Amanuensis Monday - Final Account of Nellie Seaver's Estate

Genea-blogger John Newmark (who writes the excellent TransylvanianDutch blog) started a Monday blog theme many months ago called Amanuensis Monday. What does "amanuensis" mean? John offers this definition:

"A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another."

The subject today is the final account for the estate of Nellie M. Seaver (1861-1933) of Leominster, Massachusetts.  Nellie was the daughter of Isaac and Lucretia (Smith) Seaver, and never married.  Nellie Seaver died 26 June 1933 in Leominster, and her will was filed on 30 June 1933 and allowed 18 July 1933. Her executor was her nephew, Frederick W. Seaver (1876-1942), son of her brother Frank Walton Seaver.  I posted the will last week in Amanuensis Monday - the Will of Nellie M. Seaver (1861-1933).

The form document in the probate file 109,635-B in Worcester County, Massachusetts has a heading of G.L. Chap 202, § 2.  It reads (typed information underlined, handwritten information in italics):

THE first and final ACCOUNT OF Frederick W. Seaver execut or of the last will and testament of Nellie M. Seaver late of Leominster in the County of Worcester deceased.

This account is for the period beginning with the eighteenth day of July A.D. 19 33, and ending with the twenty-eighth day of May A.D. 19 34.

Said accountant charges him sel f with the several amounts received as stated in Schedule A, herewith exhibited.
...........................................................................................  $10,638.75

And asks to be allowed for sundry payments and charges, as stated in Schedule B, herewith exhibited.
............................................................................................ $10,628.75

Balance as stated in Schedule C, herewith exhibited.  ..................... none

........................................................ Frederick W. Seaver  Executor

The undersigned, being all persons ______________ interested, having examined the foregoing account, request that the same be allowed without further notice.

See releases filed

WORCESTER, SS  May 28, 19 34.

Then personally appeared the above-named accountant and made oath that the within amount is just and true.

Before me, Charles D. Bent, Notary Public Justice of the Peace.

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

WORCESTER, SS.  At a Probate Court held at Worcester ____________ in said County, on the twenty-first day of July A.D. 19 34.

The foregoing account having been presented for allowance, and verified by the oath of the accountant, and all persons interested having been duly notified ____________ having consented thereto in writing, and no objections being made thereto, and the same having been examined and considered by the Court.

It is decreed that said account be allowed.
............................................................. Harry H. Atwood
............................................................. Judge of Probate Court.

The Schedules A and B are fairly lengthy, so I will transcribe them next week.  I found that I did not have a copy of the inventory that was in the probate packet.  I also don't have a copy of the releases of the legatees.


Almost every probate packet in probate court files has an account of this nature where the executor or administrator keeps track of the monies in the estate and how the money was dispersed for expenses or to the heirs of the deceased.  

It took one year and 25 days from the death of Nellie M. Seaver to close this probate file.  The executor, and accountant above, was my grandfather, Frederick W. Seaver (1876-1942).

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