Letters of Administration Joseph St. Clair, Transcribed
Transcribed from photocopy of microfilm, Weir Room, Butler Public Library, 1991 by E. W. Williams
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Rec'd of James Cornelius administrator of the estate of Joseph St. Clair Dec'd the sum of forty-five dollars and six cents, it being part of my dower as widdow of said cecesed.
Received by me February the 27th, 183(7).
Susannah her S mark St. Clair
April 12th AD 1833
___McJunkin sworn to his account against the ____St. Clair deceased,
amount $7.61 3/4 cent
12 1/2 cent
$7.74 1/4
against ____the above sworn to before me David McCandless ___
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James Cornelius Administrator account of all and singular the goods and chattles, rights & credits, which were of Joseph St. Claire late of Centre Township Butler County, Deceased.
The Administrator in the first place charges himself with the amount of appraisment of the goods and chattles rights & credits of the deceased $214.11
The Administrator in the second place charges himself with the increase of vendue $38.84 1/2.
(Total) $252.95 1/2.
Butler County Pa
Personally appeared before me the Subscribed Register for the Probate of Wills and ___Letters of Administration and for the County of Butler James Cornelius, Administrator of Joseph St. Clair Decsd., who being duly sworn according to law deposeth and __the above __ account contains a full fair and just calculation and reconing of the goods & chattles rights & credits of the deceased so far as they came into my hands ___as knowledge and further ___.
Sworn and subscribed before me this 15th day of October 1836. James Cornelius. John Wehe, Reg.
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The administrator claims a credit for the following disbursements as follows:
| No. | Name & Notes | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | kept at praisment by widow | 45.06 |
| 2 | paid Maurice Bre__ former Register | 3.31 |
| 3 | paid maurice Bre__former Register as per B_ filed | 0.50 |
| 4 | Wm. McJunkin | 7.74 3/4 |
| 5 | Archibald St. Clair | 6.62 1/2 |
| 6 | Archibald St. Clair Jun | 10.15 |
| 7 | Peter Fleager | 2.12 1/2 |
| 8 | J. W. Thompson | 2.73 1/4 |
| 9 | Thomas Brandon guardian | 13.65 |
| 10 | Do Do Do (Ditto) | 50.00 |
| 11 | Do Do Do | 37.54 |
| 12 | Do Do Do | 33.93 1/2 |
| 13 | Robert Hockenberry | 1.75 |
| 14 | John Welsh Register fees | 6.56 |
| 15 | John Sullivan C. O. Court | 1.00 |
| 16 | the Administrator Claims for his services | 9.00 |
| 17 | by amount (Pd) M.(Briden) ballance of (Stated account) | 23_._0 |
| 18 | by amount (Pd.) M.thomas Brandan Guardian | 20.34 |
| (Total) | 252.95
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Vandre List October 18th 1832
| Name | Items | D | C |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Cornelius | one churn | 25 | |
| John St. Clair | one pickling ___ | 12 1/2 | |
| John St. Clair | one sythe & cradle | 55 | |
| John St. Clair | one sythe | 37 1/2 | |
| Archibald St. Clair son | one doubletree & single trees | 1 | 57 |
| John Thompson Jun | one Crook | 77 | |
| Widdow | one tine kettle | 35 | |
| Do | one pot | 20 | |
| DO | one bake oven | 42 | |
| Wm. West | one hogg 1st choice | 3 | 76 |
| John Reed | Do Do 2 Do | 3 | 00 |
| James Adams | Do Do 3 Do | 2 | 85 |
| John Dum | Do Do 4 Do | 2 | 67 |
| Wm. McClymonds | Do Do 5 Do | 2 | 18 |
| Robert St. Clair | one Sow & piggs | 4 | 05 |
| Widow | one table | 1 | 28 |
| John St. Clair | one dough trough | 2 | 26 |
| Samuel Thompson | the boards on the loft | 2 | 00 |
| Archibald St. Clair Jun | the boards on the under floor | 26 | |
| John St. Clair | one bedstead | 16 | |
| John McDavitt | some portion boards | 1 | 25 |
| Widdow | one Axe | 31 | |
| Robert St. Clair | one (mans) saddle | 7 | 25 |
| John St. Clair | one lot of potatoes | (8?) | 00 |
| John McDavitt | one plough & Irons | 4 | 00 |
| John McDavitt | 1st Lot of Sheep | 2 | 60 |
| Simon Grosman | 2nd Do Do | 2 | 37 |
| (Subtotal pg 3) | 44 (49?) | 46 | |
| Wm. West | 3rd Lot of Sheep | 1 | 50 |
| Simon Grosman | 1st red & white cow | 9 | 06 1/4 |
| John Culberson | one black heifer | 8 | 13 |
| Simon Grosman | 2nd red & white cow | 7 | 76 |
| James Adams | one young heifer | 3 | 13 |
| Wm. Hinds | 2nd Do Do | 3 | 26 |
| Simon Grosman | 3rd red & white cow | 7 | 37 |
| James Thompson | one lot of flax | 1 | 00 |
| Adam Albert | one Calf | 82 | |
| James Cornelius | one pair of (hems) and chains | 1 | 87 1/2 |
| John Thompson (j?) | one collar | 1 | 38 |
| Widow | one filly | 31 | 00 |
| John Thompson (j?) | one gray mare | 70 | 00 |
| Archibald St. Clair Son | one Cubert | 6 | 00 |
| John Rose | one bourough | 6 | 00 |
| brought over | 48 (49?) | 463/4 | |
| (Subtotal | 207 | 891/2 | |
| amount of articles kept by the widdow | 45 | 06 | |
| A the apraissement | 252 | 95 1/2 |
