Annual return of Abner Belcher Estate from OCR Book 15, page 327-329 ============================================================ The State of Alabama) Barbour County ) Probate Court, April 20th 1866 Present and presiding, J.S. Williams, Judge of said Court =========================================== The State of Alabama ) Barbour County ) To Hon J.S. Williams, Judge of Probate for said County. The undersigned Administrator of the Estate of Abner Belcher deceased herewith submits his annual return as such administrator. To cash collected from sale of April 16, 1864 3,173.76 To cash collected by Howard & McGilvary Mar 11/64 28.89 Admin has on hand the following notes to wit 1 on J.D. & G.P Belcher due April 16 1864 37.50 1 on S. Mabry due at same time 54.00 By acct paid April 4, 1864 #1 200.00 " " paid A. Brashear #2 114.00 " " " post ?? #3 111.00 " " " " D.G. Campbell #5 150.00 " " " " ??? #4 10.00 " " " " taxes #6 .92 " " " " J.E. Crews #7 500.00 Amt. Confederate Money Paidout $804.92 The whole of the above transactions were in Confederate money and the balance of the same which died on adms hands be herewith returns in 4 pr. Ct Bonds in which funded the same to your Honorable Court alleging that he did not appropriate or use any of it for his own purposes nor could he employ the same for the good of said Estate Admn compromised at the rate of ten for one - a note on Martha & Floyd which was in Confederate Currency amounting to 548.00 for which he received in good money on the 18th of April 1866 $54.80 with interest to date of Comp from April 16/64 6.45 Good Money $61.25 by Court fees for this return by attys fee for this return 5.00 The heirs at law and distributees of said Estate are the following to wit Mary, John, Amanda, Lydia and Abner Belcher all minors residing in said County. There remains as property of said Estate about three hundred acres of land lying in Said County. Sworn to & subscribed April 20, 1866 J.E. Crews J.S. Williams, Judge of Probate Came John E. Crews Admn of Abner Belcher deceased and presented his account and vouchers fro an annual settlement of said Estate and prays that the same may be sealed and allowed. It is ordered that the same be filed for the inspection of all persons interested and that notice be 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 Judge of this Court on the 2nd Monday in May next then and there to contest if they see proper. It is further ordered that J.M. Macon be appointed Guardian Ad litum of the minor heirs of said estate. And afterwards to wit on the 14 day of May 1866 at a regular term of the Court the following proceedings were had to wit - Came John E. Crews Admn of Abner Belcher dec'd who at a former day filed his accounts and vouchers for an annual settlement of said Estate and prays that the same may be stated and allowed and it appearing that notice has been posted at the court house door & 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 also appearing that J.M. 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 and thereby receiving the said Administrator charges made on account of said Estate in the sum of three thousand two hundred & ninety four & 18/100 dollars in Confederate money, and entitled to credits to the amount of eight hundred & four & 92/100 dollars in Confederate money deposited in Bonds, and he is chargeable in good money sixty one & 25/100 dollars and entitled to credits to the amount of five dollars leaving in his hands in good money the sum of fifty six & 25/1000 dollars. It is therefore ordered that the said accounts be allowed as stated aforesaid filed and recorded. ============================================================ Richard Price SOS 6-3