Philip King Will: Estate Inventory

Philip King Will:
Estate Inventory



Inventory
of the Estate of
Philip King dec'd
No. 7564
Filed October 21st 1824

A true and perfect inventory and just appraisement of all and singular the goods and chattels rights and credits which were of Philip King late of this township pikeland in the county of Chester Yeoman deceased at the time of his death, to wit. --

  $
(Dollars)
C
(Cents)
Cash 151 01
Wearing apparel 8 --
Goods bequethed to his widow, to wit:    
1 Cow...................................................$ 12.00    
2 Beds and bedding............................... 17.00    
1 Twenty four hour Clock.................... 10.00    
1 Corner cupboard and its contents.... 10.00    
1 Chest and its contents......................... 6.75    
1 Ten plate Stove and 7 Chairs............ 10.20    
1 Coverled, Sheet and table cloth.......... 4.50    
1 Blanket 1 piece of flaxen linen........ 10.00    
1 piece of flanel and 2 bags................... 3.50    
1 Lot of Kitchen furniture..................... 5.00    
1 bag of feathers Wheel and reel.......... 3.00    
4 books and Looking glass.................... 1.31    
1 Table and bake iron............................. 1.00    
1 Tub, Churn and Stand.......................... 2.00    
1 Half barrel and 1 Hatchel................... 1.00    
3 open headed half barrels.................... 0.25    
1 Watering pot and lamp....................... 0.43    
1 Shovel and tongs................................. 0.25    
1 Lot of Earthen pots............................ 0.40    
  98 59
2 Waggons 2 Ploughs and Harrow 51 --
2 Horses 1 Cow and 5 Sheep 85 --
4 Hogs and 1 small shoat 26 --
2 Grind Stones 1 Wheelbarrow 2 75
1 Log chain and forked Chain 1 75
Horse gears and neck chains 17 15
1 [unreadable Swingling?] mill and Hatchet -- 50
Indian corn in the ear thought to be worth 21 --
Wheat and Rye in the Sheaf 70 --
Rye threshed lying in the Spring house loft 20 --
1 Winnowing Mill and half a bushel 4 75
1 Cross cut saw and [unreadable Well roap?] 2 50
2 Dung forks 2 Hooks and 1 Shovel 1 --
10 Cows Chains and 2 pair of Hobbles 2 50
1 fifth chain and 2 plough coulters 3 25
2 [unreadable ess?] Knives for cuting [cutting] Turnips -- 25
1 Cutting box and 3 pitchforkes 1 75
1 Swingletree and [unreadable bryer?] Hook -- 40
1 Cyder Mill press trough 2 --
1 Iron Kettle and a pair of Steelyards 4 50
1 pair of Mall [Maul] rings and wedges -- 50
1 Ax, Sledge, Shovel, Spade and Old Iron 2 13
1 Tub 1 Bucket and iron Kettle -- 38
1 Crowbar 1 Grubing [Grubbing?] hoe and some C. Tools [Carpentry?] 2 50
1 Crout tub Iron Kettle and Pot hooks 2 75
1 Dressor in the Kitchen and some earthen dishes -- 88
1 pair of scales and Weights -- 25
1 Brass ladle and blowing shell -- 22
1 Copper Kettle and ten plate stove 17 --
17 bags 2 Chests and some Bee hives 5 48
3 pair of bedsteads beds and bedding 23 --
1 Scythe and Cradle and wire scieve [sieve] 2 --
1 Musket 6 Chairs and 1 Chest 1 15
1 Wool wheel and 1 little Spining [Spinning] wheel 1 25
2 Saddles 1 Chair and Sheep shears 2 --
1 Large Bible and some other German books 6 --
1 Cloeths [Clothes] press and a lot of pewter plates 3 --
4 pieces of tow linnen and 4 Yards of tow [unreadable Stripe?] 16 --
5 Empty Hogsheads and 5 barrels 4 25
3 Coverleds 5 Sheets and 1 bed case 13 50
1 Market wallet, Woollen and tow yarn 6 90
Bonds and Notes 6180 70
Book Accounts 23 92 ½
     

Whole amount of his personal Estate

6891 41 ½

Taken and appraised by us the Subscribers the Eleventh day of October AD 1824

[Signatures of Henry Slayer and James Pennebecker]

Chester County

On the Eighteenth day of October 1824 before me the subscriber, one of the [Justices of the Peace - crossed out, substituted phrase is illegible] in and for said county came the above named Henry Slawyer and James Pennypacker who being qualified according to law, do declare that the above inventory contains a just and true appraisement of the goods and chattels, rights and credits, of the said Philip King deceased, so far as the same came to their knowledge.

Witness my hand and seal

[Signature & Seal of John Ralston]


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