Dear List, Got this from My PML search. Hope it helps someone. Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sarah Reveley" <sreveley@grandecom.net> To: <LHODGE@NYCAP.RR.COM> Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 3:35 PM Subject: PML Search Result matching "Blackledge" > ===================================================================== > A result of your requested PML search. To refine or cancel this > search, please visit http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > ===================================================================== > Source: ENG-DURHAM-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ENG-DUR] More on those panns > > > http://www.harvestcomm.net/personal/bjsbytes/blckwil3.htm > > Thought you might enjoy reading about the salt business. The entire will is really interesting. > > > INVENTORIES > INVENTORY of the Real & Personal Estate of Richard Blackledge, Esq. Deceased taken October 20th 1777 Vizt: > 15530 Acres of Land or there About 49 Negroes 320 Head of Cattle or there Abouts 1/2 Lott No 108 Lott No.46 Do 36 Do 404 Do 405 Do 406 & Do 238 with Half a Front Lott held with Mr Neale where the Slaughter House Stands Salt Works as they now Stand at the Mouth of Cour Creek being 50 Acres of Land with a Salt Pann Abt 2-3 done 14 by 18 feet Squair about 1700 wt Barr Iron & a Suffciency of Plates to finish the Pann About 700 wt Lead 8 Kittles fixed for Boyling 3 Yoke of Oxen 2 Carts 1 Set of Smiths tools 3 Boats 2 Cows & Calves & Sundry Tools Consisting of Axes, Hoes, Spades, Saws &c &C for the use of the Works with some Little furniture for use of the Works People Beds &c abt 20M Bricks to put the Pann up with & Abt. 4 m of Lumber to make Resurvoys &c Half the Brigg Ann with Capt. Stephen Williams now Abt Cadiz or up the Straits & Half her Cargo out of which Stephen Williams has remitted three Hundred Pounds Sterling 1/4 of 5-16 of a Schooner called the Beaufort on a voyage t! > o the West Indies Commanded by Capt Annible 1-6 of a Brigg now Building at Beaufort by Peter Nowe & Robert Walpoole 3-16 of a Schooner Called the Ellinor now Building at Otter Creek by Mr. Adam Tooley ...................... >