George Washington Papers

Appendix A. Account of Items Reserved for the Estate, 1759

Appendix A

Account of Items Reserved for the Estate

[1759]

Things reserved for the Use of the Estate & not sold

No.1
1. An Anchor £ 1. 2.  
5. An Applemill 1. 8.  
4. 4 Pots & Pothooks 2.  .  
6. Augers Coopers & other Axes Millpecks &c. 5.  .  
7. 1 Do & a Collar & hames . 1. 6
8. 76 Awlblades . 1. 8
9. 16 Axes & hoes 19.  .  
17. 2 Barrels 1 Corn Crib & old hogsheads 1. 3.  
18. Old Do & a half bushel . 2.  
27. A large Flat with Anchor &c. 25.  .  
28. A horse Boat & Canoe 6.10.  
29. A small Boat 1. 5.  
30. Colo. Custis’s books (18/6) 4.  .  
31. His Fathers books 25.  .  
33. Boxes & old Trunks 1.  .  
42 &c. Butterpots 1 Search & Spinningwheel 2. 3.  
53 &c. Cows yokes & Chains 25. 2. 6
61 &c. Cyder Casks 7½ yds Kersey &c. 12.12.  
66. 3 Centerbits 14 files 1 Gouge 1 pr marking Irons &c. . 8.  
82. 1 pr Canhooks & 19 Whetstones . 6.  
88 &c. Chests & Trunks 2. 4. 2
91. 21 Chisels 12 Gimlets 6 pr sheep sheers 1. 8.  
93. A Cistern for meat & a Jarr .10.  
98. A large Copper kettle & 1 Iron pot 10.  .  
99. An old Copper [Kettle] .12.  
105. 510 yds Cotton 51.  .  
112. 1 Currycomb 1 pr Iron Spancels 3 Wedges .10.  
115. 2 Currying knives & 1 fleshing knife 1.10.  
127 &8. 2 Dog collars 1 Coopers Compass & 2 drawing knives . 7.  
132. 15½ yds Duffell & 7½ yds Kersey 4.19. 6
133. 8 Dutch blankets & 9 hats 4. 3.  
134. 3 ps. Dutch blanketting 18.  .  
135. Earthenware & a parcel of Rope 6.  .  
139. 24 whipsaw files & 11 plane Irons 1. 4.  
140. 68 files of different Sorts 2.  .  
143. 49 yds flannel 4. 1. 8
157. 5 Grindstones 2.16. 6
163. 75 lb. Gunpowder & 1 C 3 qrs Shot 8.18.  
169. A handmill 1.  .  
170. 33 hasps & Staples & 16 whetstones . 7. 4
172.3. 3 hatchets 10 Ironscrews 2 pr nippers 4 taper bits .10. 8
174. 30 mens hats 3.16.  
178.9. 5 hides 5 hhds 5 sieves & Lumber 1.12. 6
180. 6 pr x garnets 1 doz. Sickles 11 Spades 4.  .  
 
181 &c. 145 Hoes 21. 6. 2
197. A set of hoops for Cartwheels .12.  
210. 4 Iron Pots & 2 pr hooks 1.10.  
215. 50 yds Kersey 8. 7. 6
217. 396 lib. Lead 3. 5. 8 
219.20. 215 Sides & 46 Skins of Leather 51. 9.  
238.40. 1 gallon pot 2 measures 2 Riddles 2 Shovels 1. 7.  
242.3. Medicines 10.  .  
245.6.7. 4 pr hand millstones & 1 peck 6. 2. 6
248 &c. 106 milkpans & a parcel 3. 4. 6
253.4.5. Nails 8 barrels &c. 80.11.  
257. Old hoes Axes boxes hoops &c. 4.  .  
261. A parcel of old Iron & old harrows 2.  .  
262.3. 9 ps. of 350 Ells Ozenbrigs 74. 7. 6
265.6. Pails Piggins & Tubs .12.  
275. 177 pr plaid hose & 1 pr Shoes 11. 4. 3
276. 75 yds Plains 10.  .  
280. Plate 187.  . 6
284. 4 Plows .14.  
287.8. 40 ps. of Rolls & wrappers 55.10.  
293.4.5. Saines 31.  .  
297.9. 4 whipsaws 2 x cut 1 handsaw 3. 7. 6
300. 1 Sawwrest . 1. 3
301.2.3. Salt 11. 5. 6 
306. 6 Scythes & furniture 2.  .  
310[–313]. 52 pr Shoes & Pumps 11.19. 6
314. A parcel of Shoethread 1.  .  
324. 21 course Sifters 1. 6. 3
326.7. 2 wire Seives & 1 wheat Do .10.  
334. 1 old Spade . 1.  
339. 22 Staples . 3.  
341.2.3.4. 4 pr Stillyards 1.16.  
364. Tar & Tar barrels .15.  
369. Thread 7.  .  
372.4. Tradesmens & Carpenters Tools 17.10.  
375.2 Trowels . 4.  
384. 17 lb. Twine .17.  
386. 36 yds Virginia Cloth 1.16.  
390 &c. 20 Wedges 1.17. 6
£892. 8. 1
Charge the Estate with  370. 4. 3
young Mr Custis with the balle 522. 3.10
Plate already charged  187.  . 6
to be yet chargd £335. 3. 42

D, in John Mercer’s hand, ViHi: Custis Papers.

1The number, or numbers, of each entry are the number, or numbers, of the same entry, or entries, in John Mercer’s consolidated inventory (Appendix E). This listing often gives additional information about the items in entries in the consolidated inventory.

2For the total charges levied against John Parke Custis’s estate to April 1761, see doc. IV-B, n.5.

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