Estate of Eli Cost Including Slave Names 08B Packet 52

John West Guarrdian for Nancy Cost now Nancy wife of in apr for final Settlement

[Item]	[Amount]

| The acct recd by him & intrust to [??] ||

day 9 Augt 1855	$1027.49
Inst from 9 Augt 55 to 28th Dec 1857	196.80

	278.68

| Cr's ||

By amt paid Shff Edmandsan	$106.68
Inst from 21 Oct 1857 to	1.50
By amt vz Pd Tom Johnston	107.00
Inst from May 30, 1856 to	13.55
Allowance to Guardian	40.00
Court Costs	9.95
	$278.68

J P West makes oath in due form of Law that the above apr is Correct to the best of his Knowledge Sworn to & Subscribed 9 Nov 1857 Jno. P. West J M McClanahan Judge VC

N Cost Estate

final apl

Filed the 9 Nov 1857 J M McClanahan J of P

Record

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A Collsuburger vs J P West Guardian of Nancy Cost

In this 13th March 1857 for $9000 Court Costs 825 Int .360 Commisions 468 Entering & C 15 __________________ $ 106 . 68

Recd pay in full of the above case Oct 21st 1857 M Edmondson Shff M Prentice DS

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Sff Repr Nancy Cost $ 106 68

[ land plan drawing ] To the Honerable County Court of Shelby County In pursuance of the within writ and under authority vested in us, the undersigned commissioners, we certify and report to said Court that being first duly sworn we in our proper persons did go to and upon the tract of land within mentioned which upon a resurvey was found to contain 960 Acres of Land and respect being had by us to quantity and quality, we did allot and set off to the said Barthena Ozley late widdow and relict of Eli Cost Decd. Two hundred acres of said land bounded as follows that is to say commencing at A rum s. to B 4. outs. from B. west to C. 4 outs - from C. south to D.8 outs from D East to E8 outs. fro E North to F 12 out & clase. at A.containing 80 200.Acrs N.B. the E and W lines at 3 º variation North & South 5º variation in which third part of said tract of land taking into consideration quantity and quality we have comprehended the dwelling House & offices & out buildings of the said Eli Cost decd. all of which we allot and set off to the said Barthena Ozley (widdow &c ) for her Dower or third part of the within described tract of land and of which we have put her in possession . August 14th 1846

Moses G Fields William Leon owner Jas W. Bridgers Surveyor Fa.H.Wilson

In witness whereof we have herunto set our hands & Seals this 13th day August 1846 Test Thos Brasher Shff