| DOCUMENTS FROM THE ESTATE AND GUARDIANSHIP PAPERS OF MY G-G-GRANDFATHER, ISAAC GARRETT |
Estate of Isaac Garrett, bought of S. C. Whitmore, Dealer in Planation Supplies, Natchez, MS,
February 28, 1866:
1 bushel potatoes, 6.50
2 barrells flour, 24.00
1 set knives and forks, 4.50
1 package pins, .35
4 spools thread, .40
25 yards calico, 7.50
8 oz. paragoric, $1.00
1/2 oz. morphine, 2.00
4 packs garden seeds, .40
2 cotton hankerchiefs, 1.00
Paid by Josiah Warren, Administrator
Signed, S. C. Whitmore
February 28, 1866:
1 bushel potatoes, 6.50
2 barrells flour, 24.00
1 set knives and forks, 4.50
1 package pins, .35
4 spools thread, .40
25 yards calico, 7.50
8 oz. paragoric, $1.00
1/2 oz. morphine, 2.00
4 packs garden seeds, .40
2 cotton hankerchiefs, 1.00
Paid by Josiah Warren, Administrator
Signed, S. C. Whitmore
Estate of Isaac Garrett, bought of Jackson & Pendleton, Dealers in Produce and Plantation Supplies,
Natchez, MS, November 29, 1865:
1 coffee mill, .75
2 tin pans, 1.75
1 set cups and saucers, 2.00
1 set plates, 1.50
2 sets spoons, 1.50
Nails, 8.75
2 hatchets, 3.00
1 box buttons, .50
2 ? chains, 2.50
2 collars, 3.50
1 box tobacco, 20.00
1 gallon whiskey, 5.00
Paid by Josiah Warren, Administrator
Signed, D. G. Parker, Jackson & Pendleton
Natchez, MS, November 29, 1865:
1 coffee mill, .75
2 tin pans, 1.75
1 set cups and saucers, 2.00
1 set plates, 1.50
2 sets spoons, 1.50
Nails, 8.75
2 hatchets, 3.00
1 box buttons, .50
2 ? chains, 2.50
2 collars, 3.50
1 box tobacco, 20.00
1 gallon whiskey, 5.00
Paid by Josiah Warren, Administrator
Signed, D. G. Parker, Jackson & Pendleton
Estate of Isaac Garrett, bought of D. Hoffemer (an accounting, representing 1 year):
4 yards calico, 1.50
1 ? paper, 1.37
2 pair shoes, 3.00
1 pair boots, 10.00
2 pair cotton socks, .60
1 dozen spools of cotton, 1.00
1/2 dozen cigars, .20
3 yards cotton, 1.50
1 set cups and saucers, 1.00
8 yards calico, 1.00
2 tin pans, .50
1 carpet bag, 2.75
1 pocket knife, 2.00
1 pair gloves, 2.00
1 whip, 1.90
1 fine comb, .20
1 paper needles, .10
1 gross buttons, .40
1 hat, 1.35
1 pair blankets, 4.00
1 ? tobacco, .75
8 yards black calico, 2.00
Paid by Josiah Warren, Administrator
4 yards calico, 1.50
1 ? paper, 1.37
2 pair shoes, 3.00
1 pair boots, 10.00
2 pair cotton socks, .60
1 dozen spools of cotton, 1.00
1/2 dozen cigars, .20
3 yards cotton, 1.50
1 set cups and saucers, 1.00
8 yards calico, 1.00
2 tin pans, .50
1 carpet bag, 2.75
1 pocket knife, 2.00
1 pair gloves, 2.00
1 whip, 1.90
1 fine comb, .20
1 paper needles, .10
1 gross buttons, .40
1 hat, 1.35
1 pair blankets, 4.00
1 ? tobacco, .75
8 yards black calico, 2.00
Paid by Josiah Warren, Administrator
Estate of Isaac Garrett, bought of B. Hyman, Union Church, MS, January 4, 1862:
2 butcher knives, 1.50
8 yards cotton, 3.00
8 yards calico, 1.60
1/2/dozen spools cotton thread, .38
1 bridle, 4.00
1 pocket knife, 2.50
1 horse ?, .50
1 silk hankerchief, 1.50
2 paper tacks, .20
8 yards gingham, 3.00
1 coarse comb, .50
1 thimble, .10
1 hat, 1.35
Paid by Josiah Warren, Administrator
2 butcher knives, 1.50
8 yards cotton, 3.00
8 yards calico, 1.60
1/2/dozen spools cotton thread, .38
1 bridle, 4.00
1 pocket knife, 2.50
1 horse ?, .50
1 silk hankerchief, 1.50
2 paper tacks, .20
8 yards gingham, 3.00
1 coarse comb, .50
1 thimble, .10
1 hat, 1.35
Paid by Josiah Warren, Administrator
Estate of Isaac Garrett, bought of H. C. Rickey & Co., Groceries and Plantation Supplies,
Commerce Street, Natchez, MS, February 28, 1866:
7 bushels corn, 8.35
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Commerce Street, Natchez, MS, February 28, 1866:
7 bushels corn, 8.35
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Estate of Isaac Garrett, paid to the State of Mississippi, Jefferson County, $33.44, being the amount
of state, bridge, county, poor and jail taxes. May 26, 1864; Received by D. McCormick, Sheriff and
Tax Collector.
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of state, bridge, county, poor and jail taxes. May 26, 1864; Received by D. McCormick, Sheriff and
Tax Collector.
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Estate of Isaac Garrett, paid to Celia Ann Brown (Celia Ann Warren, Isaac's sister-in-law and Josiah
Warren's sister), for weaving 94 yards of towels (?), at .20 per yard, $18.80. Paid by Josiah
Warren, Administrator.
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Warren's sister), for weaving 94 yards of towels (?), at .20 per yard, $18.80. Paid by Josiah
Warren, Administrator.
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Estate of Isaac Garrett, paid to Daniel Warren (Isaac's brother-in-law), for 307 bounds sugar,
$19.44. Paid by Josiah Warren, Administrator.
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$19.44. Paid by Josiah Warren, Administrator.
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Estate of Isaac Garrett, paid to Mrs. Elizabeth Wilkinson, to visit and attention on two Negro
women, $10.00, May 15, 1865. (I believe Mrs. Wilkinson may have acted as a mid-wife.) Paid by
Josiah Warren, Administrator.
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women, $10.00, May 15, 1865. (I believe Mrs. Wilkinson may have acted as a mid-wife.) Paid by
Josiah Warren, Administrator.
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[The originals of the following annual accounts of the estate listed the dollar amounts paid to these
merchants and individuals, but I'm not going to list them here. I'm transcribing the names in the
hope that someone may find an ancestor or family member among them. N.B.]
Fifth Annual Accounting by Josiah Warren, Admin. for the Estate of Isaac Garrett
The said Administrator craves credit for the following disbursements.
J. D. Fairley
B. Pendleton
D. Hofheimer
M. Eiseman
Fleming & Baldwin
P. H. McGraw
W. H. Bowen
R. Lee
J. J. McLean
T. M. Ellis
K. H. Meteor
A. McLean
B. Hyman
? Brooks
Personally appeared before me the undersigned clerk of the Probate Court of said county, the above
named Josiah Warren, Administrator of the Estate of Isaac Garrett, deceased, and on oath, says the
foregoing being his 5th annual accounting of the administration of said Estate is just and correct in its
several items of debit and credit, to the best of his knowledge and belief.
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Sixth Annual Accounting by Josiah Warren, Admin. for Estate of Isaac Garrett, April 27, 1863
Said Administrator craves credit for the following disbursements made on account of said estate as
follows.
J. H. Clark
J. McMillan
Henry Erwin
Daniel Warren
W. A. McLean
A. Castor
John Ellis
B. Hyman
B. Pendleton
J. H. Fallman
W. H. Bowen
D. Hofheimer
Said Administrator charges himself on account of said estate as follows:
Sale 4 bales cotton for the year 1862
Sale cotton to McNalty & Perkins, crop 1861 (1 bale)
Sale cotton to D. Hofheimer, crop of 1861
Sale cotton in the seed to J. A. McMillan, crop of 1861
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Seventh Annual Accounting by Josiah Warren, Admin. for Estate of Isaac Garrett, April 3, 1866
Said Administrator craves credit for the following disbursements on account of said estate, as
follows.
W. A. McLean
J. W. Martin & Co.
John McDonald
J. B. Bowen
John Buie
F. N. McPherson
J. J. McLean
J. N. McPherson
C. A. Brown
W. G. Moore
J. C. McCormick
Henry Erwin
G. M. Buie
Mrs. Elizabeth Wilkinson
J. N. McPherson
Simon Meyer
H. C. Rickey & Co.
Jackson & Pendleton
A. Kaster
S. A. Brown
C. M. Gordon
E. B. Baker & Sons
J. P. Lee
S. C. Whitmore
Said Administrator charges himself as follows:
1 cow sold in Confederte money to Joseph Cato
1 cow and calf sold in Confederate money to J. J. McGrew
3 bales cotton weighing 1200 lbs. sold in Confederate money to R. W. Phillips.
1 bale cotton weighing 402 lbs. sold in Confederate money to W. H. Bowen.
2 bales cotton weighing 723 lbs. sold in greenbacks to Jackson & Pendleton.
2 bales cotton weighing 800 lbs. sold in US currency to S. C. Whitmore.
merchants and individuals, but I'm not going to list them here. I'm transcribing the names in the
hope that someone may find an ancestor or family member among them. N.B.]
Fifth Annual Accounting by Josiah Warren, Admin. for the Estate of Isaac Garrett
The said Administrator craves credit for the following disbursements.
J. D. Fairley
B. Pendleton
D. Hofheimer
M. Eiseman
Fleming & Baldwin
P. H. McGraw
W. H. Bowen
R. Lee
J. J. McLean
T. M. Ellis
K. H. Meteor
A. McLean
B. Hyman
? Brooks
Personally appeared before me the undersigned clerk of the Probate Court of said county, the above
named Josiah Warren, Administrator of the Estate of Isaac Garrett, deceased, and on oath, says the
foregoing being his 5th annual accounting of the administration of said Estate is just and correct in its
several items of debit and credit, to the best of his knowledge and belief.
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Sixth Annual Accounting by Josiah Warren, Admin. for Estate of Isaac Garrett, April 27, 1863
Said Administrator craves credit for the following disbursements made on account of said estate as
follows.
J. H. Clark
J. McMillan
Henry Erwin
Daniel Warren
W. A. McLean
A. Castor
John Ellis
B. Hyman
B. Pendleton
J. H. Fallman
W. H. Bowen
D. Hofheimer
Said Administrator charges himself on account of said estate as follows:
Sale 4 bales cotton for the year 1862
Sale cotton to McNalty & Perkins, crop 1861 (1 bale)
Sale cotton to D. Hofheimer, crop of 1861
Sale cotton in the seed to J. A. McMillan, crop of 1861
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Seventh Annual Accounting by Josiah Warren, Admin. for Estate of Isaac Garrett, April 3, 1866
Said Administrator craves credit for the following disbursements on account of said estate, as
follows.
W. A. McLean
J. W. Martin & Co.
John McDonald
J. B. Bowen
John Buie
F. N. McPherson
J. J. McLean
J. N. McPherson
C. A. Brown
W. G. Moore
J. C. McCormick
Henry Erwin
G. M. Buie
Mrs. Elizabeth Wilkinson
J. N. McPherson
Simon Meyer
H. C. Rickey & Co.
Jackson & Pendleton
A. Kaster
S. A. Brown
C. M. Gordon
E. B. Baker & Sons
J. P. Lee
S. C. Whitmore
Said Administrator charges himself as follows:
1 cow sold in Confederte money to Joseph Cato
1 cow and calf sold in Confederate money to J. J. McGrew
3 bales cotton weighing 1200 lbs. sold in Confederate money to R. W. Phillips.
1 bale cotton weighing 402 lbs. sold in Confederate money to W. H. Bowen.
2 bales cotton weighing 723 lbs. sold in greenbacks to Jackson & Pendleton.
2 bales cotton weighing 800 lbs. sold in US currency to S. C. Whitmore.
