Thomas A. Cummings Estate Inventory

Marshall County, Tennessee

Volume B, pages 4, 5, 6 & 7

An Inventory of the estate of Thomas A. Cummings, dec'd as it came into my possession as administrator debonas non.

The book of accounts for the year 1842 $ 825.45 3/4

1841 351.07 3/4

1840 145.07 1/2

1839 63.68 3/4

1838 106.22 1/2

1837 2.45 3/4

Drawn off accounts of various dates: 39.74 3/4

Total of Book and draw off acts: $ 1535.70 3/4

Notes payable to George Cummings, former Administrator

and due the 25^th Dec 1843:

H. D. Cummings 90.00

J & D Ramsey 68.23 1/4

C. B. Davidson and Wm Anderson 11.50

Peter Carpenter & Jack Darnell 9.18 3/4

James Dillard & William J. Morris 6.00

R. L. Shaw & Felix Ewing 5.92 1/2

Samuel Nelson & Richard B. Long 2.50

David H. Miller & James N. Miller 27.00

Albert Anderson & John Ramsey 4.25

H. McMurray & George Neill 1.50

Samuel Norman & H. D. Cummings 13.50

John Hodge & David H. Miller 4.25

Major Pickle & Henry Pickle 2.75

John Ellison & John Ramsey 1.94

Gideon Daniels & Wm G. Ballew 3.12 1/2

John B. Card, John Card & A. M. McLean 9.12 1/4

Thomas J. Hale 4.43 3/4

John Cummings 62.15

G. W. Cannon & Elizabeth 40.50

William Pyland & James C. Pyland 2.93 1/4

William G. Ballew & Gideon Daniels 2.37 1/2

Samuel Sutton & Henry Hay 2.75

Thomas Cummings 8.00

The following amount is for property

which appears to have been sold at

the sale by former Administrator and

for which I find no notes: $ 205.99

The following notes due when stated and payable to

George Cummings, admr & C:

Henry Rone & M. W. Helm 25^th Dec 1842 $ 2.81 1/4

John C. Alfrod 15^th Oct " 3.17 1/4

(???) Darnell 28^th Aug " 2.50

John Pannell 16^th Oct " 6.16

John B. Card 20^th Aug " 1.76

Henry B. Erwin 25^th Sep " 2.87 1/2

James M. Miller 16^th Oct " 10.62 1/2

Charles Hopper 15^th " " .75

Simon Ballew 15^th " " 1.75

(???) O'Neal 28^th Aug " 1.62 1/2

James Hackney 25^th (???) " 2.00

The following notes are payable to Thomas A. Cummings and due when stated:

John Mount 18^th Jun 1842 $ 65.25

John Mount 1^st Apr " 85.00

John D. Logan 1^st Mar " 9.70

Ingram Davis 8^th Feb 1840 3.93 3/4

Wm N. Stewart 9^th Jan " 2.25

S. Musteen 2^nd " 1842 1.31

Jacob Hodges 1st Dec 1835 4.90

James G. Hayes 25th Dec 1842 2.50

Jacob Hopper & John Cook 25^th Dec 1842 2.25

Wm G. Pannell " " " 20.00

Maberry Pannell 3^rd Sep 1840 2.12 1/2

Thomas Hopper 14^th Jan 1841 1.37 1/2

Uriah Hopper 24^th Jul " 27.00

Micajah Record 2^nd Nov 1838 3.75

R. W. McWherter 7^th Feb 1840 2.00

Samuel Nelson 25^th Sept " 4.00

William McCuistion 14 Dec " 5.00

Thomas Anderson 1^st Jan 1843 57.68

300.363/4

The following is a list of constable's receipts

dated when Handed and the amounts of principle

which appears yet to be due:

R. B. Long C. B. C. 26^th May 1842 11.12 1/2

" " " " 5.68 3/4

" " " " 5.40

" " 14^th Oct 50.00

B. Pyland 20^th Feb 1841 23.25

" 13th Apr 1842 19.93 3/4

" 7th Jan 1841 1.25

" 20^th Apr 1842 2.50

J. Stephenson C. B. C. 10^th Feb 1841 5.22 1/2

" 12^th " 1841 3.00

A. Wilson 14^th Nov 1839 1.25

M. W. Helm C. B. C. 5^th Feb 1841 10.23

T.Boaz " 21^st Dec 1839 13.68

C. A. Dysart " 14^th Mar 1840 5.93 3/4

T. S. Hayes " 13^th May 1842 2.00

W. P. Tally " 27^th Jan 1842 6.12

166.09 ¾

A. E. Cummings Receipts for Notes, Bad 248.00

Cash received of J. Cummings, admr of former Admr 22.77

" " " John Ramsey for hire of Negro 5.00

Elizabeth Cummings act for cash 3.00

J & D Ramsey Receipt for G. W. Oglive Note 5.87 1/2

There are parcel of Rails unsold

Receipts on various individuals of Alabama

8 1/2 bushels dried peaches and three pare

Total of debts due the estate I find as follows:

Book and among records $ 1535.70 1/4

Notes of all kinds 748.18 3/4

Constable Receipts 166.09 3/4

A. E. Cummings receipts for notes 248.00

Cash received as stated above 37.37

J & D Ramsey Receipt as above 5.87 1/2

Mrs. Cummings given by her as above 3.00

Acts. for property sales for which I find no notes: 205.99

TOTAL: $ 2951.22 2/4

of the above amount there is m to 1500 dollars of bad debts cannot be collected and be (???).

Benj. C. Brantley, Admr & C.

Subscribed & sworn to in open Court June 5, 1843.

M. W. Oakley, Clerk

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Transcribed and contributed by Dick Wood

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