COURT: Estate of John Bush, Clark Co., KY Contributed for use in USGENWEB Archives by: Julie Adams Date: June 10, 1998 **************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net. ***************************************************************************** ESTATE INVENTORY OF JOHN BUSH MAY 18, 1798 The following document was transcribed directly from the original document. It was transcribed because the original is very large and very difficult to read, partially due to age, but mostly due to the old style writing. Whenever you see a ______ this indicates a word(s) could not be deciphered. In obedience to an order of Clark County, we the subscribers have appraised the slaves and personal property of John Bush, dec'd as below. Hannah, a Negro women and her children $180.00 Aggy $130.00 Humphrey, a Negro boy $ 35.00 George, a Negro boy $ 90.00 Tom, a Negro boy $ 90.00 Rachel, a Negro girl$ 60.00 8 head of cattle $ 12.10 3 head of horses $ 40.00 25 head of hogs $ 25.10 Plantation tools $ 6.18 Whippsan and _______ $ 3.16 3 wheels and check ree $ 1.17 Benter knives and forks, spice mortar and tea kettle $ 5.20 Butter pots, jugg, stillards and flat groves $ 1.18 1 Shot gun and sundry trunks $ 6.00 7 beds and furniture $ 60.00 Books, looking glass and hackles $ 1.12 9 Chairs $ 1.00 2 Iron pots, 2 ovens $ 3.40 1 Skillet and fry pan $ 2.10 Water vessel and grind stone$ 1.10 2 Sheep $ .18 Signed May 18, 1798 Echilles Eubank Robert Clark Robert Sanford William Walton Bush Wiatt Bush Mary Bush, Administrator