Jacob Grim - 1878 - Probate - Final Payment of Fees

Hiram Straight made one last trip to the County Court House in Oregon City.

"Oregon City Aug. 14th 1878

Estate of Jacob Grimm Dec’d

To W.H.H. Fouts, Dis.
County Clerk Clackamas County

1878 S. Clerk & Fees $8.35
14th Aug Rec’d Pay’t
WHH Fouts"

"Estate of Jacob Grim
------------------------------
Clerk’s Voucher
------------------------------"

Jacob Grim - 1878 - Probate - Distribution to Ivy Grim Straight

As the wife of the Administrator of the estate, Ivy Grim Straight was the last to receive her share of the estate.

Distribution to Ivy Grim Straight

"$73.54 Oregon City August 13, 1878
Received of H.A. Straight, Administrator of the Estate of Jacob Grim deceased, Seventy three 54/100 Dollars, being in full of the distribution share of said estate to which I am entitled as one of the heirs thereof.

{signed}
Ivy Straight"

Distribution -Ivy Straight 

"Jacob Grims Est
------------------------
Receipt of
Ivy Straight
------------------------
Filed Aug
14th 1878
W.H.H. Fouts
Clerk"

Jacob Grim - 1878 - Probate - Distribution of Shares to Jerushia Grim Greenwell

Distribution of Shares - Benjamin Franklin Greenwell and Jerushia Grim Greenwell

"73 54/100 Oregon City July 23, 1878

Received of H. A. Straight, administrator of the estate of Jacob Grim deceased, Seventy three 54 Dollars being in full of the distribution share of said Estate to which I am entitled as one of the heirs thereof.

{signed}
B.F. Greenwell
Jerushia Greenwell"

Jacob Grim - Probate - 1878 - Distribution to William Grim

William Grim appears to have moved to Washington Territory by June of 1878, and he is represented by an attorney.

William Grim - Distribution 

"Rec’d - Oregon City - June 29, 1878 of Hiram A. Straight, Administrator of Jacob Grim’s Estate, $73.54 in full of my distributive share of money coming to the heirs of said deceased, - paid by surrender of my note to that extent.


{signed}
William Grim
By Johnson, McCown & Morrency
Atty"

William Grim - Distribution

"Receipt for
Distribution share
---------------------
William Grim"

Jacob Grim - Probate - 1878 - Distribution to Julia Young

Julia Grim Young signs her name with 'her mark' an "X".

Note her name is spelled both Yong and Young. 

Julia Grim Young - Distribution

"$73.54 Oregon City June 18, 1878


Received of H.A. Straight, administrator of the Estate of Jacob Grim deceased, Seventy three 54/100 Dollars being in full of the distribution share of said Estate to which I am entitled as one of the heirs thereof.


{signed}
Julia X Yong
her mark

Witnesses
{signed}
Ivy Straight
June S. Stevens"

Julia Grim Young - Filed

"Estate of Jacob Grim
------------------------
Receipt of
Julia Young"

Jacob Grim - 1878 - Probate - Distribution to Daniel Grim

Daniel Grim - Distribution

"$73.54 Oregon City June 1, 1878


Received of Hiram A. Straight, Administrator of the Estate of Jacob Grim Deceased, Seventy three 54/100 Dollars being in full of the distribution share of said estate to which I am entitled as one of the heirs there off (sic).

{signed}
Daniel Grim"

Daniel Grim - Filed

"Jacob Grim Est
------------------------
Receipt of
Daniel Grim"

Jacob Grim - 1878 - Probate - Distribution to John Grim

John B. Grim - Distribution

"$73.54 Oregon City June 1, 1878


Received of H.A. Straight, Administrator of the estate of Jacob Grim deceased, Seventy-three 54/100 Dollars; being in full of the distribution share of said estate to which I am entitled as one of the heirs thereof.

{signed}
John B. Grimm"

John Grim - Filed

"Jacob Grim Est
------------------------
Rec’t of
John B. Grim"

Jacob Grim - 1878 - Probate - Distribution to Sophronia Grimm

Each of the Jacob Grim heirs wrote and signed a document saying they had received their fair share of the estate.

Sophronia Grimm - Distribution

"$73.54 Oregon City June 1, 1878


Received of H.A. Straight, administrator of the estate of Jacob Grim dec’d, Seventy-three 54/100 Dollars, being in full of the distribution share of said estate to which I am entitled as one of the heirs thereof.

{signed}
Miss Sophronia Grimm

Sophronia Grimm

"Jacob Grim Est
------------------------
Rec’t of
Sophronia Grim"

Jacob Grim - Probate - 1878 - Distribution of Funds

On the first of June 1878, amount of funds to be distributed among the heirs of Jacob Grim was determined.

Funds and Heirs

"In the Matter of the Estate

Of Jacob Grim Deceased

There are $588.36 remaining after all debts & claims are paid which is ordered to be divided into 8 shares and paid to the heirs & their representatives to wit –--

John B. Grim
William Grim
Daniel Grim
Sophronia Grim
Jerusha Greenwell
Julia Young
Ivy Straight

Each 1/8

And to minor heirs of Sarah Pedigo, to wit, W.H. Pedigo, Rosa Alice Pedigo, Samuel F. Pedigo, Evermont W. Pedigo, and Joseph M. Pedigo 1/8 in all –--


June 1, 1878



8) 588.36
      73.54"

Funds divisible eight ways

Jacob Grim - Probate - 1878 - Administrator's Newspaper Announcement

Part of the responsibilities of the Administrator including filing a legal notice in the local paper, the "Oregon City Enterprise".

Newspaper notice

"Administrator’s Notice

Notice Is Hereby Given That the undersigned, administrator of the estate of Jacob Grimm, deceased, has filed his final account as such administrator o the office of the County Clerk of Clackamas county, Oregon; and the County Judge of said county has appointed Saturday, June 1, 1878, at 10 o’clock P.M. for hearing objection to, and settlement of the same.

H.A. Straight, Adm’r

E.L. Eastham, att’y for adm’r
May2, 1878-4w"

Hmmm...my horse does not have head-lights, I don't think I'll show up at 10 o'clock P.M. to contest the settlement!

Receipt for Payment

Hiram Straight paid $5.50 to run the Legal Notice for four weeks.

The editor of the newspaper, F.S. Derwent, signed a document vowing that the legal notice would run in his newspaper for four consecutive weeks.  I like that he is called "the printer, publisher, and foreman" of the newspaper.

Jacob Grim - Probate - 1878 - Settling of Accounts - Part Two

Settling of Accounts - Page 3



"Bro’t forward                                            $626.52

Also I paid to harvest hands last summer in taking care of crop, for which I took no receipt and which was forgotten above $ 9.00


                                                             -------------
                                                               $635.52

Leaving in my hands for distribution the sum of Six Hundred and Two 86/100 Dollars (602 86/100), less the amount of the Clerks Fees, and printers bill for publishing notice of final settlement – not yet ascertained –

I have, also, left in my hand a promissory note of C.H. Dauchy mentioned in Inventory, which I have been unable to collect. (Note for $25.00). He however claims an offset against this which was not put in as a claim agains the estate. Mr. Dauchy is insolvent.

Wherefore I pray this court to appoint a day for the final hearing of this final account; and that I may be discharged from said administrator and my bondsmen released.

State of Oregon
Clackamas County

H.A. Straight being…"

Settling of Accounts Page 4 - and Filing

"… first duly sworn, say that I am the administrator above named, and that the foregoing final account contains a full and true account of all moneys received by me for such administration of said estate, and of all moneys paid out by me therefore, since my appointment as such administrator.

Subscribed and sworn {signed} Hiram A. Straight
to before me this 24th day
of April AD 1878

WHH Fouts – Clerk
In County Court of
Clackamas County, Oregon
----------------------------------------
In matter of estate
Of
Jacob Grim dec’d

Final account of
administrator

Filed April
24th 1878


WHH Fouts
Clerk"

Jacob Grim - Probate - 1878 - Settling of Accounts

Accounts Payable and Receivable - Page 1 

"In County Court of Clackamas County – State of Oregon

In the matter of the estate of Jacob Grim, deceased

Now comes H.A. Straight the duly appointed administrator of the estate of Jacob Grim dec’d, and offers this his final account of the said administration to wit –

Said administrator has received and should be charted with the following amounts –

Cash in hand per inventory                          $ 9.00
Cash rec’d from sale of personal property
per sale bill filed Nov. 5, 1877                     $247.23
Cash on note of John B. Grim & int.              $217.00
Cash on note of B.F. Greenwell & int.            $113.25
Cash on note of Wm. Grim & int.                  $ 90.80
Cash on note of J.J. Pedigo & int.                 $ 89.80
Cash on note of H. Straight & int.                 $109.00
Cash on note of Daniel Grim & int.                $ 35.80
Cash on note of George Clark & int.               $ 58.50
Cash on note of W.A. Mills note & account      $184.00
Cash on note of C. Deardorf note.                  $ 53.00
Cash on rec’d for {---} sold by me                  $ 1.00

Carried forward                                         $1208.38"

Accounts Payable and Receivable - Page 2

"Brought forward                                      $1208.38


Cash rec’d for lot of dried apples
Sold at provate sale to D. Grim                       $ 3.00
Total                                                       $1238.38


Said administrator has paid out and is settled to credit for the following accounts to wit –

To John Grim, per Voucher 1                          $106.00
To John Myers, per Voucher 2                        $ 12.75
To Hedge Hairyman, per Voucher 3                 $ 20.00
To E. Forbes (school clk), per Voucher 4          $ 27.90
To M.J. Foster per Voucher 5                         $ 20.00
To J. F. Apperson (tax), per Voucher 6            $ 22.60
To H. Straight, per Voucher 7                       $224.00
To Jas. Winston, per Voucher 8                    $   3.00
To F.W. Foster, per Voucher 9                      $   7.00
To J. T. Chitwood, per Voucher 10                 $   3.00
To F. S. Durwent per Voucher 11                   $   5.50
To E.L. Eastham, per Voucher 12                  $ 25.00
To paid fee to Justice for affidavits               $    .75
To paid Road tax for 1877                           $   3.00

I am allowed by law as compensation for my services, percentage on value of estate, which I have calculated on appraisement
                                                              $146.00
                                                      -------------------------
                                                       Total $626.52


Carried forward..."

TO BE CONTINUED.

Jacob Grim - Probate - 1877 - Letter to Judge on Value of Estate Sale

In the Fall of 1877, Hiram Straight ask the Court to allow Jacob Grim's estate to be settled and the proceeds distributed amongst the heirs. 

Letter to Judge - Estate Sale Value - Page 1

"In the County Court of Clackamas County, Oregon

In the matter of the Estate of Jacob Grimm dec’d.

To Hon. N.W. Randall County Judge of said County –

The undersigned administrator of said estate respectfully reports – that in pursuance of an order of the court in the above entailed matter, made and entered on the 30th day of August 1877, after giving due notice of the time and place of sale as by law prescribed to wit by printing in their public places in this county written notices containing a list of the property to be sold, together with the time place and terms of said sale; the time specified being September 10th 1877 at 10 o’clock A.M., the placing being the dwelling house of deceased in said county, and the terms as in this order of sale directed – I did on said day as said notices specified & at said place, proceed to sell…"

Letter to Judge - Estate Sale Value - Page 2  

"…all the personal property belonging to said estate, to wit, the items set forth in the attached sale bill, to the persons named therein, for the prices set of forth the several items; these being the highest bidders therefore, and the prices named being the highest sums bidden for the several item and articles.

That I received in cash, as proceeds of said sale, the sun of $247.23 and in properly secured notes of the purchases, on items months time the sum of $520.56 aggregating the sum of $767.79.

Wherefore I ask that said sale may be confirmed –


Hiram A. Straight

State of Oregon
County of Clackamas

I, H.A. Straight being just duly sworn say that I am administrator of the above named Estate and that the forgoing report is true as I verily believe –

Subscribed and sworn to before me
This 3’d day of November 1877
Chas H. Caufield {signed} Hiram A. Straight
Notary Public in and for Oregon"

Jacob Grim - Probate - 1877 - Goods Sold to B.F. Greenwell Etc

This is the lots of items Benjamin Greenwell (and I would assume Jerushia Grim Greenwell) purchased - over $105.00 worth.  

Estate Sale - Page 6

"To B.F. Greenwell

Stag $6.00 1 Horse $40.00                             $40.00
24 Bush Wheat @ $1                                     $24.00
1 Farming Mill & Scoop                            $10.00
1 Ladder $1.00 Apple pares & corer 25¢     $ 1.25
1 Set plow harness & Rope                      $ 1.75
2 Dozen Chickens                                          $ 5.00
2 Axes $1.25 1 cross cut saw 50¢                     $ 1.75
1 Drawing Knife 80¢ 1 Set Bench Planes $3.00    $ 3.80
1 Rocking Chair $1.25 1 Cupboard $5.75             $ 7.00
1 Kitchen Table 25¢ Saddle & bridle $3.45   $ 3.70
1 Stand Bees ($106.25)                                   $ 2.00
                                                                  -----------


{Estate Sale Total}                                      $767.79½

Jacob Grim - Probate - 1877 - Goods Sold to John Straight Etc

To my mind, the most intriguing item is the Barrel of Popcorn! 

Estate Sale - Page 6

"To John Straight

1 Frying pan 20¢ 1 sewing Machine $3.75    $ 4.00

To J.J. Pedigo
1 yearling Heifer                                      $ 7.00
8 Shotes (sic)                                         $25.00
1 Sow & 5 Shotes (sic)                             $ 9.00
1 Plow $1/75 1 half Bushel $1.10              $ 2.85
1 Brass Kettle $2.75 1 Froe 60¢                $ 3.35
1 Boring Machine $2.25 1 Sleigh 50¢         $ 2.75
1 Jointer $1.25 1 Harrow $5.50                 $ 6.75
8 Chairs $3.75 Patch of Potatoes $4.75      $ 8.50
6 Tons Hay @ $3.10                               $18.60

To Hiram Straight Jr
28 Bush Wheat @ 91¢                              $25.48
1 Ladder 75¢ 100 libs wool @ 17½¢ $17.50 $18.25
1 Scroll Saw $1.10 Brace & Augers $3.50     $ 4.60
Box nails & locks 35¢ Rench (sic) & screw driver $1.25 $ 1.60
274 lbs dried Plums @ 10¢                        $27.40
84 lbs dried Apples 3¢                              $ 2.52
Work Bench & Mitre Boxes                         $ 2.50
Tallow $1.10 Chairs $4                              $ 5.10
1 Settle 50¢ 1 Cupboard $6.25                   $ 6.75
1 Barrel Popcorn $1.37½ Box Bran $1.00     $ 2.37½
Honey $1 1 Stand Bees $1                        $ 2.00
Vegetable Garden                                    $ 3.50


                                    {balance} $189.87½"

Jacob Grim - Probate - 1877 - Goods Sold to Daniel Grim Etc

Estate Sale - Page 5

"To Daniel Grim

69 Bush Oats @ 43¢                                        $29.67
1 Broad Axe $1.60 Box of Rivets & Cockeyes 25¢ $ 1.85
2 Stand Bees                                                  $ 2.00

To D.H. Deardorf
1 Whip 25¢ 1 Spade .75 3 Stand Bees $2.25        $ 3.25

To A. Buchman
1 Harrow $6.00 2 pieces strap (sic) iron 40¢         $ 6.40
Paint pots – brushes & oil 75¢ Set Bench Planes $1 $ 1.75
1 Foot Adz 40¢ Box of Lead & Wire 75                 $ 1.15
Gages Mallet & 12 Chisels                                  $ 4.10
Brace & Bits $2.60 3 Squares $1.90                     $ 4.50
800 ft Lumber $4.10 Feed Cutter $2.25                $ 6.35
1 Sausage Grinder $2.00 Wagon Seat $3.60         $ 5.60
       
To Robt Deshaser
3 Scythes & Snathes 50¢ 2 Bells $1.25                $ 1.75
2 Beaver Traps $1.25 hammer awl & pincers 50¢   $ 1.75

To Alex Rodger
1 Stand Bees                                                    $ 1.00

To Christian Deardorf
3 Rakes 2 pitch forks $1.50 4 Grain Bins $1.00       $ 2.50
1 Wagon $43.00 Box old Irons 75¢                       $43.75
1 Drawing Knife 50¢ Hand Saw 75¢ OilStone 25¢    $ 1.50
Oil Can 13½¢ Spike puller 12½ ¢ 1 Bedstead $1.87½¢ $ 2.12½
Roll of leather $1 2 baskets 37½¢                        $ 1.37½
Crockery 50¢ Sausage Grinder 25¢                        $   .75
1 Stand Bees                                                     $ 1.00


{balance} $124.12"

Jacob Grim - Probate - 1877 - Goods Sold to Forsythe Etc

This page of the Estate Sale lists items purchased by two of Jacob Grim's sons - William Grim and John Grim.

Estate Sale - Page 4 

"To ---- Forsythe
15 Grain Sacks                                                    $2.25


To J.B. Grim
1 Bedstead $3.50 1 Bedstead 80¢                          $4.30

To J Abbott
1 Wheel Barrow                                                    $4.00
1 Rip Saw $1.75 1 Hand Saw $2.10                          $3.85
1 Spirit Level $2 Set Stencil dies $1                         $3.00
Saw Set & Files $1.30 Spoke shave & compasses 80¢ $2.70
Box of Trinkets 30¢ 1 Sewing Machine $2.75             $3.05
1 pr Saddle Bags                                                   $ .15

To McMurray
1 pr Candle molds                                                 $ .10

To S. Kirk
1 Buck Saw 50¢ 1 broken saw 10¢                           $ .60
1 long boring bit 30¢ Glue pot & glue 60¢                $ .90
2 Pike poles 25¢ 1 stand Bees $1                           $1.25

To W.A. Grim
1 mare                                                              $45.00
1 wagon                                                            $19.25
1 potatoe (sic) digger 50¢ Buck Saw 75¢                 $1.25
1 Set Match Planes $1.25 1 moulding plane 50¢       $1.75
1 Moulding plane 25¢ Screw Plate & dies 31½¢        $3.37½
Whiffle Tree Irons & lock                                      $ .50
Tool Case                                                          $9.12½
100 lbs Salt                                                        $1.37½
1 Rocking Chair                                                   $1.00
1 Table                                                              $2.30


                                  $110.57½"

Jacob Grim - Probate - 1877 - Goods Sold to T.J. Bohna Etc

There are some familiar historic names on this page.  The oldest Grim son, Daniel married Mary Fagalde, Julia Grim married Seth Young, and the town of Boring, OR was settled by the Boring family. 

Estate Sale - Property Sold - Page 3

"To T.J. Bohna

1 Stand Bees 75¢ piece of zinc 25¢                 $1.00
1 Set Match Planes                                       $1.35

To W. Weatherly
Set of old Files 60¢ Iron Pot 35¢ 3 Hoes 40¢     $1.35

To F.M. Osborn
3 Stand Bees $2.25 Saddle & bridle .30¢           $2.55

To Seth Young
1 Old Clock                                                    $ .30

To D. Farrar
1 Garden Rake 70¢ 2 Ropes .35¢ 1 Clock $3.10   $4.15

To Jas Boring
2 Wash Boards                                               $ .10

To Frank Lemon
1 pr Andirons 25¢ Table 50¢ Take 25¢               $1.00

To Frank Richey
1 Buck Saw                                                   $1.00

To Chas Roork
1 Box Stove                                                  $1.00

To F. Fagalde
1 Hand Axe 50¢ 1 Mattock 40¢                        $  .80

To Dan’l Fagalde
1 Broken Wagon                                            $1.25

To A. Ball
1 Spoke Auger & Wood Screw Cutter                $1.70
Screw driver & Rench (sic)                              $  .25

To L.E. Hissock
1 Iron Pan 75¢ Flour Box 25¢                         $1.00"

Jacob Grim - Probate - 1877 - Goods Sold to Henry Jewell Etc

I was surprised to see items priced for a 1/2¢, but according to Wikipedia, the U.S. Government producted a half penny coin from 1792-1857.   I expect, twenty years later, the coins were still in circulation. 

Estate Sale - Page 2

"3 Tubs & Washing Machine                  $ 5.37½

Soap Kegs                                          $   .35

To Henry Jewell
28 Bush Wheat @ 98¢                          $38.93
1 Bedstead                                         $   .80

To T.G. Matlock
1 Hand Saw                                        $ 1.50

To J.W. Winston
1 Plow $ 8.25
1 Grain Cradle                                      $  1.00
1 Step Ladder                                       $   .50

To J. T. Chitwood
1 Shovel & Pick 80¢ 1 Tin Bucket 50¢       $ 1.30
Barrel $ 1.12½

To F.W. Foster
1 Hand Saw $2 Nails 25¢ Wagon Sheet $1 $ 3.25

To L.E. Wise
1 Cider Mill                                           $13.25
1 Trowel                                               $   .30

To N. Darling
1 Ladder 50¢ Wooden Pail & dipper 40¢    $   .90
1 Bucket 30¢ Putty knife & Chalk line 25¢ $   .55
1 Tool Chest $2.75 Grubbing Hoe 30¢       $ 3.05

To John Smith
1 Oil Table Cover                                  $    .87½¢

To W.A. Deardorf
Turning Lathe & Tools                           $10.00
14 match & moulding Planes                  $  2.00

To E. Elliott
1 Grind Stone 80¢ 2 Tin Pails 55¢           $  1.35
1 Stand Bees                                       $  1.30

                $84.85½"

Jacob Grim - Probate - 1877 - Goods Sold to George Clark, Etc.

H.A. Straight received permission to have an Estate Sale.

List of Property Sold - Page 1

"List of Property belonging to the Estate of Jacob Grimm, deceased. Sold on the 15th day of September, 1877 by Hiram Straight, Administrator.

To George Clark

One Cow for                        $17.00
38 head of Sheep for            $40.00


To A.W. Cooke

1 4 year old Heifer               $11.00
Blocks & Tackle                   $ 2.25
1 Set Harness                     $ 2.00

To James McKenzie

2 Barrels Vinegar                 $ 5.00
1 Iron Kettle & Chains          $ 3.25
1 Drawing Knife                   $   .75
1 Log Chain                        $ 2.25
1 Flour Box                         $  .75
1 Sewing Machine                $ 2.50
1 Bedstead                         $  .50
Flax Seed                           $  .50
1 Cook Stove & furniture      $11.00
2 Stand Bees                     $ 1.75

To John Hillery

1 2 year old Heifer              $ 9.00
1 Horse                            $11.00
1 Wheel barrow                  $  .26
Rope 50¢ 1 Barrel 75¢         $ 1.25
1 Garden Hoe                      $  .75

To Henry Hillery

6 ½ bunches of wheat @ 94¢ $ 6.11
Brace & bits                         $ 2.80
Cupboard & sink                   $ 2.50


                       $133.42"