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            Georgia:  The Honorable, The Inferior Court of said County,

Meriwether County:  Ordered for ordinary purposes according to adjourment this 6th day of May 1837.

 

Ordered,

            That DAVID FRANKLIN, JOHN FLEMISTER, ABNUR REEVES, ASA REEVES and WILLIAM C BARNES, be and they are hers Appointed to divide the Estate of HENRY JOSSEY, decd. Or such part of said Estate subject to distribution, in to as many parts or shares as there are distributes, and assign the same by law or otherwise as shall seem proper, one of the said parts or shares to each distributes or his, her or there guardian or legal representative.  And also that they and each of them be personally sworn to make the same according to justice and equity without favor as affection to any of the parties to the best of their skill and understanding. A true copy from the minutes of the Court of Ordinary.

                                                                        LEVI M. ADAMS  C.C.O

 

An Inventory of the appraisement of the Negroes of HENRY JOSSEY Esq. decd

 

Names                                     Amount                       Names                         Amount

MACK                                    $12000.00                   CHARITY                  $320.00

MANUEL                               $    800.00                   REUBEN                    $250.00

BILLY                                    $    400.00                   MARTHA                   $250.00

FAN                                        $    900.00                   HARRIETT                $200.00

PETER                                    $    400.00                   MARIAH                   $150.00

BEEDY                                  $    100.00                   Old FRANK               $ 50.00

LILLY FRANK                     $    100.00                   RACHEL & Child      $800.00

MILLY                                   $    300.00                   AMY                           $400.00

BOB                                        $    400.00

 

SARRAH JOSSEY                WILLIS, EVELINE & NANCY

WILLIAM JOSSEY              MACK                                                            $1300.00

JOHN JOSSEY                      RACHEL & Child, REUBEN                       $1050.00

CATHERINE JOSSEY         MANUEL & MARTHA                                $1050.00

JOSIAH W JOSSEY              LILLY FRANK & CHARITY                      $1020.00

WILLIAM REEVES             FAN, FRANK & MARIAH                          $1100.00

HENRY JOSSEY                  PETER, BOB & HARRIETT                        $1100.00

CLARK T WILLIAMS         BILLY & AMY                                             $  950.00

MYRON ELLIS                     MILLY & BEEDY                                        $1000.00        

 

                                                JOHN FLEMISTER

                                                DAVID FRANKLIN          Appraisers

                                                ASA REEVES                                                                                                                       ABNER REEVES