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

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