New Castle County
Borough of Wilmington
Probate Inventory

Name: Sarah Andrews
Date of Inventory: December 31, 1793
Appraisors: Caleb Seal, Edward Hanes & George Spackman

Item Value in Dollars
sundry tin, glass & earthenware, butter prints & lanthorn 15.09
tow yarn, scales & weights, bung [cores] & sundry screws 4.00
a bowl & [clow vitrol], 2 pair small scales, tapes & threads 1.16
sundry keys, [], 8 day clock 32.20
desk & bookcase, 1 large dining table, 1 small dining table 20.00
1 large looking glass, open stove, [rinner] yarn 16.33
1 little wheel, reel, winding blades, bucket, tea chest, cannisters & box 2.06
sundry glass & crockery ware & sundry books 39.76
box & money scales & weights, brush & sundry glasses 1.50
three tea tables, couch & bedding, map & chest 11.66
bedstead & scaking, cotton window papers & brown quilt 4.00
handirons, shovel, tongs, pewter dishes, [cassons] & porringers 9.66
3 baskets, coverlid & blue quilt, callico quilt & brown quilt 7.00
1 callico bedquilt & counterpin & bedquilts 4.13
2 blue & white coverlids, blue & white quilt 8.66
4 blankets, bedtick, table cloths 11.66
remnent of tow linen bolster, [cafe] & towel 0.80
2 table cloths, tea towels, 10 pillow cases 3.40
2 towels, 9 window curtains, 4 foot cloths 2.00
2 trunks, stand, small box, rocking chair & cushion 3.50
arm chair, 6 frame rush bottom chairs, case & 6 bottles 4.16
looking glass, feather bed, comforter & pillows 19.00
iron plate for chimney back, featherbed, bolster, bedstead & bottoms 18.33
old bureau, large chest, love chair, bedsteads 3.33
featherbed, bolster & 5 pillows, bedstead & bottom 16.00
featherbed, bolster & pillows, bedsteads & bottom 16.00
2 warming pans, 2 canisters, knives & forks 3.10
2 brass candle sticks, 7 iron candlesticks 3.00
9 smoothing irons & sundries, wood saw & ax 2.50
bowl & sundries, coffee pot & chafing dish 1.33
cannisters & [palli] pans, bake iron, oven [peal] & rake 1.54
2 crocks & scraps of tallow, chasing knife & sundries 0.80
bellow, shovel, tong, handiron & tea kettle, 2 kettles, pot & boil 5.00
pot rack, hooks & bar, frying pan, 2 large brass kettles 4.50
salt & box, knife box, iron plate for chimney back 0.94
2 iron pots, pair of hooks, [] & tub & bench & 3 tables 2.97
2 coffee mills, brass kettle, old bake kettle & potatoes 2.80
shelves & sundry lumber, bag of balls for carpet 1.50
2 tubs, sundry jugs, beef in the tub 10.66
old [] chair, screen bed pan & quilts 9.60
silver, china, queen & delfware 29.46
tea pot & [], 3 bell metal kettles 5.50
12 napkins, 2 tablecloths, 2 counterpins 16.00
2 cotton sheets & 8 blankets, bedquilts & suit of curtains 28.32
suit of blue curtains & 25 sheets 20.00
bed, bolster, & pillow, bed, [], bottoms & [] 22.66
bed, bolster, pillow, case of drawers, dressing table 42.00
dress table, 12 leather bottom walnut chairs 16.66
wearing apparel 20.00
pewter, 4 dishes & 12 plates, case of drawers 19.66

Additional Information:

From the will of Sarah Andrews: Leaves to sons Samuel & Isaac "lott of piece of land with stable & other improvements. Begin stake at Orange Street between High & Queen standing 42'3" from Queen as it was laid out at 3 perches broad from thence N50W119 to corner stake in Joseph Wilkinson's lane thence S32W56'9 to stake in the old line then S58E119 to stake in Orange thence up Orange N32E66'9" to the place of beginning."

 

Entry compiled & edited by Richard E. Stevens

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