Thomas Burrus -Estate papers # 6

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Orange County Virginia Will Book 3, Page 196

{This page is difficult to read. I could not figure out how to make the symbol for Pounds Sterling so instead wherever such appears I have listed it as PS }

“ An Inventory of the Estate of Thomas Burrus Decd. Taken 26th September 1789 .

To one --- {Brass?} little 101 To one Large pot & hooks 6 & to small 25 spare hook 10p 1 6

One dutch Oven 7 2 pots at 6/ is 12 1
One frying pan ladle & gridiron & 1 tea kittle 7 coffee pot 20p 1 8
Two iron candle sticks 2/ 6 pole axes one broad –-- {ink spot where ink ran } of five narrow hoes 12/6 2 46

Seven broad do 157 Three grubbing do 6p Two hammers 2/6 parcel Old iron 3/ 1 66
Two working wheels 10p one linning do Cp -- 16
Three Trowel plows & --- {colters?} 16 – {PS} { 1 lid ?} Two shovels 4/6 1 86
Three pair harness and chains –--- {lot ?} four Butter pots 6/ Eight Juggs 14/ 2 4
Two --- {Apothma? } Steers {symbol for pounds sterling} 14 one pair old broken cart wheels 12/ 14 12

One new cart {symbol for pounds sterling} 5 10 Thirty two sheep {symbol for pounds sterling here after listed as PS} 9 one grey mare {PS} 15 29 10

One Small horse {PS} 12 one bay horse {PS} 9 one old Bay mare {PS} 2 23

One Negro man duke {PS} 35 one do {ditto} David {PS} 60 one do{ditto} Frank {PS}45 140

One do {same} Sawney {PS} 30 do {same} Peter {PS} one d0 {same} James {PS} 35 105

{PS} 323 156


One Negro woman Bette and child Isbell {PS} 40 one Negro boy Rueben {PS} 15 55
One sickly woman Lucy {PS} 20 one girl Milly {PS} 35 55
Two head Old Cattle {PS} 22 10 seven yearlings {PS}6 1 cow & Piggs {PS} 1.10 30
Eleven head young young hoggs {PS} 7 Three earthen dishes 4p
Twenty two{ditto} Plates 57 Sis d Bowels 4/6 A parcel of cracked & broken ware 4 / 12






One crosscut saw {PS} 4, one old maple desk {PS] 1.10 a parcel of --- {betesra ?} 7.10 4 4

Two black walnut tables {PS} 20
One do {ditto} {PS} 10 – one do {ditto} {PS} 9 one do {ditto} {PS} 9 38
Twelve knives and forks {PS} 7 , Fourteen Flagg Charles {PS} 1.8 1 16
One womans hunting saddle {PS} 2.10
One olde mans saddle 6p one arm 'd Chair 6p 12

{PS} 525 – 6

To the Worshipful Court of Orange County we the subscripted being first sworn proceeded to Appraise the Estate above mentioned and do make report of the same records to Law John Alcocke
Wm. Polloch Caleb Lindsey

At a Court held for Orange County Monday the 27th day of July 1789 .This Inventory of Estate of Thomas Burrus decd. being returned is – { Redemed?} to be recorded Test James Taylor C OC ”

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