Friday, December 16, 2016

From the Probate files: Jeremiah Warren Part 13, Account Current - August 26, 1834

As required, Great Uncle Jeremiah Warren's executors John Graybill and Jesse G. Butts filed an accounting with the Probate Court for 1833 and part of 1834.

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county probate courthouses, Georgia.]

Dr. John Graybill & Jesse G. Butts
     1833     In acct. current with the Estate of J. Warren dec'd.
May 29 To bal[an]ce. due Est for acct. rendered                                  5582.44
       1834
Feb 12   "  amt. collected on a note due by A. Slaughter & C       }
                  Labuzan* in part -- bal[an]ce.not considered desperate}       573.75
Jan 31   "  cash rec'd. Fred'k. Scotts note $27 In't. $3 due dec'd.             30.00
              "    do      "    John I Berrys note 76.50 do 6.81 due dec'd           83.31
Aug't 12 "   do      "   John Ropers note 20,00    do 3.86 due to dec'd.      23.86
               "  Gross sale  3 Bales Cotton in Augusta                                 142.44
                                                                                                            $6435.80
                                            Cr
              By Cash paid Henry Rogers C.C. O.                                   #1      4.56-1/4
               "      do    "  Prince & Ragland 2/Bills $6.75 & &               2&3   13.75
                                                                Forwarded                             $    18.31-1/4



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county probate courthouses, Georgia.]
404                                                          
                                                               Am't. bro't. over                    $       18.31-1/4
            By Cash paid John H. Breedlove making Coffin                    #4     10.--
               "      do    "  Wm Warren services as overseer                        5     27.--   
               "      do    "   A.G. Breedlove                do                              6     75.29
               "      do    "  Jas. H. Burnet acc't proved                                 7     10.79
               "      do    "  Taxes 1832 & 1833  $14.34 & 4.41                 8&9   18.75          
               "      do    "  Chas. J. Jenkins prof'n services                          10    28.65
               "      do    "  Wyatt Harper proved acc't.                                 11    17.86
               "      do    "  Francis H. Cone prof'n services                          12  100.--
               "      do    "  A.C. Layre               do 2 receipts                       13  100.--
               "      do    "  postage, travelling expenses to sell Land etc.    14    10.92
               "      am't paid to Jho. Graybill for ginning 3 Bales Cotton            10.00
               "      am't retained by J. Graybill & Jesse G. Butts under the}
                        will of Jeremiah Warren**                                             }  4000.00
               "      am't paid H. Rogers C.C.O.                                           #15     2.12-1/2
               "      Com p. on $823.36 rec?                                 (21.33) 21.33 }
               "   do " 429.70-1/4 am't. paid out exclusive of the $4000(10.74) 10.74}  32.07
1834
26 Aug's " Balance on hand carried down                                                1974.02-3/4
                                                                                                                 $6435.80                                     Georgia Hancock County
      John Graybill & Jesse G. Butts Exer's of etc. of Jeremiah
Warren dec'd. being duly sworn says that the within acc't. current
is just & true.
Sworn to & subscribed before}                         John Graybill
me this 26th August 1834      }                          Jesse G. Butts
     Henry Rogers C.C.O.


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county probate courthouses, Georgia.]

Georgia Hancock County
     Know all men by these presents that we the undersigned
legatees of Jeremiah Warren later of said County dec'd. in conseque-
ence of the recent failure of Messrs. A Slaughter & C Labuzan who
were indebted to said dec'd. at the time of his death to the amount
of seventeen hundred dollars and upwards, the claim upon them
due the estate of said Warren being in jeopardy we authorise
and consent that the Executors shall adapt such measures as
they may deem expedient to secure said debt or any part of it
by compromise or otherwise other than a suit at Law for the
recovery of the money and we do hereby acquit & forever bare harmless
the said Exrs. from any liability on account of the above nam-
ed debt this 5th March 1834                          Lott Harton
                                                                       William Warren
                                                                       Robert Warren


*Augustine Slaughter and Charles Labuzan were businessmen active in Augusta for many years. Here's a listing for them in an 1823 Commercial Directory:

**In Item 10th in Jeremiah's will.




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