This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: GayleLonderee Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.maryland.counties.stmarys/4515/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Here's another Howard estate transcription from the Maryland Archives link that Linda Reno posted. It's interesting to note the relative values of the slaves, and how it corresponded to their ages, and I assume whether they were male or female. The items on the inventory I always find interesting, and in this case he had "1 old speaking Trumpett". And was it usual to have one of your appraisers also be one of your creditors? In this case Philip Ford. Gayle Howard Londeree [email protected] ST. MARY'S COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS (Inventories) 1800-1803 CE443 Book: JJ Film Reels: WK 288-289-2 MSA Citation: MSA CE443-2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.msa.md.gov/megafile/msa/coagsere/ce400/ce443/000000/000002/pdf/ce443-000002.pdf George Howard inventory page 60 An Inventory of the Goods, Chattels and personal Estate of George Howard late of Saint Marys County deceased appraised in Dollars and Cents by us the subscribors being first duly Qualified according to law this 10th day of December Eighteen hundred _________________________________________________ 1 Negro man Matthias aged about 52 years...66.67 1 Negro woman Henny. do. do. 50 do...53.33 1 Negro Gairl Sucky do. do. 10 do...133.33 1 Negro Man Jerry do. do. 70 so...1.00 1 white 12 years old 20 Dollr...} 1 Dunn ditto 12 years old 15 Doll...} 35.0 2 cows & Calves @ 8$..4 Cows with [email protected]$. 2 Heifers @5 Dollars...54.0 1000 ___Blades6$&661/2 Cents.} a quantity of Flax 1 Dollar...}. 7.66 1/2 a quantity of straw 1$. a quantity of Corn tops 5 Dollars...6.0 A Quantity of corn hursts 2 Dollars} 1 Sow and 5 piggs 4 Dollars}...6.0 1 Sow & 3 pigs 2 Dollars 1 white sow $6} 1 Ditto ditto 3 Dollars.}...9.0 1 Small black sow $1.75 Cents} 1 small spotted sow $1.75 cts }...3.50 8 Barrows @ $1.50. 5 small do. @ 1$...17.0 1 Blue sow & 5 pigs $4- 1 old Loom 25 cts...4.25 1 old cart...1.0 1 wooling wheel 2 potts 2 hoes 1 old axx } 1 pewter Bason for...}....4.0 1 Large Iron pott $1.75 cts.1 frying pan 75 cts....2.50 1 small duch pven 75 cts_1 small Iron pot 50 cts....1.25 1 old hand mill 2$. 1 bee hive 1$. 1 do. 25ct_...3.25 2 old pewter Dishes 50 Cents...} 7 old pewter plates 75 Cents...}...1.25 8 pewter spoons 12 1/2 Cents 4. Tallow 53 ct.} 1 Small grin Stone. 25 Cents...}.... .9 1/2 A parcel of Leather 3 Dollars... 2 old plows & Stocks 3 Dollars...}...6.0 2 Broad hoes 1 Dollr.5 old hoes 50 Cents.} Worring apparel 5 Doll 25 Cents...}...6.75 1 woman scarle cloak 1 Doll 50 Cents} 1 Bed and furniture 5 Dollars...}...6.50 page 61 1 Bed & furniture at Peter Greenwells 3 Doll} 1 Mans saddle and bridle 1 Dollar...}... 4.0 1 womans saddle and Bridle 2 Doll.} 1 old Cubbard 50 Cents....}...2.50 1 small Queens ware Dish & 3 plates 25 Cent} 1 Tin coffee pott 25 Cents..........}...0.50 1 old Lantern 25 Cents 1 old Gun 1 Doll.} 1 small chest 25 Cents...}...1.50 1 old small chest 12 1/2 Cents 119.oo cotton} in the sood a 6 Cents.....}...7.26 1/2 1/2 Bushell flax seed 25 Cents...} 1pr. old stulyards 75 Cents...}...1.0 4 1/2 oo spun cotton a 50 Cen. 3 3/5 oo flax a 25 Cents} 1 small looking Glafs 12 1/2 Cents...}...3.33 1 old crofs cut saw 2 Doll. 1 hand saw} 75 Cents 1 Drawing knife 25 Cents...}...3.0 1 spade 75 Cents 2 old plows 1 Doll 33 Cents} 1 crow Barr 66 1/2 Cents...}...1.75 1 old coopers adze 25 cents 3 Clur Irons 75oo} 4 old harrow hoes 25 Cents...}...1.25 a parcel of old Tools Irons xc...1 Dollar} 1 old speaking Trumpett 25 Cent...}...1.25 1 old Linen wheel 1 Doll....} 20 yards country cotton a 25 Cents...}...6.0 1 Duch oven without a Top 75 Cents} 1 pr. cotton cards 33 Cents...}...1.8 1 old case with Bottles 50 Cents...} 1 Case bottle with honey 33 Cents}...0.83 1 flax hackle 50 Cents 13.oo Butter} and pot 1 Dollar & 62 1/2 Cents...}...2.12 a parcel of shoe Tools 50 Cents} 7 Quart bottles 30...}...0.55 1 Bag with Tow 33. 1 pr. sod Irons 12 1/2 Cents...0.45 1/2 1/2 Bushels Beans 33 cts 1 peck peas 6 Cts....0.39 36 1/2 Bacon at 6 cts.13 1/2 old Beef 50 Cents...2.67 1 Brindle steer 12 Doll. 1 pr steers 20 $} 1 pr. small steers 10 Dollars...}...42.0 13 Barrels corn a 2 Dollr. 33 1/3 Cents...30.33 1/3 12 1/2 Bushells wheat a 1 Doll 25 Cents...15.6 2/2 3 old Tubbs 50 cts. 34.oo Indifferent wool. 6 cts...2.54 page 62 4 Bushells oats 1$ 1 pr. old fire Tongs 33 cts...1.33 1_1 1/2 Gallon stone Jugg 25 Cents..} old rope 12 1/2 Cents...}...0.37 1/2 6 Ewes a 1$ 25 Cents 4 Turkeys a 33...8.82 2 Dunghill fowles 12 Cents 4 Ducks 16 Cts...0.28 1 pr. wool cards 33 Cents...0.33 Cash in Dollars...54.0 Cash...23.0 _______________ Dollars. 600.23 P Ford Bennet Combs} appraisers P Ford Richd Edelin}Creditors John Barton Thompson Leonard Howard} neares of kin Annexed to the foregoing was the following Warrant and certificate thereon to wit} The State of Maryland To Philip Ford and Bennet Coombs. These are to authorize you Jointly to appraise the Goods Chattels & personal Estate of George Howard, late of Saint Marys County deceased. sofar as they shall come to your sight and knowledge, each of you having first taken the oath or affirmation hereunto annexed, a certi[?] whereof you are to return annexed. to an Inventory of the said Goods Chattels and personal Estate by you appraised in Dollars and Cents and in the said Inventory you are to set down in a colume or comns oppposite to each article the value thereof witnefs William Somerwell Esq. Chief Justice of the orphans Court in Saint Mary county this 8th day of December anno Domini 1800 --- Test Jeremiah Jordan regt wills for Saint Marys County ______________________ I do swear or solemnify & truly affirm that I will well & truly without partiality or prejudice Value & appraise the Goods Chattels & personal estate of George Howard deced..so far as the same shall come to my sight & knowledge & will in all respects perform my duty as appraiser to the best of my skill & Judgment ---- So help me God - page 63 Decer. 9th..1800. Then came Bennet Combs and Philip Ford qualified before me as appraisers agreeable to the within warrant..Jas. Hopewell. Saint Marys County fs. the 14th day of April 1801. Then came Francis Howard. Administrator of George Howard late of Saint Marys County deceased and made oath on the holy Evangels of almighty God that the within is a true and perfect Inventory of all and singular the Goods Chattels and personal Estate of the said deceased that Hath come to his hands or pofsefsion. at the time of the making thereof__. and that what hath since or shall hereafter come to his hands or pofsefsion he will return in an additional Inventory. that he knows of no Concealment of any part or parcel of the deceaseds Estate by any person whatsoever..and that if he shall hereafter discover any concealment or suspect any to be he Will acquaint the Justices for the time being of the orphans Court in Saint Marys County. or the register of will for said county with such concealment or cause of suspicion tht it may be enquired into according to law_ Certified [?] Jeremiah Jordan regr. wills for Saint Marys County Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. 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