Lancaster County Virginia

Division of Slaves, Polly Dudley Estate
Agreeably to an order of Lancaster County Court dated the 19th day of January 1818 which is hereunto annoted. We the Commissioners being herein named have appraised the slaves devised by James Riveer decd to Polly Dudley to wit Letty $357 Maria $373, Simon $171………………………………………………………………….$901.00
Deduct ____Commission 54.00
847.00
We them proceeded and sold the said slaves as above mentioned for the sum of $901.00 and after deducting the Commission divided the proceeds among the heirs of the said Polly Dudley decd to wit,
To Peggy Dudley………………………$169.40
“ James Dudley………………………. 169.40
“ William Dudley………………….…. 169.40
“ Thomas Dudley………………….…..169.40
“ Ann Dudley……………………….…160.40 Total Amt…..$847.00
Which bonds we have taken agreeable to said order and delivered to John Rogers guardian to said orphans as annexed. Given under our hands this 2nd day of March 1818
Raw Dunaway
Jno. Carpenter
Wmson Cononly
See guardian receipt on appraisal
At a court held for the County of Lancaster on the 20th day of April 1818 ------
This inventory & appraisement sale & division of the estate of Polly Dudley dec’d were returned & ordered to be recovered
Teste, James Towles
Contributed by Kathy Shultz

Inventory of Polly Dudley 1816
Agreeably to an order of Lancaster County Court dated the 19th day of February 1816 -
we the Subscribers have met and appraised all the personal Estate of Polly Dudley decd in manner and form Following -
4 white Dishes & one Deep plate $ 50
2 pewter Do 70 cts
Coffee pot and tea canister 60 cts
1 30 Bread basket pepper box 25cts
1 Round box 30 cts
55 2 butter pots 50 cts
1 large stone pot 50 cts
1 Table 40 cts
1 40 1 chest $1
one loom and geer $8
9 1 Bed & furniture $20
one Do small $5
25 1 Bed with Bedstand $2.75
one sorrel mare $20
22 75 1 Cow $9
one calf $2.50
1 Dutch oven 75 cts
12 25 1 Spinning Wheel 75 cts
75 73 50 Small Trunk 50
Womans Saddle 2 50 $ 77
50 Eppa Norris John Norris Thomas Bean At a court held for the County of Lancaster on the 18th day of March 1816 - This Inventory and appraisement of the Estate of Polly Dudley Deceased was returned and Ordered to the Recorded - Teste, James Fowles Contributed by Kathy Shultz

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