New Castle County
Borough of Wilmington
Probate Inventory

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Item Value in Dollars Item Value in Dollars
1 beaufet 8.00 black silk bonnet 1.00
sett of chinaware 1.00 pair black silk gloves 1.00
set of chinaware & plates 2.00 2 pair fine sheets 4.00
set of chinaware 2.00 4 pair old sheets 2.00
sundries & chinaware 0.25 2 pair fine pillowcases 1.00
pepper caster & 5 bottles 5.00 1 pair pillowcases 0.25
3 walnut chairs 4.00 2 bolster cases 0.75
2 pictures in frame with glass 1.50 2 tablecloths 0.50
sundries in small desk 10.00 3 pair thread hose 0.75
1 walnut desk 10.00 [] pockets 0.50
1 mahagony tea chest 0.50 4 pair old hose 2.00
lot of sundry books 2.75 12 napkins 1.75
lot of sundries in desk, spectacles &c. 0.75 4 pair leather gloves & mitts 0.35
blanket, 2 brushes &c. 0.50 8 fine aprons 6.00
1 8 day clock & case 30.00 5 breakfast cloths 4.00
1 large looking glass 6.00 2 suits curtains 6.00
1 small dining table 4.00 6 smocks, 7 handkerchiefs 9.00
5 walnut chairs 5.00 2 short gowns 0.50
2 rush bottom chairs 1.00 1 bandana 0.50
1 walnut tea table 2.00 1 pair blue silk hose 0.50
andirons, shovels, tongs & bellows 3.00 lott of caps 0.50
sundry glassware in parlor closet 1.25 3 pair old still hose 0.50
2 dozen knives & forks box &c 2.00 old linen 1.00
silver plate - 97 oz 97.00 1 case with bottles 0.50
2 pair silver shoe buckles 2.50 2 bags &c 0.50
1 silver chain & hook for [seifrars] 1.00 1 white cotton counterpain 4.00
1 doughhook 0.50 1 bureau 6.00
1 small table & 3 chairs 1.00 1 small looking glass 2.50
andirons, shovel, tong & gridiron 3.00 1 old case with drawers 1.50
5 large pewter dishes & 16 plates 6.00 1 arm chair 1.50
1 brass morter & 4 dozen candlesticks 2.50 1 [close] brush & 2 boxes 0.75
lott tinware & copper pot 0.80 1 featherbed, bolster & pillow 15.00
2 small tubs, 2 pails, some earthenware 1.00 4 blankets & coverlids 10.00
5 smoothing irons & pair steel yards 1.25 bedstead & sacking bottom 4.00
2 baskets, chafing dish & sundries 2.25 andirons, shovels, tong, warming pan & copper kettle 6.00
1 iron peel & 2 tin cullenders 0.75 1 featherbed, bolster & pillows 8.00
1 coffee mill & stand 0.75 2 blankets and coverlid 3.00
1 large iron pot & 2 smaller pots 2.50 bedstead & bottom 4.00
1 iron kettle & bake oven 3.00 1 chair & 2 boxes 0.18
1 iron tea pot & frying pan 1.00 1 large & 1 small wheel 1.00
1 dripping pan & skillet 0.50 1 cask with flour 2.00
3 brushes, candlestick & floor cloth 1.25 1 cask with buckwheat & indian meal 0.40
45 lb. dried beef 3.60 2 casks with hops & malt 0.75
2 dried hams - 17 lbs 1.70 cask churn 0.50
1 case with drawers 12.00 1 old chest with sundries 2.50
1 gold snuff box, buttons &c. 25.00 2 silver bowl ladles 1.25
1 tortoise shell box 1.00 1 old chest, 2 boxes, chopping knife 0.37
6 walnut chairs & pictures & frames 10.50 1 press bedstead, sacking bottom &c 2.00
1 black cotton gown 12.00 1 old trunk, 1 box & 1 chest 0.75
1 large trunk 1.00 2 old sheets & clothes line 0.50
1 drab silk gown 12.00 firewood 2.00
1 light blue gown 8.00 3 large cedar tubs 2.00
3 old silk gowns 6.00 beef & tub 1.50
1 old stuff gown 1.00 1 tub with soap 2.50
1 old calico gown 1.00 2 boxes of potatoes 0.25
2 old stuff gowns 1.00 pail & beer stand 0.40
1 superfine broadcloth cloak 5.00 2 earthen pots in butter & lard 2.50
1 long camblet cloak 2.00 2 casks tallow 1.25
1 black velvet cloak 0.50 hoe, rake, spades & axes 2.25
1 black silk cloak 0.50 lott earthenware jugs, pots & glass bottles 1.50
1 blue [] quilt 3.00 cider in the barrel 1.00
1 petticoat 1.00 ash cask, sundry benches & dressers 1.75
brown silk quilt 0.25 cash in the house 204.18.2
lot of old clothing 4.00 <other investment income>  

 

Entry compiled & edited by Richard E. Stevens

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