George Washington Papers

Appendix E. Consolidated Inventory of Personal Property in the Estate, c.1761

Appendix E

Consolidated Inventory of Personal Property in the Estate

[c.1761]

  • 1. Inventory: Anchor & a Jack—2241—appraised: £1.5.2—sold for: GW—3/.3
  • 2. Andirons 2 pr—56–7s.6d.—No. 34, 15s.4
  • 3. Do 3 pr &c. 214 2925–57—£10.—GW, 2 pr, 50/.
  • 4. Do 1 pr & 4 Pots & hooks—120—£7.
  • 5. Apple mill & 4 Jars & 2 Safes—122—£2.10—P.
  • 6. Augurs &c. 10 244–97—£5.
  • 7. 1 old [augur] & 1 Collar & hames—289–1s.6d.
  • 8. Awlblades 766–136–1s.8d.—GW, 1s.4d.
  • 9. Axes & hoes 25 & 1 Grindstone—17—£1.4.
  • 10. 8 cooprs 5 narro. [axes] 6 grub[hoes] V[ide] 6.7
  • 11. 8 broad [axes] 1 Cask narro.—96—£11.10—P.
  • 12. 7 [axes]—147—£1.1.
  • 13. 1 Coopers [axe] & 17 hoes ⟨n⟩—208—£2.16.
  • 14. 1 broad [axe] 5 narrow—266–12s.
  • 15. 3 narrow [axes]—267–12s.
  • 16. 2 [axes] & 18 hoes & old Iron—288—£1.5.
  • 17. Barrels 2 &c. 104 196–143—£1.3.
  • 18. [Old barrels] &c. & half bushel—291–2s.
  • 19. Basket 1 &c. 43 49 151 367–175–4s.—No. 107, 11s.8
  • 20. Bed 1 old Trussell—160–3s.—No. 164, 3s.
  • 21. Bedsteads &c. 69–22—£2—No. 32, 99, 84.9
  • 22. 1 old [bedstead] &c. 10 Chests 2 shovels—212—£2.10.–85 138 25/.10
  • 23. Bellows 1 pr—176–2s.—GW.
  • 24. 2 pr [Bellows] &c., 67 366–189–6s.
  • 25. Belt 1, &c. 40 94 110–66–13s.
  • 26. [Belt] 1 & a bung borer & 3 Locks—136[135]–5s.
  • 27. Boats 1 flat anchor &c.—1—£25—P.
  • 28. 1 horse [“Boat & Canoe”] Do &c. 51–2—£6.10—P.
  • 29. 1 small [“Boat”]—29—£1.5—P.
  • 30. [“Col. Custis’s”] Books a parcel—41—£4—P, No. ⟨5⟩8 13s. 65 2/6 89 3/.11
  • 31. a parcel [“His Fathers books”]—177—£25.—P.12
  • 31. Book Case Desk & 5 Chairs—128—£3.5—No. 8, £4.5.
  • 32. Bottles &c. 50 213–190–15s.—No. 113, 8s.
  • 33. Boxes & old Trunks—59—£1.
  • 34. [ditto] &c. 63 86 164 258 318 385–88—£10—No. 88, 2/6.
  • 35. Brand Iron &c. 92 144 146 337 156 214 304–200—£1.—No. 108, 15s.6d.
  • 36. Brass Cock 1 &c. 118 298 323 396–67–14s.—GW 1, 1s.3d.
  • 37. [ditto] 1 &c. 171 285 340–134–5s.—Do [GW] 1, 1s.3d.
  • 38. [ditto] 1 & a Tarrier & 2 measures—195–4s.
  • 39. Brown holland 1 ps.—107—£3.—GW.
  • 40. Brushes 9 &c. V[ide] 25.
  • 41. Broom 1 & 1 Warming pan—166–10s.—No. 87, 9s.6d.
  • 42. Butterpots 1 parcel—148—£1.8.—P.
  • 43. [ditto] 1 &c. V[ide] 19; P.
  • 44. [ditto] 1 &c. 252 325 336–204–6s.—P.
  • 45. [ditto] 3–245–9s.—P.
  • 46. Candlesticks 4 &c. 217 331–53–18s.; No. 109, 10s.
  • 47. ditto 2 &c.—173–9s.—No. 68 9⟨1⟩, 7s.2d.
  • 48. Canisters 16 &c. 155 204 348–52–12s.; No. 77, 4/., 1/., 3/.
  • 49. [ditto] 1 &c. V[ide] 19.
  • 50. [ditto] 1 &c. V[ide] 32.
  • 51. Canoe 1 &c. V[ide] 28—P.
  • 52. Cards Cotton wool 18 pr—58—£1.10—No. 72, 6/., 3/., 4/.
  • 53. Carts 1 Ox yoke & Chain—3—£1.10—P.
  • 54. 1 Do Chains & yoke—12—£3—P.
  • 55. 1 Do Do & Do—16—£2.10—P.
  • 56. 1 [cart]—142—£2—P.
  • 57. 1 [ditto] & furniture—239—£11—P.
  • 58. 1 [ditto] & wheels—272—£1.17.6—P.
  • 59. 1 old Cart—273–5s.—P.
  • 60. 1 Ox Do 2 Yokes & Chains—283—£3—P.
  • 61. Casks 16 good & sevl old—11—£10—P.13
  • 62. a parcel of Do & hhds—28—£1.10—P.
  • 63. [ditto] &c. V[ide] 34.
  • 64. [ditto] 2 &c. 216 251–198–2s.—P.
  • 65. 7 Cyder hhds—246—£1—P.14
  • 66. Centerbits 3 &c. 141 154 236 278 300–75–8s.—P.
  • 67. Chaffing dishes 2 &c. V[ide] 24.
  • 68. Chair 2 wheels & harness—20—£20.—No. 38, £17.
  • 69. 1 old [chair] &c. V[ide] 21.
  • 70. Chairs 12 Mahogony—42—£10.—No. 6, £11.0.6.15
  • 71. 2 Corner do—43—£2.
  • 72. 10 leather [chairs]—46—£2—No. 79, 11, £2.2.
  • 73. 1 easy do—47—£3—No. 7, £6.
  • 74. Chairs 5 old &c. 85 377–54–17s.6d.
  • 75. 5 [ditto] & a table & a Trunk—55—£1.15.
  • 76. 5 [ditto] leather &c. V[ide] 31.
  • 77. 4 [ditto] Canebottom—155—£1.
  • 78. 8 Do & 3 leather—157—£2.15—No. 139, £1.6.
  • 79. 5 [ditto]—165—£1.5.16
  • 80. 9 [ditto]—168—£1.7—No. 106, £2.5.6.
  • 81. 12 [ditto]—182—£3—No. 31, £4.5.
  • 82. Canhooks 1 pr & 19 Whetstones—220–6s.
  • 83. Cherrypots 2 & 2 yds hair cloth—219–3s.—GW.
  • 84. Chest of Drawers—48–15s.—No. 10, £2.14.6.
  • 85. Chests 1 V[ide] 74; No. 132, 5s.
  • 86. [ditto] &c. V[ide] 34; No. 184, 4s.1d.
  • 87. [ditto] 1 & 2 Trunks—159–12s.—[No.] 185, 4s.6d.
  • 88. 6 [ditto]—206—£1.10–187–8, 2 [Chests] 5s.3d.
  • 89. 10 [ditto] &c. V[ide] 22.
  • 90. 1 [ditto] for Cloaths 15/ 4 old 6/–215—£1.1.
  • 91. Chisells 21 &c. 147 309–70—£1.8—P.
  • 92. Chocolate pots 2 &c. V[ide] 35; No. 127–8, 14s.11d.
  • 93. Cistern for meat & 1 Jar—196–10s.
  • 94. Clamps 9 &c. V[ide] 25.
  • 95. Cloaths brushes 2 & 1 pr pumps—183–12s.—GW.
  • 96. Close stool pans 2 &c. 149 152 167 215–217–13s.—GW.
  • 97. Copper kettle 1–121—£4—No. 39, £4.10.
  • 98. 1 large Do & 1 Iron pot—130—£10—P.
  • 99. 1 old Do—202–12s.—P.
  • 100. Cocks for some Iron Lead &c.—95—£3.
  • 101. Corner Cupboard 1–51—£1—No. 100, £1.15.
  • 102. Corn 695 barrels—[see end of doc. III-A–5]—£174.7.6—£90.
  • 103. Cattle 1354—[see end of doc. III-A–5]—£1565.4.6.
  • 104. Corn Crib, V[ide] 17.
  • 105. Cotton 510 yds—83—£51.
  • 106. Couch 1[,] 2 Pictures 3 Maps—44—£1.14—No. 9 [&] No. 4, £2.12.6.
  • 107. [ditto] 1–184–10s.—No. 143, 7s.
  • 108. 1 [ditto]—221–10s.—No. 153, £1.4.
  • 109. Crupper 1 & 4 pr Stirrup leathrs—111–7s.6d.
  • 110. Currycombs 1 &c. V[ide] 25.
  • 111. [ditto] &c. 213 221 258 290–101—£30.
  • 112. 1 [currycomb] &c. 321 335 393–293–10s.
  • 113. Casement & a Socket—225–6s.—GW Socket 6s.
  • 114. Collar & hames V[ide] 7.
  • 115. Currying knives 3–245—£1.
  • 116. 1 fleshing Do—77–10s.
  • 117. Cyder 500 galls.—280—£6.5.
  • 118. Dark lanthorn V[ide] 36.
  • 119. Desk 1 [&] 4 trunks & Lumber17—116—£6.10—No. 64, £2.
  • 120. 1 [ditto] V[ide] 31;18 No. 63, £3, No. 66, £1.15.6.
  • 121. 1 old Do—167—£1—No. 135, £1.8.
  • 122. 1 old Do & some trifles—180–10s.
  • 123. 1 writing Do—184—£1.
  • 124. Dogs 1 pr old & 1 brass fendr & shovel—156–5s.—No. 121, 7s.6d.
  • 125. 1 Do [“Doggs”] 1 pr tongs & waterpot—198 [197]–8s.—No. 181, 8s.1d.
  • 126. 1 pr Kitchen Do—201–15s.—No. 33, £2.11.
  • 127. Dog collars 2 & 1 Cooprs Compass—223–3s.
  • 128. Drawing knives 2–133–4s.
  • 129. Dressing box 1–153–2s.
  • 130. Duck 28 yds—78—£1.15—[John] Greenhow, £1.13.9.
  • 131. [ditto] 4 ps.—87 [86]—£10—Do, £14.7.10
  • 132. Duffell 15½ yds & 7½ Kersey—82—£4.19.6.
  • 133. Dutch blankets 8 & 9 hats—76—£4.3.
  • 134. [ditto] 3 ps.—84—£18.
  • 135. Earthenware & 1 parcel Rope—94—£6.
  • 136. Escritoire 1–167—£3—No. 138, £3.13.
  • 137. Fender 1 brass V[ide] 124.
  • 138. 1 [ditto] a hoe & 2 Waterpots—210–10s.—No. 152, 5s.
  • 139. Files 2 doz. whipsaw &c. 277–71—£1.4.
  • 140. 68 [files] of several sorts—72—£2.
  • 141. 14 [ditto] &c. V[ide] 66.
  • 142. Fire shovel V[ide] 124.
  • 143. Flannel 98 yds—132—£8.3.4—GW 49, £4.1.8.
  • 144. Fleshforks 2 V[ide] 35.
  • 145. Frying pans 2 & 1 Pott—91–12s.6d.—P, No. 95, 4s., No. 163, 5s.9d.
  • 146. [ditto] 1 V[ide]; P, No. 75, 4s.6d.
  • 147. Gimletts 12 V[ide] 91.
  • 148. Girths 16 & 2 Housings—65—£3.—No. 67, 17s.6d., No. 43, 44, £2.8.
  • 149. Glass a parcel old window V[ide] 96.
  • 150. 12 panes large Do—222–15s.—No. 111, £1.11.
  • 151. Decanter V[ide] 19.
  • 152. 2 Bell Glasses V[ide] 96.
  • 153. Gloves 5 pr mens—106–10s.—GW.
  • 154. Gouge 1 V[ide] 66.
  • 155. Grater 1 V[ide] 48.
  • 156. Grid Iron 1 V[ide] 35; No. 74, 5s.6d.
  • 157. Grindstones 1. a hide & Chain—10—£1.15—P.
  • 158. 1 [ditto] &c. V[ide] 9.
  • 159. 1 [ditto] & Iron handle—214–4s.—P.
  • 160. 1 large Do—239–12s.—P.
  • 161. 1 old Do.—278–3s.—P.
  • 162. 1 Do—294–2s.6d.—P.
  • 163. Gunpowder 75 lb. & 1 C 3 q. Shot—79—£8.18.
  • 164. [ditto] &c. V[ide] 34.
  • 165. Guns 1–40—£1.5.—No. 62, 16s.
  • 166. 1 shortbarrel Do & 1 Sword—179–15s.—No. 110, 14s.6d., No. 41, £1.8.
  • 167. 1 old Do V[ide] 96.
  • 168. Haircloth 2 yds V[ide] 83.
  • 169. Handmill 1–277—£1—P.
  • 170. Hasps & Staples 33 & 16 Whetstones—74–9s.6d.—GW, [nos.] 7 & 4, 2s.2d.
  • 171. [ditto] 4 &c. V[ide] 37.
  • 172. Hatchets 2 &c. 212 256 363–73–12s.—GW part, 3s.
  • 173. 1 [ditto]—276–1s.8d.
  • 174. Hats 30 Mens—61—£3.16.
  • 175. 1 Do—62—£1.15.
  • 176. 9 Do V[ide] 133.
  • 177. Hides 1 V[ide] 157.
  • 178. 3 [ditto], 5 hhds 5 Sieves & Lumbr—24—£1.10.
  • 179. 2 [hides]—144–2s.6d.
  • 180. Hinges 6 pr x garnet &c. 320 333–98—£4.
  • 181. Hoes 25 V[ide] 9.
  • 182. 61 narrow [ditto]—18—£9.
  • 183. 24 Do & 21 broad—99—£8.
  • 184. 13 [ditto]—147—£1.6.
  • 185. 17 narrow [ditto] V[ide] 13.
  • 186. 1 small [ditto] V[ide] 138.
  • 187. 2 broad [ditto]—249–6s.
  • 188. 7 Do—268—£1.3.4.
  • 189. 4 narrow [ditto] 12/ 4 old 2/–269–14s.
  • 190. 8 old broad [ditto]—270–13s.4d.
  • 191. 1 narrow [ditto]—287–3s.6d.
  • 192. 18 old [ditto] V[ide] 16.
  • 193. 756 Hogs—[see end of doc. III-A–5]—£232.1.6.
  • 194. Hogsheads 5 V[ide] 178.
  • 195. a parcel [ditto] V[ide] 62.
  • 196. a parcel old [ditto] V[ide] 17.
  • 197. Hoops for Cart wheels a Sett—249–12s.
  • 198. Horses 45—[see end of doc. III-A–5]—£306.
  • 199. Housings 2 V[ide] 148.
  • 200. Jack 1 Screw Do V[ide] 1.
  • 201. Jarrs 4 V[ide] 5; No. 36, 13s.
  • 202. 6 [ditto] wth some Oil & Soap—194—£8.—No. 129–30, 11s.6d.
  • 203. 1 [ditto] V[ide] 93.
  • 204. Inkstand 1 V[ide] 48; No. 93, 6s.6d.
  • 205. Ironchain 1 V[ide] 157.
  • 206. Ironpots 2 old—4–12s.—No. 165, 13s.6d.
  • 207. 1 Do V[ide] 145.
  • 208. 4 Do & hooks V[ide] 4.
  • 209. 1 Do V[ide] 98; No. 159, 1 & hooks 5s.
  • 210. 4 Do & 2 pr hooks—202—£1.10—P 5 pr hooks & 3 Pots
  • 211. 1 Do & hooks—279–5s.—No. 83, £1.1.2.
  • 212. Ironscrews 10 V[ide] 172.
  • 213. Ironware &c. V[ide] 111.
  • 214. Jugs V[ide] 3; No. 182, 3s.1d.
  • 215. Kersey 50 yds19—81—£8.7.6.
  • 216. [ditto] 7½ yds V[ide] 132.
  • 217. Knives & forks V[ide] 46.
  • 212[a].20 12 Do—188–12s.—GW.
  • 213[a]. a few [ditto] V[ide] 32.
  • 214[a]. Ladle 1 V[ide] 35, V[ide] 109 Sales.
  • 215[a]. Lampblack a few barrls V[ide] 96.
  • 216[a]. Lanthorn 1 old V[ide] 64.
  • 217[a]. Lead 476 lib.—19—£3.19.—GW, [No.] 80, 13s.4d.
  • 218. [ditto] &c. V[ide] 100.
  • 219. Leather 13 sides—77—£2.5.
  • 220. 202 sides [ditto] & 46 skins of upper—92—£49.4.
  • 221. Locks & stocklocks &c. V[ide] 111.
  • 222. 3 [ditto] V[ide] 26.
  • 223. Looking glasses 1 & a dressing Do—50—£2.6.—No. 137, £1.4.6.
  • 224. 1 Do & 1 Do—129—£1—No. 29, £1.3.6.
  • 225. 2 dressing Do—158–10s.—No. 115, 19s.
  • 226. 1 [“Large Looking Glass”]—171—£1—No. 134, £4.10.
  • 227. 1 [“Small Dressing Glass”]—181—£3—No. 1, £1.18.6; No. 141, 7s.9d.

    Maps & Prints

  • 228. Alexanders battles 5–163–13s.
  • 229. Caesars 12–162—£1.10.
  • 230. 3 V[ide] 106; No. 47, 5s.
  • 231. 4 Maps & 4 prints—154–8s—No. 116 to 119, 32 [“Picturs”], £3.5.21
  • 232. 3 Do & 5 Do—158–8s.
  • 233. 2 Do 2/. 5 glass Do 10/–161–12s.—No. 123 to 125, 25 [pictures], £2.19.9.
  • 234. 5 Prints 5/ 32 glass Do 64/–169—£3.9.—No. 136, 5s.
  • 235. 21 glass Prints—181—£1.5—No. 144, 5, 6, & 7, 30 odd [pictures], £4.3.6.
  • 236. Marking Irons 1 pr V[ide] 66; No. 37, 2s.
  • 237. Measures a pint pot V[ide] 47; No. 69, 2s.
  • 238. [ditto] a gallon pot—193–2s.
  • 239. 2 pewter [ditto] V[ide] 38.
  • 240. 2 [ditto] & 2 Riddles & 2 Shovels—207—£1.5.
  • 241. 1 old half bushel [ditto] V[ide] 18.
  • 242. Medicines—38—£8.
  • 243. [ditto] a parcel & some trifles—192—£2.
  • 244. Millpecks V[ide] 6.
  • 245. Millstones 2 pr hand Do—25—£4.10.—P.
  • 246. 1 pr [ditto]—152—£1—P.
  • 247. 1 pr [ditto] & a peck—290–12s.6d.—P.
  • 248. Milkpans 8222–123—£1.13.6.
  • 249. a parcel [of ditto]—148–16s.
  • 250. 2 dozen [ditto]—247–15s.
  • 251. Mousetrap 1 V[ide] 64.
  • 252. 1 Do V[ide] 44.
  • 253. Nails 8 barrels—89—£70.
  • 254. a parcel [of ditto]—209—£5.
  • 255. 24 m [M] 6d. [of Nails] £4.16. a parcel old [ditto] 15/–250—£5.11.
  • 256. Nippers 2 pr V[ide] 172–73—[no appraisal].
  • 257. Old hoes axes Boxes Hoops &c.—5—£4.
  • 258. Old Iron V[ide] 34, 100, 111, 16; No. 120, 7s.
  • 259. a parcel [ditto]—146–12s., No. 189, 17s.6d.
  • 260. some [ditto]—203–3s.
  • 261. a parcel [ditto] & old Harrows—240—£2.
  • 262. Ozenbrigs 9 ps.—86—£52.10.
  • 263. 350 Ells [ditto]—112—£21.17.6.
  • 264. Paint some red Lead & 1 table—211–10s.—No. 162, 4s.7d.
  • 265. Pails Piggins & Tubs—149–10s.
  • 266. 2 old [Pails] 1 Piggin 2 Tubs—205–2s.
  • 267. Pictures 2 V[ide] 106.
  • 268. 24 painted Do—162—£10.
  • 269. 6 painted [pictures] on wood—164—£1.
  • 270. 13 painted [ditto]—170—£6.10.
  • 271. a parcel [“of small picturs”]—178—£1.—No. 160, 6s.6d.
  • 272. 2 painted [pictures]—182—£1.5.—No. 167, 8 [pictures], 5s.
  • 273. a parcel of old ones—216–6s.—No. 168 to 178, 40 [pictures], £3.3.11.
  • 274. Pillow 1 & a remnant of ticken—108—£1.—No[s]. 179,23 10, 9s.6d., No. 90, 15s.
  • 275. Plaid hose 177 pr & 1 pr shoes—87—£11.4.3.
  • 276. Plains 75 yds24—80—£10—No. 61, 1/6.
  • 277. Plane Irons 11 V[ide] 139.
  • 278. 2 Do V[ide] 66.
  • 279. Pistols a pr & 1 Sword—39—£3—No. 45, 15s.
  • 280. Plate 23 lib. at 6/6–36—£119—JC £119.
  • 281. 16¾ lib. [ditto] at 4/6–37—£60—Do £60.
  • 282. 26 oz. [ditto] 15 d⟨wt⟩—191—£8.0.6; Do £8.0.6.
  • 283. Plate case [“Press”] 1–186—£2.10—No. 150, £2.12.
  • 284. Plows 4–271–14s.—P.
  • 285. Rasp 1 V[ide] 37.
  • 286. Riddles 2 V[ide] 240.
  • 287. Rolls 39 ps.—85—£52.10.
  • 288. 1 ps. [ditto] & sevl wrappers—113—£3.
  • 289. Rope 1 ps.—84–6s.—[John] Greenhow, £9.12.1.25
  • 290. a parcel [of ditto] V[ide] 135 111.
  • 291. Rug 1–106—£1—GW.
  • 292. Saddle & bridle 1 V[ide] 3; No. 92, £1.0.6.
  • 293. Saines a new one—26—£7.
  • 294. 2 Casks old [ditto] V[ide] 100–27—£4.
  • 295. 2 large ones & Ropes—102—£20.
  • 296. Safes 2 V[ide] 5, 64; No. 131, 9s.
  • 297. Saws 6 whipsaws & 2 x cut—23—£4—GW 2 w[hipsaws] £1.
  • 298. 1 handsaw, V[ide] 36.
  • 299. 1 handsaw—275–7s.6d.
  • 300. Sawwrests 1 (1 V[ide] 66)–69–1s.3d.
  • 301. Salt a parcel—93—£10.
  • 302. A small quantity of large [ditto]—213–8s.
  • 303. 7 bushels [ditto]—274–17s.6d.
  • 304. Scales 1 pr (1 pr V[ide] 35)–151–10s.—No. 57, £1.1.6, No. 154, 2s.
  • 305. Schooner 1–28—£50—[John] Greenhow £50.
  • 306. Scythes & furniture 6–100—£2.
  • 307. Serge Denim 3 yds & 2 Remnts Tammy—63—£2.5.—E. Bacon, S[erge] £2.2.6.
  • 308. Sheep 238—[see end of doc. III-A–5]—£56.16.26
  • 309. Sheepshears 6 pr V[ide] 91.
  • 310. Shoes 12 pr mens Do & Slippers—60—£5.
  • 311. 39 pr Negro Do—115–6.16.6.
  • 312. 1 pr Do—137–3s.
  • 313. 1 pr Pumps V[ide] 95.
  • 314. Shoethread a parcel—109—£1.
  • 315. Shovels 2 V[ide] 240.
  • 316. 2 Do V[ide] 22.
  • 317. Shot 1 C 3 qrs V[ide] 163.
  • 318. [ditto] &c. V[ide] 34.
  • 319. abot 40 lib. mixed [shot]—218–10s.—No. 114, 5s.3d.
  • 320. Sickles 1 doz. V[ide] 180.
  • 321. [ditto] 6 V[ide] 112.
  • 322. Sieves 4 brass 1 Iron V[ide] 178.
  • 323. 1 Search & 1 Sifter V[ide] 36.
  • 324. 21 course Sifters—90–1.6.3.
  • 325. 1 Search V[ide] 44; No. 96, 1s.3d.
  • 326. 2 Wire Seives—276–7s.
  • 327. 1 Wheat Sieve—295–3s.
  • 328. Skillets 2 old & 2 Tea Kettles—119—£1.5—No. 126, £2; No. 70, 3s.
  • 329. 2 bellmettle Do—199–12s.—No. 56, £1.1.
  • 330. Slate 1 & pencils—110–2s.—GW.
  • 331. Snuffers 1 pr V[ide] 46.
  • 332. 2 pr [ditto] V[ide] 47.
  • 333. Spades 11 V[ide] 180.
  • 334. 1 old Do—275–1s.
  • 335. Spancels27 1 pr Iron V[ide] 112.
  • 336. Spinning wheel 1 V[ide] 44.
  • 337. Spits 2 V[ide] 35; No. 183, 6s.6d.
  • 338. Staples 33 V[ide] 170.
  • 339. 22 [ditto]—76–3s.
  • 340. 5 [ditto] V[ide] 37.
  • 341. Stillyards 1 pr—64–12s.
  • 342. 1 pr [ditto]—150–15s.
  • 343. 1 pr [ditto]—172–3s.
  • 344. 1 pr [ditto]—244–6s.
  • 345. Stockings 11 pr mens V[ide] 275–105—£2.17.6—GW.
  • 346. Stirrups 1 pr & 1 Chariot whip—114–7s.—GW.
  • 347. Stirrup leathers 4 pr V[ide] 109.
  • 348. Sugar boxes 2 tin V[ide] 48; No. 35, 9s.
  • 349. Swords V[ide] 279; No. 40, £2.10.
  • 350. 1 cutting Do—117—£2.10.
  • 351. 1 Sword V[ide] 166.
  • 352. Tables 1 large walnut Do—30—£2—No. 4, £1.15.
  • 353. 2 large Mahogony Do—43—£6—GW 1, £3,28 No. 2, £3.10.
  • 354. 1 walnut Do—45–10s.
  • 355. 1 Do & 2 Trunks—49—£1.10.—No. 149, £1.15.
  • 356. 1 table V[ide] 75.
  • 357. 2 Do—153–15s.—No. 27, 28, £1.5.6.
  • 358. 2 old Do—165–4s.—No. 161, 1s.3d.
  • 359. 1 large Do—185—£1.10.—No. 166, 16s.9d., No. 186, 6s.
  • 360. 1 square Do wth a picture in it—187–15s.—GW £1.
  • 361. 1 table V[ide] 264; No. 142, 11s.6d.
  • 362. Tammy 2 Remnants V[ide] 307; No. 59, 1.10.6, [No.] 102, 13s.
  • 363. Taperbits 4 V[ide] 172.
  • 364. Tar & Tarbarrels—131–15s.
  • 365. Tarrier 1 V[ide] 38.
  • 366. Teaboard 1 V[ide] 24; No. 101, 10s.6d.
  • 367. Teachest 1 old V[ide] 19; No. 76, 2s.6d.
  • 368. Teakettles 2 V[ide] 328.
  • 369. Thread 50¾ lb. bro. & colld & 1 lb. wt. bro.—104—£1.
  • 370. Ticken a Remnant V[ide] 274.
  • 371. Tongs 1 pr old V[ide] 125.
  • 372. Tools for sundry Tradesmen—124—£10.
  • 373. A Coopers Compass V[ide] 127.
  • 374. a parcel of Carpenters [tools]—248—£7.10.
  • 375. Trowells 2–135–4s.
  • 376. Trunks 2 V[ide] 355; No. 82, £2.1.6.
  • 377. 1 Do V[ide] 74; No. 80, 14s.6d.
  • 378. 1 Do V[ide] 75; No. 81, 14s.
  • 379. a parcel old Do V[ide] 33.
  • 380. 4 Do V[ide] 119.
  • 381. 1 Do—153–2s.
  • 382. 2 Do V[ide] 87.
  • 383. Tubs V[ide] 265, 266.
  • 384. Twine 17 lib.—103–17s.
  • 385. Vials V[ide] 34.
  • 386. Virginia cloth 36 yds—78—£1.16.
  • 387. Warming pan 1 V[ide] 41—No. 87, 9s.6d., No. 112, 8s.3d.
  • 388. Waterpot 1 old V[ide] 125.
  • 389. 2 Do V[ide] 138.
  • 390. Wedges 5 old—146–7s.6d.
  • 391. 6 Do—248–12s.
  • 392. 9 Do—270–18s.
  • 393. 3 Do V[ide] 112.
  • 394. Whet or Ragstones 16 V[ide] 170.
  • 395. 19 Do V[ide] 82.
  • 396. Whipthongs 5 V[ide] 36.
  • 397. 1 Chariot whip V[ide] 346.
  • 398. Wool 140 lib.—118–£7.–40 lb. 40w.
  • 399. Wrappers V[ide] 288.

D, ViHi: Custis Papers. The manuscript of the consolidated inventory, in John Mercer’s hand, is arranged in five columns: (1) the number of each entry, running from 1 to 399; (2) the item or items in each entry of this inventory, often followed by a number or numbers referring to other entries in the inventory; (3) a number corresponding to the number of an entry in the Combined County Inventory (doc. III-A–1) and in the table of disposition of goods (doc. III-A–5); (4) the appraised value, taken from doc. III-A–1, of the item or items in the entry; and (5) data, most often taken from doc. III-A–5 (but see also doc. III-A–3), relating to the sale or assignment of items in some of the entries. Mercer heads his second column “Inventory,” his fourth “appraised,” and his last “sold for.” He lists the items in the inventory alphabetically, and he has 406 entries instead of the numbered 399 because there are two nos. 31 and two nos. 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, and 217.

Mercer, then, derived this consolidated inventory from the Combined County Inventory (III-A–1) and the table of disposition of goods (III-A–5); he incorporated data taken from the various accounts of items of the estate either used or sold by the heirs (appendices A and B and docs. III-A–2, III-A–3, and III-A–4); and he in one way or another keyed his inventory to all of these other inventories and accounts. Most of the information contained in the consolidated inventory can be gleaned from one or another of these primary documents, but the consolidated inventory does provide new data and, as Mercer intended, serves as a convenient guide to the other documents.

In the printing of Mercer’s inventory, the tabular form has been abandoned. Instead, the data for each entry is presented sequentially with a period after the entry number and dashes to reflect the original divisions in columns. The first three entries with their explanatory notes demonstrate how the document is constructed and how it is to be read. Note 7 also should be consulted. When needed, the name of the item or the word “ditto” has been inserted in square brackets; bracketed words in quotation marks are taken from Appendix A or B.

1. The number after the first dash (in Mercer’s third column) always refers to the entry assigned that number in the Combined County Inventory (doc. III-A–1) and in the table of disposition of goods (doc. III-A–5). In this case, no. 224 in doc. III-A–1 is “1 Screw Jack and an old Anchor £1.5”; doc. III-A–5 indicates that the items in entry 224 were distributed between GW, for 3s., and John Parke Custis, for £1.2; and Appendix A notes that the anchor was valued at £1.2 and retained by the estate. Mercer’s wrong placement, in entries 1 through 5, of the numbers belonging in column 3 has been corrected in the printed version.

2. The pound, shilling, and pence signs have been added when needed for clarity.

3. Occasionally, as here, Mercer gives in the last column the amount charged to GW or to “P” for an item or items and, more often, what the item or items were sold for (see note 4).

4. After the third dash in an entry (Mercer’s fifth column headed “sold for”), numbers between 104 and 189 refer to the list of items sold at Williamsburg in October 1759 (Appendix B). Scraps of memoranda in the Custis Papers confirm that numbers below 104 in this column, as no. 34 here, refer to a similar sale list, or lists, which have not been found. Mercer always prefixed the figures referring to sale lists with “No.” Often the sale list number is followed by figures indicating the amount for which the item or items were sold.

5. The numbers (214 and 292) appearing after the description of the item or items in the entry (“Do 3 pr &c.”) and before the first dash (i.e., in Mercer’s second column) refer to entries in this inventory itself. The items listed in 214 and 292 are the items lumped under “&c.,” as reference to entry 57 in doc. III-A–1 demonstrates.

6. The number 76 refers to the number of awl blades, not to another entry.

7. I.e., see columns 2, 3, 4 (described in the source note) in item 6 above. Sometimes, as in entry 85, information about the sale of the item (column 5) is given in a cross-reference entry such as this. In such cases, a semicolon is inserted after the cross referral, followed by the data regarding sales taken from Mercer’s fifth column.

8. Entry 107 in Appendix B reports the sale of “1 Tin Basket & other Lumber” to John Greenhow for 11s. at the estate sale in Williamsburg in October 1759. See note 4.

9. The number, or amount, “3/5” is written after the number 99 in the “Sold for” column. See note 10.

10. To the right of the “Sold for” column in entries 21 and 22, the amounts are added up, perhaps indicating the items in entry 21 were sold in three lots (nos. 32, 99, 84) for 3s., 11s. 5d., and 8s. respectively and that the items in entry 22 were sold in two lots (85 and 138) for a total of £1.5 (25s.).

11. Elsewhere in the Custis Papers in an undated memorandum, Mercer wrote “30[.] Books sold for 18s. 6d.” See headnote of Appendix D: List of Books in the Estate.

12. Mercer has two entries numbered 31.

13. Mercer wrote the number 113 in the margin between the numbers 61 and 62.

14. The number 103 is in the margin between numbers 65 and 66.

15. “No. 6 £11.0.6” is bracketed to indicate that the items in 70 and 71 together were sold for that amount.

16. Below this entry Mercer wrote “V. 85.”

17. The word “lumber” is used here in its sense of miscellaneous or insignificant articles.

18. “1 V 31” appears to have a line drawn through it.

19. Mercer wrote “85” above “yds.”

20. Mercer repeated the numbers 212 through 217.

21. Brackets in the manuscript indicate that the items in 231 and 232 together sold for £3.5.

22. “82” is the number of “Milkpans.”

23. Item 179 in Appendix B records the sale of five pictures to John Grainger for 4s. 6d.

24. Plain is a kind of flannel.

25. Entries 289 and 290 are bracketed to indicate that John Greenhow bought both parcels of rope for this amount.

26. The number 238 is the number of sheep included in this item, and £56.16 is their appraised value. No number was assigned to this entry in the Combined County Inventory (III-A–1), and therefore there is no numbered entry for the sheep in the table (doc. III-A–5).

27. A spancel is a fetter for hobbling horses or livestock.

28. The figure £3 may have been crossed out.

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    Appendix E. Consolidated Inventory of Personal Property in the Estate, c.1761
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    Mercer, John
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    1761

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    “Appendix E. Consolidated Inventory of Personal Property in the Estate, c.1761,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/02-06-02-0164-0027. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Colonial Series, vol. 6, 4 September 1758 – 26 December 1760, ed. W. W. Abbot. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1988, pp. 301–311.]