Samuel and Mary Berryhill Estate Settlements (SC-172)
Scope and Contents
The collection two sheets of handwritten documentation concerning the settlement of debts of Samuel and Mary Berryhill, following their deaths. One page, from 1851-1852, details Samuel Berryhill’s debt of $31.80 to William Sheppeard, for home improvements/repairs in July 1849. It features an order from Joseph Mason, Justice of the Peace, that Mary Berryhill, administrator of Samuel Berryhill’s estate, pay the debt. The second sheet of paper, signed by William L. Cowan, asks that the administrators of Mary Berryhill’s estate pay a $16.87 debt owed to McClure and Brown.
Dates
- Creation: 1851-1855
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on accessing material in this collection.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright restrictions may apply. Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
Biographical / Historical
Samuel Berryhill (1749-1849) and his wife Mary (1797-1855) lived in Bellbrook, Greene County, Ohio. Samuel died of cholera on June 9, 1849, and Mary died September 1, 1855. They are buried in Bellbrook Cemetery.
Extent
0.05 linear feet (2 items)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Collection consists of two sheets, arranged chronologically.
Subject
- Berryhill, Samuel, 1799-1849 -- Estate (Person)
- Berryhill, Mary, 1797-1855 -- Estate (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Samuel and Mary Berryhill Estate Settlements (SC-172)
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Initial processing and finding aid by archives staff. Finding aid revised according to DACS standards by Megan O’Connor and Daniel Willis, April 2021.
- Date
- 2021 July 23
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
Wright State University Libraries
Special Collections and Archives
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy
Dayton OH 45435-0001 USA
937-775-2092
library-archives@wright.edu
