Sent by NJ STATE ARCHIVES 5-3-05:
INVENTORY & APPRAISEMENT of the personal property of
PETER SLIM dece'd
Filed February 10th AD 1866 and recorded in Book 1 of inventory
Page 301 in the Surrogate Office of the County of Burlington
Mt. Holly
N. H. BUSBY
Surrogate

Enterered

A true and perfect inventory and appraisement of the personal property of PETER SLIM late of the county of Burlington deceased made by PETER H. SLIM executor and WILLIAM PARRY and GEORGE R. DAUGHTER two disinterested freeholders this Tenth day of February AD 1866

A note signed by LEWIS D. FRENCH
dated March 7th 1863 payable one year after date with interest for $120.00 2 years & 11 mo interest up to February 7th 1866 21.00

A note signed by JOHN PERKINS, JR.
Dated March 30TH 1864, payble ninety days after date for 55.00
1 year 7 mo & 7 days interest up to February 7, 1866 5.28

Three Shares of Stock in
The Delaware Avenue Market
in Philadelphia valued at $100.00

Total $501.28

/s/ PETER H. SLIM
Executor

/s/ WILLIAM PARRY
/s/ G. R. DAUGHTER Appraisers
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STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BURLINGTON COUNTY, ss.
MR. PARRY
one of the Appraisers of the within inventory being duly affirmed according to law did declare
and say that the Goods, Chattles and Credits in the said Inventory set down and specified were by him
appraised according to their true respective rates and values, after the best of his judgment and understanding;
and that GEORGE R. DAUGHTER the other Appraiser, whose name is thereunto subscribed, was present at the same time, and consented in all things to the doing thereof; and that they appraised all things brought to their view for appraisement.
Affirmed and Subscribed at Mount Holly,
County and State AFORESAID,
A. D. 1866, BEFORE ME Feb, 11th /s/ WILLIAM PARRY
/s/ N H BUSBY
STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BURLINGTON COUNTY, ss.
PETER H. SLIM, Executor
of the within named PETER SLIM, deceased,
being duly sworn according to law did declare
and say, that the annexed writing contains a true and perfect Inventory of all and singular the Goods, Chattles and Credits of the said deceased, so for as have come to his knowledge or possession, or to the possession of any other person or persons,
for his use.
Sworn and Subscribed at Mount Holly,
County and State AFORDSAID,
A. D. 1866 BEFORE ME Feby 10th
/s/ N. H. BUSBY Surrogate /s/ PETER H. SLIM
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PETER SLIM #17103C
WILL
Age 94 years
Filed May 9th
AD 1865 and recorded in Book K
of Wills Page 491 in
the Surrogate Office
of the County of Burlington
at Mount Holly.

N. H. BUSBY
Surrogate

Entered

I, PETER SLIM of the township of Chester in the County of Burlington and the State of New Jersey being of sound disposing mind and memory and knowing the uncertainty of this life do therefore make and ordain this my last will and testament in writing this Fourteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundreed and sixty one (1861)

ITEM - I order and direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid and satisfied as soon as conveniently can be after my
decease.

ITEM - I give and devise and bequeath all my Real Estate wherever situate to be equally divided among my six children viz HANNAH, RACHEL, PETER H., BEULAH ANN, THOMAS L. and REBECCA SLIM, share and share alike. My daughter CHRISTIANNA PERKINS has been amply provided for and had her full share of my estate and therefore I have not included her among my other children as legatees.

ITEM - I give and bequeath to ESTHER GORHAM (my second wife's oldest daughter) two hundred dollars.

ITEM - I give and bequeath to the two children of my daughter CHRISTIANNA PERKINS viz. HENRY C. and ELIZABETH PERKINS each fifty dollars, to be put on interest by my Executor, herein - after named and the amount to be paid to the boy when he shall arrive at the age of twenty-one years and to the girl when she arrives at the age of eighteen years, if either said children should not live to the age above specified, then my will is that the survivor shall take both shares, and if neither of them should arrive at the age named the whole to go to their mother CHRISTAINNA if living; otherwise to be divided equally among the other legatees above named share and share alike.

ITEM - I give and bequeath one share of Stock in the Delaware Avenue Market Company Philadelphia to each of my sons PETER H. and THOMAS L. SLIM and my son in law JOHN PERKINS.

ITEM - I give and bequeath all my wearing apparrel to my son THOMAS L. SLIM.

ITEM - All the residue and remainder of my personal estate if any I direct to be equally divided among the six children named as legatees to my Real Estate share and share alike.

ITEM - I do appoint my son PETER H. SLIM Executor of this my last will and testament.

Signed, Sealed, Published and Declared by the said PETER SLIM to be his last will, in the presence of us, who were present at the same time and subscribed our names as witnesses in the presence of the testator.

/s/ WILLIAM PARRY /s/ PETER SLIM
/s/ CHARLES PARRY
/s/ ISAAC HATCHER

WILLIAM PARRY one
the witnesses to the Will alleging himself to the ( ?) Scrupulous of taking an oath and being duly appointed did declare
and say that he saw PETER SLIM the testator therein named, sign, and seal the same, and heard him publish, pronounce and declare the within writing to be his last Will and Testament, and, that at the time of the disposing thereof the said testator was of sound and disposing mind, memory and undestanding, so far as he knows, and as he verily believes , and that
CHARLES PARRY & ISAAC HATCHER ________" ____________
the other subscribing witnesses were both present at the same time and signed their names as witnesses to the said Will, together with this affirmant in the presence of the said testator
Affirmed AND SUBSCRIBED AT MOUNT HOLLY,
COUNTY AND STATE AFORESAID, May 9th
A. D., 1865, BEFORE ME, /s/ WILLIAM PARRY
/s/ N. H. BUSBY Surrogate

(stamp)

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BURLINGTON COUNTY, ss.
PETER H. SLIM Sole Executor
of the within namned PETER SLIM, deceased, being duly sworn according to law (?) depose and say that within the writing contains the true last Will and Testament of PETER SLIM therein named, deceased, so far as he knows, and he verily believes, that he will well and truly perform the same, by paying first the debts of the said deceased and then the legacies in the said Testament specified, so far as the Goods, Chattles and Credits of the said deceased can thereunto extend; and that he will make and exhibit into the Surrogate's Ofice of the County of Burlington, at or before the experation of six calendar months, a true and perfect Inventory of all and singular the Goods and Chattles, Rights and Credits of the said deceased, that have , or shall, come to his knowledge or possession, or to the possession of any person or persons, for his use; and render a just and true account when thereunto lawfully required.

Sworn and Subscribed at Mount Holly,
County and State Aforesaid,
A. D., 1865, before me.
May 9th
/s/ N. H. BUSBY /s/ PETER H. SLIM
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