Franklin County Inventories
Pg 248-249 Book A
Inventory of the goods & chattels of Adam Nelson deceased. Taken by Andew &
David Shirks, his administrators

1 drawing knife                                        .25
1 sythe                                               2.00
1 harrow                                              5.00
1 shovel plow                                         3.50
1  do    do                                           3.50
1 barshear plow                                       6.00
1 ax                                                  1.50
1 do                                                  1.75
1 do                                                  1.00
7 pr  do                                              2.62½
1 halter chain                                         .50
1 box of sundry articles                               .37½
1 small pot & bale                                    1.25
1 bake oven                                           2.00
1 spider                                              1.50
1 tea kittle                                          2.00
1 skillet                                              .50
1 smoothing                                            .50
1 hammer                                               .25
1 shovel & tongs                                      1.50
1 pr  old irons                                       2.00
3 bottles                                             1.00
2 brafs candle sticks                                 2.50
1 set of knives & forks                               2.00
1 set of pewter plates                                2.50
1 coffee mill                                         1.00
1 set of pewter plates                                2.25
1 pewter baseon                                        .37½
1 whip saw                                            5.00
1 post ax                                              .37½
1 tomahock                                             .25
6 chairs                                              3.75
1 chest                                               2.50
1 table                                                .75
1 bed & bedding, bedstead                            25.00
1  do   do   do                                      18.00
1 rifle gun & pouch                                  20.00
1 18 gallon kittle                                    4.50
1  do  do   do                                        2.50
1  do   do   do                                       2.75
1 pot                                                 1.50
1 little wheel                                        2.75
1 large do                                            1.00
1 reel                                                1.00
2 rugs                                                 .37½
1 loom                                               10.00
1 saddle                                              4.00
1  do                                                 9.00
3 augers                                               .87½
1 hand saw                                             .50
3 barrels                                              .56¼
1 black stear                                        12.00
1 red steer white face                               13.00
1 red steer                                           9.00
1 bull                                               10.00
1 red heiffer                                         9.00
1 large brindle do                                   19.00
1 white cow                                          13.00
1 pieded do                                          14.00
1 brindle do                                         16.00
1 red  do                                            13.00
1 white faced  do                                    15.50
42 hogs                                              96.00
15 sheep                                             22.00
1 pr stretchers                                       4.00
harnefs for one horse                                 3.50
1 pot trammel                                         2.00
1 pr double trees                                     1.00
1 brown horse                                        80.00
1 sorrel mare                                        50.00
1 sorrel do                                          70.00
1 waggon & harnes                                   110.00
1 small brindle bull                                  4.00
1 small red heiffer                                   4.00
1 basket                                               .75
1 crofs cut saw                                       6.50
1 log chain                                           3.50
1 grubing hoe                                         1.75
State of Indiana
Franklin County
Personally appeared before me, Robert John, a justice of the peace of said
County, Conrad Sailor, Abraham Hacklemore & William Tyner, who were duly
sworn to appraise the goods & chattels of the estate of Adam Nelson dec'd as
shown to them by the administrators of said estate. Given under my hand and seal
this 10th day of Septer 1819
Robert John