Estate Records of James H. Harris
Filed 15 Nov 1858
The State of Alabama
Macon County
To the Honorable of said county
The undersigned administrator of the estate of James H. Harris deceased late of said county. Show to your Honor that his <illegible> died. Seized and possessed the following land the last residence of said deceased lying & being in said county and described more particularly as the lot in he town of Warrior Stand on the north side of the Old Federal Road on the west by Dozier & Buchanon. On the north by the lands of Noah Segrest and on the east by Carlton Wright & containing 15 acres more or less.
He further alleges that the deceased left
surviving him as his only heirs at law James T. Harris aged 17 yrs and Charles B.
Harris aged 12 yrs, who reside in this county at Warrior Stand and he further alleges
that a fair, beneficial and equitable division among the said heirs cannot
of said cannot be made without a sale thereof---. He therefore asks that an order be
made with signing him as said administrator to sell said lot of land. All of which
is respectfully submitted.
Menafee Tatum
Administrator
By Graham & Abercombrie
Attys for
Menafee Tatum
State of Ala. Macon County
Oct 7th 1858
We the undersigned commitioners (sp) appointed by the Probate Court of said County have met and appraised the following named Negroes belonging to the estate of Jas H. Harris. To Wit.
John (a boy)
1200.00
Abram (a boy) 600.00
Charlot (a Woman) 700.00
$2500.00
Received of Menafee Tatum adms of Jas H. Harris, deceased five dollars for selling Negro Woman Charlot at <illegible>.
Dec the 16--- 1863
B. P. Clark
Auctioneer
State of Alabama, Macon County
We the undersigned commissioners appointed by the Probate Judge C A Stanton of this
County, to appraise the Estate of the late James H. Harris, have performed that duty in
accordance with the directions in the order. Valuation of the boy John was
Three Thousand and Seven Hundred Dollars ($3700), and that of the boy Abram was Three Thousand Dollars ($3000).
In the division, James T. Harris drew the boy Abram and Charles B. Harris
drew the Boy John.
16th July 1864
James A. Arnold
James S. Moore
M. B. Breedlove
S Weathers
John P. Read (?)