Cooper County Probate Court January Term 1858 The undersigned administrator of the estate of Mary Walker deceased respectfully reports to the court that in pursuance of an order made at the October term of this court 1857 directing the sale of the slaves of said estate in pursuance of said order he proceeded to sell on Friday the first day of January 1858 at the court house door in the City of Boonville MO at a public auction on a credit of twelve months first giving notice of the time and place of the sale by hand bills, set up in more than two places in the county at least (twenty?) days before the day of the sale the following slaves: Nelson to B.(?) V. Simmons for $900.00 Matilda & Child James to J. F. Conner for $815.00 Henrietta to George Nelson for $825.00 Laura to J. F. Conner $600.000 Martha to W. J. Wyan for $725.000 making in all the sum $3865.00 for which bonds with good security have been taken the undersigned would further state that in course provide of a later sickness of "Mary" one of the slaves of said estate he was not able to make sale of her and her infant child at the time ordered by the court the undersigned would therefore ask that said order of sales be continued with regards to "Mary" and her child and extended to the March terms of the circuit court of this County for 1858. J. M. McCutchen, Admin of Estate of Mary Walker deceased See the Public Auction Bill of Sale for Slaves: http://www.missouri-slave-data.org/mwalkerslaves.jpg State of Missouri County of Cooper George S. Cockrell, Williams Hughes and A. S. Walker; having been appointed to appraise the personal estate of Mary Walker deceased and before entering on their duties being fisrt duty sworn of Mr. public administrator of said county depose and say that they are out interested nor of kin to any person interested in said estate as heirs or divisee; and that they will to the list of their ability view and appraise the slaves and the other personal estate to you shown sworn to and subscribed before me: Geo. S. Cockrell William S. Hughes J. M. McCutchen, Publick Administration of Cooper County of J. H. Smith The appraisers above ______ ____ and appraise the following slaves of the said estate: 1 negro man "Nelson" appraised to $650.00 1 negro girl "Mary" appraised to $900.00 1 negro woman "Tabitha" appraised to $550.00 1 girl ___ Henrietta appraised to $500.00 1 negro girl "Laura" appraised to $350.00 1 negro girl "Martha" appraised to $200.00 Sum total of appraisement -- $3,550.00 the undersigned having served and appraised the slaves of the estate of Mary Walker deceased do certify the above to be a ___ and correct appraisement of said estate as shown to us and the the total_______ August 15, 1856 George S. Cockrell Wm. S, Hughes L. H. Smithers Inventory continued: 1 negro man "Nelson" man forty years old 1 negro woman "Tabitha" forty seven years old 1 negro girl "Mary" 18 years old 1 negro girl "Henrietta" 10 years old 1 negro girl "Laura" 9 years old 1 negro girl "Martha" 5 years old 1 negro boy "James" 3 years old There is additional information which noted money payable to Issac Maston administ. of Daniel Smith deceased dated 7th of March 1846 due 12 months from date, with two percent from due and signed by Tho. Caton Jr. and Tho Caton sum for $14.25; one note on Wm. Miller and Edmund George.. etc. There is more information noted on who was owed money: other names mentioned: W. H. Finley, John Higginbottom, a judgment against the estate of J.H. How (?) Howard? dated Oct 16, 1850 in favor of Issac Maston, one note on Noah Grayham or Bingham payable to A. S. Walker and Mary Maston executors of Issac Maston deceased noted 21 De., 1850. due 12 months from the date with credits of $1000. balance due $10.00; amount of a note against A. Hanna and E.E. Hanna which note was lost by H. R. Walker to ___ $131.23 reference is made for the amount thereof. I skipped through some technical details in this area. There is also a long list of information on land owned or deeds due Mr. Maston if I understand it correctly. I will also transcribe the will and estate of Polly "Nelly" Walker... Traci L. Wilson-Kleekamp African Americans in Missouri http://www.missouri-slave-data.org