RIPLEY COUNTY INVENTORIES
An inventory of the goods, chattles, and effects of John
Frederick Vierrother late of Ripley County and State of Indiana
deceased. Taken by Aaron Culver administrator of the estate of
the said deceased with the assistance of Henry Fisher and David
Criswell appraisers called and duly sworn for that purpose

1 grubbing hoe                                         .50
1 corn hoe                                             .50
1 mason hammer                                         .75
1 large wood saw                                       .75
1 jack plane                                           .1875
1 hatchet                                              .50
1 coffee mill                                          .75
1 grid iron                                            .25
1 bed chord                                            .12½
1 smoking pipe                                        1.00
1 small box and spice                                  .12½
2 padlocks                                             .50
1 drawing knife                                        .50
2 chisels                                              .37½
3 augers                                               .37½
1 small oven and lid                                   .50
1 small skillet and lid                                .37½
1 large stew kettle                                    .75
1 box of sundries                                      .25
2 trowels                                             1.25
2 table knives, pocket knife, and fork                 .12½
3 bottles                                              .1875
1 tumbler, 3 vials                                     .12½
2 dishes                                               .20
6 dinner plates                                        .25
1 bucket                                               .37½
6 cups and 5 saucers                                   .25
3 bowls, 2 butter plates                               .25
1 looking glass                                        .75
1 map of North America                                 .12½
2 tin pans                                             .50
1 lot tin ware                                         .25
1 coffee pot                                           .1875
1 tin grater                                           .1875
2 jugs                                                 .25
1 gun                                                 5.00
1 iron kettle                                         1.50
2 earthen jars                                         .25
4 milk crocks                                          .12½
1 set of mecanick calculation instruments             1.00
1 set o tea spoons                                     .12½x
1 stocking pattern                                     .37½x
1 salt cellar                                          .12½x
1 razor                                                .12½
2 small sacks                                          .12½
1 hogshead                                             .25x
6 head of hogs                                        6.00
1 lot of unbroke flax                                 1.00
1 lantern                                              .25
1 lot buckwheat                                        .25
1 lot beans                                            .75
1 lot potatoes                                        5.00
1 whiskey barrel and keg                               .37½
1 crock and pickles                                    .06¼
1 note on Daniel Cressel                              5.00
   "      John Dickerson                             11.00
cash in specie                                        4.34
December 14th 1844

December 17th 1844
8.5 days work @1.00    J. Muir                        8.50
1 beaded purse                                         .50x
note on Aaron Culver                                   .7175
1 chopping ax                                          .50
1 square                                               .50
1 shovel                                               .50
1 small wood saw                                       .37½
1 iron wedge                                           .37½
2 smoothing irons                                     1.00
1 crock with coffee                                    .1875
1 washing tub                                          .50
1 wooden bucket                                        .25
1 large tin ""                                         .50
1 iron ring and trace chain                            .37½
1 riddle, 1 sieve                                     1.12½
1 lamp and candles                                     .1875
1 churn                                                .50
1 corn cutter, razor hone, etc                         .50
3 brushes                                              .37½
1 pr butts and screws                                  .12½
1 lot dried apples                                     .1875
1 basket and picture                                   .12½
6 chairs                                              3.00
1 bedstead                                            2.00
1 feather bed                                         2.50x
2 bags                                                 .37½
1 crock of apple butter                                .37½
1 meat barrel                                          .12½
1 clock                                               2.00
1 bag pattern                                          .50
2.5 yds flax linen                                     .37½x
1 umberella                                            .50x
1 trunk                                                .75x
1 dry buf hide                                        1.50
1 oil cloth                                            .75x
1 sheet                                                .25x
1 set window curtain                                   .25x
1 shirt patren                                         .37½x
1 set bed hangings                                     .40x
4 pillow slips, 1 towel                                .37½x
8 yds bed curtain                                     1.00x
16 yds "    "                                         2.00x
1 bed spread, 2 pillow cases                          1.31x
1 diaper table cloth                                   .37½x
1 set of kifes and forks                               .75x
4 table spoons                                         .12½x
2 paper of stove blacking                              .06¼
1 pocket knife                                         .06x
1 smoking pipe                                         .50
1 silver watch                                        6.00x
1 table                                               2.00
1 stove and cooking apparatus                         9.00
1 lot of flax seed                                     .50
1 tea kettle                                           .50
1 lot timothy seed                                     .25
1 box copperas                                         .06¼
1 wash board                                           .12½
1 half barrel and soap                                 .50
1 small blank book                                     .06¼
1 note on William Duncan                              5.50
cash in Indiana State paper                           3.00
total                                               109.1875
1 bar of iron and waggon box                           .37½
1 pocket book                                          .06¼
total                                                10.15½

Henry Fisher
David Criswell-- appraisers

Received the above articles for my own use at their appraised
value which amounts to nineteen dollard sixty four and a half
cents December 17th 1844
Attest Anna Maria Vierrother
Henry Fisher