Franklin County Inventories
Page 189-199 Book A
I, William H. Eads do solemnly swear that I will well and truly without partiality or
prejudice make a complete inventory value and appraisement of the goods &
chattels and personal estate of James Winchell deceased so far as the same shall
come to my sight or knowledge and will in all respects perform my duty as
appraiser & c to the best of my skill and judgment
So help me God
William H. Eads
I, Bethenal F. Morris do solemnly swear that I will well and truly without partiality
or prejudice make a complete inventory value and appraisement of the goods &
chattels and personal estate of James Winchell deceased so far as the same shall
come to my sight or knowledge and will in all respects perform my duty as
appraiser & c to the best of my skill and judgment
So help me God
B. F. Morris
William H. Eads
State of Indiana
Franklin County
Be it remembered that onthe 22nd day of August 1817 before me Robert John,
one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said county personally came the
above named William H. Eads and Bethenal F. Morris and duly and leagally made
and subscribed to the foregoing sit and oats in due form &c.
Given under my hand & seal the day and year last above written.
Robert John J. P
An Inventory of the goods & chattels and personal estate of James Winchill
deceased
11½ yards of Bedford cord @$2/yd 23.00
3¼ do of blue cafsmere @1.75 6.56½
20 do do @2. 40.00
2 do do nicest cloth @2.50 5.00
1 7/8 do blue do @4. 7.50
2½ do green @5. 12.50
1¼ do cafsmere @1. 1.25
2 do blue @.175 3.50
3/4 do mist do @1. .75
4 do drab @ 2.75 11.00
3/4 do brown cloth @1. .75
1½ do black @1. 1.50
1 do @4. 4.00
3 do black Kersey moleskin @2. 6.00
8 do blue broad cloth @ 3. 24.00
1½ do green do @2. 3.00
7 3/4 do blue @4. 31.00
1¼ do drab cafsmere @1.50 1.87½
3/4 do do cloth @1. .75
2½ do moleskin @ 1.50 3.75
20½ do blue forrest cloth @.75 15.37½
2½ do blue cloth @3.50 8.75
2 do lion skin @1.25 2.50
brought forward $214.31¼
6½ yds Green fillis @3. 19.50
8 3/4 do do bocking @ .75 6.68 3/4
5 3/4 do do do @ .62½ 3.59 3/4
4 ¼ do white flannel @.40 1.70
23 3/4 do do do @.50 11.87½
18 3/4 do velvet @1. 18.75
4 do black stockermatte @2. 8.00
1 3/4 do drab do @1.50 2.62½
27 3/4 do olive cord @ .93 3/4 26.07½
2 do do do @ .40 .80
1 do black do @.50 .50
3½ do do do @.50 1.75
2 do do do @.40 .80
1 do olive velvet @.50 .50
1½ do white burlin @.50 .75
27 do ticking @ .60 16.20
24 do black bonbazet @ .75 18.00
12½ do do do@ .56¼ 6.92
1¼ do do do @.25 .31¼
25½ do Gingham @.25 6.37½
30 do do @.40 12.00
8 do do @.40 3.20
2 3/4 do do @.25 .88 3/4
13½ do do @.40 5.30
13¼ do do @.40 5.30
1¼ do vesting @.87½ 1.10
4 3/4 do do $1. 4.75
7 do do 1.12½ 10.12½
14¼ do do @1. 14.25
7½ do @ 1. 7.50
3¼ do @ 1. 3.25
1½ do @ 1. 1.50
2 1/8 do @ 1. 2.12½
1½ do @ 1. 1.50
6¼ do @1. 6.25
11 do gingham @.40 4.40
3 do do @.40 1.20
450.70 3/4
3¼ yds gingham @.40 1.30
1 do vesting @1.50 1.50
10½ do do @1.25 12.81¼
40 do fine shirting @.50 20.00
12 3/4 do do @.50 7.37½
22¼ do super madapolain @.40 8.90
20½ do do @.40 8.20
29 3/4 do single dimity @.45 13.38
19 do white janes @.40 7.60
10¼ do dimity @.40 4.10
1½ do do @.60 .90
12½ do do @ .18 3/4 4.31¼
1 piece of batlas 3.50
1 do do 2.00
3 do andy Sannahs @5.00 15.00
28½ yds corded @.45 12.60
10 3/4 do course muslin @.18 3/4 2.00
9 3/4 do do do 1.75
10 do do do 3.50
10¼ do table linnen @ 1. 10.25
18½ do course jackenett @.50 9.25
15 3/4 do do do 7.87½
2 do cambuck @.50 1.00
5 do do @.60 3.00
10½ do do 6.30
6 3/4 do do @.55 2.04
3 3/4 do do do 3.50
2 3/4 do 3/4 do @.50 1.37½
3 ¼ do do do @.80 2.60
1 do do do .80
11½ do do do 9.20
3 7/8 do do @.62½ 2.43 3/4
3/4 do do do @.80 .60
2 do do @.62½ 1.25
2¼ do do @.55 1.25
2½ do do @.50 1.25
1 3/4 do do @.62½ 1.12½
646.67¼
1½ yds 6/4 cambrick @ .62½ .95 3/4
11 do do do 6.87½
1 do domestic @.29 .29
2 do do .58
11¼ do do @.18 3/4 2.12½
11 3/4 do do @.40 4.70
19½ do do @.30 5.85
1 do sprig muslin @.75 .75
5½ do sifs NA lino @.40 2.20
6½ do sprig lino @.50 3.25
1 3/4 do do do .87½
9 do plain do @.33 3.00
4¼ do course net do @.25 1.06¼
2 3/4 do book muslin @.62½ 1.81¼
7½ do sprigg lino @.50 3.75
4 3/4 do spr nett do @.37½ 1.75
5 do sprigg do @.37½ 1.87½
2 do birds eye @.55 1.10
10 do sp nett do @.37½ 3.75
8 ½ do plain @.37½ 3.18½
1½ do diamond do @.37½ .55½
4 do knotted @.25 1.00
6 do spannish nett @.75 4.50
6 do do do @.60 3.00
6½ do birds eye @.55 3.57½
10 do book muslin @.75 7.50
6 ¼ do do do @.55 3.43 3/4
5 do jackanett @.80 4.00
3½ do do @.45 1.57½
5¼ do fancy muslin @.75 3.93 3/4
10 do book muslin @.25 2.50
2 white lino shawls 1.50
12 shawls book muslin 23.00
2 do do do .25
738.25¼
8 white figured lino shawls @.75ea 6.00
8 white jacanitet hands @ .45 3.00
5 white leno shawls 3.75
4 white ladys pocket hands 1.00
1 blue striped do .12½
19 white hands 1.71
1 blue square fancy do .18 3/4
1¼ yds 6/4 cambric @.50 .62½
3 maddrefs hands 1.12½
1 white shawl .75
5 twill maddrefs hands 2.50
2 drab? Coulored shawls 2.00
3 blue spotted pocket hands .56¼
8 maddrefs handkerchiefs 1.00
3 do do .37½
25 do do do 3.12½
10 do do @.40 4.00
12 do do do @.30 3.60
7 small pocket do 1.75
12 shawls 4.80
1 do 1.00
2 do thin red crofs haired 1.50
5 yellow cotton shawls 5.00
3 purple do do 3.00
12 red do do 12.00
2 flowored do do 2.50
6 green ground do 6.00
1 floword do 1.25
2 yellow spotted do 2.00
5 buff do 3.75
5 yellow do 5.00
1 large cotton do 1.50
1 do do do 1.00
five cents too much 826.38¼
1 bordered Indian shawl .50
4 red do do 1.60
1 do do 1.00
1 large twilled red l? 3.00
53 pocket hands 10.60
2 red bandannas 2.00
4 do do do 3.00
2¼ yds changable silk @.80 1.80
4 do red silk green @.80 3.25
8 do do pink silk 6.40
2¼ do black do @1.12½ 2.56¼
3½ do check silk @1. 3.50
28½ yds prints @.40 11.40
12 3/4 do do do 5.90
28 do do @.37½ 10.50
6¼ do do @.25 1.56¼
2 3/4 do do .60 3/4
9 3/4 do do do 2.43 3/4
3 3/4 do do do @.30 1.10
4 do do 1.20
20 do do @.25 5.00
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3 3/4 yds prints @.20 .75
11½ do do @.20 2.30
10½ do do @.25 4.12½
4 do do @.20 .80
5½ do do @.45 2.47½
6 do do @.35 2.10
14½ do do @.25 3.62¼
10 3/4 do do @.25 2.68 3/4
4 do do @30 1.20
7 ½ do do @.35 2.62¼
10 3/4 do do @.25 2.68¼
21 ½ do do @.40 8.60
7 ¼ do do @.30 2.17½
9 ¼ do do @.20 1.85
943.33½
2 ¼ yds prints @.20 .45
20 do do @.25 5.00
8 do do @.25 2.00
6 do do @.20 1.20
6 3/4 do do @.25 1.68 3/4
21 do do @.30 6.20
28 ½ do do @.35 9.88
28 ½ do do @.30 8.55
17 do do @.40 6.80
4 do do @.18 3/4 .75
3 ¼ do do @.20 .55
17 3/4 do do @.20 3.55
5 ¼ do do @.25 1.31¼
2 ½ do do @18 3/4 .46½
5 ½ do do @.20 1.10
25 ½ do do @.20 5.10
27 3/4 do do @.33 9.07½
22 ¼ do do @.30 6.67½
23 ½ do do @.30 7.50
3 3/4 do do @.20 .75
17 ¼ do do @.40 6.90
25 ½ do do @.30 7.55
2 do red perscon? Silk @.25 .50
4 do yellow do @.25 1.00
3 black lace hands 3.00
6 yrds black cambric @.30 1.80
12 ½ do do @.30 3.55
8 do do @.45 3.60
29 do do @.28 8.12
15 ¼ do do @.28 3.27
9 3/4 do do @.45 4.89
2 3/4 do chinese crape @,18 .50
1 3/4 do red cambric @,25 .31¼
4 3/4 do pink do @.30 1.42½
4 ½ do black crape @.75 3.37½
1 black silk hands .75
one dollar too little 1010.73
3 ½ yards of black muslin @.25 .87½
1 do shirting cambric @.25 .25
10 pr pick nett mits 5.00
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12 do long kid gloves .50
2 do short cotton do .75
6 do do @.20 1.20
8 do do @.25 2.00
3 do while silk stockings @1.pr 3.00
22 do brown cotton gloves @.12½ 2.75
5 do black silk do 2.75
7 do white cotton hose 7.00
9 do do @.75 6.75
9 do do @ 1. 9.00
3 do worsted do @.75 2.75
7 do woman's cotton @1. 7.00
4 do cotton pick nett mits .50
3 doz tape @.75pr 2.25
1 bundle quilting thread 1.06¼
1 10oz sewing silk @9./ 9.52
10 oz twist @7. 2.93 3/4
1 bunch of bobing .12½
½ lb nuidas? Thread @2./ 1.00
1¼ do do @1. 1.25
1 buncle of sock & mitts .50
4 pr suspenders @.25pr 1.00
1 do do .12½
7 lead pensils .12½
8 yds netting @.06¼ .50
1 bunch turkey red .37½
3 dear skins 1.50
2½ books of pins 4.37½
1 doz hair combs 1.50
10 ½ do do 1.66 3/4
9 ½ do do .75
1 lot tooth brushes .50
13 ladys indispensibles 3.25
2 boxes bofs 2.00
1159.22
1 box timbles 1.50
1 box of button molds 4.00
7 pr of weavers brushes 2.62½
5 sweeping do 1.25
2 seeping do .50
2 harth brushes .50
1 washing do .25
1 grofs gimblets 6.00
3 pocket books .50
5 coffee mills 10.00
1 card of jewelry .50
1 box of needles .50
4 pr silk prete mitts 1.00
2 papers of smoking tobacco .25
3 pieces of flowered paper 2.25
3 silk bonnets 3.00
3 pr wool cards 1.50
1 do cotton do .75
8/12 do iron spoons .87½
3 doz pewter tea spoons 1.00
1 do do do .37½
4 juce harps .50
1 grofs of screws 1.00
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3 large door butts .75
4 pr small do .25
3 do do .60
6/12 chest locks .75
1 window bolt .06¼
1 doz pen knives 3.00
1 do hawkbill do 2.25
4 barlow knives .20
1207.58
2 papers of ink powder .16
2 bore all handles .25
5 pr of snuffer .62½
5 do green specklickals 1.75
2 papers of drefs pins .25
¼ nitting pins .50
2 spike gimblets .25
2 ½ quin of paper .50
16 yds of Crimson bazel strip 12.00
1 table steele .06¼
3 yds flax linnen 1.12¼
1 ball of bees wax .25
1 doz sled cards 4.50
8 11/12 doz tumblers @1./doz 8.92
5 dishes assorted 3.00
1 set plates .50
3¼ doz boles 3.37½
29½ do mustards & pepers 1.37½
5 large pitchers 2.50
5 medell do 1.87½
1 4/12 doz small do 2.00
2 tramels 1.00
3 pr brafs candlesticks 6.00
3 iron candlesticks .75
2 papers of ink powder .16
3¼ quins of writing paper 1.50
23 blank books 5.75
22 do do 3.30
2 do do 2.50
1 do ledger 2.50
11 4/12 doz juvenile premiums 5.68 3/4
5/12 do holy bibles 4.18 3/4
1 5/12 do chap books 2.20
3 prayr books .75
1291.69
1 Watts hymns .06¼
11/12 hymn books 1.84
6 murrys English Grammers 3.00
4 Life of Washington 3.00
4 History of America 3.00
4 book aported 2.00
2 do do 1.50
24 spelling books 4.00
2 books 1.00
2 novels .50
1 Simpsons Circles 2.00
3 books .75
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1 Holy Bible .87½
1 blank book 1.25
6 inkstands .150
1 shaving box .12½
5 curry combs .80
2 hair brushes .50
2 4/12 grofs of buttons 2.23¼
1 doz do do 1.25
7/12 do do .43¼
4¼ do do 8.50
3 bundles wire 1.50
11/12 shoe knives 1.89
4 carving knives 2.50
1 sett knives & forks 1.50
4 do do 7.50
3 do do 6.00
8 carving knives 4.00
1 set knives & forks 2.00
2 setts do 2.50
2 do do 2.50
4 chivsels .75
7 table steeles 1.75
1366.86½
4 shoe knives .50
7 chisels .87½
3 hawkbill knives .75
16 jack do 2.00
14 do do 1.75
4 cases & razers 3.00
1 doz padlocks 1.00
1½ do do 4.50
11 jack knives 2.75
1 bundle or lot of collar awls .25
3 files 1.50
1 4/12 doz do do 1.33½
1 pack timbles .50
3 doz sifsors 7.50
1 2/12 do do 1.17
12 c[ards] needles 3.60
5/12 grofs buckles 1.25
1 lot do do 3.50
1 sett commick handles 1.50
20 doz buckles 3.20
41 c or chapel needles 14.35
27 doz buckles 3.37½
1 grofs of shoe tacks 2.50
100 brafs headed tacks 2.50
1 bundle of fish hooks .75
1 do do .25
2 grofs of screws .12½
20 musket screws 2.00
3 pr of martin geer hooks .37½
1 bundle of awls .12½
10 papers of ink powder .75
2 pr of stirrup irons 1.00
1 English two foot rule .37
1 pr weavers brushes .25
6 do joiners do 1.25
brought forward 1439.66
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13 coarse brushes 1.62½
13 chest locks 3.25
15 do do 1.87½
41 cupboard locks 5.12½
5 do do .62½
8 trunk do .50
3 snuff boxes .06¼
6 pr chest hinges .75
2 gunn locks 3.00
1 bunch of curtain rings .25
4 pr large door buts 1.00
4 do small do .32
1 bundle of saddle bagg locks .25
1 bunch of drefs pins .25
15 jews harps .60
1 brafs lock .75
1 paper box of shirt buttons 2.00
1 do cotton lace 1.50
1 do velvet lace 6.00
1 do ribbins 20.00
1 do No 2 do 25.00
1 do No 3 do 22.00
1 desk & show case 8.00
1 lot of padlocks tied together .50
15 set of cups & saucers 9.00
2½ doz crocks assorted 2.16
19 judgs & pitchers afsorted 1.50
2 chamber pots .12½
1 gimblet .12½
1 cullender & grater pot 1.25
3 mugs .25
1 japan'd sugar box 1.00
1 cannister containing snuff .37½
2 kegs of tobacco 4.00
1 tub containing smoking tobacco 1.00
1565.67 3/4
½ gallon measure .25
5 old empty barrels .31¼
3 new butter firkins 1.50
1 lot of tin ware .50
2 wool hats 1.50
9 yards of corded velvet 5.40
1 black handkerchief .12½
1 lot of awl handles .12½
1 doz screws .12½
1 iron square .37½
3 weavers reeds 3.00
1 old file .03
1 woman's saddle 18.00
3 pr of shovels & tongs 6.00
6½ cast frying pans 11.37½
2 small spiders 2.00
1 middle sized do 1.25
1 dutch oven 2.00
1 griddle .50
1 pr of hand irons 2.00
1 pr of shoes .12½
1 lb 6 oz nutmegs 8.00
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2 lb chocholate .60
2½ lb shot .40
1 3/4 do wrapping thread .43 3/4
1 do arenata .25
5½ scotch snuff 1.37½
1 keg of brimstone 1.00
1 do whiting 1.00
35lb rofsin 3.50
28 do peper 9.20
40 do madder 8.00
1655.93¼
151 lb coffee @.35/ 52.85
122 lb copprafs 8.00
10 do allspice 4.00
29 do ginger 8.70
4 4/3 do y H tea 7.60
3 ¼ do Spanish indigo 8.25
18 do H skin tea 14.40
125 do allum 12.50
1 keg & glue .25
1 do indigo .25
19 pr of shoes 9.50
4 dutch overns 8.00
3 small spiders 3.00
1 large do 1.25
2 tea kittles 4.00
1 pr scales & weights 2.00
1 lot of writing paper .50
1 trunk 4.00
2 blankets 3.00
1 box rasors 2.50
2 roamum hats 6.00
1818.48¼
1 trunk containing the deceased clothes 5.00
1 bed, beding, & bedstead 22.00
1 clock & clock case 40.00
1 beauro 20.00
1 trunk 3.00
1dining table 8.00
1 bed, beding & bedstead 18.00
1 umbrella .50
6 winsor chairs 4.00
1 Holy bible 4.00
1 Naval Biography 1.00
1 Vallium Benidicks Ky story of Crofsland? .50
1 pr of saddle bags 3.00
1 pr shovel & tongs 3.00
3 common chairs 1.50
watches 20.00
1 looking glafs 2.00
1 kitchen table 1.50
1 lot of cups, saucers, plates, dishes, bowls, pitchers, knives, forks,
spoons, grators & ? spoons 6.00
3 tin pans 1.00
1 pewter bason 1.00
1 lot of pots, ovens, pans, tea kittles 8.00
1 pr of hand irons 3.00
1 sad iron .75
2 firkins, 1 churn & jar 1.00
1 mallock .75
2 candle sticks .??
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1 chopping ax 1.00
1 saddle & bridle 22.00
1 grey mare 30.00
1 cow 15.00
8 hogs & 5 pigs 16.00
1 cupboard 8.00
4 barrels .50
1 old brafs kittle 2.00
1 old hoe .12½
1 lot of green corn & potatoes 8.00
1 milk pail .12½
2100.23
said ballance of errors as noted .05
error excepted $2100.18¼
We the undersigned do hereby certify that after we were sworn as appraisers
(which will fully appraise by our said oath and the certificate of Robert John Esqr
attached to the forepart of this inventory) that we proceeded to make and
inventory of all the goods and chattels of said James Winchill deceased and we do
hereby further certify tht the foregoing inventory amounting to five hundred and
fifty two items is a complete inventory of all the goods and chattels of the said
James Winchill which came to our sight and otherwise comes to our knowledge
and that the same agreeably to valuation amounting the whole to two thousand
one hundred dollards and eighteen and one fourth cents.
Given under our hands & seal this fourth day of September 1817
William H. Eads
B. F. Morris
An inventory of the goods and shcattels of the estate of James Winchill deceased
made out & appraised by William H. Eads & B. F. Morris & filed in the Clerks
office in & for the county of Franklin and State of Indiana on the 18th day of
November in the year of our Lord 1817 by Stephen C. Stevens & John Winchil the
administrators of the said estate
Enoch McCarthy
Clerk of the Circuit Court in and for the County of Franklin and State of Indiana