New Castle County
Borough of Wilmington
Probate Inventory
Name: Ann Elizabeth Allison
Date of Inventory: February 25, 1862
Appraisors: John Sparks & Samuel Murphy
| Item | Value in Dollars | Item | Value in Dollars |
| 7 boxes artificial flowers | 10.00 | 6 knives, forks & box | 1.25 |
| 10 black lace caps | 2.50 | 1 lot knives & forks very old | 0.25 |
| 1 box ruzhes | 1.50 | 1 farina stew pot tin | 0.62 |
| 1 box ruzhes | 2.00 | 12 tins | 0.65 |
| 1/2 box ruzhes | 0.75 | 1 iron pot & griddle | 0.30 |
| 3 lots ruzhes | 0.75 | 1 tea kettle | 0.25 |
| 1 box assorted sewing silk | 2.50 | 1 childs chair | 0.25 |
| 1 box netts assorted | 1.87 | 1 coffee mill & 2 boxes | 0.25 |
| 1 box netts & crown lining | 1.00 | 6 pieces of Britania ware | 2.00 |
| 1 box remnants velvet & plush | 2.37 | 9 glass jars & decanter | 0.50 |
| 1 box remnants silks | 3.00 | 4 pieces of earthen bowls | 0.38 |
| 1 box velvet ribbon black | 1.64 | 8 table spoons | 0.25 |
| 1 box hat trimmings | 0.25 | 1 plated caster | 0.50 |
| 1 box assorted ribbons silk | 2.00 | 1 spice box | 0.50 |
| 1 box assorted ribbons wide | 8.50 | 51 pieces dinner set | 2.75 |
| 1 box assorted ribbons | 4.00 | 16 pieces glassware | 0.60 |
| 1 box assorted cap ribbons | 1.00 | 3 lamps - 1 glass, 2 pewter -fluid | 0.25 |
| 1 box assorted ribbons narrow | 1.25 | 3 flat irons | 0.50 |
| 1 box assorted black ribbons wide | 5.00 | 2 boxes and flax barrel | 0.25 |
| 1 box assorted lace ribbons black & white | 2.20 | 1 piano stool | 0.50 |
| 1 box assorted lace ribbons black & white | 0.75 | 1 dining table | 1.50 |
| 1 box hair platts | 0.25 | 1 work stand | 1.00 |
| 1 box corsets (4 of them) | 1.00 | 1 small side table | 0.50 |
| 1 box caps & collars | 1.25 | 20 yds rag carpet | 2.00 |
| 1 box caps mohair (3 of them) | 0.75 | 2 yds oil cloth | 0.25 |
| 1 box kid gloves | 0.38 | 1 looking glass - mahagony frame | 1.50 |
| 1 box ribbon scraps | 0.10 | 1 refrigerator | 2.00 |
| 1 box feather scraps | 0.50 | 1 hanging safe | 1.00 |
| 1 box remnant silks | 1.50 | 4 washing tubs | 2.00 |
| 1 box assorted combs, tapes &c. | 2.75 | 1 ax | 0.25 |
| 1 box thread & [uzre] | 0.50 | 2 buckets & wash boards | 0.38 |
| 2 circular combs | 1.00 | coal & sundries | 1.00 |
| 25 ban boxes | 1.25 | 1 ward robe | 3.50 |
| 1 drab silk casing bonnett | 2.00 | 1 bedstead | 0.75 |
| 1 black velvet bonnett | 1.00 | 1 coal stove | 0.50 |
| 1 dark straw bonnett | 0.50 | 1 bureau | 4.50 |
| 1 drab silk casing bonnett | 1.75 | 1 wash stand | 3.00 |
| 1 blue sattin bonnett | 1.25 | 1 french sofa | 14.00 |
| 8 straw not trimmed bonnetts | 2.00 | 1 centre table - marble top | 4.00 |
| 12 frames wire bonnetts | 0.25 | 1/2 dozen cain seat chairs | 5.00 |
| 3 childrens caps in box | 0.25 | 1 book case | 6.50 |
| 1 trimmed straw bonnett | 0.75 | 1 spring gear rocking chair | 8.00 |
| 2 dress caps | 0.25 | 1 large bedstead - walnut | 8.00 |
| 1 dress cap frame | 0.25 | 1 window blind | 0.50 |
| 6 dark straw bonnetts not finished | 1.75 | 2 gilt cornesses | 0.25 |
| 2 trimmed straw bonnetts | 0.50 | 3 pair windsor shades | 0.75 |
| 3 leghorn flatts | 1.50 | 3 mantle ornaments | 0.38 |
| 2 childrens trimmed hats | 0.75 | 25 yds ingrain carpet | 2.50 |
| 1 dark straw bonnett | 0.25 | 20 yds 3-ply carpet | 7.60 |
| 1 bonnett stand in window | 0.50 | 10 yds stair carpet | 2.00 |
| 1 lot of straw bonnetts | 0.25 | 1 market basket | 0.50 |
| 3 dark straw flats | 0.25 | 15 volumes of different books | 1.87 |
| 1 case stuffed birds | 1.00 | 1 chamber [sitt] | 0.75 |
| 1 show case on counter | 2.00 | 1 wash bowl & pitcher | 0.38 |
| 1 show case & box at the door | 1.50 | 3 cain seat chairs | 2.50 |
| 1 flat screen | 1.50 | 1 small walnut bedstead | 4.50 |
| 1 glass case & shelving | 5.00 | 1 wash stand | 0.50 |
| 1 coal stove & pipe | 1.50 | 1 cradle | 0.75 |
| open stove | 1.25 | 2 husk mattresses | 3.00 |
| 1 looking glass | 3.00 | 1 feather bed - single bed | 4.00 |
| 1 small looking glass & oval frame | 0.38 | 1 feather bed - double bed | 5.00 |
| 1 lot of window curtains in store | 0.25 | pillow & bolster - double bed | 2.40 |
| 15 yards oil cloth in store | 1.50 | pillow & bolster - single bed | 2.00 |
| 1 centre table in store | 1.00 | 2 bolsters | 0.75 |
| 1 [] & fixings | 5.00 | 1 checkered quilt | 1.00 |
| 1/2 dozen windsor chairs | 2.00 | 1 spotted quilt | 1.00 |
| 1 cain seat rocking chair | 0.50 | 1 lightspotted quilt | 1.00 |
| 1 cook stove & pipe & coal [seller] | 2.50 | 1 quilt | 0.75 |
| 2 small stoves | 0.25 | 1 quilt | 0.75 |
| 1/2 dozen very old windsor chairs | 1.00 | 1 quilt | 0.50 |
| 1 pair window curtains | 0.25 | 1 quilt | 0.50 |
| 1 bread board & [] masher | 0.25 | 1 striped comfort | 1.00 |
| 1 flour box | 0.50 | 1 crib quilt | 0.25 |
| 1 tin bucket | 0.13 | 1 pair blankets | 4.00 |
| 1 tin pan large | 0.18 | 12 bed sheets | 3.00 |
| 1 tin wash boyler | 0.50 | 1 bed sheet | 0.25 |
| 3 demijous | 0.38 | 1 linen cloth table | 1.00 |
| 1 clothes basket | 0.50 | 2 cotton cloth table | 0.75 |
| 1 clothes line & pins | 0.18 | 3 bolster cases | 0.38 |
| 1 butter kettle | 0.18 | 5 pillow cases | 0.38 |
| 1 small market basket | 0.15 | 10 tea towels | 0.60 |
| 2 dripping pans & muffin rings | 0.25 | 1 table cover - wool red | 0.50 |
| 7 stone juggs | 0.25 | cash in hand | 255.23 |
| 7 earthen jarrs | 0.42 |
Entry compiled & edited by Richard E. Stevens