State of North Carolina
Jones County
 To the worshipful, the Justices of the Court of Pleas an Quarter Sessions for the said county September Term 1845
 Samuel Hill Justice of the peace of said county John H Hammond, Nathaniel Waples and Charles Gerock freeholders proceed to view the estate of Francis DuVal desceased on 10th May last and have laid off and allotted to Nancy DuVal widow as following that is to say
75 Barrells corn @ ? / 2000# Pork @ 5.00 / 2,500# Fodder @ 75¢ $250.00
10 bush peas @ ? / 12 bush ?Slipps @ .3 / Irish Potatoe Patch Poultry in yard & garden 8.60
125# coffee @ ?/ 250 # sugar @ ?/ 5# Tea @ .1 / 35# Loaf Sugar 15¢ 47.75
4 bag flour @ ? / 15 qts molasses @ ? / 4 qts vinegar @ ?/ 2# Spice @ .2 32.10
4 oz nutmeg .2 / 2# Ginger @ .2 / 4# pepper @ .2 / 8 bush Salt @ 4 5.20
25# bar soap @ .1 / 2 qts Madeira Wine @ ?/ 2 qts French Brandy @ ? 14.00
4 oz camphor @ .2 __80
                                                                                                                                                   358.45
? Irish Potatoe Patch Poultry is yard & garden at plantation
Ye Samuel Hill Justice of Peace for said county and John H Hammond Nathaniel Waples and Charles Gerock free holders and undersigned committee acting under a petition and order from the worshipful, the Justices of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions made at June term 1845 for the county aforesaid and agreeable to the order from your worships and the prayer of your petitioner Nancy Duval deceased widow of Francis DuVal deceased have laid off and allotted to Nancy DuVal widow of Francis DuVal deceased the articles above stated for her years provisions out of the Estate of said Francis DuVal deceased – All of which we respectfully submit to the worshipful the Justices of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the county aforesaid – Given under our hand and seal this 6th day of September AD 1845

 S. Hill J.P. Seal
 W. H. Hammond Seal
 Nathaniel Waples Seal
 Charles Gerock Seal