Estate: Inventory of the effects of Peter Butler (1765): Frederick County, MD Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Bill Thayer (whthayer@verizon.net) Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/md/mdfiles.htm ************************************************ The inventory of Peter Butler's effects was made by Casper Chaaff and John Kimbel. It was valued at £207.19.6. Tobias Butler was the next of kin who agreed to the inventory as well as creditors Christopher Edelen and Arthur Charlton. This inventory was filed by John Darnall, executor on 10 Oct 1765, Perogative Office of Frederick Co. (Inventories, Liber 87, Folio 300). The inventory is shown: An Inventory of the goods & Chattles rights & Creditts of Peter Butler Late of Frederick County deceased appraised in Currant money of this Province this 9th day of May Anno Domine 1764 Vizt. (some possible mistakes) £. S. D To 2 beds 2 bedsteads 2 rugs 3 blankets 2 bolsters & 1 bed card (?) 12.00.00 To one lanthorn one lanthorn duchoven 0.00.00 To one writing desk & thirteen small hairs ___ & 500 nails ___ 5.12.06 To one warming pan & one iron kettle 1.12.00 To 3 iron pots with hooks & large hard irons 2.16.06 To spade, one old frying pan, pot, one old skillet, one gridiron 0.13.06 To 1 brass kettle, two coffee pots, 2 tea kettles, 1 brass skillet 6.05.00 To four pewter dishes, three basons, fourteen plates, five spoons 2.08.00 To 4 candlesticks, three pair of snuffers, i pewter tea pot, 1 pair of spoon ____, two dozen knives & forks, one flesh fork, coffee ___ & spice mortar 3.00.00 To two square tables, one oval table, tea table & eight _____ 3.10.00 To 1 brass tray, one salt, one brush, ___, 2 drawing knives, 1 old box iron, one grubing hoe, 2 axes, one iron wedge 0.15.00 To one large walnut chest, a parcell of bottles, old lumber 1.05.00 To 2 stone butter pots, sifter, 1 old cradle, 2 pot trivets 1.08.00 To one ink holder, snuff box, apparell, glass, ____ ware 0.17.00 To one pair of brass stirrups, one carthan? dish, 3 plates 0.13.00 To wooling wheel, 3 looking glasses, 3 silver tea spoons, pair tongs & tr____ 3.06.00 To 1 tea chest, 4 large pictures, nine small, money scales & weights 1.16.00 To 2 pocket books, silver watch, one pair silver hair brushes 6.14.00 To 3 rasors, one dish, one ___ cubbord 7.06.06 To one chest of drawers, one Closetool?, a pair of silver shoe buckles 2.00.00 To 1 trunk, one bed & bedsted, one bolster, 2 pillows, two sheets, one blanket & _____ 9.10.00 To 1 rat trap & 2 mice traps 0.05.00 To 1 negro girl Sallie Hannah 50.00.00 To forty lbs? of lead, one old churn, one lamp, two funnels, one candloe base, half bushel ____ 0.19.00 To 5 tubs, 2 sashes, 1 large poplar chest 1.10.00 To 19 locust posts 0.19.00 To pine planks ___ 1.11.08 To walnut planks ___ 3.18.02 To poplar planks ___ 4.10.04 To 2 pair of boots, 1 pair of spatter sashes, 4 pair of shoe 3.17.00 To 6 coats, 1 great coat, eight jackets 12.10.00 To 6 pair of britches, 1 pair trousers 2.19.00 To 3 pair stockings, three shirts, 4 neck cloths, eight caps 3.06.00 To 5 wigs, 2 hats, one shot pouch, powder horn 3.16.00 To 11 volumes of Swifts works 2.04.00 To 7 spectators, 4 volumes of the Jewish _____ 1.13.00 To 2 volumes of the Joler?, 4 volumes of the female Spectator 1.04.00 To 4 volumes of Plutarchs Lives, 2 dictionarys 1.16.00 To Hills Aritmetic, Lovers Survey, The whole duty of Man (books) 0.19.06 To the book of law for & against bankrupt, one volume of ______ 0.05.00 To 1 book of manners, 1 bible 2.00.00 To apparall, old volumes of sundry books 1.00.00 To a set of plating instruments 1.05.00 To 1 four year old heifer, 1 two year old heifer 3.04.00 To 1 small cow & calf, __ year old heifer 3.00.00 To one frame for a house, a parcel of stones 18.10.08 To 100 bushels of Lime 2.10.00 To 154 lights 3.17.00 To 1 cross cut saw, 1 cow & calf 4.05.00 To 1 sash, 1 large map 1.07.00 To 1 rake, 1 pewter ink stand 0.00.06 To 1 fishing rod, 1 book 0.06.02 ________ Chris Edelen 207.19.06 Arther Charlton Creditors Caspar Shaaff John Kimbel Tobias Butler, next of kin On the 10th day of October 1765 come John Darnall Adm of Peter Butler late of Frederick County deceased and made oath on the Holy Evangelist of the Almighty that the foregoing Inventory is a just & true Inventory of all & singular the goods and Chattels that were of the aforesaid deceased at the time of his death which came to his hand & possession .... etc.