New Castle County
Borough of Wilmington
Probate Inventory

Name: William Anderson (colored man)
Date of Inventory: April 18, 1843
Appraisors: Thomas Garrett & Isaac McConnell

Item Value in Dollars Item Value in Dollars
stove & pipe 5.00 feather bed 4.00
6 windsor chairs 3.00 1 bed & bedding 3.50
4 old chairs 0.80 bedstead & second 2.50
mahagony dining table 4.00 bureau 1.50
stained table 0.50 1 bolster, 1 pillow 0.50
one old table 0.25 2 bedspreads 0.50
rag carpet 1.60 small stand 0.15
looking glass 0.50 brass top andirons 0.25
round table 0.50 wheelbarrow 2.50
crockeryware 2.50 grindstone & frame 0.50
earthenware & coffee mill 0.75 woodhorse & saw 0.25
2 small waiters 0.25 axe & scraper 0.50
glass lamp 0.15 axe, mallet & 2 wedges 1.00
map of United States 0.25 clamp to sharpen saw 0.10
4 picture frames 0.25 rake & fork 0.15
dutch oven, skillet, tea kettle & 2 pots 1.25 scrubbing brush 0.25
andiron, shovel & tongs 0.50 soap tub 0.25
2 mantel ornaments 0.25 1 brush 0.25
large tub 0.75 tin lantern 0.25
corner cupboard 0.25 old silver watch 3.10
old table 0.25    

 

Entry compiled & edited by Richard E. Stevens

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