New Castle County
Borough of Wilmington
Probate Inventory

Name: Margaret J. Bail
Date of Inventory: February 11, 1817
Appraisors: Thomas Alrichs & Robert Porter

Item Value in Dollars Item Value in Dollars
Parlor   Kitchen (?)  
2 circular tables 10.00 1 little trunk 0.75
1 knife box with knives 10.00 7 hanks of cotton 1.50
10 chairs 10.00 green curtains 0.50
1 open stove 3.00 6 table cloths 9.50
1 pair andirons 5.00 1 lott of books 5.00
1 plate of Washington 2.00 12 dinner towels 2.00
1 looking glass 12.00 callico bedspread 1.50
1 carpet 12.00 1 [closet] 1.50
2 waiters 3.00 sheet iron tender 0.50
1 pair plated candlesticks 1.00 1 pair [steps] 0.50
2 small waiters 0.50 6 barrels 0.60
1 pair window curtains with [] 5.00 1 large tub 0.50
Entry   soap barrel 0.50
1 dining table in entry 10.00 potato chest 1.50
1 breakfast table in entry 5.00 6 washing tubs 3.00
1 carpet in entry 3.00 1 pickling cask 1.50
2 stands, 1 mahagony & 1 walnut 3.00 walnut table 1.00
Backroom   1 waiter 0.17
1 clock 40.00 2 tables 0.50
1 carpet in back room 7.20 water bucket 0.37
andirons, shovels, tongs & [cornish] 2.50 2 old buckets 0.37
Big Room   dust pan 0.20
bed, bedstead & curtains 40.00 cullander 0.12
windows curtains & [cornish] 4.00 2 funnels 0.12
toilet table 1.50 egg slicer & grater 0.12
card table 6.00 sausage stuffer 6.00
10 chairs 8.00 tin pan 0.12
looking glass 8.00 12 [scury] pepper box & 8 tin cups 15.00
[] carpet 1.00 iron spoon, tin dripping box, spit, 2 pair scales 1.50
chimney board 0.25 [shellyards] 0.50
2 tables 1.00 1 box pewter plates 2.00
6 walnut chairs with leather 2.00 mortar & pestle 0.50
bed &c. 15.00 black tin coffee pot 2.00
4 pair [ro..] & candles 8.00 1 dozen muffin rings 0.25
Little Room   1 pair fire bricks 5.00
1 pair window curtains 4.00 1 brass, 1 tin skillet 1.00
toilet table 1.50 dripping pan & gridiron 1.00
looking glass 1.00 2 griddles; 1 large, 1 small 2.00
bureau 6.00 1/2 dozen pot hooks 1.00
bed & bedstead 18.00 6 iron pots 3.00
small carpet 3.00 tea & coffee kettles 0.50
[], 2 bedsteads & bed 30.00 chaffing dish, 1 pair [] candle & box 0.25
looking glass 2.50 1 tin boiler 0.25
Room over Kitchen   1 pair tin cannister 0.25
2 bedsteads & bed 12.00 bread basket & stone jars 1.50
cradle 2.00 bottles, kettle & market baskets 0.62
1 reel 0.50 4 earthen jars 0.40
tea table 0.25 warming pan 1.50
[] 2.00 3 candlesticks 1.50
9 lb. unspun cotton 2.50 1 lamp & [] 0.12
3 barrels 0.10 3 flat irons 1.00
4 tin cannisters 1.00 andiron, shovel, tongs & iron bar 1.50
Little Room up 2nd Floor Stairs   4 pair pot hooks 2.00
2 beds & bedsteads 40.00 7 spoons & 1 soap ladle 0.20
1 small looking glass 0.20 1 pair sugar tons & tea spoons 2.00
1 bureau 5.00 1 [] & sugar cannister 1.00
1 large armchair 0.75 1 pewter basin 0.25
tea table 1.00 3 waiters 1.00
clock 3.00 1 cannister 0.50
Big Room up 2nd Floor Stairs   2 pewter dishes 0.25
1 bed & bedstead 5.00 1 lott [] 1.50
1 couch 1.00    
1 large leather trunk 0.50    
chest 0.25    
2 chairs 0.12    
Linen Closet (?)      
2 ruggs 4.00    
4 single blankets 3.00    
2 comforters 10.00    
10 callico quilts 9.00    
6 pair sheets 2.00    
6 pair pillowcases 0.50    
6 bolster cases 0.25    
chimney board 0.75    

Other information:

In will dated 1816 leaves 2 story brick house at NE corner King & Second Street, bounded by Allen McLane & the heirs of Timothy Jackson, to daughters Jane Bail Wilson & Ann Bail. Her son John, who was adminstrator of her estate, was left cash. She was the widow of Dr. Matthew Bail.

 

Entry compiled & edited by Richard E. Stevens

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