From: "Traci Wilson-Kleekamp" <twilsonklee@earthlink.net> To: <Missouri-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2001 8:48 AM Subject: [MO] Slaves appraised and sold of Mary Walker (Cooper Co, MO) > > 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 > Submitted by Sethie to the Mixed Bloods-L. and passed on with permission. Bright Star