Inventory of the estate of Thomas Closson, Hunterdon Co, NJ 1829 File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Donna Evans Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nj/njfiles.htm ************************************************ Thomas Closson's Inventory, 1829 Hunterdon County 3693J HUNTERDON. William Groom & John Sine, administrators of the within named Thomas Closson decd. being duly sworn, according to law did severally depose and say that the within writing contains a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods and chattels and credits of the said deceased that have come to their hands and possesion or the possession of any other person or persons for their use. William Groom John Sine (mark) Sworn --- --- before me Sept 26 A.D. 1829 G. Maxwell Surrogate Hunterdon George Larason, one of the appraisers of the within inventory, being duly sworn according to law, did depose and say that the goods, chattels and credits in the within written instrument set down and specified were by him appraised according to law and true respective rates and values, after the best of his judgment and understanding and that Amos Moore the other appraiser whose name is thereunto subscribed was present at the same time, and consented in all things to the doing thereof; and that they appraised all things brought to their view for appraisement. George Larason Sworn & Subscribed before me Sept 26 1829 G. Maxwell Surgt. A true and perfect inventory of all singular the goods and chattels, rights and credits of Thomas Closson Late of the Township of Hopewell in the County of Hunterdon and State of New Jersey Deceased made this 25th Day of Sept 1829 Purse 11.26 aperal his 81.00 aperal L-- 51.00 Lot of bed close 17.50 Lot of bed close 25.00 Lot of bed close 17.50 bed and pillers 13.00 bed sted 6.00 bedsted 1.00 bed and bedsted 4.00 feather bed and bolsters 2.00 --- - -- bed and pillers 2.50 bed stead 2.00 yarn 2.00 Big weal 2.00 Chist .25 candle stand .25 Beaureau 1.50 meal chist 1.50 Lot of bags .50 Wagon cover 1.25 Clock real .25 spining weal .25 coffy mill .25 sole leather .25 bag and rye .25 lot of onons .50 bag of feathers .40 lot of angors .50 lot of swingle flax -1.40 $88.06 half dozen chairs 5.00 half Dozen chairs 2.00 --- chairs 1.00 Lot of Chairs 1.00 brass andirons 1.50 shovel and tongs .50 candle sticks .50 lot of waters .25 card table .50 do do .50 do do .25 Looking Glasses two .75 Lot of tin ware 1.25 half bushel .50 basket and --- .12 1/2 Lot of crockware 2.00 1/2 Doz. Spoons .20 Lot of c--- .75 1/2 doz Silver spoons 4.00 Case of --- 1.50 Andirons and shovel & tongs 2.00 Lot of Iron pots - six 2.50 Lot of earthen ware 1.50 Stove and pipe 5.00 Smothing irons .75 --- and bellows .50 Lot of Shears .50 Lot of tinware .75 Watch 4.00 lot of wares .50 Bakeiron frying pan & gridiron .75 Carpeting 3.50 barrel and meat 2.00 Barrel and pickels .75 Seven barrels 1.75 Barrel and vinegar 2.00 dye tub .50 meat cask .25 jug .25 52.52 1/2 Brass kitle --- -- Lot of tallow 10.50 Gray mare 5.00 Bay mare 25.00 Brown mare 20.00 Red and white cow 15.00 Red cow 16.00 Brown cow 16.00 Brindel cow 12.00 --- heffer 10.00 red heffer 6.00 wite bull 5.00 wite calf 4.00 Buckwheat in the ground 16.00 Plough and swingle tress 3.00 follow harrow 2.00 Follow field 20.00 Plough 1.50 folwing ax -.- one chisel .25 beatle and weiger .75 three tubs and churn 2.00 Chain and --- --- 1.00 Farm Waggon 25.00 flax brake 1.50 One horse Waggon 5.00 Twenty one bushels of flax seed 23.25 --- bags 2.25 fore forks 1.25 one horse harness .75 two horse harness 4.25 Plow gears 1.00 Iron --- chain --- 1.00 Broad ax 1.00 Lot of flax 10.00 Oats in the barrel 18.00 239.75 Oats stack 5.00 Oats stack 6.00 Oats stack 4.00 Oats stack 3.00 one hay stack 4.50 Do Do 4.50 Three and a half ton of hay in Stack 21.00 hay in the barn 5.00 corn in Shock 40.00 Ten geese 3.75 Sandy barrow first choice 4.-0 Do second choice 4.00 Do third choice 3.00 Do fourth Do 3.00 Do 4 Shoats 4.00 Do five Matts 6.25 Sithe and Cradle 2.00 Grass sithe .50 --- --- -.- Weat in the Do 24.00 wood stack 4.00 hay fork and ax .25 Eight sheep 8.00 Black colt 15.00 Two tramels and chain 1.00 Potatoes in the ground 10.00 202.25 289.75 53.82 1/2 188.06 7--.88 1/2