• "Bennet Taylor Estate Appraisal".

• Category: Original

A photocopy of the original record is found in the book "The Bennet Taylor Family", by James Clifton Winfrey, Littleton, 1980

• Text: The People of the State of Illinois:
  To William S. Peabody, William
  Garwool and Paris Pray of the County
  of Christian and State of Illinois - Greeting:
  This is to authorize you, jointly to appraise the goods, chattels, and personal estate of
  Bennet Taylor late of the County of Christian and
  State of Illinois, deceased, so far as the same shall come to your sight and knowledge, each of you having first
  taken the oath hereto annexed; a certificate whereof you are to return, annexed to an
  appraisement bill of said goods, chattels and personal estate, by you appraised, in dolars and cents, and in the said bill of
  appraisement you are to set down in a column or columns, opposite each article appraised, the value thereof.
  Witness, Thomas P. Banel Clerk of the County
  Court, for the said County of Christian at his
  office in Taylorville this 22nd day of March, A.D. 1853.
  Thos. P. Banel
  
  You and each of you do solemnly Swear that you will well and truly, without partiality or
  predjudice, value and appraise the good, chattels, and personal estate of Bennet Taylor,
  deceased, so far as the same shall come to your sight and
  knowledge; and that you will in all respects perform your duty as appraisers to the best of your skill and
  judgement.
  Sworn to and subscribed before me this 29th day
  of March, A.D. 1853.
  Wm. S. Peabody
  Paris Pray
  William Garwool
  John D. Brown J. P.
  
  You and each of you do solemnly Swear that you will well and truly, without partiality or
  predjudice, value and appraise the good, chattels, and personal estate of Bennet Taylor,
  deceased, so far as the same shall come to your sight and
  knowledge; and that you will in all respects perform your duty as appraisers to the best of your skill and
  judgement.
  Sworn to and subscribed before me this 29th day
  of March, A.D. 1853.
  Wm. S. Peabody
  Paris Pray
  William Garwool
  John D. Brown J. P.