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Dr  The Estate of Wm Carlton dec'd in A/c with William Dews for hires of slaves in his hands   Cr
1854                                                                            Principal                  Interest
.                                                                                       $   cts
Jany 22nd    
To Commissions on amount due 
estate by bonds uncollected 
in the hands of Dews and to be collected 
by him                                                                              12.20
To balance due for this year on bond 
for hires when collected                                                  231.78
.                                                                                       243.98
1854
Statement for decree 1st [Jly?] by consent or otherwise 
a decree should be rendered against William Dews 
for the whole amount of hires collected and uncollected 
by him then the statement for decree 
will stand as follows
1854 Oct'r 1st  
To am't due the estate this day 
folio (2)                                                                           1140.43        83.75
To Amt of hires since 1st of Jany 1854
uncollected                                                                        231.78
.                                                                 (Prin)              1372.21
.                                                                 (Interest)             83.75
.                                                                                    11|  1455.96
Amt to decree to each .....                                                    132.36
.                                                                                     11|  1372.21
[a vertical line connects the "each" above to
the following line]
with interest on                                                                         124.74 till [?]
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1845
Jun3 22nd                                                                                Principal           Interest
.                                                                                                   $  cts              $    cts
By hire of Phil for 5 months and 22 
days at $9 pr month due 
by bond of Geo Creasy & Th Fitch }                                           57.60
"   "   "   Jack for same time at $9.17 
pr month due by bond of Nath 
Mason & Morris Mason                                                                52.56
"   "   "   Edmund for same time at 
$10.80 pr month due by bond 
of Peyton Tynes & Wm. L. Jennings                                            61.92
"   "   "  Churchwell from the 4th of June 
54 he being sick until 22nd of 
June at $5 pr month (this has 
been received by Dews)                                                                28.33
"   "   "  Alcey for 5 months and 18 
days at $4.25 pr month 
due by bond of R. A, Clements &c                                                 23.77
"   "   "  Fanny for 5 months and 22 
days at $3 pr month paid Mr Dews                                                17.20
"   "   "  Ellick for same time at 
$1.50 pr month due by bond 
of Tucker and Adams                                                                       8.60
.                                                                                                    243.98

Amt to be decreed under this statement to each distributee $132.36 cents with interest on $124.74 a part thereof from the 1st day of October 1854
Statement 2nd for decree
It is alleged by the said Dews that a suit has been depending in the County Court since the property aforesaid fell into his hands as adm'r of Elizabeth Hart who was tenant for life of the slaves aforesaid - that by the parties in that suit who were seeking the division of the same property and under the same rights which has now been decreed in this cause he was required through their Counsel so to manage the property and to keep the funds as to be ready to answer any decree that might be rendered against him by that Court at any time that consequently he has