New Castle County
Borough of Wilmington
Probate Inventory
Name: Edward T. Baily
Date of Inventory: May 25, 1843
Appraisors: William H. Naff & Stephen Bonsall
| Item | Value in Dollars | Item | Value in Dollars |
| Kitchen | Middle Room 2nd Story | ||
| 1 stove & pipe | 4.00 | 1 bureau | 4.00 |
| 1 walnut table | 1.00 | 1 washstand | 1.00 |
| carpet | 0.50 | stand | 0.75 |
| copper kettle | 3.00 | 1 bedstead & bottom | 2.00 |
| kitchen furniture in wash house or kitchen | 4.00 | 17 yd. carpet on floor | 4.25 |
| Back Room | 1 lot bedclothes in closet | 2.00 | |
| contents of cupboard | 1.25 | Back Room 2nd Story | |
| 8 chairs | 3.60 | coal stove & pipe | 3.00 |
| 1 settee | 2.00 | bed, bedstead & bedding | 6.00 |
| 1 table | 3.50 | 1 lot stair rods | 1.00 |
| 1 side board | 6.00 | 1 looking glass | 0.37 |
| 20 yds. carpet on floor | 6.00 | Contents of Lottery Office in Market Street | |
| contents of sideboard & closet | 5.00 | 2 [br..] desks | 3.00 |
| contents of mantle | 0.75 | 1 desk with feet | 3.00 |
| andiron, shovel & tongs | 2.00 | 1 small book case | 1.00 |
| Front Room | 1 yankee clock | 2.00 | |
| mahagony dining table | 5.00 | 5 chairs | 1.50 |
| mahagony breakfast table | 3.00 | 1 stove & pipes | 5.00 |
| mahagony bookcase | 6.00 | 1 table | 0.25 |
| eight day clock | 12.00 | signs &c. in office | 5.00 |
| 1 sofa | 3.50 | cash at Bank of Delaware | 36.00 |
| work stand | 1.50 | 3 shares Bank of Delaware stock | 900.00 |
| 1 gilt looking glass | 5.00 | 10 shares Wilmington & Christiana Turnpike stock | 50.00 |
| 4 venetian window blinds | 6.00 | $1500 certificate Cityland red. 1853 | 1500.00 |
| 8 chairs | 4.00 | ||
| 27.5 yd carpet in front room | 0.25 | ||
| andirons, shovels, tongs | 3.00 | ||
| mantle ornaments | 1.00 | ||
| entry & stairs carpet | 2.17 | ||
| Front Room 2nd Story | |||
| bedstead, bed & bedding | 10.00 | ||
| bed, bedding on floor | 6.00 | ||
| 1 bureau | 3.50 | ||
| looking glass | 1.00 | ||
| 2 venetian blinds | 2.00 | ||
| wash stand, bowl & pitcher | 1.00 | ||
| 5 chairs | 1.85 | ||
| 1 chamber chair | 1.00 | ||
| stand | 1.00 | ||
| 25 yds carpet | 1.25 |
Entry compiled & edited by Richard E. Stevens