Franklin County Inventories
Page 275-276
February Term A.D. 1834
Before me, Nathaniel Hammond one of the Justices of the Peace of and for the
County  aforesaid, personally came Daniel St. John and Isaac Peck, appraisers
duly appointed by Michael C. Snell & Caroline French, administratrix of the
estate of William C. French, late of said County deceased, to appraise the
personal property of which said deceased died seized who were by me duly and
legally sworn faithfully to appraise according to their unbiased judgments the
personal estate or all of the estate that shall be exhibited to them by said
administration. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this
23rd day of April 1831. Nathaniel Hammond, Justice of the Peace.
A list of personal property belonging to the estate of William C. French, deceased

1 wagon & bed                                             48.00
set of harnefs for 2 horses, 1 blind bridle               10.00
1 horse                                                   47.00
1 saddle & bridle                                          6.50
1 counterpin, 2 flannel blankets, 2 coverlets              2.25
1 linnen sheet, 1 old flannel blanket, 1 bed quilt         1.12
3 cotton sheets, 1 bed spread, 2 pillow cases,
  1 table cloth & towel                                    2.00
4 coverlets, 4 kitchen chairs, 1 violin, 1 slate,
  5 butcher knives                                         8.87½
3 windsor chairs, 1 pr shoes                               2.60
1 pr hand irons, shovel & tongs, 1 looking glass           1.75
5 earthen crocks, 2 tin buckets, 2 cups, coffee pot
  canister tea chest, 2 waiters, 1 ladle, 1 tin horn
  1 bed pot, 2 candlesticks & table                        1.87½
1 fall leaf table, 12 plates, 1 sugar bowl, 4 cups &
  saucers, 1 pepper box, 1 tumbler, 2 bowls, 6 tea
  spoons, 7 knives & 6 forks                               1.25
1 glass tumbler, 1 old tea pot, 1 salt cellar & lot
  of old books                                              .37½
1 hand saw, 2 axes, scythe & cradle, plane & hoe           2.87½
1 mare & colt                                             45.00
3 baskets                                                   .25
1 lot of old irons, 1 splint sieve, old churn &
  slop bucket                                               .75
2 combs & 2 brushes                                         .37½
2 iron kettles                                             1.25
1 set plough irons & shovel plough, saddle bags & leather  2.50
1 bedstead & cord, 1 straw bed tick & feather bed          3.00
1 bedstead & cord, 1 straw bed tick & feather bed          3.50
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1 small spinning wheel & steelyards                        2.00
1 pr of old shoes                                           .06¼
9 pounds sugar                                              .37½
1 griddle, 1 pot, 1 tea kettle, 1 bake oven, 1 skillet,
  2 smoothing irons                                        2.50
1 washing tub                                               .50
1 rifle gun, bullet moulds, powder horn & bullet pouch    15.00
1 meat cask, 1 water cask, 1 old trunk                      .75
the wearing clothes of the deceased                        3.00
1 chest                                                     .75
1 dog puppy                                                 .50
4 hogs                                                     1.00
cash notes on the Bank of the United States              115.00
1 note of hand on John C. Johnston due Dec 1831          108.32½
do   on    do   payable 1st day dec 1832                  37.50
do   on    do   payable 1st day dec 1832                  35.00
do   on    do   payable 1st day dec 1832                  50.00
total                                                    565.27
taken on the 23rd day of April 1831