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III-A-1. Combined County Inventory of Slaves and Personal Property in the Estate, 1757–58

Document III-A-1

Combined County Inventory of Slaves and Personal Property in the Estate

[1757–58]

The Appraisements of the Estate of Danl Parke Custis According to the Returns made to the County ⟨Cour⟩t of New Kent by Sworn appraisers whose Names are herunto annex’d

[New Kent County, 20 Oct. 1757]

A Negro Man named Anthony £20;1 Ditto Shomberg 45.; Ditto Squire 50.; Ditto Morris 60.; Ditto Jack Palmer 50.; Ditto Jemmy 12.; Ditto Ned 50.; Ditto Brunswick 40.; Ditto Michael 60.; Ditto Joe 60.; Ditto Sampson 1[s.]; A Negroe Woman Jenny 45.; Ditto Moll 45.; Ditto Doll 40.; Ditto Jemima 35.; Ditto Betty & Child Austin 60.; Child Hue 15.; Girl Nanny 40.; Ditto Sall 35.; Boy Davy 35.; Ditto Julius 30.; Ditto Joe 20.; Ditto John 15.; Ditto Peter 20.; Girl Christian 15.; Ditto Alce 12.; Ditto Lucy 25.; Ditto Doll 30.; Boy George 40.; Ditto Sampson 25.; Woman Alce ⟨illegible⟩; Boy Tom 4⟨0⟩; Ditto John 42.; Ditto Billy ⟨illegible⟩; W⟨oman⟩ Esther & Chd Phil 50.; Girl Eve ⟨illegible⟩o.; Ditto Hannah ⟨illegible⟩o.; Ditto Betty 25.; Boy To⟨be⟩y 17.; Ditto ⟨Emanuel illegible⟩; Woman Leck ⟨illegible⟩; Girl Fanny 20.; Ditto Queene ⟨illegible⟩; Ditto Grace 15.; Ditto Alce & Chd Phebe 40.; Boy Bob 20.; Ditto George 14.; Woman Abbe⟨y⟩ 40.; Boy Pompey 30.; Girl Amey 30.; Ditto Patt 15.; Girl Nell 15.; Boy Perry 25.; Ditto Sam 30.; ditto Tom 30.; Woman Hannah 15.; Man Charles Baker 50.; Woman Arbor ⟨illegible⟩; Man S⟨illegible⟩ 40.; ditto Gooding 50.; ditto Abram 45.; ditto Jacob 35.; ditto Goliah 35.; ditto Roger 50.; Woman Kate 15.; Ditto Moll 35.; Girl Arbor 10.; Boy John 20.; Woman Betty 35.; Girl Betty 12.; Boy George 20.; Woman Nan 40.; Girl Sall 16.; Ditto Phebe 30.; Boy Stephen 35.; Man Jack 60.; ditto Mingo 60.; ditto Ned Hall 50.; ditto Stephen 50.; Boy Shomberg 30.; Girl Rachel 30.; Man Will Harlow 50.; Woman Patcy 30.; Boy Tom 20.; Ditto Harry 25.; Man Joe 45.; Boy Davy 35.; ditto Billy 40.; Man Duke 40.; Ditto Bristol 35.; ditto Charles 40.; Woman Dinah 40.; Boy Dickey 25.; ditto Peter 30.; Woman Sarah 40.; Girl Peggy 20.; Boy Godfrey 15.; Woman Elizabeth 35.; boy ⟨illegible⟩ 20.; Ditto Paul 25.; Woman ⟨& chd illegible⟩ 50.; Girl Abby 20.; Woman Molly 50.; ditto Venus [ ]; girl Beck 45.; Woman Nanny 10.; girl Rose 30.; ditto Nanny 15.; ditto Cosiah 10.; ditto Nanny 30.; boy Daniel 25.; Woman Phillis 50.; girl Sarah 30.; ditto Nell 35.; Woman Esther 30.; Man Sam 20.; ditto Pompey 10.; ditto Breechy 50.; ditto Peter 15.; boy Billy 40.; Man Northampton 6[d.]; Ditto Isar⟨illegible⟩ 50.; ditto Bob 40.; ditto Tom 40.; boy Bat 40.; Man Bob 40.; ditto Tom 40.; ditto Prince 10.; ditto Jemmy 40.; ditto Isham 40.; Woman Jenny 40.; ditto Bella & Chd Milly 55.; ditto Kitty 15.; ditto Betty 20.; Man Paul 30.; ditto Martin 30.; boy George ⟨illegible⟩; ditto Martin 30.; Man Will 40.; ditto Dick 45.; ditto Jerry 15.; ditto Joe 45.; ditto Moses 15.; ditto Hercules 40.; ditto Narcissus ⟨illegible⟩; Woman Eve & child Dick 55.; ditto Nanny & Chd Nanny 50.; boy Harry 35.; Girl Sall 20.; ditto ⟨Crajah⟩ 25.; ditto Frank 15.

Amt of Negroes in N. Kent		£4,769. 1.6
1.	25 Hhd Flat with Cable and Anchor	25.
2.	1 Horse Boat, and 1 large Canoe	6.10.
3.	1 Ox Cart, Yokes, Chain &ca	1.10.
4.	2 Old Iron Potts	⟨.12.⟩
5.	A par[ce]l old Hoes, Axes, grubg axes, boxes, hoops &ca	4.
6.	2 Work Horses	12.
7.	100 head Nett Cattle	105.
8.	40 head Hogs	20.
9.	80 Barrls of Corn at 4/	16.
10.	1 Iron Chain, 1 Grindstone, & 1 Hide	1.15.
11.	16 Good Casks, & sevl old Casks &ca	10.
12.	1 Ox Cart, Wheels, Chains and Yokes	⟨3.⟩
	1 Bed and Furniture	6.
	80 lb. Sheet Lead	.13.4
13.	200 Barrels of Corn at 4/	4.
14.	304 head Hogs	91.
15.	284 head neat Cattle	360.
16.	1 Ox Cart, Chain and Yokes	2.10.
17.	25 old hoes and axes, and 1 Grindstone	1. 4.
18.	61 narrow hoes	9.
19.	476 lb. Lead	3.19.
	1 Charriot and Harness for 6 Horses	80.
20.	1 two wheeld Chair	20.
	1 Iron Mortar, 1 old Still and 2 pestles	1.
21.	25 Head Hogs	4.10.
	4 brass Tenders, and 1 wire rat Trap	1.
22.	1 old Chair and Harness & old Bedstead &ca	2.
23.	6 whipsaws and two xcut saws	4.
24.	3 hides 5 old Hhds 4 brass Sieves & Iron do & Lumbr	1.10.
25.	2 pr Hand Mill Stones	4.10.
26.	⟨1⟩ new Sein	7.
27.	2 Casks old Seins	4.
28.	A parcel hhds Casks &ca	1.10.
	1 schooner with ⟨illegible⟩ing &ca	50.
29.	1 Small [“Boat”]	1. 5.
30.	1 large table	2.
	2 large Sorr⟨el⟩ horses at 25£ each	50.
	2 large bay ditto at 16£ each	32.
31.	2 Small bay ditto at 8£ each	16.
⟨32.⟩	3 Ma⟨res⟩ and 3 Colts	36.
	1 old Roan horse	8.
	1 young Stallion	25.
33.	2 ⟨horses⟩ and two mares	24.
34.	⟨2⟩ old Work horses	12.
	2 young mares	16.
	⟨1⟩ young Sorrel horse	18.
	1 ditto bay ditto	12.
35.	1 ditto bay Mare	6.
36.	1 Silver Coffee Pot, 4 Candle Sticks, 1 Tea Pot, 1 milk Pot, 2 Salver’s 4 Salts and Shovels, 1 Sugar dish, 2 Beakers 2 Sauce Boats, 1 punch Ladle, 1 Strainr 1 cross, 12 Teaspoons, 1 pr Sugar Tongs 1 Strainr 1 lar: Spoon, 1 Rim & Castor Wt 23 lb. @ 6/6 pr Oz.	119.
37.	1 large Silver Tankard, 1 small Tankd 2 porringers 2 Candlesticks & Snuffers 12 Table Spoons, 11 small Spoons 1 Shovel 7 Tea spoons 1 pepper box 1 Sugar Caster 1 Can and 2 Small Dishes wt 16¾ lb. @ 4/6 pr oz.	60.
	30 Wine and Beer Glasses @ 6d.	.15.
	2 Tumblers, 2 Jelly Glasses, 1 cruet, 1 Salt, & 1 mustard pot	. 3.
	7 Sweetmeat glasses @ 1/3	. 8.9
	1 Sett gilt China and Coffee Mill	4.
	3 two quart Muggs, 3/9 4 Slider’s 3/	. 6.9
	a parcel of Earthen ware	1. 5.
	4 dozn & 8 China Plates & 15 dishes of China	10.
	A parcel China Tea Cups, Saucer’s, Tea Pot Milk Pot. Bowles and Canisters	5.
38.	An assortment of Medicines &ca	8.
	8 Razors case, 1 hone and Strop	1.10.
39.	1 Sword and pr of Pistols	3.
40.	1 Gun	1. 5.
41.	a parcel of old and new Books &ca2	4.
	2 pr money Scales and Weights	3.
	1 Mahogany Desk	4.
42.	12 Mahogany Chairs	10.
43.	2 Corner Chair⟨s⟩	2.
43.	2 Large Mahogany Tables	6.
	1 Marble Table	3.
	1 large looking glass	4.
44.	1 leather Couch, 2 pictures, & 3 Maps	1.14.
45.	1 Walnut Table	⟨.10.⟩
46.	10 Leather Chairs	2.
47.	1 large easy Chair	3.
48.	1 old Chest of Drawers [15s.] & 1 old Cabinet [£1]	[1.15.]
49.	2 Trunks and 1 Walnut Table	⟨1.10.⟩
50.	1 looking Glass and 1 dressing glass	2. 6.
51.	1 Corner Cupboard	1.
	2 Shagreen knife cases wt. 12 K: & ⟨for⟩ks in each	3.10.
52.	2 Tin Sugar Boxes, 16 canisters ⟨illegible⟩ gratn & ⟨illegible⟩	.12.
	2 Box Irons and 2 Stands & 7 Smoothing Irons	1.14.
	2 Beds Bolsters, 1 Rug, 2 pr Sheets, 2 Counterpains, 2 Bedsteads and Cords	10.
[53.]	4 brass Candlesticks 1 pr Snuffr & old Knives & Forks	.18.
	20 pr Sheets	8.12.
	41 Table Cloaths	14.
	99 Napkins and Towels	7. 8.
	24 Pillow Cases and Towells	2. 5.
	2 Pieces of Callico	4.
	10 Counterpins and 5 bed Quilts	12.10.
	2 Beds Bolsters 4 Pillows 2 pr Blankets 1 Suit old Curtains and Cords Bedsteads	10.
	2 pr Blanketts	2. 5.

	2 Beauro dressing Tables	. 6.
	2 dressing Glasses	3.
54.	5 old Chairs 1 Trunk and 1 Chest	.17.6
55.	1 Table 1 Trunk, and 5 Chairs	1.15.
	2 Beds and Furniture	12.
56.	2 pr of Handirons	. 7.6
	A Quantity of Wine of several sorts Bottles Juggs &ca	40.
57.	1 mans Saddle and bridle, 3 pr handirons 1 Cooler Treacle, Juggs and old Lumber	10.
58.	18 pr Cotton wool, and Clothiers Cards	1.10.
	2 Bell mettle Skillets, & 18 Patty Pans	2.
	1 Brass Plate Warmer 2 pr Tongs & Shovels	1. 0.
	a parcel Salt Petre	2.13.
	6 Potts and Jarrs with Raisons	1.
59.	a parcel of old Trunks, boxes and Lumber	1.
60.	12 pr Mens Shoes and Slippers	5.
61.	30 Mens hats	3.16.
62.	1 Ditto ditto	1.15.
63.	3 yds Serge dinem, & 2 Remts Tammy	2. 5.
	2 ps. Check and part ps. of ditto	4.
	25 Quire of Paper	⟨1.⟩
64.	⟨2⟩ pr Stilliards	⟨.12.⟩
	2 plate Baskets, 1 Bread ditto, and a bag Corks	1.
65.	2 [Housing] and 16 girths	9.
66.	[9 Cinches] and Clamps 1 curry Comb & 1 Belt	.13.
	[22 loaves] dble & single refind Sugar	12.
	2 Jockey Caps	.10.
[67.]	5 Whipthongs, 1 Search 1 Sifter, 1 handsaw 1 brass Cock and 1 dark lanthorn	.14.
	1 Tea Chest and 4 old China Cups	. 2.
68.	[4 M] small Nails, and a Paper brass nails	.19.
69.	1 Saw Rest and 4 brass Runners	. 9.3
	4 dozn Whetstones & a papr Sadler’s Tacks	. 8.
70.	21 Chisels, 6 pr Sheep shears, & 12 Gimblets	1. 8.
71.	11 plain Irons & 2 dozn whipsaw Files	1. 4.
72.	5 dozn & 8 file of sevel Sorts	2.
73.	10 Iron Screws 2 hatchets, 4 Taper bits 2 pr Nippers, & 1 pr Markg Irons	.12.
74.	33 hasps and staples and 16 whet Stons	. 9.
	9 Plain Irons, 1 gouge, and 2 Augers	. 9.
75.	2 plain Irons, 3 Center bitts 14 Files 1 xcut Saw Rests, 1 gouge and 1 pr of Irons	. 8.
76.	[9] Hats and 8 Dutch Blankets	4. 3.
	22 Staples, [1] currying knife & 2 fleshg do	1.13.
77.	13 Sides of Leather	2. 5.
	1 Crate Earthen Ware & 2 Baskets Corks	.14.
	1 Barrl of sugar & part of Barrl of ditto	7.
78.	36 Yards of Virginia cloth	1.16.
	28 yards of Duck	1.15.
79.	75 lb. Gunpowder and 1 C 3 Q. o lb. of Shott	8.18.
80.	1 piece of plains qty about 75 yds	10.

81.	2 ps. Kersey qty 50 yds	8. 7.6
82.	15½ yds dufle & 7½ yds Kersey	4.19.6
83.	510 yds of Cotton at 2/	51.
84.	3 ps. dutch Blanketting	18.
	23 glasses and 1 ps. of Rope	.17.6
85.	39 pieces of Rolls	52.10.
86.	9 ps. qty about 900 Ells bro: Linn	52.10.
	4 ps. Sale Duck	10.
87.	177 pair plad Hose, & 1 pr Shoes	11. 4.3
88.	Powder Shott, Chests, Boxes, Vials Casks old Iron &ca	10.
	1 pr Standard Weights and Scales	5.
89.	8 Barrels of Nails	70.
9⟨0.⟩	1 coarse Sifters	1. 6.3
91.	2 frying Pans and 1 pott	.12.6
92.	202 Sides, and 46 skins of upper Leather	49. 4.
93.	a parcel of Salt	10.
94.	a parcel of Rope and Earthenware	6.
95.	Sain Corks, Iron Lead &ca	⟨3.⟩
96.	1 Casks narrow Axes & 8 broad Axes	⟨11.10.⟩
97.	8 Cooper’s Axes 5 narrow Axes, 6 grubg axes Mill Pecks Augers &ca	⟨5.⟩
98.	11 Spades, 1 dozn Sickles & 6 dozn xgarnet Hing[es]	4.
99.	24 narrow Hoes, and 21 broad hoes	8.
100.	6 Grass Scythes and Furniture	⟨2.⟩
101.	Iron ware, old Iron, Curry Combs Stock Locks, Rope Lumber &ca	30.
102.	2 large Sains and Ropes	20.
103.	17 lb. Sain Twine	.17.
104.	50¾ lb. bro: & col[ore]d thread & 1 lb. whitd bron Thread	7.
	141 yds Irish Linnen	24. 8.6
	5 diaper Table Cloths	3.15.
	1 ps. Sagathy Shalloon Buttons & Twist	6.10.
	1 silk pattern for Breeches	2.
	2½ pieces of Nankeen	1.10.
105.	11 pair Mens Stockings	2.17.6
106.	1 Rug 20/. 5 pr Mens gloves 10/	1.10.
107.	1 ps. brown holland	3.
108.	a remnant of Ticking and a Pillow	1.
109.	a parcel of Shoe thread	1.
	1 Shaving pot and Bason	. 1.
	4 groce horn Buttons	1.
110.	1 Slate and Pencils	. 2.
111.	4 pr Stirrup Leathers and 1 Crupper	. 7.6
112.	350 Ells brown Linnen	21.17.6
113.	1 ps. Rolls & several ps. wrappers	3.
114.	1 pr Stirrups & 1 Charriot Whip	. 7.
115.	39 pair Negroes Shoes	6.16.6
116.	1 desk 4 Trunks and Lumber	6.10.
117.	1 cutting Sword	2.10.
118.	140 lb. washd wool	7.

	5¾ dozn Pewter Plates	5.10.
	41 Pewter dishes and 4 Basons	11.10.
	1 Bed Pan and 18 Pattipans	. 7.6
	1 Pesttle and Mortar, and 3 Spits	1. 5.
119.	2 old Skillett and 2 Tea Kettles	1. 5.
120.	4 Iron Potts and Hooks & 1 pr Andirons	7.
	1 dripg Pan, Flesh fork, Ladle Shovel & Tongs	1.
	1 Stew pan, 1 frying pan, 4 pot Racks & Lumbr	2. 1.
121.	2 Copper Kettles	8.
	1 Fish Kettle 1 copper Pot 3 Coffeepots 1 Chocolate pot, 1 Tureen, & 2 Tin Kettles	5.
122.	4 Jarrs, 2 Safes 1 apple Mill &ca	2.10.
123.	82 Milk pans	1.13.6
124.	A parcel Carpenters ⟨illegible⟩er’s, Cooper’s Smith ⟨illegible⟩ Awls & Lasts	10.
125.	154 ⟨illegible⟩ of ⟨illegible⟩ cattle	154.
126.	12 ⟨illegible⟩ Sheep	24. 4.
127.	6 hogs	30.
128.	5 ⟨illegible⟩ Chairs, & 1 Desk and Bookcase	3. 5.
129.	1 Looking Glass and 1 dressing Glass	1.
130.	1 large Copper Kettle & 1 Iron Pot	10.
	1 dozn Wine glasses	. 7.6
	8 Carboys and 1 Jug with Rum and Brandy in them 3 buttr Pots empty Bottls	7.10.
	1 ⟨Ja⟩r quantity abt 15 gals. Train Oil	3.
	1 Tierce qty abt 60 gals. Rum	12.
	3 Small Barrl Paint	3. 5.
131.	a parcel of Tar Barls and Tar	.15.
132.	1 ps. qty 98 yds white flannel	8.[3.4]
	1 Womans Sadle and Furniture	2.
133.	2 drawing Knives	. 4.
134.	5 Staples, 4 hasps, 1 rasp, brass Cocks &ca	. 5.
135.	2 Bricklayers Trowells	. 4.
	4 M 3d. Nails	. 8.
	5 paint Brushes	. 2.
	3 Locks 1 bung borer and 1 Belt	. 5.
136.	137 Awl blades	. 3.
137.	1 pr Negro Shoes	. 3.
	Total amt	£7268. 6.5

Edmond Bacon		Apprs
Lewis Webb
Frans Foster

20th Octr 1757

Estate in King Wm

[3 Feb. 1758]

A Negro Wench Dyner 45.; ditto Patt 50.; ditto Kitt 35.; ditto Sarah 30.; ditto Rachel 35.; ditto Lucy 20.; ditto Nan 12.; ditto Milly 15.; [woman] Frank 10.; ditto George 20.; ditto ⟨illegible⟩ 55.; ditto Pa⟨rros⟩ 65.; ditto Guy 50.; ditto Sam 40.; ditto Mar⟨lbor⟩ough 45.; ditto Solomon 65.; ditto Hector ⟨50⟩.; ditto David 60.; ditto Will 45.; ditto Sue 45.

	Negroes	£832.3
138.	10 Oxen	30.
	21 Steers	52.10.
	101 Cows and Steers	131.10.
	24 Small ditto	24.
	40 Calves	⟨illegible⟩4
139.	67 Sheep	20.
140.	4 Work Horses	20.
141.	30 Shoats	8.
	11 Sows & 66 Pigs	6. 1.
	38 Hogs	23.11.
	9 Small Sows and 25 Pigs	3. 7.6
	6 Shoats	15.
	3 ditto	15.
142.	A Cart &ca	2.
143.	A parcel of old Tobacco Hogshead 2 Corn Barrls & Corn Crib	1. 3.
144.	2 Cow hides	. 2.6
145.	100 Barrels of Corn @ 5/	25.
146.	5 old Wedges 7/6. a parcel of old Iron	.19.6
147.	13 hoes 26/. 6 Axes 18/. 4 ditto 3/	2. 5.
148.	A Parcel of Butter Pots, 28/. ditto Milk pans 18/	2. 4.
149.	A parcel of Tubs, Piggens, and Pails	.10.
150.	1 pr Steelyards	.15.
151.	1 pr Scales &ca	.10.
152.	1 pr hand Mill Stones &ca	1.
	whole amount	£1219.11.6

Wm Dandridge		Appraisors
Thomas Fox
James Richeson

3d Feby 1758

Inventory of the James City Estate

In the left hand Room up Stairs
153.	2 Tables 15/. Trunk 2/. 1 dressg box 2/	.19.
154.	1 Bed and Furniture £7 4 Maps & 4 Prints 8/	7. 8.
155.	4 Cain bottom Chair	1.
156.	1 brass Fender, shovel & old dogs	. 5.
In the Right hand Room
157.	8 Cain and 3 leather bottom Chairs	2.15.
158.	5 prints & 3 Maps 8/. 2 dressg glasses 10/	.18.
159.	2 Trunks and 1 Cloaths Chest	.12.
	1 Bed and Furniture £4. 8 Table Cloths 40/	6.
	4 pr Cotton Sheets 1 pillow case 60/	3.
	27 Towels 27/. 3 Fenders 9/	1.16.
160.	an old Trussel Bed	. 3.
In the Passage & Staircase
161.	2 maps 2/. 5 glass prints 10/	.12.
162.	12 Caesars 30/. 24 painted Pictures £10	11.10.
163.	5 prints of Alexanders Battles	.13.
164.	6 pictures painted on Wood	1.

165.	5 Chairs 25/. 2 old Tables 4/	1. 9.
166.	1 Warming pan and 1 Broom	.10.
In the Chamber.
167.	an old Desk 20/. 1 Escrutore 60/	4.
168.	9 Chairs 27/. 1 Bed and Curtains £9	10. 7.
169.	5 prints 5/. 32 glass prints 64/	3. 9.
170.	13 painted pictures	6.10.
	1 looking Glass	1.
In the Closet
171.	12 pewter plates 15/. 8 old ditto 5/	1.
	8 old dishes, 3 old Pie plates, 1 Bason and 1 Cullinder	[1.10.]
172.	Scollop Shells 1/. 1 pr Stilyards 3/	. 4.
173.	2 Candlesticks 6/. 2 pr Snuffer’s 1/. p⟨illegible⟩ hol⟨illegible⟩	[. 9.]
174.5	1 old Tea Chest, 1 Cannister, 1 buttr Pot 1 Decanter, 1 Basket	⟨. 4.⟩
176.	1 pr of Bellows	. 2.
In the Library
177.	A parcel of Books6	25.
178.	A parcel of Pictures	1.
179.	a Short Barrel Gun & 1 Sword	.15.
180.	An old Desk & some few o⟨dd⟩ trifles	.10.
In the Hall.
	a sett of Fruit pieces	5.
	a sett of Flower pieces	5.
181.	21 glass prints 25/. 1 looking glass 60/	4. 5.
182.	2 painted pictures 25/. 12 Chairs 60/	4. 5.
	8 Small China Bowles, 29 Saucers, 25 Cups	1.10.
183.	1 pair of Pumps, and 2 Cloaths Brushes	.12.
184.	1 Couch 10/ 1 writing Desk 20/	1. 1.
185.	1 large Table 30/. 1 marble Slabb £4	5.10.
186.	an old Dutch plate case	2.10.
187.	1 Square Table with a picture in it	.15.
In the Closet next the Garden
	a parcell of glass ware	1. 2.
	a parcel of China and Earthen ware	1.10.
	12 pewter plates and 1 gill pot	.15.
	1 Marble Mortar	. 7.
188.	12 knives and 12 Forks	.12.
189.	2 old Chafing dishes, 2 pr old Bellows and 1 Tea board	. 6.
In the Right hand Closet
190.	1 Tinn Cannister a small parcel of bottles a few knives & Sundry triff⟨l⟩ing Articles	.15.
191.	26 oz. 15 ⟨dwt⟩ Silver plate @ 6/ oz.	8. 0.6
In the Apothecaries Shop
192.	A parcel of old drugs and some old odd [“Trifles”]	2.
In the Cellars
[193.]	10 dozn Wine £15. 1 gallon Pot 2/.	15. 2.
	1 gross bottles 26/. 5 Jugs 10/	1.16.
194.	6 Jars with some Oil and Soap	8.
195.	2 Pewter measures 1 Tawier [tarrier], 1 Cock	. 4.
	A little Brandy and some old Cyder	1.

196.	A Cistern to Cool Meat and 1 Jarr	.10.
197.	1 pr of old Tongs, 1 pr of old Dogs and 1 old Water pot	. 8.
198.	1 Mouse Trap, 1 old Lanthorn 2 old Casks, & 1 old Safe	2.7
In the Kitchen
199.	2 Bell Mettle Skillets	.12.
200.	2 Chocolate Potts, 1 Grid Iron 1 Ladle 1 Pestle and Mortar, 1 brandg Iron 1 Frying Pan, 2 flesh Forks 2 Spits, 1 pr of Scales	1.
201.	1 pair of Kitchen Dogs	.15.
202.	4 pots and two pr pot Hooks 30/. old Kettle 12/	2. 2.
203.	Some old Iron	. 3.
204.	1 butter pot, one Search, 3 Chamber pots, one Mouse Trap	. 6.
205.	2 old pails, one old Pigg[ins] 2 old Tubs	. 2.
An old Negro Woman Cornelia		30.
Ditto girl Beck		30.
In the Grainery
About 50 Bushls Oats @ 9½d.		1.19.7
206.	8 Chests 40/. a Still £6	8.
207.	2 Shovels, two Riddles 2 Measures	1. 5.
208.	17 Hilling Hoes and 1 Coopers Ax	2.16.
	6 Sides of Sole leather ⟨illegible⟩	1. 7.
	6 Sides upper leather skins	1.
209.	A parcel of Nails	5.
210.	A Fender two Water pots 1 Small hoe	.10.
211.	A Table and a small quantity of Red Lead	.10.
Up Stairs
212.	10 Chests, two Shovels and one old Bedstead	2.10.
In the Salt House
213.	A Small quantity of large Salt	. 8.
In the Coach House
214.	1 Grind Stone and Iron handle	. 4.
In the Store Loft
215.	1 Cloaths Chest 15/. 4 old Chests 6/	1. 1.
216.	a parcel of old Pictures	. 6.
217.	An old Gun, a few small Barrls Lampblack, a parcel of old Window glass 2 close stools pans & 2 Bell glasses	.13.
218.	about 40 lb. of mixd Shott	.10.
219.	2 yds of hair Cloth and 2 Tin Cherry pots	. 3.
220.	16 Scyth Stones, 3 rubbers and 1 pair of Canhooks	. 6.
221.	1 leather Russell Couch	.10.
222.	12 pains large glass	.15.
	1 garden pot	. 2.
223.	2 Dog Collars and one Cowpers Compass	. 3.
224.	1 Screw Jack and an old Anchor	1. 5.
225.	Some old Casements and a piece of hollow brass	. 6.
	whole amt	£ 268. 2.1

John Blair Junr		Apprairs
Peter Scott
John Prentis

York

226.	2 Sows and two Barrows 36/. 20 Shoats and Pigs 60/	4.16.
⟨227.⟩	6 Calves 48/. 15 Steers £30	32. 8.
⟨228.⟩	24 Cows £30.12. 1 Bull 20/. 15 young Cattle £12	52.12.
⟨229.⟩	2 Sows and 5 Shoats 31/. 15 Steers £30	31.11.
230.	21 Cows £33.12. 2 Bulls 40/. 23 young Cattle £20	55.12.
231.	12 Steers £24. 19 Cows £30.8s.	54. 8.
232.	13 young Cattle £9.15s. 2 Bulls 40/	11.15.
233.	40 Calves £15. 10 draught Steers £20	35.
234.	13 Steers £26 30 young Cattle £19.10	45.10.
235.	25 Cows £41.5. 1 Bull 20/. 8 Steers £16	58. 5.
236.	13 young Cattle £10.8. 46 Cows & Steers £73.12	84.
237.	1 Bull 20/. 8 Steers £16. 19 Cows & Steers £30.8.	47. 8.
238.	2 Bulls 40/. 4 young Cattle £3.12.	5.12.
239.	1 Cart & Furniture £11. 1 large grindste 12/	11.12.
240.	A parcel of old Iron & Harrows 40/. 9 large Hogs £11.14.	13.14.
241.	4 Sows, 1 boar £4. 20 young hogs £10	14.
242.	10 Shoats 50/. 12 Pigs 12/	3. 2.
243.	1 Cart harness & 3 horses £15. 1 horse £7	22.
244.	1 young bay horse £20. 1 pr Stilliards 6/	20. 6.
[24]5.	3 Currying Knives 20/. 3 butter pots 9/	1. 9.
246.	7 Cyder Hhds 20/. 300 Barls Corn @ 6/ £90	91.
247.	2 doz. Milk pans 15/. 1 Mill spindle & horns 20/	1.15.
248.	a parcel of Carpenters Tools £7.10. 6 Irn Wedgs 12/	8. 2.
249.	A Sett of Cart wheel hoops 12/. 2 brd hoes 6/	. 8.
250.	24 M 6d. Nails £4.16. a parcel old Nails 15/	5.11.
		£ 712. 6.
Old Johny £15.; Ockney 40.; Joe 60.; Cupid 50.; young Ned 50.; Crispin 40.; Peter 40.; Danl Twine 10.; Ned 50.; Old Captain 15.; Isaac 50.; Old Jager 15.; Eugene 45.; Mill Betty 50.; Frank & Chd Judith 50.; Jack 35.; Ockney 23.; Moll & Chd Brunswk 50.; Fanny 40.; Dinah & Chd Jenny 50.; Beck 50.; Cornelia 40.; Arber 15.; Patt 15.; Evelin 15.; Sall 16.; Moll 50.; Pegg 50.; Caesar 25.; Lucy 15.; Amey 10.; Roger 35.; Arlington 35.; Grace 40.; Old Chance 20.; Orange 40.; Miller Jemmy 60.; Jupiter 50.; Tobey 40.; Sam 50.; York 50.; Muccon 50.; Peter 70.; Will 50.; Bachus 40.; Be⟨illegible⟩ 50.; Ph⟨illegible⟩ 40.; Arlington 5.; Alice 40.; Hannah 40.; Tom 20.; Lydia 26.; Grace & Chd 50.; Old Nanny 25.; Betty 40.; Eulin & Chd Phil 50.; Acre 40.; Hannah 25.; Sukey 25.; Doll 15.; Alice 16.; Daphne & Chd Jemy 55.; Pegg 25.; Danl 20.; Nelly 15.; George 30.; Betty 35.; Daphne 25.; Fabbey 45.; Ned 35.
		Negroes [£]2501.
		[Total] £3213. 6.

John Blair Junr		Appraisers
Matthew Shields
William Graves

Northampton

Caesar £10.; Simon 30.; Gurshire 40.; Susannah 30.; Gurshire 35.; Simon 15.; Caesar 10.; Doll 20.; Perry 25.; 1 young Fellow 35.; Judith 30.; 1 old Wench 30.; George 30.; Daniel 15.; Perry 7.; Polly 15.
	Negroes	[£] 377.
Stock of Cattle at Arlington
251.	2 Bulls 40/. 16 Cows £16	18.
252.	3 young Steers 70/. 14 Calves 70/	7.
Stock of Cattle at Smiths Isld
⟨253.⟩	6 Cows and Calves at 25/	7.10.
⟨254.⟩	4 four years old Steer’s at 25/	5.
⟨255.⟩	6 two years old Ditto @ 12/	3.12.
⟨256.⟩	6 one year old ditto @ 7/6	2. 5.
⟨257.⟩	Abt 80 or 90 wild Cattle @ 12/6	53. 2. 6
Stock of Cattle at Mockon [Mockhorn] Isld
⟨258.⟩	4 large Steers @ 45/. 1 Steer 25/	10. 5.
⟨25⟩9.	19 Cows £19. ⟨2⟩ Heifer’s 40/	⟨21.⟩
260.	21 Year olds £7.17.6 five Calves 25/ 1 Bull 17/6	10.
261.	3 young Horses @ 70/	10.10.
262.	2 old Ditto	6.
⟨263.⟩	⟨1⟩ Ditto	⟨illegible⟩
⟨264.⟩	⟨illegible⟩ old Mare ⟨illegible⟩ Colt	⟨illegible⟩.10.
26⟨5.⟩	50 Sheep @ 5/	12.10.
⟨2⟩66.8	5 old axes a⟨nd⟩ one broad Ax 2/	[.12.]
[2]68.	7 New broad hoes @ 3/4	1. 3. 4
[2]69.	4 narrow ditto @ 3/. 4 [old] ditto @ 6d.	⟨.14.⟩
[2]70.	8 old broad ditto @ 20d. [9] Wedges	1.11. 4
[2]71.	4 old plows @ 3/6	.14.
[272.]	1 Cart and Wheels	1.17. 6
[27]3.	1 old Cart	. 5.
[27]4.	7 Bushels of Salt @ 2/6	.17. 6
[275.]	1 old Spade 1/. 1 handsaw 7/6	. 8. 6
[276.]	1 Hatchet 1/8. 2 wier Sieves @ 3/6	. 8. 8
[277.]	1 hand Mill 20/. 1 Ditto 13/6	1.13. 6
[278.]	1 old Grindstone 3/. 1 Augur 2/	. 5.
	⟨illegible⟩ new Narrow Axes @ 4/	.12.
279.	1 Iron Pot and pothooks	.10.
280.	500 gals. Cyder @ [3d.]	6. 5.
	whole amt	£ 563.16.[10]

Littleton Eyre		Appraisors
John Kendal
John Wilkins

Hanover

281.	1 old Bay horse £5. ditto £5	10.
282.	5 Hogs 50. 16 Shoats £4. 4 Sows and 24 pigs	8.10.
283.	1 Ox Cart & Wheels with 2 Yokes & Chains	3.
284.	4 Working Steers	8.
285.	6 Cows £6. 4 Heifers £4	10.
286.	11 young Cattle £8.5. 1 Bull 20/. 3 Calves	10.

287.	1 new narrow hoe	. 3.[6]
288.	18 old hoes 32 Axes, & some other old Iron	1. 5.
289.	1 Collar and Haims & 1 old Auger	. 1. 6
290.	1 pr hand Millstones and Peck	.12.[6]
291.	1 old half Bushel & old Barrls	. 2.
292.	15 Barrls of Corn at 4/6	3. 7. 6
[293.]	3 Iron Wedges & Reap hooks 1 old curry Comb & 1 pr of Iron Spancels	.10.
294.	1 grind Stone	. 2. 6
[295.]	1 Wheat Sieve	. 3.
Matt £45.; Sarah 30.; Jenn⟨y⟩ 40.; Morris 25.; ⟨Joh⟩n 20.; Patrick 15.; William 6.; Alice 25.; Sam 45.; Moll 35.; Kitt 40.; Bob 25.; Paul 23.; Davy 12.; Hannah 25.; Jenny 8.
		Negroes £ 419
		474.17. 6

Willm Taylor		Appraisors
George Taylor
Elisha Meridith

	Negroes
	£ s. d.	goods & Chatl	Total appd
New Kent	[4769.1].6	£2499. 4.11	7268. 6. 5
King William	[832.]	387.11. 69	1219.11. 6
James City	[60.]	208. 2. 1	268.[2. 1]
York	[2501.]	712. 6.	[3213. 6.]
North⟨ampton⟩	[377.]	[186.16.10]	[563.16.10]
Hano⟨ver⟩	[419.]	[55.17. 6]	[474.17. 6]
[Totals]10	[8958.1.6]	[4049.18.10]	[13008. 0. 4]

D, ViLxW: Washington’s Account Book. After Daniel Parke Custis’s death in 1757, three court-appointed appraisers in each of the six counties where Custis had owned land took inventory in 1757 and 1758 of Custis’s personal property. As GW’s heading of the Combined County Inventory indicates, the appraisers returned their inventories and appraisals to the New Kent County court, not to the General Court as the law allowed (see Editorial Note, 20 April 1759–5 Nov. 1761). Presumably it was John Mercer as attorney who initially made, or had made, the combined county inventory from the separate county inventories deposited at the New Kent County court. Mercer based the accounts in schedules A, B, and C (docs. III-A, III-B, III-C–1, III-C–2, and III-C–3) on the county inventories, and he undoubtedly attached a copy of the combined county inventory to the schedules when he submitted the documents to the court-appointed commissioners for their initial division of the estate in the fall of 1759 (see Editorial Note). GW copied in his account book the combined county inventory giving the appraisers’ listing in each county of Custis’s slaves and other personal property with the appraised value of the person or items in each entry. GW’s copy seems to be the only one to have survived. Unfortunately, a part of each page is so water stained as to be illegible, but since docs. III-A–2, III-A–3, III-A–4, and III-A–5, as well as Appendix E, are not simply based upon but are derived wholly or in part from the Combined County Inventory it has been possible to provide in square brackets the gist of much of the illegible material. Most of the insertions in square brackets are taken from the documents that are directly derived from this inventory and therefore are in a sense suppositious readings of the original.

1. To save space, we have not used GW’s tubular form in listing the slaves. A semicolon is used to separate entries, and the figure following the name is the appraised value of the slave, in pounds unless otherwise noted. In GW’s table each slave is identified as a Negro.

2. See Appendix E, entry 30.

3. The actual total for the figures printed here is £782, £50 less than the given total.

4. If the amounts for the appraisals of the other items in entries for King William County (nos. 138 through 152) and GW’s total for the county (£1,219.11.6) are correct, the appraised value for the 40 calves was £26.12.

5. There seems to have been no item 175 in the combined county inventory, but see Appendix E, entry 19.

6. See Appendix E, entry 31.

7. The running total through item 180 is £96.10; the running total through item 198 given in GW’s copy is £171.12.6 while the total for the figures given here is £170.15.6, a discrepancy of 17 shillings.

8. According to entry 15 in John Mercer’s consolidated inventory (Appendix E), entry 267, missing in the combined county inventory, was “3 narrow” axes valued at 12 shillings.

9. GW wrote 367.11.6 instead of the correct total, 387.11.6.

10. The manuscript is torn where the totals are given. The figures in square brackets are taken from or computed from the running totals in the inventory.

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Title: III-A-1. Combined County Inventory of Slaves and Personal Property in the Estate, 1757–58
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Date: 1757–1758

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Cite as: “III-A-1. Combined County Inventory of Slaves and Personal Property in the Estate, 1757–58,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/02-06-02-0164-0006. [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. 220–232.]