A second small account Jesse Fornes brought against the estate of John Fornes: a gallon of brandy and a cow hide supplied on December 20, 1838, at 15 and 18 shillings, or $3.30 together. Jesse swore to the account before Alderson Ellison, Justice of the Peace, on March 26, 1841, the same day he proved his $25 claim (see the previous paper), and on the back he signed a receipt showing that James Roach, the special administrator of John Fornes, paid him.
Account and receipt of Jesse Fornes for brandy and a cow hide, estate of John Fornes, deceased – 1838–1841
Transcription notes: spelling, capitalization and punctuation follow the original. Words in [square brackets] are editorial notes; [?] marks an uncertain reading and [illegible] marks words that could not be read.
The Estate of John Fornes Decd.
To Jesse Fornes Dr. [debtor]
1838.
Decr. 20th To 1 Gal. [gallon] Brandy 15/- [15 shillings] $1.50
” ” Cow Hide 18/- 1 80
[Total] $3.30
The above Account was Sworn to before me 26. March 1841.
Test [Witness] Ald. Ellison J.P. [Justice of the Peace]
Jesse Fornes
[Back:]
Recd. the within Account of James Roach Special Adm. [administrator] of John Fornes decd. 26th March 1841
Jesse Fornes
About the original
A “special administrator” was appointed for a limited purpose, often to look after an estate while a dispute or delay kept a regular administrator from being named. The Craven County Court order of May 1840 in this folder calls James Roach simply “administrator.”
Jesse Fornes signed both sides himself.
Source: Account and receipt of Jesse Fornes for brandy and a cow hide, estate of John Fornes, deceased. Roach Family Papers (#346), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, Box 1, Folder b (Inventories, Wills, and Estates, 1783–1868). Collection guide. Digitized folder: ECU Digital Collections, 0346-b1-fb.
Images courtesy of East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University. View in ECU Digital Collections: 35977.
Part of the Roach Family Papers collection on East Carolina Roots.
