Inventory of Henry Cruse

Franklin County
January Term AD 1855
Butler Township
Page 126

A true inventory of the goods, and chattels of Henry Cruse, late of Butler Township in Franklin County, deceased, as presented to the undersigned Wm Hutchison and Quirin Volze, appraisers appointed by Sanford Hutchison, administrator of said estate this 29th day of April 1852.

1 parlor stove 2.00
1 bed & bedding 7.00x
1 bed & bedding 10.00x
1 lot bed clothing 4.00x
7 chairs, 1 rocking chair 2.00x
1 cupboard & sundries &c 2.25x
1 mantle clock 3.00x
2 looking glasses & books 2.00
1 table & cloth .50x
1 box & sheets 2.75x
4 bolts German linen 38yds 11.00
1 chest 1.00x
1 shot gun 3.00
2 kegs & jugs .50
1 small wheel & reel 2.00x
2 hatchels 1.00
1 lot timothy seed 2.00
3 barrels beans &c .25
1 wagon sheet .60
9 yds flax linen @28cts 2.52
6 bags 2.25
1 hopline,3 sickles,2reeds 1.25
1 scythe cradling .25
1 straw bed & bedding 2.50
12 bu oats @20cts 2.40
1 box &c .60x
1 cow bell, drawing knife 1.60
saddle bridle 4.00
1 bugle horn .25
tea kettle,candle mold, & sundries 1.00x
tin ware, saucepan &c .75x
1 bucket .20x
oven,skillet,hook bucket 1.50x
6 crocks, 3 flatirons,sund 1.00x
1 coffee mill, meal sive & basket .50x
1 box,bbl, bread bowl &c 1.00x
1 skillet, 1 stewpot, 1 coffee pot, tea kettle 1.50x
1 seller (salt) .75
1 hop pitcher & bbl 1.75
1 large kettle 1.00x
hoes, axes, woodsaw, shovels & c 9.50
1 lot charcoal 2.50
1 cutting box 8.50
grindstone, hop basket, &c 1.00
2 washtubs, 1 churn barrel &c 1.25
16bu potatoes @.25 4.00
1 lot horse gears & tobacco 1.75
16 yds hop linen 1.00
2 kegs lard 6.37
3 bbls & 3 kegs .50
1 barrel & soap 1.50
2 scythes, cradle, & hoe 1.50
240 lbs bacon @ 7.5cts 18.00
1 plough no. 5 5.00
1 plough no. 3 3.50
pr doubletrees 1.25
1 iron harrow 2.75
1 shovel plough 1.75
2 sleds, irons &c .75
1 wagon 40.00
1 winnow mill 92.00
1 dung fork, bu measure .15
2 sets horse gears 9.00
2 tons of hay 11.00
1 sorrel mare 50.00
1 bay mare 25.00
1 lot flax unbroke .70
1 red cow 10.00
1 black cow 13.00
1 white face cow 10.00
1 red steer 4.50
1 black calf 1.50
9 sheep @50cts 4.50
1 white sow & 3 pigs 7.00
1 spotted sow & 2 pigs 3.50
1 spotted hog 1.50
1 lot wheat in ground 15.00
1 lot corn 4.00
rent of farm, homestead 35.00
rent of farm, kemp place 22.50
cash on hand 24.31
Total amount 459.45
note of John Conrad dated April 30, 1853 28.00
amount $487.45

Given under our hands the date aforesaid.

William Hutchison
Quirin Volz, appraisers

A list of goods and chattels allowed by the adm. of H. Cruse to his widow amounting to one hundred and fifty dollars marked with an (x) in the inventory.
Given under my hand this 29th day of April 1852.
Sanford Hutchison Administrator


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