Monday, March 16, 2015

Amanuensis Monday - Post 259: 1912 Probate Record of James Richmond of Putnam, Connecticut - Part 2

Genea-blogger John Newmark (who writes the excellent  TransylvanianDutch blog) started a Monday blog theme years ago called "Amanuensis Monday."  John offers this definition for "amanuensis:" 

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

The subject today is the second part of the 1912 Probate Record of James Richmond (1821-1912) of Putnam, Connecticut:



The transcription of this document is (all handwritten):

[page 567]

In the Court of Probate for the District of Putnam
Estate of James Richmond late of Putnam in said district
deceased.
The subscriber Thomas Richmond Administrator on the estate of
said deceased, hereby makes return:
That pursuant to the order of said Court made on the 12th day
of March 1913 allowing six months for the creditors to exhibit their
claims against said Estate, and directing notice thereof to be
given, as by said order on record more fully appears, he gave
public notice of said order, and time allowed by said Court,
by posting a notice thereof on the sign post nearest to where
the deceased last dwelt in said town of Putnam and by
publishing the same in the Windham County Observer a
newspaper having a circulation in said Probate District.
And that within said time allowed no claims were presented
to me.
                                                Thomas Richmond Administrator

Administration Account of Thomas Richmond Administrator
of the Estate of James Richmond late of Putnam, deceased.

Dr. To amount of inventory                                            3000.00
         “       “ received to pay expense of settlement            19.50
                                                                                         $ 3019.50
Cr.. By amount paid expenses of administration, as follows:
       Probate fees.                                                                   15.00
       Publishing Li?i?dation of Claims                                 4.50
       By amount of estate on hand subject to two
       mortgages one of $1000 & $300                          3000.00
                                                                                         $ 3019.50
                                             Thomas Richmond Administrator
Subscribed and sworn to the 12th day of Sept. 1913 before me
                                              Attest Edward G Wright Judge
Adjusted, accepted and allowed this 20th  day of Sept. 1913
                                              Attest Edward G Wright Judge
To the Probate Court for the District of Putnam
Estate of James Richmond late of the Town of Putnam in said
District, deceased.
The subscriber hereby makes return:
that pursuant to the order of said Court, made on the 13th day
of Sept. 1913 he gave notice that there would be a hearing on the
allowance of the administrative account with said Estate at the

[page 568]

Probate Office in Putnam on the 20th day of Sept. 1913 at 2.30 o'clock
in the afternoon by posting a copy of said order on the sign post nearest
to where deceased dwelt in said Town of Putnam at least 5 days
before said time assigned.
                                                     Thomas Richmond, Administrator
Subscribed and sworn to in open Court, this 20th day of Sept. A D 1913
before me                                  Attest Edward G Wright Judge
District of Putnam ss. Probate Court Sept. 20th A D 1913
Return was made that notice had been given of the time and place
assigned for a hearing on the allowance of the foregoing administration
account, as directed by this Court, on the 13th  day of Sept. A D 1913
which return this Court finds true. After a full hearing of all persons
interested in said estate, no one appearing to object, this Court accepts
said return and allows said account and orders the same on file
and record.                               Attest Edward G Wright Judge

The source citation for this record is:

Putnam District, Connecticut, Probate Records, 1856-1920, Volume 11, Pages 567-568, Administrator's Account and Return for James Richmond estate; FHL microfilm FHL US/CAN Film 1,376,328.

In this record, the Administrator, Thomas Richmond, presented the inventory of the estate including the administration charges, and stated that he had informed the community to present claims against the estate by posting the Court order on a sign post near the deceased's home and in a local newspaper.  The Court accepted the administrator's Return.

One thing learned from this document is that there were two mortgages against the property of James Richmond, for the total amount of $1300.

The next action in this estate record will be the distribution of the assets of James Richmond of Putnam, Connecticut.  

James Richmond (1821-1912) is my second great-grandfather, and the father of my great-grandfather, Thomas Richmond (1848-1917).  

I found this probate record on microfilm at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City on 11 February 2015.

Copyright (c) 2015, Randall J. Seaver


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