OCR book pages 379-380 ====================== The State of Alabama ) Barbour County ) Probate Court Special term, December 18th 1860. Present and presiding J.S. Williams Judge of Said Court ============================================================ The State of Alabama ) Barbour County ) Know all men by these presents that we Sarah Howell, Joseph Howell and Turner Howell are held and firmly bound unto his Honor J.S Williams Judge of the Probate Court of said county and his ??? in office in the penal sum of Six hundred & fifty Dollars for the true payment of which sum well and truly to be made we bind ourselves our heirs Executors administrators and apigns jointly and severally firmly by these presents Sealed with our seals and dated this the 18th day of December AD, 1860. The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas the above bound Sarah Howell has been duly appointed Admin of the Estate of Washington Howell, late of Barbour County deceased. Now if the said Sarah Howell shall well and truly perform all the duties which are or may be by law required of her as such Administrator, then the above obligation to be void otherwise to remain in full force. Sarah Howell (X) her mark L.S. Joseph Howell (X) his mark L.S. Turner Howell L.S. Came Sarah Howell who makes suit to this court to grant unto her letters of Administration on the Estate of Washington Howell deceased and she having given bond in the sum of Six hundred & fifty Dollars with Joseph Howell and Turner Howell her securities conditioned as the law directs. It is therefore ordered that the said bond with the securities be approved filed and recorded and that the letters of Administration as aforesaid be granted unto her and recorded. ============================================================ The State of Alabama) Barbour County ) Probate Court Special Term Dec 20th 1860. Present and presiding J.S. Williams, Judge of said Court. A true appraisement of all the personal and real estate of Washington Howell late of Barbour County deceased exhibited to us the undersigned appraisers by Sarah Howell administrator, the 20th December 1860. Real Estate Eighty acres of land valued at $400.00 Personal Estate l Sorrel Pony 30.00 l Bay Colt 30.00 ll Head of Shoats 48.00 1 Lot Farming tools 2.50 1 Saddle & Bridle 4.00 1 Pare of Saddle Bags 4.00 ====== $518.50 The State of Alabama) Barbour County ) Personally came before me A.E. Jones a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, James S. Parmer, James W. Johns, Ezekiel Wise, John Williamson, Lemuel L. Wise, appraisers of the Estate of Washington Howell late of said County deceased who being sworn say that the foregoing ??? contains a full and complete appraisement of all the Estate of Washington Howell exhibited to them the said appraisers by Sarah Howell the administrator on the 20th day of December 1860. James L. Parmer James W. Jones Ezekiel Wise John Williamson Lemuel L. Wise Sworn and subscribed the 20th day of December 1860 A.E. Jones J.P. ============================================================ The State of Alabama) Barbour County ) Personally appeared before me, Turner Howell, agent of Sarah Howell who being duly sworn says the foregoing appraisement is just and true as far as has come to his knowledge. Sworn and subscribed this 26th Dec 1860 Turner Howell J.S. Williams, Judge of Probate ============================================================ OCR book 16, pages 493-494 ============================ The State of Alabama) Barbour County ) Probate Court, September 18th 1861. Present and presiding J.S. Williams, Judge of said Court. ============================================================ The State of Alabama) Barbour County ) To Hon J.S. Williams, Judge of Probate of said County. The undersigned Sarah Howell administrator of the Estate of Washington Howell deceased submits this annual return to wit On the 10 day of February 1861 or about that date the personal property mentioned in the inventory was sold on a credit until Jan 1 1862 at and for the aggregate sum of $59.00. This sum was afterwards collected in confederate money and lost to the estate. The Estate had no other personal ap?? The only remaining property of the Estate is a lot of land of 80 acres lying in said County only partially improved - which has not been cultivated except in some small patches of a few acres, say three or four. This land will have to be sold for debts or the estate will have to be reported insolvent as it really is. Respectfully submitted Sep 19, 1861 Sarah Howell J.S. Williams, Judge of Probate Came Sarah Howell admx of Washington Howell and filed her accounts and vouchers for an annual return and prays the same be filed and allowed - It is therefore ordered the same may be filed and that notice be posted at the Court House door and three other public places in said County for three weeks calling all persons interested to come before the Judge of this Court on the 2nd Monday of November next and then to contest if they see proper - It is further ordered that J.E. Macon be appointed Guardian ad litum of the minor heirs of said Estate. And afterwards to wit on the 11th day of November 1861 at a regular term of the Court the following proceedings were had to wit - Came Sarah Howell admx of Washington Howell deceased who at a former day filed her account and vouchers for an annual settlement of said Estate and prays the same may be slated and allowed and it appearing that notice has been posted at the Court House door and three other public places in said County for three weeks calling on all persons interested to come before the Judge of this Court on this day and contest the same and it alone appearing that J.E. Macon has been duly appointed Guardian ad litum of the minor heirs of said Estate and no exceptions having been made to said account or any part thereof and the Court proceeding to the consideration of the same thereby ???? the said administratrix chargeable on account of said Estate in the sum of Fifty nine dollars which sum was collected in Confederate money and entitled to no credits it is therefore ordered that the said accounts be allowed as stated aforesaid filed and recorded. ============================================================ Richard Price SOS 6-3