Inventory of the Estate of Capt. John Crawford, Providence, RI 1718/19

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   An Inventory of the moveable Esstate of Capt. John Crawford of
Providence that Came to our veiw
   Who departed this Life ye: 18th of march: 1718/19
                                                      £lb     s    d
Item  To his wareing apparrill                        £04i - 02 - 09
To bed bedstead and furniture 16lb bookes 8lb-10-0    £024 - 10 - 00
To 2 Canes sword & belt: paeire of Pistols            £006 - 03 - 06
To a Trunk Looking glass warming pan bottles       }
    wick yearne                                    }  £002 - 04 - 08
To a Chest of Drawers & 19: Chaiers                   £009 - 14 - 00
To an ovell Table Cradle and furniture                £004 - 08 - 00
To: 5: Candle sticks Joynt stoole and brush           £000 - 19 - 00
To Earthron and glass weaier                          £001 - 05 - 00
To puter sugar knives & forks & saltr seller          £009 - 15 - 00
To a Desk Puter glass bottles spoones & peperbox      £002 - 02 - 00
To a Quadrent & scale                                 £001 - 10 - 00
To table Lining: 65/ frying pan belloes Candlebox     £003 - 17 - 00
To hand Irons box & heators fire tongs Gridiron Cup}
    Iron tramels Chafin dish & frer shovell        }  £003 - 10 - 00
To: 2: Iron potts: 2: Iron Cittles: 2: ditto brass }
    one skillit driping pan & flesh fork           }  £006 - 05 - 00
To wooden weaier Earthron waeier &c: In ye kiching    £00i - i0 - 00
To a saddle bridles halters & baggs                   £003 - 06 - 00
To Corn Table and bench                               £000 - 15 - 00
To paiels shovel & 1/2 bushel                         £000 - 08 - 06
To an Campine bedsteed and furniture                  £012 - 00 - 00
To an Trunck Carpitt :2: dishes & bottles             £001 - 18 - 00
To Earthron weaier glass weaier & an flask            £000 - 08 - 00
To an bedd and furniture                              £022 - 00 - 00
To silver spoones Porrengers Cupps pepper boxes    }
    & grator                                       }  £030 - 10 - 00
To an Chest of Drawers Carpett and Looking glass      £008 - 10 - 00
To :2: Jappand Tables: one Ovell Table & Iron bach    £014 - 00 - 00
To holland and Cotten sheetes bolster Case &       }
    pillowbeers                                    }  £010 - 07 - 00
To windo Curtins Joynt stoole & baskett               £002 - 06 - 06
To Desks Trunkes & bottles                            £001 - 18 - 00
To Cheese and butter                                  £003:- ii - 00
To bottles wine glasses & brandy                      £004:- 02 - 00
To boxes Chest Tray Rye & wheete                      £001 - 05 - 00
To sives baskeet Pillion & Clooth & boottles          £001 - 07 - 06
To one Beed and furniture: 6/10                       £006 - 10 - 00
To one side saddle bridle and whip                    £010 - 06 - 00
To one hammack feathors and old Lumber                £002 - 08 - 00
To a flock bedd. 1 old saile and sum Lumber           £003 - 19 - 00
To mault Cuttlace: Lathes sithe and Tacklin           £000 - 14 - 00
To silver and Gold                                    £014 - 19 - 08
To Tobaco                                             £024 - 00 - 00
To hides Pork and Beefe :35:7: 0 - To hogs Lard }
    & flower -5: 2: 11:                         }      040 - 09 - 11:
To Trunk tub Corn bran meate & Lumber                  006 - 19 - 00
To old and new Cask a Crowand Clabords                 002 - 03 - 00
To hay fork ax and adds                                000 - 04 - 00
To Grind stones Clabords shingles hhds & narrow hoe &c 016 - 09 - 06
To :6: horses & :1: meaier :1: Cow and :1: Colt        150 - 05 - 00
To :1: pig shingles boards hhd staves and Jyce         006 - 13 - 00
To :2: boats in theire now Condition                   010 - 00 - 00
To :1: New sloope upon the stocks almost finished      082 - 00 - 00
To :5: pipes of wine B £ i8                            090 - 00 - 00
To: 14 bbs sider :7 £ molasses: £16:-10s-1 barl  }
    beef: lb2 = s15 - 0                          }     026 - 05 - 00
To :1: firkin butter: 2-5-4: bay wax :1:5 0            003 - 10 - 04
To Coperas Candles and Tallow                          007 - 00 - 00
To slush soap pork and beefe                           012 - 07 - 06
To suger old hhds and barrils                          002 - 02 - 00
To pot hogs Lard Ringbolts mast tarr and other bolts   002 - 17 - 00
To brandy wine syder and old Cask                      038 - 00 - 00
To China and Glass ware and i doore lock               003 - 03 - 00
To :1: Coonoe wheele barrows and :1: spitt             001 - 10 - 00
To Lumber on bord the sloope Indian king               039 - 07:  06
To the sd sloope and appurtinanses as shee now is      210 - 00 - 00
To old water hogs heads and triming                    003 - 10 - 00
To one pocket booke with a silver Clasp & pensil       000 - 10 - 00
To money due by Bonds                                  037:- 07 - 04
To Paper money and Case                                015 - 19 - 06
To money due by noates                                 081 - 02 - 04
To Broomes Railes and oyster tongs                     003 - 12 - 00
To money due by Bond                                   010 - 08 - 04
To hhds Glass bottles and bowles                       002 - 00 - 00
To firs augres bellows Cards muggs Iron pot &   }
    earthron | Pots |                           }      005 - 09 - 00
To Earthron and wooden ware powder hopps and hemp      018 - 00 - 00
To :1: Jacket: weights & scales stilliards      }
    and 1 pad lock                              }      003 - 00 - 00
To: small Goods in a drawer in the shopp               006 - 17 - 02
To Indigo: 42lb: To Glass ware 2:16                    044:- 16 - 00
To puter Tunnels Candle sticks Gimblits & tobacoboxes  009 - 16 - 01
To Looking Glasses Axes brushes treacle manna   }
    belts & knives                              }      009 - 19 - 06
To stript holland muslin Calico bengall tape    }
    Camrick kenting                             }      051 - 00 - 00
To Knives books holland and Cherry derry               035 - 10 - 00
To Linen and bed ticking                               015 - 10 - 00
To silk stockings Edging Laces pins silk        }
    fereting Com|b|es and Gloves                }      020 - 00 - 00
To Diaper holland and swanskin                         012 - i5 - 00
To Alamode & persian silck & handkercheifs             052 - 09 - 00
To Romaul Lining buttens and moheaire                  021 - 00 - 00
To Cantaloones Crape and Caleminco                     008:- 14 - 00
To Checks Drugget Camblet and Bays                    0017 - 05 - 00
To broad Cloath poplin and silck Crape                 027 - 00 - 00
To shalloone Ticking shott Lead and starch             008 - 16 - 08
To Beeswax Ginger and allom                            005 - 05 - 00
To paper money £ 1: 11: 0                              001 - 11 - 00
To nailes pewter Jug Gun flints suger halters          002 - 13 - 06
To :1: small anchor                                    001 - 05 - 00
To :10 lb Cotten yarn                                  002 - 00 - 00
                                                      ______________
sum total Errors Excepted                            £1614 - 02 - 11
    Taken by us the subscribers ye 26th march 1719
                                                 William Hopkins
                                                 Richard Browne
                                                 William Turpin
    Recorded Pr mee Richard Waterman Clerke of the Councill 
    on the back side of the Inventory It was written as followeth
    The within Inventory was att a Towne Councill held att Providence
this 27th day of march anno Dom: i719
Examined approved and allowed
Attest Pr Richard Waterman Clerke of the Councill
    Recorded Pr me Richard Waterman Clerke
    Where as Capt. John Crawford of Providence in the Colony of Rhoad Island
and Providence plantations In New England: mariner who departed this Life 
the Eighteenth of march anno Dom 1718/19 Left a Considerable Esstate behind
him which by the Law of this Colony fell into the Care of the Towne Councill
of Providence afore said: and where as his Relick widdow mris Amey Crawford
hath desired to have administration of the sd Esstate of her, deceased, 
husband: Granted unto her and hath also Exhebited an Inventory of sd Esstate
to the Towne Councill of Providence afore sd which was by them accepted
approved and allowed: and hath also Given in bond with surety for her true
and faithfull performance of her sd administration.
    These are there fore to order and fully Impower you the said Amey 
Crawford of Providence above sd to take into your Care and Custody all and 
singulior the moveable Goods Chattles and Creadits which belonged to your 
sd, deceased, husband att the time of his death: and on the same to 
Administer In order to discharge his debts and the bringing up of his 
Children: and to act and doe in all Cases Relateing the premises as Neede
shall Require as far forth as the Law Impowereth an administratrix to doe.
    Given att a Towne Councill held att Providence above said this 20th day
of Aprill In the fifth yeare of his majestyes Reign George King of Brittan 
&c: anno Dom 1719
    Signed and sealled by order of the Councill and on theire behalfes Pr 
mee Richard Waterman Clerke of the Councill
          Recorded Pr mee Richard Waterman Clerke
     Here followeth account of the apprisement of the Lands and Reaile 
Esstate of Capt John Crawford deceased made by Mr Thomas Olney mr William
Turpin and mr Joseph Browne: being Ingaged for that purpose
     Imprimis: To his Lotts of Land Dwelling house Warehouse stable and
wharfe all the above said Houses stands neere to geather upon the above said
Land Wharfe: on the west side of the above said Towne       lb
streete; and ajoyneing to the Said street                   400-00-00
Item to his Lott called Prays Lott                          160-00-00
Item to one forty foot Lott Down towne                      060-00-00
Item To :20: acres of Land Lieing upon Waybauset plaine     050-00-00
Item To :95: acres of Land Lieing at Mashantatuck       }
    & Rights there:                                     }   300-00-00
Item To :92: acres of Land Lieing neere to Capt Harris :is: 260-00-00
Item To :98: acres of Land Lieing neere Secotunkonuck hill  100-00-00
Item To his meadow Called Mantons Meadow and the upland }
    of his adjoyneing to said meadow                    }   100-00-00
Item To :60: acres of Land Lieing by Moswansicut pond       075-00-00
Item To :150: acres of Land Lieing neere Chapomiscock hill  150-00-00
Item To :2: halfe Lotts upon the Last devision of house }
    Lotts a Londg by the Tow streete Lieing upon        }   010-00-00
    stompers hill                                       }  __________
   The sum Totall                                          1665-00-00
    The above said apprisement was taken on the fourth day of May Anno
Domini :1724: by us
   Voated and accepted                       }  Thomas Olney
   Att a Towne Councill held att Providence  }  William Turpin
this 18th day of May Anno Dom:1724           }  Joseph Browne
   Attest Richard Waterman Clerke
   Where as Mris Amy Gibbs Who was the Relict widdow of Capt John Crawford,
deceased, and administratrix to his Esstate : hath this day brought an 
account of her proceeding in her sd administration and the Councill haveing
Porused and Examined the seavorall perticuliors in said account; doe find
after all due debts and the Widdows thirds are deducted: there Remaines Good
to the Children of the said, deceased; John Crawford: s: personall Esstate
the sum of :           lb    s    d
                     :751:-  7  - 8 
       voated and past    
  Att a Town Councill held att Providence ye 18th day of may Anno Dom: 1724
                   Attest Richard Waterman Clerk