Letitia Carson · Documents
Oregon probate, 1852–1857
The administration of David Carson’s estate in the Probate Court of Benton County, Oregon Territory, from Greenberry Smith’s appointment as administrator in November 1852 to the confirmation of the land sale in 1857: the bond, the inventory and appraisal, the sale bill, the receipts and billings that passed through the administrator’s hands, and his final accounting.
58 files in the creator’s folder , 37 of them carrying his own line of description and 27 of them transcribed.
Filenames are the creator's. Where he numbered the sheets of one document, each sheet is listed on its own line, as he files them. A line in quotation marks is his own description from the 2013 index; the sentence above it is the Library's, written from what the filename says and from the transcription where one exists.
18521125_Administrator_Smith-1
Application and bond of the administrator. Names Greenberry Smith.
The creator’s own index calls it: “G. Smith Applies as Estate Administrator”
18521125_Administrator_Smith-2
Application and bond of the administrator. Names Greenberry Smith.
The creator’s own index calls it: “G. Smith, J. Wiles & J. Hughart Sign Bond”
18521204_Estate_Inventory
Inventory of the estate.
The creator’s own index calls it: “J. Wiles, A. Carson Inventory Estate”
18521207_Appraiser_Statements
Appraisers’ sworn statements.
The creator’s own index calls it: “J. Modie, J. Hughart & D. Davis”
18521207_Estate_Appraisal-1
Appraisal of the estate.
The creator’s own index calls it: “J. Modie, D. Davis Appraise Estate-1”
18521207_Estate_Appraisal-2
Appraisal of the estate.
The creator’s own index calls it: “J. Modie, D. Davis Appraise Estate-2”
18530000_Receipt_Bush
Receipt. Names Asahel Bush.
The creator’s own index calls it: “G. Smith Pays Oregon Statesman $5”
18530104_Estate_Sale-1
Account of the estate sale.
The creator’s own index calls it: “List of Items Sold by Purchaser-1”
18530104_Estate_Sale-2
Account of the estate sale.
The creator’s own index calls it: “List of Items Sold by Purchaser-2”
18530104_Estate_Sale-3
Account of the estate sale.
The creator’s own index calls it: “List of Items Sold by Purchaser-3”
18530104_Hughart_Appraiser_Bill
Appraiser’s bill. Names Joseph Hughart.
18530110_Doctor_Billing
Physician’s bill.
The creator’s own index calls it: “S.A. Smith Bills Attendance & Meds $40”
18530220_Private_Sale_Smith
Record of a private sale. Names Greenberry Smith.
The creator’s own index calls it: “G. Smith Sells Calf & Hogs $27”
18530304_Billing_D_Carson
Bill. Names David Carson.
The creator’s own index calls it: “David Carson-2 $194 Labor Billing?”
18530500_Land_Survey_Hathorn
Land survey. Names Hathorn.
The creator’s own index calls it: “D. Carson Land is Surveyed”
18530500_Survey_Receipt_Hathorn
Receipt for survey work. Names Hathorn.
The creator’s own index calls it: “G. Smith Pays Hathorn $18.84”
18531002_Receipt_D_Carson
Receipt. Names David Carson.
The creator’s own index calls it: “D. Carson-2 Receives $242”
18531114_Tax_Receipt_Smith
Tax receipt. Names Greenberry Smith.
The creator’s own index calls it: “G. Smith Pays Estate Land Tax $0.45”
18531215_Billing_D_Carson
Bill. Names David Carson.
The creator’s own index calls it: “G. Smith Bills for Fence “Railes” $39.87 1/2”
18540508_Receipt_Avery
Receipt. Names Avery.
The creator’s own index calls it: “Carson Estate Receives $11.36”
18540926_Billing_Statement_Bush
Billing statement. Names Asahel Bush.
The creator’s own index calls it: “Unpaid Advertising Bill $5”
18541000_Receipt_Taylor
Receipt. Names Taylor.
The creator’s own index calls it: “E. Taylor Rec. Horse Board & Feed $6”
18541010_Receipt_Bush
Receipt. Names Asahel Bush.
The creator’s own index calls it: “G. Smith Pays Statesman $5”
18541012_Billing_Logan
Bill. Names David Logan.
The creator’s own index calls it: “D. Logan, Attorney Bills Smith $75”
18541107_Receipt_Locke
Receipt. Names A. N. Locke.
The creator’s own index calls it: “Locke Rec. Probate Judge Fees $10.45”
18541107_Tax_Receipt_Smith
Tax receipt. Names Greenberry Smith.
The creator’s own index calls it: “G. Smith Pays Estate Taxes $11.58 & 5 mills”
18550531_Receipt_Hovey
Receipt. Names Hovey.
The creator’s own index calls it: “G. Smith Pays Clerk Fees $7.05”
18550600_Modie_Appraiser_Receipt
Appraiser’s receipt. Names Jacob Modie.
The creator’s own index calls it: “G. Smith $2 to Jacob Modie”
18550622_Receipt_Wright
Receipt. Names Wright.
The creator’s own index calls it: “G. Smith Pays $529.50 Judgment to L. Carson”
18560307_Receipt_Bush
Receipt. Names Asahel Bush.
The creator’s own index calls it: “G. Smith Pays Statesman Ads $5”
18570100_Estate_Expenses_Smith
Statement of estate expenses. Names Greenberry Smith.
18570106_Petition_To_Sell_Smith-1
Petition for leave to sell land. Names Greenberry Smith.
18570106_Petition_To_Sell_Smith-2
Petition for leave to sell land. Names Greenberry Smith.
18570106_Petition_To_Sell_Smith-3
Petition for leave to sell land. Names Greenberry Smith.
18570300_Administrator_Espenses-1
Administrator’s bill of expenses.
The creator’s own index calls it: “G Smith Bills 1852, 1853 $93”
18570300_Administrator_Expenses-1
Administrator’s bill of expenses.
The creator’s own index calls it: “G Smith Bills 1852, 1853 $93”
18570300_Administrator_Expenses-2
Administrator’s bill of expenses.
The creator’s own index calls it: “G. Smith Bills 1856 $40”
18570300_Administrator_Expenses-3
Administrator’s bill of expenses.
The creator’s own index calls it: “G. Smith Bills 1854, Oct 1855 $69”
18570300_Administrator_Expenses-4
Administrator’s bill of expenses.
The creator’s own index calls it: “G. Smith Bills Jun, Sep, Oct 1856 $40”
18570300_Billing_Smith
Bill. Names Greenberry Smith.
The creator’s own index calls it: “I.N. Smith & D. Dade Bill $75”
18570530_Land_Sale
Record of a land sale.
The creator’s own index calls it: “G. Smith Sells DLC to G. Fogle”
18570600_Sale_Confirmation
Confirmation of sale.
The creator’s own index calls it: “D. Carson Land Sale Confirmed & Conveyed”
Oregon_Probate_Transcriptions
Jan and John Meranda’s transcriptions of the Benton County probate papers, headed by the filename of each scan. Published here page by page.
Provenance
- Records
- Public records; not under copyright
- Scanned and published by
- Bob Zybach and Janet Meranda
- This folder
- 1852-1857_Oregon_Probate
- Described
- By the Library, 4 September 2026
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