New Castle County
Borough of Wilmington
Probate Inventory
Name: Benjamin Barros
Date of Inventory: September 8, 1859
Appraisors: Nathaniel Henderson & Thomas Titus
| Item | Value in Dollars | Item | Value in Dollars |
| cash on hand | 15.00 | Second Story |
|
Parlor |
bed and bedding | 15.00 | |
| table | 3.00 | bureau and looking glass | 4.00 |
| 1/2 dozen chairs | 3.00 | stand and fixtures and carpet | 1.00 |
| lot of books | 1.00 | bedstead and old bureau and carpet | 1.00 |
| looking glass | 0.50 | bedstead and bedcloth | 3.00 |
| 2 lamps and carpet | 1.00 | lot old carpet | 0.50 |
| 1 blind | 1.00 | carpet on entry and on stair steps | 1.50 |
Dining Room |
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| table (left to Samuel) | 5.00 | ||
| 1/2 dozen chairs (left to Elizabeth) | 2.50 | ||
| bed (left to Rebecca) | 10.00 | ||
| table and cover | 1.00 | ||
| settee and cushion | 1.50 | ||
| looking glass | 0.50 | ||
| window blind | 0.50 | ||
| rocking chair | 0.50 | ||
| lot of carpet | 1.00 | ||
| old stove | 0.50 | ||
| small glass and dishes | 0.50 | ||
| furnace and 3 old chairs | 0.50 |
Entry compiled & edited by Richard E. Stevens