Joseph Richardson Probate Appraisal

Inventory and Appraisal
of
J. A. Richardson, deceased


Personal Goods and Chattels

  • 1 cupboard
  • 1 ward robe
  • 3 venetian inside blinds
  • 1 whatnot (fancy)
  • 16 jugs
  • 67 Gal. jars (stone war)
  • 4 Gal crocks
  • 3 meat buckets
  • 3 cedar buckets
  • 1 brass kettle
  • 1 crout barrel
  • 1 pickle barrel
  • 2 wood saws
  • 1 1/2 barrel
  • 2 grass sickles
  • 1 ice box
  • 1 churn (Pat)
  • 70 vinegar
  • 3 barrels
  • 1 bath tub
  • 1 wheel barrow
  • 3 hogs (taken by widow of appr.)
  • 3 axes
  • 1 saws
  • 1 hay fork (without handle)
  • 2 coal buckets
  • 1 gram scoop
  • 1 dirt shovel
  • iron spade
  • mattock
  • 1 hand saw
  • 4 ice hooks
  • lounge, trundle bed and cots
  • 1 clothes horse
  • 11 apple barrels
  • 6 wooden buckets
  • 7 split baskets
  • sash for two windows
  • 1 roll pins
  • 1 copper kettle and 2 tent pins
  • 1 key
  • 1 iron wedge
  • 1 box old irons
  • 1 sash locks
  • 1 barrel molasses
  • 1 empty molasses barrel
  • 2 garden rakes
  • 6 wash tubs
  • 1 brass kettle
  • 2 wash boards
  • 1 clothes horse
  • 2 hatchets
  • 2 pair large scales
  • 2 pair counter scales
  • 1 safe
  • 1 scoop shovel
  • 1 show case
  • 1 cow
  • 1 calf

Items Inventoried but Exempt from Appraisal
(could not exceed $100 value)

  • 1 sewing machine
  • 3 stoves
  • 1 bible and school books
  • pictures

Items chosen by widow



(except for cow, items could not be more than $75 value)
  • 1 red cow
  • wearing apparel
  • 4 beds and bedsteads and bedding
  • cooking utensils
  • table wear
  • (personal property not exceeding $100 value)
  • 1 clock
  • 2 safes
  • bureau
  • 1 stand
  • 1 extension table
  • 1 parlor looking glass
  • spring rocker
  • 2 mirrors
  • 1 kitchen table
  • 2 Rev. top tables
  • 1 mat rack
  • 12 cow chairs
  • 1 book case
  • 1/2 doz parlor chairs
  • 1 wash stand
  • 1 sofa
  • 2 paper racks
  • 2 small rockers
  • 1 cedar chest
  • 1 clock
  • 1 four pronged spade
  • 1 coal bucket
The widow and all children under 15, George L. C., Abbie S., Clyde Alva, and James Alonzo were allowed $100 each for their support for one year from the death of Joseph Richardson
The total appraisment of the assets was $941.81.
This included U.s Treasury notes, national bank notes, and or specie was worth $40.00