Inventory of the goods and chattels of Capt. B. Cooper of Lebanon Twp., taken 31 December 1794, with the appraisers' and administrators' sworn statements — probate file 1704J.

Transcription and notes

Provenance, the permanent-scan rule, the excluded items and the unresolved totals are all in the source: and coverage: headers and are not repeated here.

Header, as written

"A true Inventory of the goods and chattels of Capt. B. Cooper of the Township of Lebanon this 31st Day of December 1794."

Appraisers, at the foot: "Appraised by us the Day & year above written — John [his mark X] Hoffman — Dennis Wickoff."

Figures shown [?] are too faint or smudged to read with confidence, and cannot be recovered — see coverage.scan_is_final.

• Left column — data from the document (values in £.s.d.):
• "4 Cows" — [first column figures are faint; readings uncertain]
• "4 two years [cattle]" — 8. 0. 0
• "1 Gray Mare" — 10. 0. 0
• "1 Waggon and Gears" — 7. 10. 0
• "1 Wind Mill" — 1. 5. 0
• "4 Calves" — 3. [?]. [?]
• "2 Pigs" — [?]. [?]. [?]
• "1 Plow and Harrows" — 1. 10. 0
• "9 Hoggs" — 4. 10. 0
• "1 Grind Stone" — 0. 15. 0
• "1 Hive with Bees" — 0. 10. 0
• "2 Wheels and 2 Reels" — 1. 2. 6
• "Log chain & Hogg [?]" — [?]
• "Some Old Lumber on the Garret" — 1. 10. 0
• "Scythe and Cradle" — 0. 15. 0
• "Desk Book Case & Books" — 10. 0. 0
• "Clock" — 13. 10. 0
• "12 Chairs" — 2. 10. 0
• "7 old Chairs" — 0. 10. 6
• "3 Arm Chairs" — 1. 0. 0
• "1 Table and Looking Glass and 2 [Pictures?]" — 3. 0. 0
• "Feather Bed" — 3. 0. 0
• Left column subtotal: approx. "£100. 5. 6" [partially legible]
• Right column — data from the document (values in £.s.d.):
• "1 Pair of Andirons" — 0. 6. 0 [?]
• "[Tongs] and tongs" — 1. 6. 3
• "1 Bed and Bedding" — 7. 10. 0
• "1 Do [ditto]" — 4. 10. 0
• "1 Do" — 8. 0. 0
• "Argan [?] Hooks" — [?]
• "Casks and Lumb[er]" — 1. 10. 0
• "3 Iron Potts" — 1. 10. 0
• "Kitchen Furniture" — 3. 7. 6 [?]
• "1 Small Chest" — [?]
• "Table and Stand" — 1. 2. 6
• "1 Blue Chest" — 0. 15. 0
• "Case with [?] Bottles" — 0. 7. 6
• Right column subtotal: approximately "£91. 19. 0" [partially legible]
• Bottom totals (faintly legible): Figures "100. 5. 6", "91. 19. 0", and "133. 4. 6" are visible near the foot of the page. Relationship of these numbers to the columns is not clear from the image alone.
• Data from page 8 (Inventory sworn statements, same file):
• "Dennis Wickoff, one of the appraisers of the within Inventory, being duly sworn according to law, did declare, that the goods & chattels in the said Inventory set down and specified, were by [him] appraised according to their just and true respective rates and values, after the best of his judgment and understanding; and that John Hoffman the other appraiser, [whose name] is thereto subscribed, was present at the same time and consented in all things to the doing thereof; and that they appraised all things that were brought to their view for appraisement. Sworn at Flemington the 5th day of Feb 1795 — Before me R. Throckmorton Surrogate." — signed "Dennis Wickoff."
• "N.B. — Some Books, Provisions & a Rocking Cradle not included in the appraisement."
• Second sworn statement (same page): "John H. Cooper, one of the Administrators of the within named Benjamin Cooper deceased, being duly sworn, and John Dawes the other administrator [being] duly affirmed according to law, did severally declare, that the within writing contains a true and perfect Inventory of all and singular the Goods, Chattels [and credits] of the within named Benjamin Cooper as far as have come to their knowledge or possession or to the possession of any other person or persons for their use."
• "Sworn at Flemington the 5th Feb 1795 — Before me R. Throckmorton, Surrogate." — signed "John H Cooper" and "John Dawes."
• Right-side endorsement (rotated 90°): "Benj Cooper Intestate 1704J Inventory."
• Data from page 7 (Inventory cover/wrapper):
• "Benjamin Cooper Intestate — Inventory — Hunterdon 1795 — 1704J".
• Side endorsement: "Additional Inventory of the Estate of Benjamin Cooper 1795."