New Castle County
Borough of Wilmington
Probate Inventory
Name: Peter Benson
Date of Inventory: December 22, 1802
Appraisors: John Sellars & James Hamilton
| Item | Value in Dollars | Item | Value in Dollars |
| 1 [sopha] | 10.00 | 1 bureau | 8.00 |
| 12 mahagony chairs | 50.00 | 1 pine table | 1.00 |
| 2 oval tables | 12.00 | 1 wash stand | 1.00 |
| 1 card table | 8.00 | 12 pairs sheets | 12.00 |
| 1 large looking glass | 10.00 | 8 table cloths | 10.00 |
| 1.5 dozen tea & 5 table spoons | 10.00 | 7 pair coarse sheets | 10.00 |
| sundries of china | 4.00 | 8 pillow cases & 4 [boustles] | 2.00 |
| 2 large & 3 small waiters | 4.00 | 2 bedquilts | 10.00 |
| 6 pictures | 6.00 | 4 pairs of blankets | 10.00 |
| 2 [pattern] lamps | 2.00 | 1 pair looking glasses | 20.00 |
| 4 plated candlesticks & 2 goblets | 5.00 | 1 pair window curtains & frames | 2.00 |
| 1 [boyler] | 4.00 | 1 bed, bedstead & curtains | 20.00 |
| 2 fender andirons & shovel & tongs | 8.00 | 1 bed & bedstead | 15.00 |
| 1 pair window curtains & frames | 3.00 | 3 bedquilts & 2 window curtains | 4.00 |
| floor carpet | 2.50 | 6 walnut chairs | 6.00 |
| dining table & stand | 6.00 | 1 pair andirons & tongs | 4.00 |
| 8 windsor chairs | 3.00 | 1 bureau | 8.00 |
| 1 looking glass | 4.00 | 1 trunnel bedstead & bed | 4.00 |
| 1 small [] piece | 20.00 | 1 table | 0.50 |
| 1 side board | 18.00 | sundry books | 10.00 |
| sundries on [ ] | 8.00 | 1 desk & book case | 10.00 |
| 1 small breakfast table | 2.00 | 1 small looking glass & pine table | 4.00 |
| 1 pair andirons, shovel & tongs | 1.00 | 1 bed & bedstead | 8.00 |
| 1 fowling piece | 3.00 | 1 pair callico curtains | 3.00 |
| sundries in kitchen | 8.00 | sundries in garrett | 10.00 |
| 1 bed, bedstead & curtains | 30.00 | sundries in cellar | 4.00 |
| 1 easy chair | 2.00 | sundry wearing apparel | 10.00 |
| 8 mahagony chairs | 10.00 |
Entry compiled & edited by Richard E. Stevens