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Part of an estate inventory, Kentucky, 1789

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Inventory of Samuel Nesbitt, Bourbon County, Kentucky, Will Books, A:20–21, in Kentucky, Wills and Probate Records, 1774–1989 (database).

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. . . Pursuant to an order of Court to us directed we the Subscribers have proceeded to appraise the estate of Samuel Nesbitt deceased as follows. viz.  

One Horse at ₤8.10. One mare at ₤9. One mare Colt at ₤5.  

Six pair Sheep at ₤1..16 per pair.  

One black and white Steer ₤1.16. One red bull £1.  

One whiteback’d Steer Calf 15/. Three red pigs at 4/ pr p. 12/  

Five Hogs at 60 pr p. 50/. One red sow & Eight Piggs 1v2/ 

One Ditto & five piggs 10/. One ditto & Six pigs 10. 

Four Small Pigs at 4/each. Ten hogs at 12/ Each. 

One white sow & Six pigs 12/. The bullcow bull & Collar ₤6 

One dunn cow ₤3. One black cow & Calf ₤3. One brown Cow £3.  

One Heffer calf 5/ One Steer ditto 2/6 . . . 

 

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One Cutting Knife Screw & Steel 10/ One mallet 11/ 

One Weeding Hoe 5/. One ditto q. One pair Mall Rings 4/  

One Free 5/6. One Iron Wedge 4/. One ox 12/. One Ditto 6/ 

One Hand Saw 15/. Two Chisels 2/. One Inch Auger 4/. . .

 

Ono Double Free & Hingings 9/ One leather Collar 2/ 

One Iron Pitch Fork 1/6. One man's saddle ₤2. One Pair saddle wallets 8/  

One Rifle gun & Bullet moulds ₤3. one Shirt & Slack 12/ 

One Shirt Silver Brooch sleeve Buttons 

Stock and Silver stock buckle 18/. One Striped Jacket 1/6  

One pair leather Breeches 4/ One white coat 2/6. One paid Corduroy Breeches 4/. 

One blue coat & Jacket ₤1,4. One great Coat 15/. One drawing Knife 4/. 

One Broadax 9/6. One Foot adze 6/. One bell, bell collar & buckle 7/ 

One ditto 4/. One Pot rack 10/. One Fire shovel 4/. One large pot & Hooks 15/  

One Bake oven & Lidd 18/. One small pot and Hooks 15/.  

One ditto with Hooks 12/. Two pewter Dishes & one Pewter Basin 16/ 

Six Pewter Plates 11/. Eleven Pewter Ditto ₤1. One Flat Iron 6/ 

One Tin Coffee pot. 2/6. One Tin quart & Pint 9. One Pint Jack 2/  

Six Tin Cups 4/6. Seven Delf Plates 5/ Two Wooden Dishes 2/ 

Four Tea Cups six saucers one Cream pot & Six spoons 

Eleven Pewter spoons 4/. One Stalk glass 1/. One red cedar Pail 1/3 

One white ditto – One cedar bucket 1/6. 

One small dito 1/6 One butter Firkin 2/. One Cedar Churn & dasher 3/6 

One large ditto 5/. One Washing Tub 5/. One Dresser 12/.  

One Check Reel 6/. One Walnut Chest 10/  

One Walnut Bedstead, Cord, Bedtick, sheet  

Double Blankets, Quilt, bolster & Two Pillows

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