back to Mercer County Wills and Estates Index
Letters of Administration
[pre-printed form]
"Know all men ... that we A. R. Nickle, Bevan Pearson, J. P. Garratt[?] .. are hereby held and firmly bound unto the commonwealth, in the sum of tow thousand Dollars ... this first day of December 1841 ...[etc]
Witness: J. Dounal[?] Smith
signed:
A. R. Nickel, Bevan Pearson, J. P. Garoctt[?]
[attached letter]
To Joseph Smith esqr, Sir:
I have to request that you will grant letters of administration of the estate of my late husband Wm H. S. MDonald dec'd to Alesander R. Nickle as I do hereby renounce in his favor my right to administer on said estate.
Nov 27th 1841
Esther X McDonald her mark
Attest. Wm Dukeef[?]
--------------------------------------------------------------
Account of Alexander R. Nickle Administrator of all and singular the goods & chattles rights and crediters of William McDonald late of Jefferson Twonship
Administrator charges himself with the amount of inventory $24.87 1/2
Amount of sale of land sold by order of orphans court: $220.00
Amount reserved onjudgt against McDonalds admin. $80.00
[total] $324.87 1/2
He prays a credit for the following payments and disbursements, to wit,
1. amount retained by the widow 24.87 1/2
2. amount paid Register 2.94
3. [dittos] M. B. Krem 1.11
4. [dittos] Wm Swqager 2.00
5. [dittos] A. A. Douglass 7.12 1/2
6. [dittos] Adam Croushore 1.36 1/2
7. [dittos] Wm Gibson 3.00
8. [dittos] Wm. F. Clark 1.00
9. [dittos] Wm T. Garvin 4.25
10. [dittos] T. Bole .75
11. [dittos] A. A. Douglass 3.00
12. [dittos] G. E. Lashells 2.00
13. [dittos] J. T. Black 10.00
14. [dittos] L. B. Hubbard 7.31
15. [dittos] Jos Magoffin 8.00
16. [dittos] Jos Thompson 1.50
17. [dittos] J. T. Black 12.00
18. [dittos] M. B. Krem 19.77
$111.99 1/2
[page 2]
Amount credits brought over : $111.99 1/2
19. [dittos] P. E. Lashells 2.55
20. [dittos] Jos Magoffin 14.16
21. J. L. Vaughn 1.00
22. [dittos] J. Findley Jr. 2.00
23. [dittos] J. McGill 8.53
24. [dittos] J. Anderson 4.00
25. [dittos] H. George 9.06
26. [dittos] J. O'Brien 12. 25
27. [dittos] E. George .34
28. [dittos] T. W. Peason 1.50
29. [dittos] W. D. Bill 31.00
30. [dittos] W. Maxwell 29.00
31. [dittos] J. P. Garrett 45.20
32. [dittos] W. W. Pearson 9.32 1/2
Administrator charges for his services 30.00
Paid Register for examining, passing &c. 8.50
Paid Clerk of Orphans Court .50
$321.00
--------------------
Mercer County S.S.
Personally appeard before me Register for the probate of wills &c in and for siad County Alexander R. Nickle Administrator of the Estate of William McDonald deceased who being duly sworn according to law doth depose and say that the foregoing account as stated is true and correct to the best of his knowledge and belief
Sworn and Subscribed before me
this 1st day of Nov AD 1852
[signed] A. R. Nicke
---------------------
Mercer County S.S.
I hereby certify the foregoing to be a true and correct copy of the Administration account fo Alexander R. Nickle Administrator of the Estate Wm. Mcdonald deceased as filed in this Office Nov 1st AD 1852. Witness my hand and seal of aid office at Mercer this 2nd day of December AD 1852
[signed] Joseph Alexander, Register
[preceeding list of debtors and creditors]
The Account of Alexander R. Nickle... [page cut off]
goods & chattels, rights and creidts of W....
deceased.
Administrator charges himself with the amount of inventory, to wit 24.87
Amount of Sale of land sold by order of Orphans Court 220.00
Amount recieved of Judgment against McDonalds Adm 80.00
$324.87
321,01
Balance in hands of administrators: $3.86
Mercer County
at an Orphans court held at Mercer in and for the county of Mercer on the 23 day of June 1845 the petition of Alexander Nickles Administrator of the estate of William McDonald late of Deleware Township of Mercer County - Deced represented died intestate leaving a wife and children and seized of fifty acres of land in said township adjoinging lands of Charles McDonald on the north and west Hawthorn on the East Wm Baskin on the South being fifty acres out of the South East corner of a Donation Lot No _ in 4th district of 200 acres that the personal property is insifficiant for the payment of the Debts of the decd he therefore prayed the Hon Court to grant him an order to sell fifty acres or so much as will pay the Debts of the decd & c
June Term 1845 prayer granted and the court decree the sale of the [?] property at the Court house in the 3rd Monday of September next - Terms of Sale 1/3 in hand balance in 2 equal annual payments with interest to be secured upon the land and to be advertised according to law in 2 papers and several hand bills
By the court
A.A. Douglass
for J.P. Douglass
To the homorable the judges of the Orphans Court of Mercer County at June term 1845 -
The petition of Alex R. Nickle administrator of the estate of William S. McDonald late of Delaware township Mercer County represents -
that the said William died intestate leaving a wife and children and seized of fifty acres of land in said township ajoining land of Chas McDonald on the South and West Hawthorne on the East and Dr. Baskin on the South being fifty acres out of the South East corner of Donation Lot no _ in 4 District of 200 acres - that the personal property is insufficient for the payment of the debts - He therefor prays your honor to grant him an order to sell said fifty acres in so much as will be necessary for the payments of debts as per statement of the sum[?] hereunto annexed and much part of this petition And he wite[?] pray
Depbt to be paid - 183.17
De...[?] amount of pledge[?]
[smear] McDonalds admin - 80.
others need - 1.54
[signed] A R Nickel 81.54
$101.63
June Term 1845 prayer granted and the court decrees[?] the sale of the southern[?] property at the Court House in Mercer on the 3to Monday of September next at the Court House in Mercer - Terms of sale 1/3 in hand ballance in 2 equal and annual payments with interest to be secured upon the land - to be advertised according to law in 2 papers and several hand bills ~ Thos Wilson[?}
No 28 June Term 1845
Petition of Alex R. Nickle admin of Wm S McDonald to sell real estate