Samuel Gilliland’s Inventory (April 1800)

Kate’s notes: The following is a transcription taken from a microfilm copy held in the archive of The Library of Virginia in Richmond, which I obtained via an interlibrary loan. This particular record is among those of Washington County, VA Wills and Administrations 1770-1800.

The microfilm itself is quite old and over time has become badly scratched and deteriorated, so the condition of the original documents is difficult to determine. I have done my best to transcribe the contents but in those instances where I question my interpretation of a particular word I have enclosed the word in brackets. Brackets enclosing an empty space simply means I could not decipher the word with any certainty at all.

Spellings, capitalizations, etc are as they appear in the original document. Also note the appearance of the names Edmiston and Edmonston at the end of the document-- these families figure prominently in Gilliland family history of early Virginia.

(Dated April 1800)
An Inventory and Appraisment of the estate of Samuel Gilliland, deceased
                                                                            	Dols	Cents

One bed + furniture 30 Dols 	30
bed furniture 24.50  one large looking glass [  ]	 29	50
One trunk 75 cts bed furniture Dol 7.62	8 	37
Table furniture 1 Dol + 87 Cents	1 	87
One large trunk 2 Dols 50 Cts	2	50
One womans saddle + martingale 25 	7	25
Remnant of Calico 1 Dol 	1
One stand of curtains 14	14
One small looking glass 25 Cts                                                                           	25
One broken looking glass 25 Cents                                                                        	25
Sundry books 7.67 cents          	7 	67
One set knives and forks 84 Cents		84
Ten table spoons 87 cents		87
Six silver tea spoons 4 Dollars	4 		
Nine pewter tea spoons 16 cents		16
four dozen jacket buttons 75 cents		75
one door lock 1.75 sugar tongs 40 C  	2 	15
two brushes 21 Cents                                                                                              	21
Nut crackers + brass tacks 25 Cts                         		25
Cotten cards 84 Cts decanter 75                                                  	1 	59
Cotten yarn 1 Dollar                            	1 	
Brass candle stick and snufers 1.25                                                 	1 	25
two brittania candle sticks 2.50                                                    	2 	50
Table Server 2 dollars + 25 Cents	2 	25
one turine 2. Eleven delft plates [ ]4 Cts	2 	[ ]4
one set tea cups and saucers 1 Dollar                                         	1	   
five tea cups and saucers 42 cents          		42
Two bowls and one small dish                                             		50
pewter tankert 50 two glasses + small btle 33 C                                		83
tin strainer + canister 33 one mug 21 C                                                  	54
tin canister 32 Cts tin coffee pot 65 Cts                                                   	97
Fringe 1 Dol one drinking glass 25 Cts	1 	25
Two brushes 33 Cts one [sissingle] 33 Cts                              	              	66
One case and bottles 8 dollars                                           	8	     	 
To sudry small articles 6 dollars & 50 Cts               	6	50
Two pair scissors 33 Cts one pair cupboard hinges 66      		99
Three brass screw nails 12 C. 3/4 lb pepper 50 cents                                   	62
3 ounces turkey [  ] 66 one trunk 1 dollar	1	66
Three sheets 62 cents four cupboard locks 1 D	1	62
one half yd. [lawn] 25 Sundry small articles                                       		63
candle mole 25 Cts Coffee mill 83 Cts	1	18
To cash lent to John Edmiston, Jnr 15 Dol 	15	 

Robert Edmiston, Administrator
Samuel Meek, John Edmonston, James Kincannon and Matthew Buckhannon appraisers

At [An?] account held for Washington county the 16th day of April 1800. This inventory and appraisement was returned to court and ordered to be recorded.

Attest, And’w Rup[  ] D.C.