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Estate of Eli Cost Including Slave Names 08B Packet 52
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382 [Ansiel?] Account against the heirs of Eli Cost ded. for 1847
Fild in office 6th day 1847 E.G.Lawly clk
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Eli Cost Decd. March 11th 1848
| [number] | [Item] | [Amount] |
| assetts brot up | 3047 . 77 | |
| ? - 18 | note on [???] | 6 . 93 |
| " | Interest | [0.] 11 |
| " 19 | " " John B.Wilson | 172.02 |
| Interest | 4.60 | |
| " 20 | " John W [Nash?] | 13 . 23 |
| Interest | [0.] 20 | |
| " 21 | " " David Meredith | 12 25 |
| Interest | [0] 19 | |
| " 22 | " " M.Roy | 27 . 00 |
| Interest | [0] 42 | |
| " 23 | [entry crossed out] | |
| [entry crossed out] | ||
| " 24 | " " Charles Bragg | 6 50 |
| Interest | [0] 10 | |
| " 25 | " " W.B.Cross | 700 . 00 |
| Interest | 10 89 | |
| " 26 | " " A. J Cross | 19 . 00 |
| Interest | [0] 29 | |
| " 27 | " " Jas M Johnson | 40 . 00 |
| Interest | [0] 62 | |
| " 28 | " " James Benten | 50 00 |
| Interest | [0] 77 | |
| '29 | " N Lee | 33 . 00 |
| Interest | [0] . 57 | |
| " 30 | N Lee | 24 . 36 |
| Interest | [0] 38 | |
| " 31 | " Thomas H. Brasher | 44 . 00 |
| Interest | [0] 68 | |
| " 32 | Z Cross | 720 00 |
| Interest | 11 20 | |
| " 33 | Z Cross | 12 . 11 |
| Interest | [0] 41 | |
| " 34 | A Nash | 180 . 00 |
| Interest | 2 80 | |
| 5142.34 |
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382
| [number] | [item] | [amount] |
| assetts Brot over | 5142 - 32 | |
| [?] 35 | note on John Cost | 123 . 78 |
| " | Interest | [0] . 14 |
| " 36 | " " James Johnson | 50 . 00 |
| Interest | [0] 41 | |
| " 37 | " " John Cost | 4 . 00 |
| Interest | [0] .70 | |
| " 38 | " James Baley is (31) | 31 . 75 |
| Interest | [0] 67 | |
| " 39 | " M G Fields | 1 10 |
| Interest | [0] . 44 | |
| " 40 | " John C Ferrell | 7 . 00 |
| Interest | [0] . 07 | |
| " 41 | Charles Bragg | 3 . 00 |
| Interest | [0] 44 | |
| " 42 | Nancy Fuller | [0] 20 |
| " 43 | " " N Harrison | 18 . 71 |
| Interest | [0] 65 | |
| " 44 | " " Barthena Ausley | 37 . 00 |
| " 45 | " " Z Cross | 6 . 23 |
| " 46 | " Cash In hand | 44 . 35 |
| " 47 | " Barthena Ausley | 1731 . 40 |
| 7104 . 56 | ||
| Subtract disbursements | 1176 . 33 | |
| 5928 . 23 | ||
| widow's share | [amount deleted] | |
| 9 Children | [amount deleted] | |
| add error on v.47 | 236 . 12 | |
| Widows 1/5 | $6164 . 35. | |
| 1232 . 87 | ||
| 9 Children | 4931 . 48 | |
| Each child's part | $547 . 94 | |
| [line deleted] | ||
| and brought down | 7104 . 56 | |
| by Error Ferrell | 5 . 00 | |
| 7099 . 56 | ||
| Error in Z Cross note | 34 . [00] | |
| 7133 . 56 |
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Wm Douglas &Co Bot of Gilbert Ozley 6 Bales Cotton 446 444 446 514 424 496 Cotton 41.54 Thos Cost B 2770 [bf ?] 8 3/8 231.98 Less 100 230.98 41 54 189 44
| Item | Amount |
| 3 Sacks Salt 130 | 3 . 90 |
| 90 [%?] [??] Coffee 9c | 8 . 15 |
| 60 " Sugar 10 | 6.00 |
| 2 " Blue Stone 20 | [00] 40 |
| 1 " Spice 20 1[?] Pepper 20 | [00] 40 |
| 18 . 85 | |
| 1 Btl whiskey 42 1/2 30 | 1275 |
| 3160 | |
| 199 38 | |
| Cash | 199 38 |
| Item | Amount |
| 1 ps osnaburghs 33 1/4 10c | 338 |
| 1 " Shirlins 30 1/- | 375 |
| Recd payt by cach | % 7.13 |
| D Douglas | |
| 5 Pare negro Shoes $ 7.5 | 375 |
| 2 pare negro Shoes | 150 ] |
| 525 | |
| 160 | |
| 685 | |
| 1253 |
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| Item | Amount |
| amt brought up | 7133 . 56 |
| Mrs B Ausley's indebtedness | 1763 . 26 |
| 9096 . 82 | |
| by what Mrs Ausley was charged | 1731 . 40 |
| 7365 . 42 | |
| [?] [Levs?] note | 666 . 10 |
| 8031 . 52 |
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Deposition of witness sworn and examined the 22nd day of June in the year 1854 at the [???] of Land Meredith under and by virtue of a commission issued out of the Parbate Court of the State of Alabama for Shelby County in a certain cause therein depending between John Cost as guardian on the final settlement of his guardianship for Nancy Cost - Sarah E Cost and [blank space] Cost.
David Meredith a witness being duly sworn and examined on the part of John Cost doth depose and say as follows To the 1st Intry he saith that he is.
To the 2nd Intry he saith that he was guardian for Nancy C - Henry and Sarah E Cost
To the 3rd Intry he saith that John Cost - succeeded him in said guardianship - that he paid over to him the sum of Twenty five Hundred and Twty Eight and sixty nine one Hundredths dollars' - for said wards' - that for one - there was Eight Hundred and Twty two - and twenty four Hundredths Dollars' for another Eight Hundred and Fifty two and Ninty five Hundredths Dollars and for the other Eight Hundred and Fifty three and Fifty Hundredths Dollas - that he does not recallect for which one of the wards - each of the above sums were for - that he settled his guardianship about the 21st of May 1849
To the 4th Intry he saith that he has no recollection of having ever paid Berthena Ozley anything for board - that he does not remember of any claims for board in favor of said Ozley that he [crossed out] does not know who paid such
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Exhibit A
| [Item] | [Amount] |
|---|---|
| David Meradith Guardian for Nancy C Cost reports in his hands | $ 895 . 13 |
| 1 years interest thereon | 71 . 31 |
| $ 966 . 44 | |
| Sub allowances for 1847 | 54 . 70 |
| 911 . 74 | |
| Sub board & &c for 1848 | 56 . 00 |
| 855 . 74 | |
| Sub cost | 3 . 50 |
| 852 . 24 | |
| Sub allowance to Guardian | 10 . 00 |
| $ 842 . 24 | |
| Meradith Guardian of Henry Cost Dr | |
| Amt recd | $895 . 13 |
| 1 years Interest | 71 . 31 |
| $966 . 44 | |
| Sub allowances for 1847 | 54 . 70 |
| 911 . 74 | |
| Sub allowance for 1848 | 45 . 29 |
| 866 . 45 | |
| Sub costs | 3 . 50 |
| 862 . 95 | |
| Sub his allowance | 10 . [00] |
| 852 . 95 | |
| The same Dr to Sarah E Cost | |
| reports and in his hands | $ 895 . 13 |
| 1 years Interest | 71 . 31 |
| $966 . 44 | |
| Sub allowances for 1847 | 54 . 70 |
| 911 . 74 | |
| Sub allowance for 1848 | 45 . 74 |
| 866 . 00 | |
| Sub costs | 3 . 50 |
| 863 . 50 | |
| Sub allowance to Guardian | 10 . [00] |
| 853 . 50 |
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| [item] | [Amount] | [Total] |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Cost to Mrs B Ozley Dr 1849 | ||
| years bord | $ 40 . 00 | |
| Paid Lawley | 1 . 25 | |
| Braslin | 2 . 38 | |
| Pearce | 2 . 00 | |
| Allen | 1 . 00 | |
| $ 46 . 63 | 46 . 63 | |
| Nancy C. to same Dr 1849 | ||
| board over year | $ 40 . 00 | |
| bot of Braslin | 3 . 80 | |
| McClanahan | [00] . 60 | |
| Pearce | 1 . 50 | |
| Pearce | 1 . 54 | |
| $ 47 . 40 | 47 . 40 | |
| Henry Do Dr To Do 1849 | ||
| 1 years board | $ 40 . 00 | |
| from McClanahan | 2 . 00 | |
| Brasher | 3 . 00 | |
| Lawley | 1 . 25 | |
| Allen | 1 00 | |
| 47 . 25 | 47 . 25 | |
| Sarah E Dr to Do. 1849 | ||
| 1 years bord | 40 . 00 | |
| from Brasher | 1 . 70 | |
| Pearce | 1 . 00 | |
| 42 . 70 | 42 . 70 | |
| $183 . 98 |
B. (her mark) Ozley
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John Cost report
The within [acc's] will be allowed 24 Decr 1849 J M McClanahan Judge. C.C
John Cost also reports on oath that he has advanced for Andrew Cost for necessaries in 1849 $ 6 . 60 Evaline Cost - 6 . 95 Nanccy Cost 6 . 97 Henry Cost 2 . 50
Sworn to as Correct 8 March 1850 J M McClanahan Judge
John Cost
[Recorded]
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Harpers bill 1843
James P Cramp In ass with A D Gaskell for 1843
| [Date] | [Item] | [Amount] |
|---|---|---|
| April 16 | To visit self | 100 |
| Emetic and antimial drop | 50 | |
| Venessection and powders | 100 | |
| 17 | Visit | 100 |
| Vemissection & medicine | 200 | |
| 18 | Visit attention & medicine | 200 |
| Vennissection | 50 | |
| 19 | Visit att and medicine | 150 |
| Vennissection | 50 | |
| 20 | Visit medicine and att | 150 |
| 21 | Visit medicine & att | 125 |
| 22 | Visit and dismissed by patiens Consultation and bath prescription Visit by request of patient day before his death | 11 . 75 |
Sworn and subscribed to before me This 5 day of Jan 1844 = Martin Jennings Justice of the Peace