JYF Cribs | A Revolutionary Era Middling Farm House Tour

Описание: Join Sarah as she shows us around the recreated house of a York County man from the eighteenth century named Edward Moss that JYF Museums has at the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown.

Below you can find the text of the Edward Moss Inventory as it was recorded in 1786. It can also be found in the York County Wills & Inventories 23, 1783-1811 pp. 117-118. The text of the document is, as follows:
In Compliance of an Order of the Worshipful Court of York County bearing date the 15th day of May 1786 We the subscribers being first sworn have met And Appraised the Estate of Edward Moss Decd. in Current money Viz

One Negro man Jesse £75 one ditto Lewis £75 £150..0..0
one negro woman Seley £60 one negro Boy Peter £30 90..0..0
one negro Girl Grace £25 negro boy Sawney £20 45..0..0
one Sorrel Mare £8 young sorrel mare £9 17..0..0
Black Mare £8 Bay Colt £5 Black Horse £10 23..0..0
one yoke of Steers £8 one ditto £5 13..0..0
four Cowes and Calves £12 six Cowes £15 four heffers £8 35..0..0
four yearlings £4.. 23 head of Hoggs £11..10 19 head of Sheep £7..12 23..2..0
five Shoats £1 one Bed and Furniture £8 9..0..0
one Bed and Furniture £8 one ditto £6 14..0..0
two Rugs £1..5 seven Blankets at 7/6 each £2..12..6 3..17..6
one old desk £1 one walnut Table 15/ old pine ditto 3/ 1..18..0
Six best flag Chairs £1..4 seven old ditto 15/ 1..19..0
old safe 15/ spinning Wheal 7/6 one chest 5/ one ditto 7/6 1..15..0
one pair of stillyards £1..4 parcel old Tools £1 old Gun 5/ 2..9..0
Shovel and Tongs 3/ pair of flat Irons 6/ Candle sticke & snuffers 10..6..0
one dish & a dozen of plates Queens China 10/ Crockeryware 7/6 17..6..0
Six Knives and forks 2/ Butter Potts and Jugs 10/ Box & Candles 2/ 14..0..0
two Books 6/ mans Saddle and Bridle 6/ looking glass 3/ 15..0..0
nine and a half Barrels of Corn £9..10 Bacon 150 lb. at 7 1/2d £4..13..9 14..3..9
loom four stays and harness £2 flax Wheel 8/ 20 lb. of wool 12..6 3..0..6
20 lb. Soap @ 7 1/2d each 12/6 four dishes and 14 plates £1..10 8 basons 16/ 2..18..6
six Quart Bottles 1/6 2 stone pots 4/ 5 milk pans 6/3 Grind stone 2/6 14..3..0
Parcel of Barrels £l Large Iron pott 12/2 pott racks 12/ spit & pan 2..13..0
Dutch oven 12/ 2 Iron potts 6/ one tub and four pales 10/ 1..8..0
Skillet 5/ 2 ploughs 16/ 3 broad hoes and Three axes 12/ 1..13..0
Parcel of Timber 6/ ox Cart and yoke £3..10 3..16..0
2 pair of Hames pair Traces ox Chain 2 wedges£1..2 Baskets 2/ 1..2..0
seven Turkeys and seven Dunghill Fowls £1..5 1..5..0
£466..11..6

William Moss Robert Howard. Robert Tabb
Returned into York County Court the 17th day of July 1786 and ordered to be recorded
Teste Exd. R. Waller Ct. Cur.