An inventory of the personal property of the estate of William Simpson deceased, late of the County of Franklin and State of Indiana taken and appraised this 20th day of February 1839 by Stephen Craig & M. V. Simonson, Freeholders of the Township of Springfield, county and state afd.
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1 bay mare
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5.00
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1 bay mare
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40.00
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1 black cow
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12.00
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1 red & white cow
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9.00
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1 brown heifer
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8.00
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1 red heifer
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5.50
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1 yoke of calves
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5.00
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1 heifer calf
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2.00
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1 bull calf
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2.00
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supposed 3½ tons of hay @ $7.50/
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26.25
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1 lot oats in the sheaf
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1.00
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oats by the bushel @.37½/
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8.25
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1 sow & 7 pigs
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8.00
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16 shoats
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24.00
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7 old sheep & 5 lambs
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8.56
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1 patent plough No. 5
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4.00
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1 patent plough No. 3
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4.00
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1 corn harrow with nine teeth
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2.00
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1 corn hoe
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.12½
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1 shovel
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.37½
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1 set of traces, haims, collar &c
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1.50
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2 rakes & forks
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.62½
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2 tight barrels
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.37½
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1 scythe & hangings
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1.00
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1 grindstone
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1.75
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1 iron kettle and bale
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1.75
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1 iron pot
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.62½
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1 iron kettle and bale
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1.25
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1 lot of corn @ 50¢/ bu, 30 bushels
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15.00
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bee hives & bees
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1.50
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1 mantle clock
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10.00
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1 silver watch
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4.00
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1 cupboard & ware
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17.50
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1 bedstead, bed & bedding
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22.00
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1 bedstead, bed & bedding
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16.00
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1 bedstead, bed & bedding upstairs
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7.00
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wheat in the bushel @ $1/bu 10bushel
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10.00
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ring and staple
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0.50
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1 barrel & vinegar
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1.75
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1 sugar firkin
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0.50
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1 large box upstairs
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1.00
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1 chest up stairs
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0.75
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1 big wheel
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1.25
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1 small wheel
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1.75
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1 reel
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0.75
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1 basket and flax
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0.75
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box & glass
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0.25
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1 bell
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0.50
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1 gun
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0.75
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1 collar
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2.00
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3 sickles
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0.75
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1 old chest
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0.50
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lot of sole leather
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2.00
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lot of upper leather
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2.00
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lot of upper leather
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1.50
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sheep shears
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0.75
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steelyards
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.62½
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basket and old iron
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1.00
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clamp
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0.25
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1 chest downstairs
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1.00
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1 chest downstairs
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0.75
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7 chairs
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3.50
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1 table
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2.00
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1 lot of pot metal
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3.00
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1 lot of pot metal
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1.75
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tub & pail
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.37½
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1 log chain
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1.25
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1 saddle
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2.00
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27 crocks
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2.00
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25 crocks
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1.25
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1 ½ barrel & pickles
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1.00
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2 pewter plates
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1.00
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1 lot of tin ware
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1.25
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1 brittania tea pot
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0.50
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1 lot of sundries
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.37½
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1 barrel & beef
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1.75
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1 barrel & pork
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9.00
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shovel & tongs
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.62½
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coffee mill
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1.00
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1 set of white plates
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.31¼
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1 set of small plates
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.18 3/4
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4 red edged plates
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0.25
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bottle &c
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.18 3/4
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1 churn
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0.75
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old tub & pail
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.12½
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lot of lasts
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.37½
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1 hand bellows
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0.37
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1 meal box and cover on porch
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1.50
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1 trunk
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1.50
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1 waggon
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8.00
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haims and breeching
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1.00
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traces
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1.00
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2/5 of 8 acres of wheat
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18.00
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2 axes
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2.00
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1 silver watch
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4.00
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cash notes to the amount of
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960.50
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accounts to the amount of about
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19.00
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