Every Day Life in the Massachusetts Bay ColonyDow, George Francis
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Every Day Life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony
Dow, George Francis
Massachusetts -- Social life and customs -- To 1775
--_Essex County Probate Records_, Vol. III, pp. 203-208.
APPENDIX H
INVENTORY OF THE ESTATE OF CAPT. GEORGE CORWIN OF SALEM, TAKEN
BY BARTHL. GEDNEY, BENJA. BROWNE, JOHN HIGGINSON JUNR. AND TIMO.
LINDALL ON JAN. 30 AND THE BEGINNING OF FEB., 1684-5
Dwelling house & land wheron it stands & adjoyneing to it wth. the
out houseing & fence, &c., 400li.;
the pastor, qt.[97] about 3 acres 1/2, considering a buriall place
ther apointed, 90li.;
[97] Quantity.
the lower warhouse & wharfe, 110li.;
the upper warhouse & land adjoyning, 50li.;
about 8 acres Medow & upland by Ely Geoules, 45li.;
the farme on the plaines goeing to Lin bought of Trask, Pickering,
Adams, &c., qt. about 200 acres,
25p., 250li.;
the Farme now Reding bought of Burnap, qt. about 800 acres,
aprized by Tho. Flint & Jos. Pope, 250li.;
the Farme bought of John Gold, qt. about 500 acres, 50li.;
60 acres of Land bought of Goodman Dutton, 20li.;
15 acres of medow bought of Lt. Smith, 25li.;
the houses & Land adjoyneing that was Wm. Godsoes & wharfe, 45li.;
a pc. of land at the point nere Jer. Neales yt was ----, 10li.;
the Katch Swallow wth. her apurtenances, 130li.;
the Katch George with her apurtenances, 65li.;
620 oz. 7/8 plate at 6s. 8d. [per], 206li. 19s. 2d.;
in New England mony, 47li. 1s.;
in English mony, 37li. 15s., advance, 7li. 11s., 45li. 6s.;
in peices of Eight, 1519li. 1s. 8d;
72oz. 1/4 Gold at 5li. [per] oz., 361li. 5s.;
1 Silver hat band & 6 Spones, qt. 4 oz. 9/16, 1li. 10s. 4d.;
1 watch wth. a stard case, 1 watch wth. a Silver case, 5li.;
1 Silver case & doctors Instruments, 5li.;
more in New England mony, 2li. 18s. 6d.;
1 Plate hilt rapier, 4li. 10s.;
1 Two edged Sword, 1li.;
1 Silver headed cane, 5s.
IN THE SHOPE.
2 yd. broadcl[oth] at 8s., 16s.;
1 yd. 3/4 ditto at 8s., 14s.;
16 yd. 3/8 Redcloth Rash at 6s. 6d.,
5li. 6s. 5-1/4d.;
2 yd. 3/4 serge at 3s. 6d.; 9s. 7-1/2d.;
6 yd. perpcheana at 18d., 9s.;
7 yd. 1/4 perpcheana at 18d., 10s. 10-1/2d.;
11 yd. ditto at 18d., 16s. 6d.;
20 yd. 1/2 ell french Stufe at 2s., 2li. 1s. 3d.;
36 yd. 1/2 ditto at 2s., 3li. 13s.;
25 yd. Red Cotten at 2s., 2li. 10s.;
1 Sad colerd Ruge, 18s.;
1 Grene ditto, 18s.;
9 yd. 1/2 Stript Stufe at 18d., 14s. 8d.;
1 yd. 1/4 Grene Say, damaged, 2s.;
19 yd. 3/4 Grene tamey at 10d., 16s. 25-1/2d.;
1 yd. 3/4 bl. calico at 18d., 2s. 7-1/2d.;
4 yd. 1/2 crape at 18d., 6s. 9d.;
11 yd. 3/4 Crape at 18d., 17s. 7-1/2d.;
2 yd. 1/2 Stript Stufe at 18d., 3s. 9d.;
2 yd 1/2 ell Curle deroy at 18d., 3s.
11d.;
4 yd. 3/4 prunella at 22d., 8s. 8-1/2d.;
10 yd. 1/4 Silk barronet at 2s. 6d.,
1li. 5s. 7-1/2d.;
7 yd. buckrom at 18d., 10s. 6d.;
10 yd. bla. Cloth rash at 6s., 3li. 4s. 6d.;
6 yd. 3/4 Sad colerd ditto at 6s., 2li. 6s.;
14 yd. 1/2 Gr. Tamey at 10d., 12s. 1d.;
6 yd. flanell at 18d., 9s. 4-1/2d.;
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