Inventory of Estate of the late John Adams as returned by the Appraisers. With particulars.

Long Eastern Room
7 Mahog. Hair bottom chairs 2 Arm chairs			22.	50—
2 do Card tables			10.	00
2 looking Glasses			40.	00
2 Cut Glass Candelabras			16.	00
4 Window Curtains. White dimety			16.	00
1 Pr Brass Andirons and fender			8.	00
1 Turkey Carpet			20.	00
1 Oil Cloth carpet			25.	00
3 Porcelain Flower Vases & 4 stands			6.	00
Long Entry
Mahog. dining tables 3 pieces			18.	00
1 Marble slab—			15.	00
Venetian Stair Carpet			8.	00
2 Mats			1.	00
18 Brass stair Rods			2.	00
Oil cloth carpet			1.	00
Red Room
1 Damask Satin Sofa Red			18.	00
12 Chairs to Match 6 with cushions			40.	00
Red Room (continued)
1 Pr. Card tables			10.	00
2 Fire screens			4.	00
1 Straw Carpet			10.	00
1 Venetian Carpet			30.	00
1 Looking Glass			6.	00
Shovel tongs & Andirons Brass			8.	00
Dining Room.
1 dining table and leaf			6.	00
1 small square table			2.	00
1 Round Tea table and covers			4.	50
1 Sofa and Covers			8.	00
8 Wooden chairs, green, 2 Arm chairs			6.	00
1 Oil cloth carpet			5.	00
Firebrush & Matt—			1.	00
Long Eastern Bed Room
13 Green damask covd. Chairs, 2 arm chairs & sofa—			45.	00
Bedstead, Feather bed, bolster & pillows, down quilt		{
Curtains & Counterpain Damask			70.	00
1 Looking Glass			16.	00
1 Bureau & Secretary			10.	00
1 Washstand Basin & Ewer			4.	00
Long Eastern bed Room (continued)
5 flower Pots			1.	50—
1 Fender			1.	00
1 Mahog table & cover			2.	00
1 painted dressing table muslin cover			1.	50—
1 Carpet			30.	00
1 Close stool. Mahog.			5.	00
Long Entry upstairs
1 Large Mahog Bureau			5.	00
1 pine book case				50—
Venetian & straw Carpeting			10.	00
12 Straw bottom chairs—			9.	00
Middle Room
Bedstead, Mattress, Feather bed, bolster & pillows—			25.	00
1 Easy Chair			6.	00
1 Chair (for sickness on rollers)			6.	00
1 Table & green cover			2.	00
5 Hair covd. Chairs—			5.	00
1 Dressing Glass			5.	00
1 stand—			1.	00
1 Close stool			5.	00
1 piece Scotch Carpeting—			4.	00
Middle Room (continued)
1 Thermometer			1.	00
1 Eight day Clock.			20.	00
1 Gold medal, composition do & Box			23.	72
Small scales & weights			1.	00
Spectacles, buckles &c			2.	00
Wash stand			2.	00
Shaving tools			1.	00
Old canvass carpet			3.	00
Fire set—			2.	50
Mrs. Clarks Room
1 Rocking Chair			1.	00
Miss Smiths Room
6 Wooden Chairs			3.	00
1 Bed—			10.	00
Entry
2 Old Bureaus—			5.	00
1 Trunk—			1.	00
1 Looking Glass—			2.	00
Wooden Box & foot stove				50
1 pine dressing table				50
Clothes basket & shovel & tongs			1.	00
Painted Chamber
Bedstead, feather bed, Mattress, bolster & 3 Pillows			15.	00
1 Round table			2.	00
1 Old secretary			1.	00
2 Chairs				50
7 Trunks			7.	00
1 sett bed Curtains			4.	00
Girls Room
2 bedsteads 3 feather beds 1 Mattress, 2 bolsters 3 pillows		}
2 Counterpaines			25.	00
1 old Bureau			5.	00
1 Trunk			1.	00
6 wooden chairs—			4.	00
1 looking Glass			.	50—
Entry
1 Trunk. 10 Old table cloths. 17 Blankets—			25.	00
Men’s Room
1 Cot. 2 single feather beds—1 bedstead 1 feather bed		}
1 straw bed 1 bolster			16.	00
Quilting frame & old Secretary			3.	00
2 Trunks & old carpeting			2.	00
Closet
1 Marble Mortar & Pestle			1.	00
Old bedsteads, old coppers, tins, 1 pr ice pails, 1 cradle		{
1 chair, old Bureau, lot gilt ornaments, old Iron rods
old knife cases, old trays, old andirons &c			5.	00
1 case for plate			1.	00
China
Red flower
3 Turreens & covers	6	—
4 small do & 3 do—	7	—
2 large oval dishes—	2
4 do 2 size	4
7 do 3 do	7
1 Round—1 do	1
3 do 2 do	3
7 do 3 do	7
3 Butter boats 1 stand	4	—
3 sallad dishes	3
59 flat plates	59	—
23 soup do	23	—
1 Cream pitcher	1	—
2 Small plates	6
6 Custard Cups 9 Covers—	15
	144
	$25.00.
Tea sett gilt spots—
Tea pot broken, sugar bowl & cover & cream pot	—4	—
9 cups & 11 saucers—	—20	—
1 Cake dish & slop bowl—	2
	26		=2.	00
Blue China
3 Turreens & Covers 2 Stands	8
3 dishes—1 size	3
3 do—2 do	3
5 do—3 do	5
7 do—4 do	7
2 do—5 do	2
3 Butterboats 3 Covers 2 Stands	8
23 Soup plates	23
47 plates	47
3 Fish drainers	3 <47>
4 pickle dishes—	4	—
1 Patti pan—	1
5 Butter boats	5
	119
			=$25.	00
Dessert service blue
2 long dishes—	2.
4 do 2 size	4	—
China (continued)
4 Diamond	4	—
3 Shell dishes—	3
1 Fruit dish	1	—
14 plates	14	—
7 Tart dishes	7	—
	35		=$8.	00
Tea service blue flower white
1 Tea pot, 1 cream pot, 1 Sugar dish & cover 7 cups		{
& 9 saucers 20 pieces			1.	00—
Breakfast service blue
9 Cups 6 saucers, 6 bowls & 3 Saucers 2 Cream pots		{
4 sugar dishes, 2 cake dishes			2.	00
Red tea service
3 cups 5 saucers, Slop bowl & stand, Cream pitcher & Top		{
& two bowls 14 pieces			1.	00
White Tea service red border—
13 Cups 19 Saucers 32 pieces x=			1.	00—
Stock on farm &c
2 Oxen			65.	00
11 Cows			132.	00
1 Horse			45.	00
Stock on farm
6 Hogs			40.	00
4 pigs.			10.	00
1 four wheeled ox Cart—			30.	00
1 2 do			15.	00
1—4 wheeled Horse cart & harness			20.	00
1 Gig & Harness			100.	00
1 Carryall & do			130.	00
2 Sleighs			24.	00
1 old chariot Body			2.	00
1 do on runners			10.	00
1 lot pine wood			36.	00
10 cords wood cut on lots—			25.	00
Old cart wheels & boards			1.	00
Buffaloe skin & bells			6.	00
Pictures & Prints—
General & Mrs Washington (Portraits)			4.	00
Gen Washington (Small)			1.	00
Gen Warren—			5.	00
Tears of America & death of Washington			2.	00
Gens. Washington, Jackson & print—			3.	00
Gov Eustis			2.	00
Prints—
Genl. Lafayette			2.	00
Gen Humphreys			1.	00
Death of Chatham			20.	00
Gen Montgomery		{
Bunker Hill battle			10.	00
Busts
Genl. Washington		{
John Adams—
Gen Jackson
Dr Jebb			4.	00
Glass—
1 pr large Cut Glass Decanters (damaged)			—	50—
4 small do do			2.	00
4 large plain do			2.	50—
6 small do do			2.	00
3 Water do (2 damaged)				50
2 Custard pyramids—4 pieces—			3.	00
2 large cut glass bowls			5.	00
6 dishes & covers (Cut)			8.	00
4 finger glasses plain				50
1 sugar dish & cover (cut) 1 do plain			2.	00
Glass—
14 preserve glasses (small)			1.	00
12 whip do			1.	00
2 Brandy Decanters—			1.	00
1 square do				25
7 cut lemonade glasses			1.	00
12 plain do			1.	00
7 cut Jelly glasses			1.	00
5 plain jelly do, 12 fluted do			1.	00
9 Hock glasses, Green—				50—
2 blue Jelly glasses				25—
3 odd Glasses				25—
13 wine glasses—			2.	00
6 Goblets—			1.	50—
11 Tumblers			1.	00
1 doz Blancmangé Moulds			1.	50—
1 looking glass no frame			1.	00
2 glass Casters—			1.	00
Kitchen
12 Pewter Water plates 9 plates. 2 do [Grs.] 1 round 2 long—			9.	00
Common dining & Tea Crockery.			1.	00
1 Boiler			3.	00—
Farm Kitchen
2 Tables			—	50—
5 lamps			—	50—
1 pr brass candlesticks			—	50—
Copper ware			7.	00
Tin Coffee pots, pans &c—			5.	00
Griddle & 12 rings—			1.	00
1 Looking glass—			—	50—
1 Mahog table			1.	00
1 lot knives & forks—			2.	00
8 wood. Chairs 2 Arm—			4.	00
Old clock			7.	00
29 Earthen Milk pans &c—			3.	00
Woodware—			4.	00
5 bags—			1.	00
2 Tables 1 small do			2.	00
2 Ironing cloths			1.	00
1 Pestle & Mortar				25—
3 Flat Irons & 3 stands				50—
1 old press			4.	00
Lot old baskets—			1.	00
Wash bench & tubs—			3.	00
Farm House
1 Mangle & Rollers			5.	00
1 Counterpain			1.	00
1 Old desk—			1.	00—
Pine table & leaves very large			2.	00
Old carpeting			1.	00
Cot bedstead broken old boards &c—			2.	00
Cot bedsted bed & bedding—			6.	00
Empty casks & barrels			12.	00
1 Safe—			2.	00
1 Soap boiler & stand			15.	00
1 lot stone jugs—			2.	00
1 desk Green baize cover— 1 Chair—			1.	00
Silver—
1 Large Coffee Pot ([J. Q. A])	36.	10—
1 Tea pot. ([J. Q A])	14.	10—
2 Sugar Casters—	23.	00
1 Cream pot & pepper box—	8.	3
4 gravy spoons 1 sugar do—	8.	7—
4 Salt spoons—	1.	8—
2 Large gravy spoons 52d size—	41.	9—
1 Soup ladle—	5.	12
Silver (continued)
2 pr sugar tongs	2.	15—
1 Marrow spoon	1.	9—
1 Porrenger	7.	2—
1 Box—	12.	16—
1 Fisk knife—	4.	00
2 doz large french forks (Arms)	73.	10—
22 dessert do do	52.	00
5 large Dutch do	13.	00
1 doz small forks	19.	04—
1 do do french	37.
18 large french spoons Arms	54.	04—
16 small do	35.	06—
11 Forks—	34.	00
14 French teas spoons	11.	12
10 large spoons (J. A)	20.	00
6 Odd Tea spoons	4.	10
2 do table do	1.	2—
Wine labels		14—
4 Skewers	1.	12
Small ladle	1.	00
Broken silver	2.	18
1 Box	3.	14—
—603.17—
Knives & Forks
1 Doz & 2 Large knives & forks silver handles		{
1 do do			10.	00
21 Round handles no forks		{
20 do small			6.	00
1 Doz white handled		{
1 do Dessert
& Forks			5.	00
Plated ware—
1 Plateau 3 pieces & figures—			7.	00
2 pr candlesticks 1 pr branches			18.	00
2 pr candlesticks plain			5.	00
4 Wine Coolers 4 Wine Glass do			40.	00
1 Breadbasket			5.	00
4 Salts. 4 bottle coasters			7.	00
1 large Urn & case (10) Coffee Urn (2)			12.	00
Sugar & Cream Pot (gilt)			3.	00
1 pr flat candlesticks—			2.	00
Casters damaged—			2.	00
4 salts 2. 1 Mustard silver stand—2			4.	00
1 plate warmer & 4 baskets—dd waiters & canisters			3.	00
Butter cooler & brushes			1.	50—
Linen—
4 Damask table clothes not made up			$12.	00
2 do never used—			4.	00
1 do very large—			12.	00
2 do large size used—			8.	00
32 Napkins—fine order—			32.	00
8 Birds eye napkins			4.	00
11 do Towels			3.	00
12 coarse do—			2.	00
10 common table clothes old—			5.	00
6 pr fine linen sheets—			30.	00
13 do Cotton common			13.	00
4 pillow cases (Old)			2.	00
4 pr fine linen—			3.	00
3 pr do very old				50—
5 cotton pillowcases 2 pr do. Old			1.	50—
8 old linen sheets worn out—			1.	00
6 white Counterpains			9.	00
1 Calico			1.	00
Tools &c
4 Old Ploughs,			8.	00
1 Harrow—			3.	00
Tools &c—
1 Sled & tongue			6.	00
1 lot old Tools Corn House 1 binn—			12.	00
1 do Yokes &c 2 do			17.	00
Chains &c			12.	00
Stone Roller & Grindstone—			6.	00
Wheelbarrows			3.	00
Lot of Saws—			3.	00
Hay & Grain
English Hay in stable			80.	00
do in Barn			160.	00
Salt, fresh, & Barley fodder,			72.	00
Do in little Barn			40.	00
29 bushels Barley			22.	00
Stocks
13 Shares Middlesex Canal	a 260		$3380.	00
5 do West Boston Bridge	300	—	1500.	00
54 Fire & Marine Insurance	50	.	2700.	00
10 New Eng do	102	—	1020.	00
10 Boston Bank—	78	—	780.	00
20 Boylston Market—	100	—	2000.	00
9 Massachusetts Bank	270	—	2430.	00—
12 American	102		1224.	00
20 N. American Insurance—
$300 Savings Bank & interest			391.	48—
1203. U.S. Loan 6 pr ct. (1813)	a 101	—	1215.	03
3260.7. do (1814)	a 102	—	3325.	27—
1000 &c. do (1815)	a 103	1/2	1035.	00

Copy of the Inventory returned by the Appraisers in execution of the Warrant. See page 10.

Norfolk ss. At Quincy on the sixteenth day of August Anno Domini, 1826, the before named Daniel Greenleaf Josiah Bass and Josiah Adams solemnly swore that they would faithfully and truly perform the service assigned them by the foregoing warrant before me

(Signed) Thomas B. Adams Jus Pacis

In execution of the foregoing Warrant, we the subscribers, the Appraisers therein named, have taken an inventory of all the Estate of the said John Adams late of Quincy, deceased, which has been shown to us by the Administrators thereof, and have appraised the same on both as follows viz

Furniture
1 Set Red Damask Chairs, sofa, & cushions $58. 1 set green damask do $45			$103	—
1 Sofa & cover $8. 14 Hair bottom chairs 27.50, 1 Easy do 6. 1Rolling do 6.			47.	50
47 Common chairs $27.50. 1 Green damask bed w bedstead, Mattress down $70—			97.	50—
1 Bedstead & dimity curtains $25. 7 Common beds & bedsteads $74. Blankets $25			124.	00
Curtains $4 1 set Mahog dining tables 18. 1 dining table & leaf $6			28.	00
4 Card tables $20. 1 Marble do $15. 15 other tables $21. Bureau & Secy $10			66.	00
1 Wardrobe $5. 1 Clock $20. 1 do $7. 2 Night Cabinets $10			42.	00
2 wash stands $6. 3 old Bureaus $10. 2 do Secretaries 4. 2 pine desks 2.50			22.	50—
Sett dining China $25. 1 do blue do $25. 1 dessert do 8.			58.	00
5 part sets tea China $7. 3 china para pots $6. 5 Common do $1.50			14.	50—
1 pr cut glass candlesticks $16. 6 do dishes with Covers $8			24.	00
Decanters, tumblers, wines and other glass (broken sets)			33.	25
4 Window curtains dimity (16) 4 pictures (not family) $10			26.	00
1 print Chatham $20 1 do Warren $5. 1 do Montgomery $5			30.	00
8 Smaller prints $10. 4 plaister busts $4. 2 large looking glasses $40			54.	00
1 large looking glass $16. 1 glass middle room 6. 1 dress do 5. 4 Common do $4			31.	00
1 large Turkey carpet $20. 1 do [do Carpets] $30 1 do Venetian $30—			80.	00
1 do Canvass do $25 Venetian Stair do $8. do Entry do $10.			43.	00
3 Old canvass do $9. lot old carpets $7. 1 large straw do $10.			26.	00
18 Brass Rods $2. 3 floor mats. 1 hearth brush $3.			5.	00
1 do fire set $8. 1 do $8. 1 old do $3.50.			19.	50
lot of pewter $9. do ironware $10.50. Copper boiler 15. Copper ware 7.			41.	50
Tea ware $5. knives & forks $23. Common Crockery & Earthen ware 6.			34.	00
2 fire screens $4. Thermometer $1. Small scale & weights $1.			6.	00
Spectacles, buckles & shaving tools $3. 10 trunks $10. 2 Mortars 1.25			14.	25
Lumber in garrett $5. <[. . .]> bags & ironing cloths 2			7.	50
Mangle & Rollers $5. 1 press $4. baskets $1. brush and tubs $3.			13.	00
Woodware, frame &c 4.50. Empty casks $12. 1 Safe. $2.			18.	50
1 plate warmer & two baskets $2. Old waiters &c $2.50.			4.	50—
Table linen $82. Bed linen 143—			225.	00—
Plated Ware
1 Plateau with glasses & figures—	$7.
4 Candlesticks & branches $18. 4 do plain $5	23	—
4 Glass Coolers & 4 wine do a $5 each	40	—
1 basket $5. large Urn $10. small articles $20.	35		=105.	00
536 oz. [. . .] Silver-plate a $[. . .]			603.	17-
1 gold Medal $21.72. 1 composition do & box $2.			23.	72
Stock on farm viz. 1 Yoke oxen $65. 11 Cows $132. 1 Horse $45. 10 Swine $50.			292.	00
1 Ox waggon $30. 1 do Cart $15. 1 Horse Cart $20—			65.	00
1 Chaise & Harness $100. 1 Carryall & do $130.			230.	00
2 Sleighs $24. Old carriage body & runners $12.			36.	00
Pine wood (house) $36 do cut in woods $25.			61.	00
Buffaloe, bells, boards, wheels &c			7.	00
Plough, Harrow & sled $17. Tools & chains $41.			58.	00
Roller Grindstone & saws—			12.	00
29 bushels of Barley $22. Eng Hay in stable $80.			102.	00
English Hay in barn $162. Salt & fresh do & fodder $72.			234.	00
Salt hay in little barn $40. do in field (since in) $35			75.	00
Stock in Funds.
13 Shares Middlesex Canal	a $260		3380.	00
5 Shares West Boston Bridge—	300		1500.	00
54 do Fire & Marine Insurance	50		2700.	00—
10 do New England—	102		1020.	00
10 Shares Boston Bank	a $75		$750.	00
20 do Boylston Market	100	—	2000.	00
9 do Massachusetts bank	270	—	2430.	00
12 do American do	102	—	1224.	00
Savings Bank Deposit & interest—			391.	48
$1203 US 6 pr cent (1813)	a $101	—	1215.	03
3260.7— do (1814)	102		3325.	27—
1000. do (1815)	103	1/2	1035.	00—
Personal Estate			$24, 243.	67—
Real Estate
36 Acres 2 qr—1 Rod—Salt Marsh & upland as pr page			$2,526.	65
109 do 0—27—Woodland—do			4677.	50
95 do 2. 1—Homestead a $120			11,460.	75—
2 pews $120, 1 Tomb—$60—			180.	00

Total Real, personal & mixed $43,088.87—

Real Estate of John Adams late of Quincy L.L.D. deceased as surveyed by Mather Withington Aug 1826—viz

Acres.	qrs.	rds	Salt Marsh & upland
9—	2—	2—	Salt marsh & upland	a $83	—	769.	52
10.	2.	29.	Gull Island Marsh	58	—	619.	51
13.	3.	22	Cove Marsh	a $70	—	972.	12
2.	1.	28.	Rock Island do—	60	—	145.	50—
						2526.	85
Acres.	qrs.	rods	Woodland
15.	2.	32	Ruggles & Thayer lots	a $45	—	706.	50—
5.	3.	33.	Quincy Hancock do	35	—	208.	44—
11.	3.	9	Beale lot	25	—	295.	18
3.	3.	13.	The old Adams do	55		210.	62
27.	0.	12	Borland do	55		1489.	46
14.	2.	29—	Furnace or Field do	35		513.	54
6.	0.	39—	Savil Lot—No 1—	35	—	237.	26—
6.	0.	28.	do 2	50	—	308.	75
17.	2.	31—	Joy do	40	—	707.	75
109.	0.	27	Woodland	4677.80		4677.	80—
95.	2.	1	Homestead & buildings a $120—			11460.	75
			2 pews in Meeting house $120. & 1 tomb 60			180.	00
			Real Estate			$18,845.	20—