settlement made at the November Term of said Court 1871 with the sum of $1599.75. He is entitled to these credits:

No	1	D. S. McGaughey, M. D.	$93.50
No	2	Thomas E. McConnel	7.00
No	3	Obrien Guyssien	11.98
No	4	O. J. Glessner Atty	10.00
No	5	John Elliott clerk	9.39
		Total	$131.87

Which leaves in the hands of the administrator with which he now stands charged the sum of $1467.88 the most of which sum consists of unpaid sale notes which will not probably be collected before the next term of this court - to which time he asks the estate to be continued.

J. W. Carter [signature]

Subscribed & sworn to March 15, 1872.

John Elliott, clk [signature]

Feb 13th, 1872
Received in full of John Carter Administrator of the Estate of Landon Carter Dec’d Ninety Three and 50/100 dollars.

Dr. D. S. McGaughey [signature]

March the 15th 1872
Recieved of J. W. Carter Admin. of L. Carter Dec. the sum of Seven Dollars for shingles.

Thos. E. McConnel [signature]

March 2nd 1872
Received of John Carter Administrator of the Estate of Landon Carter Decd tin dollars and ninty eight cents in full of all claims.

Obrien Gluymnt [signature]

Received of John W. Carter Admin of the Estate of Landen Carter dec the sum of Ten dollars in full of Attorney’s fees to date, March 15 ‘72.

O. J. Glessner [signature]

Estate of Landen Carter decd
John W. Carter Administrator
Received of Administrator the Sum of $9.39 in full of the Costs accrued in the administration of the above entitled Estate up to and including this date
Shelbyville March 15, 1872

John Elliott clk [signature]

Estate of Landen Carter

John W. Carter Admin

3rd Report

Approved and Admin ordered
to report at next term.

D. D. Beiuler, Judge S. C. C.
Glessner atty

The undersigned Administrator of the Estate of Landen Carter dec submits the following report of the condition of said Estate.
The administrator is chargeable as per last report made at the March Term of the Com Pleas [Court] with the sum of

	$1467.88
Intrest recd since repor t	$16.35
	$1484.23

He is entitled to these credits -

No 1	J. M. Sleeth Tax	$35.47
No 2	J. M. Sleeth Tax	4.00
No 3	J. M. Sleeth Tax	1.85
No 4	Noah Miller M. D. Services	4.00
	Total vouchers	$45.32

Which leaves in the hands of the administrator with which he stands charged the sum of $1438.71. That said administrator has fully paid all claims against said Estate that have come to his knowledge - that all claims in favor of said estate have been collected except two notes with intrest amounting to about $92.00 which the admin has as yet with due diligence failed to collect but believes that he can make the [unknown word] by the next Term of this court - Wherefore he asks the confirmation of this report and the continuance of the estate.

J. W. Carter [signature]

Subscribed & sworn to this May 27th 1873.

John Elliott clk [signature]

Treasurer’s Office
Shelbyville, Ind., April 17, 1873
Received of Landon Carter thirty eight Dollars and 66 Cents, in full for State, County, School, Library, Special School, Township, Road and Dog Tax, for the year 1872, on the following described Property, Poll and Personal, in Hanover Township:

[illegible description] Section 19, Town. 14, Range 8, Acres 116, Hund[redths of an acre] 42

J. M Sleeth, Treasurer Shelby County [signature]

Treasurer’s Office
Shelbyville, Ind., Jany 8, 1872
No. 35
                Received of Landon Carter the sum of Four Dollars and - Cents, in full for Turnpike Tax, for the year 1871, on the following described property:
                Pt ˝ NE          Section 19,     Town. 14,     Range 8,     Acres 80
                Pt E ˝ NW     Section 19,     Town. 14,     Range 8,     Acres 55,     Hund 82
                Morristown Pike

J. M. Sleeth, Treasurer Shelby County [signature]

Treasurer’s Office
Shelbyville, Ind., April 21, 1873
Received of Landon Carter the sum of One Dollars and 85 Cents, in full for Turnpike Tax, for the year 1872, on the following described property:
Pt N ˝ NE Section 19, Town. 14, Range 8, Acres 60
Pt E ˝ NW Section 19, Town. 14, Range 8, Acres 65

J. M. Sleeth, Treasurer Shelby County [signature]

Recieved of J. W. Carter Administrator of the Estate of Landon Carter Dec the sum of four Dollars in full for Medical treatment.

Noah Miller [signature]

Estate of Landon Carter, deceased

Final Settlement

Examined, approved & Admin Discharged

D. D. Baum, Judge [signature]
Filed November 13, 1873
John Elliott, clk [signature]
John W. Carter, Admin

The undersigned Admin of the Estate of Landen Carter, deceased, Submits the following final settlement of said Estate.

The Admin is chargeable as per last partial settlement with the sum of	$146788
Intrest received -	12.75
Total	$1480.63

The Admin is entitled to these credits -

No 1	John Elliott, clerk	$2.64
No 2	O. J. Glessner, atty	10.00
No 3	Noah Miller M. D. hosp	4.00
No 4	Admin’s services	125.00
No 5	Tax Receipt	38.66
	Total	$180.30

Which leaves in the hands of the Admin the sum of $1300.33 to be distributed among the following named and only heirs of said decedent in these proportions for which vouchers are filed herewith, to wit:

No 6	Nancy Carter, widow	$433.44 ˝
No 7	James F. Carter, heir	69.06 ˝
No 8	Ann E. Meredith, heir	69.06 ˝
No 9	Martha E. Talbott, heir	69.06 ˝	[Note: Should be Talbert]
No 10	Susan Carter, heir	69.06 ˝
No 11	Joseph B. Carter, heir	69.06 ˝
No 12	George W. Carter, heir	69.06.˝
No 13	Eliza. J. Talbott, heir	69.06.˝	[Note: Should be Talbert]
No 14	Angaline Carter, heir	69.06 ˝
No 15	Mary E. Workman, heir	69.06 ˝	[Note: Should be Wortman]
No 16	Amanda Talbott, heir	69.06 ˝
No 17	Allen P. Workman guard. for	69.06 ˝	[Note: Should be Wortman]
	Ruth & Mariah Carter, heirs	69.06 ˝
No 18	Indiana Ash, heir	69.06 ˝
No 19	John W. Carter	69.06 ˝
	Total vouchers -	$1480.63

That the Receipts and disbursements of the Admin are equal; that the above named are the only heirs of said decedent; that the debts and expenses of administrator are all paid and all claims are collected, and that the estate is fully administered and he asked to be discharged.

John W. Carter [signature]

Subscribed & sworn to this [illegible word] 13th Nov 1873.

John Elliott, clk [signature]

The Estate of Landon Carter dcd

Due to John W. Carter Admin for services and cost expenses to wit:

For 35 days service @ $2 per day	$70.00
Cash expended on trip to L. Carter & to Shelbyville, toll and e[tc]	55.00
	$125.00

Subscribed and sworn to this Nov 13th 1873
Rec’d of John W. Carter Admin the sum of Ten dollars in full of attorney’s [fees] in the estate of Landon Carter deceased this Nov 12th 1873.

O. J. Glessner [signature]

Estate of Landon Carter } September Term, 1873
John W. Carter, Administrator }
Received of the above named Administrator the Sum of $2.64 in full of the Costs accrued in the administration of the above entitled estate on final Settlement.
Shelbyville, Ind., Novbr. 13, 1873.

John Elliott, Clerk [signature]

Received of John W. Carter administrator of the Estate of Landon Carter the sum of Sixty nine and 6 cts in full of my share (as heir) of the personal estate of said deceased this November 8th 1873.

Ann E. Merideth [indicated with X as “her mark”]

Received of John W. Carter administrator of the Estate of Landon Carter the sum of Sixty nine dollars 6 cts in full of my share (as heir) of the personal estate of said deceased this November 8th 1873.

James F. Carter [signature]

Received of John W. Carter administrator of the Estate of Landon Carter the sum of $483.44 ˝ in full of my share (as heir) of the personal estate of said deceased this November 8th 1873.

Nancy Carter, Widow of Dcd [indicated with X as “her mark”]

Duplicate Receipt
Treasurer’s Office
Shelbyville, Ind., April 20, 1873
No. 5378
Received of Landon Carter per J. W. Carter, Admin. Thirty Eight Dollars and 66 Cents, in full for State, County, School, Library, Special School, Township, Road and Dog Tax, for the year 1872, on the following described Property, Personal, in Hanover Township:

[illegible word] 6/7 of Pt E ˝ NW & W ˝ NE, Section 19, Town. 14, Range 8, Acres 116, Hund[redths of an acre] 42

J. M Sleeth, Treasurer Shelby County [signature]

Georg W. Carter [signature]

Joseph B. Carter [signature]

Susan Carter [indicated with X as “her mark“]

Martha Emily Talbert [indicated with X as “her mark“]

Recd of John W. Carter Admr of the Estate of Landen Carter dec The sum of $69.06 in full of my share as heir of personal estate of said deceased this Nov 12 ‘73.

Amanda Talbert [signature]

Received [of] John W. Carter administrator of the Estate of Landon Carter the sum of Sixty nine dollars 6 cts in full of my share (as heir) of the personal estate of said deceased this November 8th 1873.

Mary E. Wortman [indicated with X as “her mark“]

Received of John W. Carter administrator of the Estate of Landon Carter the sum of Sixty nine dollars 6 cts in full of my share as heir of the personal estate of said deceased this November 8th 1873.

Angaline Carter [signature]

Received of John W. Carter administrator of the Estate of Landon Carter the sum of Sixty nine dollars 6 cts in full of my share as heir of the personal estate of said deceased this November 8th 1873.

Eliza Jane Talbert [indicated with X as “her mark“]

Received of John W. Carter admin of the Estate of Landon Carter dec the sum of Sixty nine dollars & 6 cts in full of my share of the personal estate of said dec as one of the heirs thereof - this November 13th 1873.

John W. Carter [signature]

A. P. Wortman agent for Indiana Ash

Received of John W. Carter administrator of the Estate of Landon Carter the sum of One hundred thirty eight dollars 12 cts in full of the shares of Ruthie and Mariah Carter (as heir) of the personal estate of said deceased this November 8th 1873

A. P. Wortman guardian for Ruthie and Mariah Carter

Transcribed by Richard Felts.
Transcriber’s comments are in brackets [ ] .

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