Franklin County Inventories

And afterwards, to wit, on the 10th day of May A.D. 1847 the said
administrator filed in the clerks office of the Franklin Probate
Court the following appraisement bill, to wit:  The state of
Indiana, Franklin County, the Estate of John Fred Wolsterman
Deceased the following is an inventory of the goods chattels &
effects of John Fred Wolsterman late of Franklin County Indiana
decd taken by Bradbury Cottrell administrator of the estate with
the assistance of Wm Wood & Henry Wilmans freeholders, appraisers
called and duly sworn for the purpose to wit:

7 earthen pots                                         .36
tin ware                                               .86
pewter ware                                            .30
small brass kettle                                     .75
2 wooden buckets                                       .50
knives & forks                                         .50
bed                                                   2.00
1 chest                                                .50
chains hames & bridel                                 2.25
6 chair                                               2.50
lot phials                                             .16¼
1 watch                                               2.00
colt                                                 14.00
1 ton (more or less) hay                              6.00
1 cow                                                 7.00
5 bu wheat (supposed)                                 3.50
meat (hams shoulder sides                            13.00
rye (growing)                                         2.00
queens ware                                            .41
coffee mill                                            .43
iron ware                                             1.6875
smoothing iron                                         .18½
shears                                                 .50
bedstead, bed & beding                                6.00
1 chest iron bound                                    5.00
1 do                                                   .50
2 sacks                                               1.00
brass candlesticks                                     .10
slate                                                  .1875
mare                                                 15.00
1 ton (more or less) hay                              8.08½
1 peacock plough                                      5.00
20 bu corn (supposed)                                 5.00
grass scythe & snathe                                 1.25
wheat (growing)                                       9.00
manure fork & 2 hoes                                  1.00
                                                    110.8375
6 hogs & 30 chickens                                 20.50
             total                                  131.33 3/4
witness our hands this 1sy day of May A.D. 1847
William Wood
Henry Wilmens