Inventory of Demos Russell

Franklin County
January Term AD 1859
Pages 87-91
An inventory of the personal estate of Demos Russell, deceased, taken by John Cleaver, administrator, and appraised by Francis Hollowill and Arnold Benton.

Description of the Property Value
1 money on hand (gold) 129.25
2 money on hand (silver) 46.05
3 money on hand (paper) 5.00
4 1 table 2.50
5 1 lot of sacks 2.10
6 2 barrels .30
7 1 pair steelyards 1.25
8 1 vinegar barrell 1.00
9 2 baskets .35
10 1 keg 1.00
11 3 tin buckets 1.25
12 1 meal sieve, 2 wooden buckets, 1 tin horn & ladle .65
13 1 box and knives .25
14 1 coffee mill and 1 jug .25
15 1 wood saw .45
16 4 crocks .35
17 3 crocks .50
18 4 tin pans 1.00
19 1 keg and lantern .25
20 1 tea kettle .75
21 1 churn 1.00
22 1 sett of candle moulds and lamp .50
23 2 trowels, 1 hammer and square .65
24 2 troper ?? .25
25 2 cupboards .75
26 2 tables 2.50
27 1 cooking stove and furniture 8.00
28 2 baskets & barrel .15
29 1 lot of old iron .25
30 2 tubs .35
31 1 rifel gun, shot pouch and horn 5.00
32 1 safe 4.50
33 1 shovel & tongue .25
34 2 brass kettles 2.00
35 1 large iron kettle 1.25
36 2 ovens and skillet .50
37 1 lot skillets and lids .25
38 3 sickels .75
39 1 cant hook .50
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40 1 scythe & cradle 1.50
41 1 keg & beans .10
42 bucket, pan & pot .15
43 1 parler stove 2.00
44 1 hogshead and 2 barrels .35
45 1 mowing scythe & snath .50
46 1 cider barrell .25
47 2 small tubs 1.00
48 a 1 horse plough 1.00
49 1 two horse plough 1.75
50 2 two horse ploughs .25
51 1 cultivator 3.50
52 1 grind stone .25
53 1 running gear for wagon 3.50
54 1 running gear for wagon 30.00
55 1 two horse harrow 1.60
56 1 sled .25
57 1 set of breast chains .30
58 1 set of double trees & neck yoke 1.25
59 1 log chain .75
60 1 lot of bath? .25
61 1 ½ bushell and peck measures .30
62 1 basket and single tree .15
63 2 pitch forks, 1 tub and 1 rake .75
64 1 cutting box 6.00
65 1 fanning mill 8.00
66 4 barrells .25
67 1 sack of barley 1.80
68 1 sugar hogshead .20
69 1 mans saddle 2.50
70 1 set of check lines 1.50
71 1 set of check lines .50
72 2 bridles and 2 collars 3.00
73 1 riding bridle and martingales .25
74 1 set of horse gears 2.25
75 1 set of horse gears 2.00
76 2 set of harness 25.00
77 1 shovel & tongue .15
78 1 carriage 10.00
79 1 sow & 7 pigs 8.50
80 1 sow 6.00
81 5 head of hogs 36.25
82 5 shots 16.25
83 1 lot of lime .25
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84 1 dung fork .50
85 1 bureau 5.00
86 6 chairs 4.00
87 2 chairs .50
88 1 shovel, tongue and andirons 1.50
89 1 set of teas blue .50
90 1 set coffee cups & saucers .25
91 1 set of white teas and bowles 1.25
92 8 bowls .90
93 1 tea pot and 5 cup and saucers .25
94 1 set of teas red .25
95 3 large dishes 1.00
96 6 white plates .20
97 7 white plates .30
98 5 white plates .25
99 2 deep dishes and 3 tea plates .30
100 1 stone wash bole and pitcher .75
101 1 lot of glass ware .60
102 1 Britannia tea pot .50
103 3 sugar boles and 2 cream mugs .50
104 3 tea cans & 2 bottles .35
105 1 basket of small bottles .75
106 2 smoothing irons & stand .50
107 1 clock 2.50
108 2 comfort 3.00
109 2 quilts 1.00
110 3 quilts 4.75
111 2 quilts 5.00
112 4 blankets 6.00
113 4 blankets 4.00
114 2 double coverlets 12.00
115 1 coverlet and blanket and pulls? 2.50
116 1 bed spread 1.00
117 4 cotton sheets 1.20
118 3 table cloths 1.50
119 4 sheets 1.60
120 3 table cloths .75
121 3 yards of cloth 2.62
122 12 yards of carpet 4.80
123 19 yards of carpet 2.85
124 18 yards of carpet 3.25
125 1 chest 2.00
126 3 pictures and frames .45
127 1 feather bed 8.75
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128 1 straw bed 1.50
129 1 feather bed 6.00
130 1 feather bed 5.00
131 1 chest .50
132 1 bestead 3.00
133 1 chair .50
134 1 box, 1 wheel and trunk .25
136 28 3/4 lbs timothy seed 2.50
137 1 note on Samuel Abernathy dated April 22nd 1857 115.00
138 1 note on Caleb Russell date January 22d due 4 years after date 200.00
1 note on Caleb Russell date May 26th 1856 35.00
139 1 note on James Gold for $50 dated May 30th 1856, also 1 note January 15th 1856 for $30 80.00
140 1 note on Jonathan Larue dated Feb'y 7th 1859 100.00
141 1 note on Hiram Russell date Sept 12th 1850 for $5, 1 note dated February 20th 1849 for $50, 1 note dated May 1st 1837 for $30 85.00
142 a tax account of Hiram Russell 2.39
143 1 note on Augustor Benton March 5th 1856 80.00
144 1 note on John Godley date Nov 7th 1856 100.00
145 1 account on John Godley for 205.86
146 2/5th of 25 acres of corn in the ground 135.00
148 rent of potatoe ground on Geo Daniel 4.50
149 2 small lots of corn in the ground 8.00
150 wheat supposed to be 120 bushels 120.00
151 20 bushels valued at 80¢ 16.00
152 30 doz oats at 25¢ 7.50
153 1 lot of oats supposed to be 30 bushels [cut off]
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154 8 bushels old wheat 8.00
155 4 bushels rye 3.40
157 3 tons hay 21.00
158 a lot of buckwheat .50
159 60 bushel corn at 75¢ 29.00
160 1 bay mare 80.00
161 1 bay horse 30.00
162 1 log chain .35
163 1 log sled .50
164 1 lot of lumber 1.15
165 1 two year old colt 70.00
166 1 black cow 20.00
167 1 red steer 13.00
168 1 black heiffer 13.00
$2128.42
169 2 hoes .20
170 1 mattock .20
171 1 axe .75
172 1 maul & wedge .75
2130.32
173 1 cross cut saw 2.00
174 2 jugs and 2 crocks .25
175 2 bottles .35
176 3 bottles .25
177 1 clothes basket .25
178 2 crocks .25
179 1 lot of potatoes 6.00
180 1 lot of shingles 1.75
181 account on John Barber 3.30
182 account on Wm. Seely 5.00
total value of personal property as appraised by us this 19th day of August 1849 $2149.73

Francis Hollowell
Arnold Benton

Description of the Property taken by the widow
1 cash 50.00
2 19 yards of carpet 2.85
3 1 churn 1.00
4 2 tubs .35
5 3 yards of cloth 2.62½
6 3 table cloths .75
7 2 smoothing irons .50
8 1 jug & crock .15
9 1 box and knives .25
58.47½

Last modified 26 September 2002