Inventory of Cromwell Brandruff

Franklin County
April Term AD 1857
Page 163-166
The following is an inventory of the personal property of Cromwell Brandruff, late of Franklin County, Indiana, dec'd, as taken by Bradbury Cottrell administrator and appraised by James W. Jones and William Walking on the 11th day of May A.D. 1855.

No. Description of the Property Amount
1 Bay mare 35.00x
2 bay horse 20.00
3 cow 14.00x
4 3 hogs 10.50x
5 1 sow & 8 shoats 12.50
6 wheat in the ground 4.00x
7 1 heifer 6.00
8 harrow 1.75
9 old plow 1.25
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10 peacock plough 5.00
11 old plow 1.25x
12 horse gears & single trees 3.00
13 cutting box 1.00
14 2 boxes 1.00
15 hind wheels of wagon 6.00
16 wood bed 2.00
17 lot wagon 16.00
18 old log sled, harrow stock & neck yoke 1.00
19 2 old axes .75
20 old horse collar & old saddle .25
21 2 wash kettles 3.00x
22 manure fork .62
23 5 old hoes .40
24 old ax and old shovel .35
25 tax bucket .05
26 log rope .50
27 cross cut saw 1.25
28 2 tight barrels (meat barrels) .75x
29 2 horse collars 1.50
30 1 short single tree .25
31 tub & soap & keg .15
32 pump (remnant of) .75
33 open end keg .50
34 2 old bridles .50
35 1 bureau 3.00x
36 1 bureau 4.00x
37 old table .50
38 6 old chairs 1.00x
39 clock 2.50x
40 and irons & fire shovel .50x
41 2 smoothing irons .50x
42 bed sted, bed & bedding 10.00x
43 bed quilt and bed sted 1.50x
44 2 old tables .50x
45 4 jugs .30
46 cupboard ware .75x
47 tin ware .70x
48 2 buckets .25x
49 coffee mill .10
50 meal seive .25x
51 4 crocks .20x
52 skillet, stew kettle & hooks .40x
53 2 books .25
54
55 5 pieces log chain
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56 note on Z. A. Nye for $630 endorsed thereon. Paid $54.92 leaving 575.08
57 note on G. W. Bonham & others $14.00 (considered bad) 2.00
58 8 chickens 1.00x
59 fanning mill 8.50

James W. Jones
Wm. Walking

State of Indiana, Franklin County. I, Bradbury Cottrell, administrator of the estate of Cromwell Brandruff deceased swear that the foregoing is a true and complete inventory of all the personal estate of said decedent which has come to my knowledge and also the property taken by the widow on the 17th day of May A.D. 1855 (excepting a judgment the amount not known).
Bradbury Cottrell, admr.
Witness my hand this 17th day of May A.D. 1855
Sarah Brandruff
Witness present, George L. Dant
Widows selection ($95.55) = x


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