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 |
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