Inventory of Alexander Powers

Franklin County
September Term A.D. 1852
Pages 73-74; 76

On the 8th day of July A.D. 1848, the said Administrators filed in the Clerk's office of the Court aforesaid an inventory and appraisement also sale bill as follows to wit. An inventory of the goods, chattels and effects of Alexander Powers, late of Franklin County, Indiana deceased taken by Andrew J. Ross and Israel Goble administrators of the estate of said deceased with the assistance of John H. Faurot & Chauncey Jenks appraisers called and duly sworn for that purpose.

1 bureau 6.00
1 fall leaf table 3.00
1 fancy post bedstead 4.00
1 bed and bedding 10.00
1 bed and bedding 10.00
1 bed and bedding 10.00
1 fancy post bedstead 2.00
1 common bedstead 2.00
1 common bedstead 1.00
bed and bedding 6.00
2 big wheels 8.00
1 little wheel & reel 5.00
1 old clock & old bureau .50
1 side saddle 4.50
1 stand 1.00
1 cooking stove 13.00
2 old tables 1.00
3 kettles, 1 iron, 1 copper, 1 brass 2.62½
1 lot of chairs 3.50
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1 loom 1.50
1 saddle & bridle 3.75
1 pair of sheep shears .35
1 patent wheel head .25
1 lantern .25
1 pr steel yards .37½
a lot of cupboard ware 1.50
a lot of wool 6.00
1 churn and 1 read 1.00
1 two horse wagon 35.00
1 year old sorrel colt 18.00
1 pr of britching 3.50
2 horse collars 1.12½
1 set plow gears 1.62½
scoop shovel .87½
hatchet, chissel, drawing knife & hand saw .75
a lot of empty barrels .62½
1 grind stone .50
a lot of sundries .30
1 pickle tub .75
1 ox yoke .75
1 two horse harrow 3.50
a one horse harrow 1.00
2 plows 5.00
1 swingle tree & clevis .25
log chain, small chain, breast chain 1.62½
2 old plows .37½
1 shovel plow and clevis 2.00
1 pair plow gears 2.50
clevis and small chain .65
mattock and 2 axes 1.50
2 weeding hoes .62½
1 shovel plow mould & old axe .75
1 pitchfork .37½
3 small hogs in the pen 2.25
1 old sow & 4 pigs 6.00
31 head stock hogs 20.50
3 milch cows 28.00
2 heifers 9.50
1 brindle 3 year old steer 5.50
1 white 2 year old steer 5.50
2 years old bull 4.50
4 year old calves 8.50
27 head of sheep 16.87½
1 large bay mare 40.00
1 small bay mare 35.00
geese, chickens &c 5.00
1 note on Bluford Conner due 7 June 1847 8.00
1 not on John Bannister, date 23 March 1842 15.00
interest on same 5.50
Bal on Peter Raushe on note due Dec 25th 1848 193.00
interest on same 8.50
1 note on Richard Nicols due 18 April 1847 7.50
interest on same 5.00
1 note on Egleston & Warren dated 1 June 1848 125.00
interest on same 5.77
1 on Benj. Bloomfort due 3 April 1847 23.69
interest on same 1.49
1 on Lewis Sall due August 9th 1839 9.00
interest on same 4.00
  799.16½

Chauncey Jenks
J. D. Faurot, appraisers
Page 76

An inventory of the goods, chattels, rights & credits of Alexander Powers, deceased, late of Franklin County Indiana taken by A. J. Ross and Israel Goble administrators of the estate of said deceased with the assistance of Chauncey Jenks & Hansburgh Burk, called and duly sworn for that purpose on the 11th of November 1848.
a small lot of corn in the field 8.00
80 dozen oats @ 8¢ per dozen 6.40
an account on Hiram Pike due 6.43
an account on Jacob Hazlet due 3.75
an account on Jared Lockwood due 1.50
1 lease bond on Eggleston & Warren given 27th day of April 1847 due first payment 27th April 1849, second April 27th 1850 amt 150.00
  176.08

Chauncey Jenks
Hansburg Burk, appraisers


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