Trying to Transcribe--From Probate File of Stephen Scoval - 1813

This was an important find for me as it shows that my 3rd gt-grandmother, Lucy How(e) was the daughter of Ichabod How and an heir to Stephen Scoval.

Stephen Scovil's | An Inventory of the estate of Mr Stephen Scoval, late

           Inventory | of Cornwall, in the Probate District of Litchfield, _______

about 236 acres of land, in Cornwall, with the welling House

  Barn & other building thereon at                                    $3852.00

Amount of personal estate as per inventory on file           825.10

March 16th, 1813                                                                  $4677.10

                          taken by Oliver Burnham appraisers on

                                         Noah Rogers _________

At the same time Ichabod How, Administrator on the estate of the sd

Stephen Scovel decd and Father of Levi How, Thirza How, Luman N. How,

Lucy How, all minors under the age of twenty one years represented to

this court that said children are Heirs at Law to a part of the estate

of the sd Stephen Scovel decd & thereupon on motion of the sad

Ichabod, & on due consideration this court did appoint the sd Ichabod

How guardian to take charge of the estate of the sd minor children

which hath descended to them as aforesaid agreeable to the statutes in

such case provided - an the said Ichabod, as principal, Daniel

Harrison as his surety became bound to this court in four separate ______

bonds each of the sum of $1000. to secure the faithful & legal per-

formance of the duties of sd trusts, as per bonds on file.