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