New Castle County
Borough of Wilmington
Probate Inventory
Name: Simon Barstowe
Date of Inventory: December 18, 1828
Appraisors: Eli Mendehall & William G. Jones
| Item | Value in Dollars | Item | Value in Dollars |
| wearing apparel | 12.00 | 1 [case] of bottles | 2.00 |
| silver watch | 6.00 | 4 pieces [lusterware] | 1.00 |
| bureau | 8.00 | 5 wine glasses, 2 decanters and 6 tumblers | 2.00 |
| 1 [d..] glass | 0.75 | 12 cups and saucers and 1 [ ] | 1.00 |
| 1 lot of books on bureau | 4.00 | 1 soup tureen, ladle and pitcher | 1.00 |
| 1 dozen ball back chairs | 10.00 | 10 plates and sugar box | 1.00 |
| 1 dozen windsor chairs | 6.00 | nine plate stove | 8.00 |
| wash basin and bowl [ ] | 0.20 | 3 tables in kitchen | 2.00 |
| bedstead and bottom | 6.00 | 1 looking glass, 1 rocking chair | 0.50 |
| 1 bed and bedding | 12.00 | 1 [] | 0.25 |
| 2 demijohns - 5 gallons | 1.50 | 1 carpet | 2.00 |
| 6 sheets, 6 pair pillow cases, 3 table cloths | 4.50 | 2 medium size waiters | 0.50 |
| toilet table | 0.25 | contents in north & south closets | 10.00 |
| 3 pieces carpeting | 0.50 | shovel and tongs | 0.25 |
| 3 small maps | 0.18 | 1 field bedstead and sacking | 5.00 |
| 1 pair field bedstead and sacking | 5.50 | bed and bedding | 11.50 |
| 1 mahagony card table | 10.00 | small bed and bottom | 2.00 |
| wash stand | 2.50 | bedding | 7.00 |
| family Bible | 3.00 | toilet and cover | 0.25 |
| 3 small chairs | 1.00 | 1 sheet iron stove and pipe | 0.50 |
| 1 large and 2 small waiters | 1.00 | trunk | 0.50 |
| large gilt looking glass | 5.00 | sundries in cellar | 3.00 |
| andirons, bellows, shovel and tongs | 2.50 | 5 maps large | 15.00 |
| 1 pair glass candlesticks snuffers and tray | 0.50 | 7 school desks | 14.00 |
| 15 yards carpet | 3.50 | 14 stools and 6 ink potts | 3.50 |
| 1 pair [clocks] | 25.00 | ||
| 6 silver tea spoons | 3.00 | ||
| 1/2 dozen knives and forks | 0.75 |
Entry compiled & edited by Richard E. Stevens