Washington County MD Archives Court.....Streight/Stright, Leonard February 15, 1783
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Source: Maryland Hall Of Records, Annapolis, Md
Written: February 15, 1783
Recorded: February 15, 1783

Inventory of the Goods and Chattles of Leonard Straight Late of Washington 
County Deceased as appraised by the Subscribers --------------------------------


To one Light Waggon		18.15.0
To one Red Cow			5.0.0
To one House & Lot}
 in Hagers Town	}		140.0.0
To Brown Cow			4.10.0
One Bay Horse			16.0.0
One Black ditto			13.0.0
One Bay yearling Horse & Colt	5.0.0
One Calf			1.0.0
Black Hog			1.5.0
White ditto			1.15.0
5 Sheep				2.5.0
2 Pair waggon Gears		2.10.0
One spade			0.3.0
Narrow axx			0.7.6
Broad ditto			0.3.9
Drawing Bench			0.2.6
Mall [maul*] Rings & old axx	0.3.9
Shingles			0.5.0
Hog Trough			0.2.0
Bed & Furniture			12.0.0
Barrel & Toe [Tow*]		0.6.0
Box & Toe [Tow*]		0.10.0
4 ½ lb Wooll & Barrel		0.15.0
Flaxx ceed and Barrel		0.7.6
Two Barrels			0.3.0
Linen wheel			0.18.9
Check Reel			0.6.0
Parcel of Broken flax		0.12.0
Bed Bedstead & furniture	6.0.0
Tea Kettle			0.5.0
Table				1.15.0
Kitchen Dresser			1.5.0
Two Pewter Dishes		2.0.0
Two Queen Ware Dishes		0.15.0
Two Plates & 3 Small Basons	0.12.6
Hovege Bible Dutch		4.0.0
Sermons Book			1.5.0
Book				0.7.6
Sundry things on the Dresser}	0.12.6
Brass Cock [Clock]		0.1.6
Leather Trunk			0.10.0
Bottle Case			0.1.6
Stove				3.0.0
Cotton wheel			0.7.6
Woollen wheel			0.15.0
Stillyards [steelyards]		0.12.6
Brass Kettle			2.0.0
Coffee Mill			0.10.0
Small pott			0.3.0
One ditto			0.2.0
Gridle				0.7.6
Cream Churn			0.6.0
Two wash Tubs			0.4.0
3 Small Pails			0.10.0
1 Toaster			0.3.9
Frying Pan			0.7.6
Smoothing Iron & Stand		0.5.0
Half Barrel			0.2.6
Shovel & Tongs			0.15.0
Hand Irons			1.0.0
Pott Chain			0.5.0
5 Baggs				0.7.6
Waggon Cover			1.0.0
20 wt Hackle[*] Hemp		1.15.0
Some Hatchel[*] flax		0.7.6
Coverlead [coverlet]		1.15.0
Mans Saddle			1.0.0
Cutting Box			0.7.6
Two ton of Hay			7.0.0
25 Bus of Rye in the Grane      3.15.0
Silver Watch			6.0.0
			     L265.2.0

Fredk. Hieshell	}
John Simkins		} Apps.

No relations in these parts.


*Maul rings are bands that encircle the head of a maul, a wooden sledge hammer, 
used to drive in wedges when splitting logs.  The World Book Dictionary, 1983.
*Tow is the fiber of flax and hemp after it has been prepared for spinning by 
having had the woody stems beaten away.  The World Book Dictionary, 1983.
*Hackle and hatchel were terms used interchangeably to describe the cutting 
and/or combing out of hemp or flax.  The word comes from an older English word 
for the comb itself that is used in the process.  The World Book Dictionary, 
1983.


[On the outside of the document is written the following:]

Washington County Jst. Feby 15th 1783.  Then came George Young Executor of 
Leonard Stright late of Said County decesd. & made Oath on the Holy Evangels of 
Almighty God that the foregoing is a true & perfect Inventory of all & Singular 
the Goods & Chattles of the Said deceased, that have come to his hands or 
possession, at the time of the making thereof, that what hath since, or shall 
hereafter come to his hands or possession he will return in an additional 
Inventory, that he knows of no concealment of any part of the deceased’s Estate 
by any person whatsoever, & that if he Shall hereafter discover any 
Concealment, or Suspect any to be, he will Acquaint the Judge of the Orphans 
Court, with Such Concealment or cause of Suspition that it may be Enquired 
into, according to Law.
			
						Certified by Thomas Belt Rg. 



1783
Inventory
Leonard Stright’s Estate
Received February 15th 1783 to be
recorded & Same day recorded in
Liber T. S. No. 1 folio 139.140.
One of the record Books of Inventory
for Washington County & Examined
by		Thomas Belt Rg.

Additional Comments:
[Transcribers note: This document was copied from the original on file at the 
Maryland Hall of Records, Annapolis, MD and I have retained all capitalization 
and spelling as they are in the original.  Words denoted by * and in [] are 
clarifications inserted by me.  Stephanie A. Hill]

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