Franklin County Inventories

Inventory and appraisement of the goods and chattels, monies and
effects belonging to the estate of Joseph Mendenhall decd late of
the County of Franklin, In.

willed to:
N. Mendenhall
1 silver mounted gun                                  9.00
1 secretary & bookcase                               12.00

Esther Mendenhall
1 bed & bedding                                      20.00
1 bureau                                             10.00
1 woman's saddle                                      6.00
1 cow                                                11.00

Aspinath Mendenhall
1 cow                                                12.00
1 bed & bedding                                      18.00
1 bureau                                             10.00

amount of personal property specifically willed     108.00


3 barrels                                              .25
2 barrels & old churn                                  .18½
1 lot of flax                                         1.50
1 lot tallow supposed 40lbs.                          2.40
1 reel                                                1.50
1 small wheel                                         1.50
1 small wheel                                         1.50
1 big wheel                                           1.75
tea kettle, coffee pot, 2 jugs                         .50
1 old dish                                             .1875
1 tin horn                                             .68
2 tanners whetstones                                  1.00
lot of tanners tools                                  2.00
1 sausage stuffer                                      .25
1 old brass kettle, 2 crocks                           .75
1 lot of rolls 13 1/2 lbs                             3.37½
1 lot of rolls                                        1.6875
1 tool chest                                           .75
1 pr of hatchels                                      2.00
1 pr of steelyards                                    1.25
1 woman's saddle                                       .75
1 man's saddle                                        3.00
1 peck & 1/2 bushel                                    .12½
1 box & 2 barrels                                      .50
1 mattock, 2 shovels & old scythe                     1.00
1 lot of shingles                                     2.50
1 grind stone                                          .25
2 sickles                                              .50
1 lot of crocks                                        .75
1 ox yoke, ring & staple                               .62½
1 shovel                                               .50
1 broad axe                                           1.00
1 hand saw                                             .75
1 square                                               .25
2 old planes                                           .12½
1 trowel                                               .10
2 drawing knives & chisel                              .87½
4 augers                                              1.00
1 pr of sheep shears                                   .37½
1 cross cut saw                                       3.00
3 jugs                                                 .50
1 lot of leather                                      2.25
1 lot of shoe tools & bench                            .62½
1 gimblet                                              .06¼
5 old axes & hammer                                   2.12¼
1 clock & case                                        8.00
5 blankets, 1 coverlet & quilt                       12.00
3 comforts                                            3.00
1 bedstead                                             .50
1 chest                                                .50
1 sheet & coverlid                                    1.25
1/2 bushel                                             .25
1 lot of cupboard ware                                5.00
2 buckets                                              .31¼
2 slop barrels & washing tub washboard & slop bucket  1.00
1 log sled & tongue chains                             .25
1 waggon, cover, bows & breast chains                45.00
1 tar bucket                                           .12½
1 pr of stretchers                                     .25
1 shovel plough & clevis                              1.25
1 feed trough                                          .50
1 lot of old corn                                    45.00
1 pr of breeching                                     1.50
1 windmill                                           12.00
1 lot of forks, rakes, & flail                         .6875
1 scoop shovel                                         .75
1 cradle & scythe                                      .50
1 box & buckwheat                                     1.00
1 large box                                           1.25
1 lot of wheat                                        7.00
supposed 150 doz oats                                18.75
1 No 4 plough                                         6.50
2 lots gear, bridle, bands collar back, traces &     
   checklines                                         5.00
1 grey horse                                         50.00
undivided half of supposed 10 acres of corn          18.75
1 mare colt                                          32.50
undivided half of 12 acres of corn                   25.00
cash on hand                                         21.15
note on Jos. McCleary                                 1.75
interest      "                                        .16
note on Robert Shell                                 13.76
interest   "                                          1.08
1 falling leaf table                                  2.00
1 stand                                                .25
2 tables                                              1.00
1 looking glass                                        .25
6 chairs                                              1.50
1 slate                                                .12½
5 old chairs                                           .25
1 old chest                                            .50
1 bedstead, feather bed, 1 sheet 2 pillows,
  1 blanket & coverlet                                7.00
1 coffee mill                                          .25
1 corner cupboard                                     3.00
2 old bridles & slay gears                             .37½
1 old saddle                                           .20
1 old box                                              .06¼
1 lot of old bed ticks                                 .25
19 bags                                               4.75
1 seive                                                .25
1 churn                                                .95
1 large box                                            .25
1 sash                                                 .25
1 pr of tongs (iron)                                   .75
1 pr of tongs (brass)                                  .75
2 fire shovels                                         .75
1 stove & apparatus                                  18.00
1 crane                                               1.50
1 barrel & meat                                       1.00
1 barrel & vinegar                                     .05
1 can and lard                                        2.00
2 barrels & salt                                       .25
1 barrel & soap                                       2.00
3 barrels                                              .50
1 big kettle & bail                                    .75
1 big kettle & bail                                    .50
2 skillets & lids                                      .87½
3 ovens & 3 pots                                      2.00
1 griddle                                              .50
1 teakettle                                            .25
1 brass kettle                                         .62½
6 pr of pot hooks                                      .25
2 mauls, 2 wedges, & 2 maul rings                     1.25
2 pr of harness,  1 do etc. sheep skin & old gears     .75
1 scyth & cradle                                      1.50
1 rope                                                 .1875
1 bedstead, 1 feather bed, 1 straw bed, 1 sheet,
  1 blanket, 1 coverlet, pillow & case                8.00
1 bedstead                                             .50
1 breadtray                                            .12½
1 lot of sheet, table cloth, coverlid, pillow, etc.   3.00
1 lot bottles, jugs & lantern                          .50
1 smoothing iron                                       .25
9 beehives                                           18.00
1 lot of old iron                                     1.50
flax break                                             .50
1 frow                                                 .25
2 log chains                                          2.50
1 harness                                             3.00
1 one horse harrow                                    1.00
1 shovel plough                                        .62½
1 No 3 plough                                         5.00
1 double tree & singlet trees                         1.00
1 basket                                               .18¼
1 cutting box                                         1.50
1 dung fork                                            .87½
1 dung fork                                            .25
1 scythe & hangins                                    1.00
1 hogshead & 1 barrel                                  .37½
1 box                                                  .75
1 large box                                           1.50
supposed 4 ton of hay                                12.00
1 lot of barley                                       9.37½
1 pr singletrees & stretchers                         2.00
2 old collars, 2 pr of hames & 2 lots of chains       1.50
1 black mare                                         25.00
12 hogs & 18 pigs                                    60.00
1 cow                                                 9.00
1 horse                                              25.00
undivided half of 5 acres of corn                     5.00
supposed 5 doz chickens                               4.00
note on Joel Wilcox                                   8.87½
interest  "                                           1.80
note on Wm McDonald                                   1.87½
interest      "                                        .06
total                                               847.8975

90 acres of land laying on the west side of the farm of said
deceased ordered by deceased in his will to be sold by his ex-
ecutor to pay legacies at 18.00 per acre.          1620.00

September 14th 1846
William Cummins
Issac Peck       appraisers

additional inventory appraised  October 2nd 1846
2000 feet lumber                                     10.00
lot of razors                                          .75
1 horsiat ?                                            .50
1 door, bolt and brush                                 .25
lot of potatoes                                        .55
1 line tape                                            .75
total                                                12.83