Inventory and Sale of John Nay Ripley County 17 March 1855 Loose papers Account of the sale of the personal property of John Nay deceased sold by Arnold Custer at the late residence of the decedent at public auction on the seventeenth day of April eighteen hundred and fifty five No. as on the inventory Name of articles sold for to whom sold cash or surety 10 1 brass clock .75 Mildred Nay cash 19 1 two horse wagon 5.00 John H. Perkins David G. Perkins 20 1 pair harness 1.00 John H. Perkins David G. Perkins 20 1 pair harness 1.35 John Christie cash 23 1 sorrel mare 60.00 Preston Christie William Christie 25 1 two horse plow 5.25 James W. Johnson Jesse Darmaree 26 1 shovel plow .50 John Christie cash 27 1 mowing scythe .40 Robert Clark cash 28 1 cradle and scythe .45 Robert Clark cash 29 1 fan mill 7.25 Jacob Demaree Jesse Demaree 43 ½ of one cross cut saw .75 John Christie cash 50 1 draw knife .15 William Johnson cash total 82.95 David G. Perkins, Clerk State of Indiana Jefferson County I David G. Perkins Clerk of the sale of the personal property of John Nay dec'd swear that the foregoing sale bill is s a true account thereof. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 21st April 1855 Rob. Henegean, Justice of J. C. 1 safe and cupboard ware 7.00x 2 1 cooking stove and furniture 5.50x 3 1 plain bureau 5.00x 4 1 plain breakfast table 1.50x 5 2 beds & bedding 23.00x 6 3 plain bedsteads 7.00x 7 1 small bedstead 1.00x 8 1 dozen chairs 4.50x 9 1 spring clock 2.50x 10 1 brass clock 3.50 11 1 looking glass .70x 12 1 small wheel 2.00x 13 1 man's saddle 6.00x 14 1 side saddle 6.50x 15 1 pine churn .50x 16 3 buckets .50x 17 1 washboard & tub .20x 18 2 table cloths .50x 19 1 two horse waggon 12.00 20 1 set of harness 2.25 21 1 buggy & harness 35.00x 22 1 bay colt 28.00x 23 1 sorrel mare 47.00 24 1 oat stack 13.00x 25 1 two horse plow 6.00 26 1 shovel plow 1.25 27 1 mowing scythe .75 28 1 cradle scythe .50 29 1 fan mill 10.00 30 1 straw cutter 2.00x 31 1 hay stack 10.00x 32 1 yoke steers 27.00x 33 1 black cow & calf 11.00x 34 1 red cow 11.00x 35 1 brindle cow 14.00x 36 1 red heifer 8.00x 37 1 white heifer 10.00x 38 1 white steer 6.00x 39 1 muley steer 4.00x 40 1 red steer 5.00x 41 1 red faced steer 4.00x 42 1 small heifer 5.00x 43 ½ of a cross cut saw 1.00 44 1 axe .50x 45 1 grind stone .25x 46 1 grain seive? .25x 47 1 old saddle .25x 48 1 lot of hoes .20x 49 1 lot of old irons .50x 50 1 drawing knife .25 51 1 lot of wheat growing 11.00x 52 1 lot of hogs 16.00x $380.35 widows selection [$295.85] = x