Abraham Leinberger Estate
Administration of ABRAHAM LEIMBERGER by ADAM LEIENBERGER & PETER
LEIENBERGER
(Had copy from original ordered thru Register of Wills & Clerk of
Orphans Court, 7th & Washington, Easton, PA 18042)
Estate # 4318:
Know all men by these presents, that we ADAM LEIENBERGER of Lehigh
twp of Northampton co., PA, farmer; PETER LEIENBERGER of North Whitehall
twp in Lehigh Co, PA, carpenter; Conrad Newhaaradt, gunsmith & Joh Kuntz
tanner both of Lehigh twp in Northampton co., PA, are held & firmly
bound unto the commonwealth of PA, in the sum of $3,000 to be paid to
the said commonwealth: to which payment well & truly be made, we bind
ourselves jointly & severally, for & in the whole, our heirs, executors
& administrators, firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals.
Dated 15 January, 1833.
(My note: among contents of rest oŁ this bond agreement, it states
that ABRAHAM LEIENBERGER was a fanner, late of Lehigh twp)
On side of this bond agreement was written: Know men by these
presents that I BARBARA LEIENBERGER, widow of ABRAHAM LEIENBERGER, late
of Lehigh twp, Northampton co, yeoman deceased, do hereby acknowledge
that I have renounced and by these presents do renounce & release all my
right & title to the administration of the estate of said deceased &
desiring that the same might be committed to my ____ sons. ADAM & PETER
LEIENBERGER. In witness whereof I have here unto set my hand & seal
this 14 January 1833. Witness:
Conrad Newhardt her
BARBARA x LEIENBERGER
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ADAM & PETER LEIENBERGER stated that the goods, chattels, rights &
credits of deceased ABRAHAM LEIENBERGER should not total in value more
than $1,500.
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The account of ADAM LEINBERGER & PETER LEINBERGER, administrators of
ABRAHAM LEINBERGER, late of Lehigh twp, Northampton co., PA:
The said accountants charge themselves with all & singular the goods &
chattels, rights & credits which were of the said deceased as for
inventory & appraisement therof filed in the Registers Office at Easton
on 22 January 1833, to wit:
Cash 28.19
Goods & chattels 750.38
Book accounts 49.22
total amount of inventory 827.79
The said accountants also charge themselves with the following
items which are not mentioned, to wit:
Rent for the farm in cash
& produce 207.93
Proceeds of a stud horse 58.27
to Win. Shoemaker for 25
bundles of straw 2.05
to Jacob Solt--straw 2.13
Widow Shafer--wood 2.00
George Kuntz--wheat .85
C. Neewhardt--?lath & frank .80
Nicholas Seger--straw 1.92
Berlin Hoover--Rye 27.21
Barbara Shoeinaker--meat 1.10
Interest on Vendue money 4.73
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308.99
Also with the surplus produced by the sale
of the goods & chattels sold for
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total surplus------------------------- 140.04
The said accountants gave a credit & allowances for the following:
paid George Hess, esq. 3.62
Chr. I. Kutter .25
W. Shouse 2.50
Jacob Kuntz 3.85
Joseph Festermacher 8.22
PETER LEINBERGER 10.50
Eichman PLevers 8.05
Charles Humphrey 6.75
Jonas Peter 2.90
Michael Dreisbach 32.66
Philip Anthony .80
Peter Smith 8.00
JONAS LEINBERGER .70
Jonas Dinkey .70
John ------------ 91.40
Wm. Kuntz 1.00
Christian Seger 1.25
Jacob Wentz .80
Jacob Kuntz 11.50
Abraham Snyder 1.41
John Burt 1.75
Jacob ?Seip .44
Win. Shoemaker 55.29
Joseph Smith .50
Philip Gerver 54.25
Peter ?Krotzer .50
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________unreadable ------unreadable
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Conrad Newhardt 48.00
Nicholas Seger 40.10
Joseph Seger .75
Philip Andrews 17.25
Wm. ______ .54
M. Horn .62 1/2
John Odenwelder .37 1/2
Daniel ____ 46.80
Abr. Smith 2.50
Daniel Sarger 4.06
W. Gilbert .63
______ ?Kuster 3.20
S. _____ 22.55
Daniel Kuntz 2.35
John Kuntz 1.87
_________ unreadable
_________ unreadable
C. Kitchen 11.57
John Burt 1.12 1/2
Barbara Shoemaker 6.00
Nicholas Seger 8.66
Fred Bachnian 1.00
George Kuntz 2.75
Fred Bachman 3.50
Charles Berlin 1.88
Charles Berlin .61
Barbara Shoemaker 6.00
S. 4.75
Christian Seger 1.00
John Seger 350.00
Peter Smith 2.00
Adam Daniel 10.50
J. Shipe 1.81
C.L. Eberle 4.00
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Total 1,090.30 3/4
PETER LEINBERGER, one of the
accountants charges for
4 3/4 days threshing
grain & hauling the same
to market 2.70
ADAM LEINBERGER the other
accountant also charges
for 7 months services
rendered for his Father,
at $8 per month 56.00
Also paid George Eisenhard
for blacksmith work 3.69
A note dated May 20 1823 32.00
Balance of interest due 14.24
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105.93
They also gave a credit Łor
the amount of a book
debt against Jacob Sarger
which is in the hands of
a Justice tor collection
and is at present considered
doubtful 3.44
Paid George Hess, Esq, Register
for examining & filing this 2.50
information
copy for the accountants 1.25
copy for orphans court 1.25
advertising 2.50
clerk orphans court for
entering the same 1.00
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8.50
Compensation allowed to the
accountants for settling
the estate thus far 118.00
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total 1328.87 3/4
Inventory & appraisement of all & singular the goods & chattels, rights
& credits which were the estate of ABRAHAM LEIENBERGER, late of Lehigh
twp, Northampton co., PA & made 18 January 1833 as follows:
Bible 6.50
2 books 1.00
2 books 1.00
a lot of books 1.50
2 books 1.00
a lot of old books .50
a lot ____ .25
a blank book & _____ .25
a bed w/a corner cupboard 1.00
stable .50
s table .50
stable .75
2 coffee mills .50
2 keelyards 1.50
2 flatirons & watering __ .50
spinning wheel & flax 1.00
a _________ .25
4 benches .50
6 chairs .75
a stove with pipe 10.00
kitchen dresser & board 3.00
iron kettle 2.25
3 iron pots 2.25
2 frying pans .75
cake plate & cups .75
lamp & candlestick .40
4 iron pots & ____ .75
4 coffee pots .50
____ horn & others .25
pepper box &: salt box .12
7 p___ pans & spoons .75
11 teaspoons .25
11 china plates .37
12 china plates .30
6 china places .40
18 tea cups .75
a lot of china ware .75
a lot of tin ware .37
7 pewter plates 1.60
pewter dish & plate 1.25
6 knives & forks .50
a lot of knives & forks .50
lantern & ____ .25
hammer & anvil .25
2 1/2 bushel measure __ 1.00
horse 45.00
mare 75.00
horse 80.00
yearling colt 30.00
mare w/colt 95.00
1/2 or share of ___ 65.00
heifer 5.50
little bull 5.50
cow 14.00
cow 10.00
heifer 10.00
heifer 3.00
heifer 3.00
bull 6.00
heifer- 6.00
sow w/6 pigs 4.50
3 hogs 10.50
4 hogs 6.00
___ 1/2 of waggon 22.50
an old wagon 18.00
2 harrows 3.00
plow 1.50
pair single trees 1.00
4 devices 1.25
hay ladders & ____ 2.00
chain 1.25
apple mill drough & __ 1.75
2 walnut boards .37
cutting ____ .25
sled & long chain .37
_______ chain 1.00
2 ____ chains 3.00
2 plow shares & others 1.25
a lot old iron .37
a lot of shingles 1.40
5 ________ 1.50
pitch ____ .12
sheep 16.00
gear for a horse 3.00
hames & _____ 2.00
hames ___ & backhand 1.50
hames ____ & backhand 2.50
hamds & ____ .75
2 collars 1.00
2 collars .75
hames & ____ 1.50
4 collars .75
a lot of old gear .25
3 blindholders 1.00
1 blindholder .75
bridle & others .75
4 lines 1.25
3 holder chains 1.20
a ____ saddle .25
____ chain .37
a lot of chains .25
15 ____ chains 3.75
______ 1.75
2 ___ fork & hook 1.25
3 pitch forks & others 1.30
windmill 7.50
old waggon body 1.50
waggon cover 1.50
walnut boards 1.75
a lot of boards 2.00
waggon boards .75
planks 1.50
___ & ____ 1.50
sleigh 1.50
2 _______ .60
a lot of old iron .75
2 malls & wedges .60
ax 1.25
ax & ___________ .75
4 garden hoes .75
shovel & grubbing hoe 1.25
shovel, chipped & others .25
4 barrel casks .25
1 barrel w/______ 1.25
1 barrel w/______ 1.25
3 barrels 1.00
3 half barrels 1.__
3 small casks .30
2 Man__ 1.__
2 Man__ .75
2 small stand __ .40
2 small ______
_____________ ____ unreadable
chopping bench & other .50
handsaw & _________ .30
box w/iron hooks .25
2 belts & auger
2 ______-
basket w/'a lot iron
basket w/nails
lot of flax
unreadable
big wheel
3 ______-
old ___________
7 beehives 1.00
a lot of earthern pots 1.00
saddle 1.00
19 sickles 1.25
2 sithes .40
2 _____ _____ .25
2 flax hatchets 1.50
4 small baskets .25
______ flax .37
20 bags 2.50
bag with flax seed .75
chest .30
chest .50
2 small __ & pocketbook 1.25
an old bedstead .25
bed with featherbed 5.00
bed with featherbed 5.00
.. .. .. 4.50
.. .. .. 5.00
bedsprings 4.00
rifle 4.00
6 pewter spoons .60
stone jug .30
4 ____ .50
4 table cloths 1.25
old pillow cases & towels .40
4 pillow cases 1.25
pillow case & sheet .50
3 small pillow cases .40
7 sheets 2.62
towels & ____ .30
table cloths 1.75
yards linen cloth 3.00
linen 1.25
cloths 1.00
wool 1.62
wash c___ & cotton pieces .25
Indian blanket .20
4 yards linen 2.00
old spinning wheel .12
pot w/lid .50
sole & upper leather 1.50
8 bushels potatoes 2.00
by cash 28.18
Book Debts
by Jacob Solb 2.12
by Andrew Buckman 31.83
by Jacob Larger 3.44
by Michael Kropler 10.95
by Jones Newhard .88
The second & final account of ADAM LEINBERGER & PETER LEINBERGER,
administrators of ABRAHAM LEINBERGER, late of Lehigh twp, Northampton co
The said accountants charge themselves with the proceeds of sale of
the deeds to real estate sold in parcels, viz:
Homestead 110 to Wm. Miller 2727.76
61.? to Wm. Miller 1357.38
27.? to Wm. Shoemaker 568.68
16.? to Wm. Shoemaker 480.94
5 to Daniel Newhardt l30.00
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5,264.00
Amount of grain sold at private sale
356.65
Jacob Sergers, Book Ap 3.44
359.79
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5,624.79
The said accountants gave a credit & allowances for the following
disbursements made since the rendition of their former A/C.
Balance due them 51.05 3/4
Paid Christian Baker .25
Blum & Co Advertising 3.50
Jacob ____ 3.00
John Sargers ?Birds 1000.00
Pearl______ 1100.98
C. Franks lumber 5.25
Conrad Newhardt 3.00
George Kuntz 3.60
Eichman & Co .57
William Miller 1.75
Peter Smith .95
E. J- ______ recording fee 1.62
Jacob ____ crying sales 1.00
Wm. Shoemaker Int on note 6.00
John Sarger 141.95
Daniel Saeger clerk & surveying 5.00
Barbara Shoemaker note 106.35
Blum & Co advertising 1.00
SUSANNA LEINBARGER A/C 57.70
Joseph _____ 18.00
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C. I. H_____ .50
C.S. Eberle stating this A/C 5.00
PETER LEINBERGER hauling grain
to market 1.50
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2584.90 3/4
Registers:
For examining & filing this A/C 2.50
copy for the accountants 1.00
copy for Orphans court 1.00
advetising 2.50
clerk. Orphans Court 1.00
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8.00
200.00
Commissions 2831.64
balance remaining --
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5,624.55
Distributions:
One third of the above balance to an arrangement made between the
administrators & the purchasers is to remain ____ on lots # 1 & 2, for
the use of the widow during her lifetime. 943.88
Now in the hands of the administrators 199.26
Due 23 Jan 1837 on Lots 1 & 2 1098.69
.. .. .. 3 284.34
.. .. .. 5 65.00
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1448.03
add 1 % interest 86.88
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1,534.90
due April 1837 on Lot #4 240.47
add 1% interest 14.43
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254.90