Final account of John H. Cooper, administrator of Benjamin Cooper of Hunterdon Co., filed 3 February 1796 and allowed 4 August 1796 — a balanced ledger of £197. 16. 10. File 1704J.

Transcription and notes

Provenance, the fact that the account names no heirs, and the opening-charge reading are in the source: and coverage: headers and are not repeated here.

• Data from page 1 (cover endorsements):
• "The Estate of Benjamin Cooper, deceased — Account filed Feb 3d 1796. 1704J. Throckmorton Clk."
• "We Allow the within Account — Aug 4th 1796."
• Signatures of three reviewers: "Jos. Reading / Jos. Beavers / Wm. Haflett [?]."
• Data from page 2 (John H. Cooper's sworn account):
• "State of New Jersey, Hunterdon County -SS-."
• "Personally appeared before me Richard Throckmorton, Surrogate of the said County, the within named John H. Cooper, one of the Administrators of the within named Benjamin Cooper, deceased, who being duly sworn according to law, did depose & say, that the within Account is in all things just and true, both as to the charges and discharges thereof, according to the best of this Deponent's memory & belief."
• "Sworn at Flemington the 3d day of February 1796 — Before me R. Throckmorton Surrogate — John H Cooper."
• Data from page 3 (the Account):
• Header: "The Account of John H. Cooper, one of the Administrators of Benjamin Cooper, late of the County of Hunterdon, deceased, as well of and for such and so much of the Goods, Chattels and Personal Estate of the said Deceased, as have come to his hands to be Administered, as of and for his payments and disbursements out of the same."
• Debit side (Dr / "This Accountant charges himself"): (ledger re-read 2026-09-13, PDF page 2)
• 1795 Feb 5 — "To Amo[un]t of Inventory filed this day" — 171-7[?]-3 (formerly read 171. 5. 3; see coverage)
• "To differences between appraisements & sales — sold for more" — 14-14-5 (formerly "Sold for Mary")
• "Balance due this Accountant" — 11-14-2
• Total: £197.16.10
• Credit side (Cr / "Per Contra he prays Allowance"): itemized payments:
• (re-read in full at 2x, 2026-09-13; the figures below sum exactly to £197. 16. 10)
• Voucher 1, Feb 2, 1795 — "For Cash paid Richard Throckmorton Surrogate, fees of Granting administration Rec[eip]t" — £ 2. 2. 6
• Voucher 2, Feb 2 — "John Anderson D[itt]o" — £ 1. 4
• (Voucher 2, also) — "ditto more than specified in receipt" — £ .10
• Voucher 3, Feb 19 — "Samuel Adams" — £ 1. 10
• Voucher 4, Feb 24 — "John Reed Constable" — £ .16. 6
• Voucher 5, May 28 — "James Linn" — £ 5. 12. 6
• Voucher 6, June 6 — "Richard Anderson" — £ 2. 5
• Voucher 7, July 7 — "Dennis Wickoff" — £ 1. 4
• Voucher 8, Dec 17 — "John Anderson, Shff d[itt]o" — £ 132. 4. 5
• Voucher 9, 1796 Jan[?] 30 — "Jacob Nitzer[?]" — £ 3. 2. 4
• Voucher 10, Jan 25 — "David Frazer" — £ .15
• Voucher 11, Jan 26 — "d[itt]o for fund[s?] for Funeral" — £ 2. 2. 8
• Voucher 12, Feb 2 — "Cornelius Wyckoff, late Constable" — £ 9. 10. 1
• Voucher 13 — "John Hoffman ditto" — £ .9
• (no voucher numbers from here):
• " Lucius H[?]. Stockton[?] Esqr" — £ 3 (formerly "Lucius [?] Throckmorton Esqr — £5")
• "S. R. Stewart Esquire" — £ 1. 10 (formerly "S.H.")
• "Abraham Ogden[?] Esqr" — £ 3
• "For his trouble & expences to Burlington" — £ 3
• "paid Jacob Plumley for digging Graves" — £ .7. 6
• "Michael Best[?], Clk of Vendue" — £ 1. 19. 1 (formerly "Michael B[yt?] C-rts of Vendue")
• "For Commission on receiving & paying £186.2.8 at 10 p[er] c[en]t" — £ 18. 12. 3
• "Cash paid the Surrogate for Auditing, Stating & allowing this Acco[un]t, Copy, Court Charges &c" — £ 3
• Credit side total: £197. 16. 10
• Debit side total: £197. 16. 10. (Balanced ledger.)
• Bottom endorsement: "Feb 3d 1796. Examined the above Account and compared it with the vouchers, and the same is allowed by me. R. Throckmorton, Surrogate."
• Left-margin note (rotated): "Copy enclosed to John H. Cooper & forwarded [by?] D. Frazer Esqr" (re-read 2026-09-13; the former reading "£185 by 6.6 one Pound Copper of L78 [?] is equals £40" is withdrawn).