[Estate Inventory and Sale of John S. Murphy, 6 Jul 1840]
[Maury Co. TN Will Book Y, pp. 687-688]
[transcribed by Mark A. Murphy, 4 Dec 2000]

p. 687
A list of articles sold March 28th 1839		$  cts
Michael Roberson	1 Bare shar[?] plow & scythem	4.37 1/2
Mary Murphy	1 do	do	do	1.00
B.B. Griffith	1 Bull tongue plow		0.37 1/2
Mary Murphy	1 pair Jurs[?]		1.00
B.B. G---		1 do	do		3.00
Lewis Watts	1 weeding hoe		0.43 3/4
Mary Murphy	1 weeding hoe		0.25
C.A. Murphy	1 Grubbing hoe		0.87 1/2
Nimans[?] Morris	1 hand saw		0.75
Chas. H. Brinkley	1 lot of chains		0.87 1/2
W.G.D. Wortham	1 lot of augers		0.50
C.A. Murphy	2 iron wedges		1.00
Geo. Johnston	1 drawing knife		0.62 1/2
do	do	1 lot of pliars		2.62 1/2
Mary Murphy	1 lot of castings		3.00
do	do	1 tub Bucket & pail		0.50
Wm. Thomason	1 oven and lid		0.68 3/4
A.B. Alexander	1 pot			1.06 1/4
Mary Murphy	1 axe			0.50
B.B. Griffith	1 do			1.00
Mary Murphy	1 tray			0.06 1/4
C.A. Murphy	1 do			0.12 1/2
Mary Murphy	1 sifter			0.25
Iryant[?] Jones	1 axe			0.25
W.G.D. Wortham	1 lot of Bacon 100 e		9.31 1/4
do	do	1 "    "	"     100 e		9.31 1/4
do	do	1 " Nimans a morriSs 8 1/2ctsplb  11.00
E. Bryson		100 snd. cotton		2.25
do	do	100 do	do		2.18 3/4
W.G.D. Wortham	100 do	do		2.25
Mary Murphy	1 wash bowl		0.06 1/2
do	do	1/2 day chairs		1.00
do	do	1 table			3.00
W.G.D. Wortham	1 Disk			0.12 1/2
do	do	1 Justice manuel[?]		0.56 1/4
do	do	1 tol of Book		1.00
Mary Murphy	1 lookinglass		0.12 1/2
do	do	1 spinning machine		$10.00[?]

p. 688
Mary Murphy	1 candle stand		0.12
do	do	1 coffee mill		0.25
do	do	1 cradle			0.00
do	do	1 preSs			6.00
do	do	1 set tea spoons		0.25
do	do	1 lot of quans[?] ware	0.75
do	do	1 "  Bottles phals[?]		0.00
do	do	1 bed stand & furniture	7.00
do	do	1 do	do		6.00
do	do	1 small	do H		5.00
C.A. Murphy	1 Rifle gun and pouch	16.00
Mary Murphy	1 Trunk			0.50
do	do	1 tongs & shovel		0.25
do	do	2 Irons			0.50
do	do	1 pair and Irons		0.50
do	do	1 side saddle		3.00
Michael Roberson	1 mans saddle & bridle	7.50
Gabriel Macon	2 Baskets			0.25
John P. Wortham	7 1st choice piggs barrows	18.06 1/4
W.G.D. Wortham	9 2nd	"  "	shoats	21.50
do	do	1 Large spitie[?] sow & 9 pigs	7.12 1/2
do	do	1 sow & 7 shoats		7.18 3/4
G.W. Johnston	5 shoats sunup[?]		0.75
Mary Murphy	1 Roan mare		50.00
R.G.D. Wortham[sic] 1 Brown horse		76.50
C.A. Murphy	1 sorrel mare		50.00
W.G.D. Wortham	8 Barrels corn at $1.93 3/4
G.W. Johnston	8 do	do  "  $1.75
W.G.D. Wortham	8 do	do  "  $1.81 1/4
E. Bryson  	8 "	"     "  $1.75
W.G.D. Wortham	8 "	"     "  $1.81 1/4
do	do	8 "	"     "  $1.81 1/4
Wm. Burdsman	12 bu oat per bu 0.25		3.00
Mary Murphey[sic] on negro boy hirn[?] for vestuas[?] & clothes
Sworn to in open court		C.A. Murphy, admr.
July 6th 1840	Wm. E. Erwin Clerk

This is a true Inventory of the property of John S. Murphy deceas
1 negro boy about 11 year 11		1 rifle gun & shot pouch
3 head of horses	2 pr. Gun[?]	1 spinning machine 1 press 1 trunk
				1 falling table
1 cole & C as[?]	2 falling axes  1 wetny disk  1candle stand
30 to 40 stock hogs  2 hickory hoes  1 cradle 1/2 day winsor 6 chairs
40"50 Barels corn  1 Grubbing	1 looking glass  1 Bed stand & furniture
1 slak fodder  2 Chies gouge[?] 1Kettle  2 pots & 2 skittles 2 pot rack 
1 "  bats	3 Acyes[?]  2 smoothing irons 1 tub 1 bucket 1 pail
2 pows 2 cleviase  1 hand saw 1 side saddle five shovel & tongs 1 [??]
irons & swingttner[?] 1 plow & a stock 8to 10 book 1 tel era dryware[?] 1 knife&fork
1 B. cosyn felor[?] 	1 iron wedge 1/2 day silver tea spoon
	1 drawing knife		C.A. Murphy Admr.

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