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Guardianship of Catherine Acord by John Acord
Court of Roane
County, Tennessee - 11 March 1837
Guardianship Bond, Orphan Records, Loose Papers, Katherine Acred, Roane County Tennessee
State of Tennessee
Know all men by these presents that we John Acord and [blank] are held firmly bound unto Henry Sextent[?] chairman of the county court of Roane County and my successors in office in the sum of six hundred dollars to which payment will & truly to be made. We bind ausitny[?] on his execution and firmly by these presents received with inventory dated the 11th day of March 1857.
The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas the above named
John Akerd is considered Guardian to Katherine Akerd minor orphan.
Now if the said John Akerd shall faithfully execute his guardianship by securing
and improving all the estate of the said Katherine Akerd that shall come into
his possession for the benefit of said Katherine Akerd during the insanity of
said Katherine or until some other be appointed unless[?] sworn thereinto[?] 2
years and then under a plain account of said Guardianship an oath before the Justice
of said Court and deliver up a possess[?] said Katherine if she should become of
sound mind or such person as may be appointed to receive the sum of all such
estate or estates as she ought to be possessed[?] of or to such other person as
shall lawfully improved[?] and authorized to secure the same and the property
therefore. Then this obligation to be void other ursr[?] ocmand[?] in full
force[?] dated above.
H. Clewey[?] Clerk
John Akerd (his mark)
John Casey
Roane County, Estate Book "C", pages 14-15
Inventory of Estate of Catherine Acord
| United States Paper Specia[?] one pocket book One note on Cornelius Acord One note on David Stewart and John Shields 1 note Alexander Cotter 1 note Thomas Moore 1 do Gidean Butler and Robert Elison 1 do Sam Bolen 1 do Nancy Stewart and Benjamin Shields 1 do Cornelius Acord 1 do Benjamin Shields 1 do Thomas P Cardwell 1 do Coventon Allen 1 do David Scribner 1 do Robert Allison 1 do Z. J. Walker 1 do Z. J. Walker 1 do Arthur Ewen 1 do George Graves 1 do William King 1 do Abner Casey and John Casey |
$25.00 17.00 18.75 9.25 8.28 11.00 8.00 14.50 26.5 15.20 28.75 10.00 8.50 16.00 22.00 9.25 13.50 5.25 6.18 4.00 74.20 |
1 Gingham dress and 1 cloak
4 calico dresses 7 yds. calico
1 Cantern[?] crape dress
1 black silk pettycoat and 2 dimity[?] bedicasly[?]
1 denity dress 1 muslen do 4 muslen capes
1 black silk cape 1 leg horn[?] bonnit
2 pair ribbons[?] 2 fancy silk handkerchiefs
4 cotton [?] 1 linen [?]
1 Ridicule[?] 2 pair silk gloves
4 muslen handkerchiefs 1 silk handkerchief
1 parasaul 1 side comb 2 night caps
1 [?] [?] 2 blankets 8 yds. cotton cloth
15 1/4 yds. cotton cloth
4 covered [?] 4 quilts 1 pair [?] 1 pair cotton cards[?] 7 pair yarn
socks
6 shirts 1 [?] [?] 3 pair cotton [?] 11 piller slips 4 checkr[?] aprons 7 [?]
2 house[?] [?] 7 [?] 1yds. linen
2 shorts 12 counter [?]
1 cotton [?] 1 [?] apron 1 skilet
2 [?] 1 bed stead and board abd piliss
1 pair [?] rings 1 [?]
1 small [?] and [?]
We the under signed believe that this is a a [?] list of the property Katherine Acred delivered by Bynum Shields to John Acred her Guardian presented in court March 11th 1887.
Wm. Scott
C. L. King
Archd J. Gilbert
Receipt, Orphan Records, Loose Papers, Katherine Acred, Roane County Tennessee
Received of John Acord in full the amount of the within invoice of money notes and other articals [sic] named in the Invoice. Received by me this 24th day of Sept. 1838.
Catherine Acord (her mark)
Witness
Wm. Scott
Orphan Records, Loose Papers, Katherine Acred, Roane County Tennessee
I John Acord guardian of Catherine Acord report to this court that I have paid over to said Catherine all the effects that have come to my hands, and now pray the court to be released from all further liability as guardian aforesaid.
Sword to in open court Oct. 1st 1838.
John Acord
Sworn to in open court the 1st October
1838
W. W. Mily Clerk