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Boarman, Capt Henry
of Charles, MD 1/15/1802 Aspiring+
Ceramics & cutlery for elite. Minimal furniture with exception of beds. Most inventory
items listed as damaged.
Important features are: Rural; Books titled;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Bowie, William, Sr.
of Pr Georges, MD 7/10/1792 Aspiring
Kitchen items appear distinct from other inventory items.
Important features are: Rural; Books titled;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Buckland, William
of Anne Arundel, MD 12/19/1774 Aspiring-
Inventory lists building materials & tools not included in detail.
Important features are: Urban; Books titled;
Slaves; Tools;
Campbell, Rev. Isaac
of Charles, MD 12/18/1784 Aspiring
Received too late for room use study. Very poor quality of microfilm. Taken because of
Important features are: Urban; Books titled;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves;
Claget, Revd. Samuel
of Charles, MD 11/13/1756 Aspiring-
Long list of books
Important features are: Rural; Books titled;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Clagett, Judson Magruder
of Pr Georges, MD 11/26/1800 Aspiring+
Owned 6 slaves.
Important features are: Rural; Books titled;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves;
Cunningham, John
of Charles, MD 2/28/1750 Aspiring
Inventory lists earthenware and glass. Cutlery & linens sufficient for aspiring class.
Important features are: Urban; Books titled;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Davis, Eleazer
of Charles, MD 4/7/1796 Aspiring
Meat and grain stores not detailed. Contains 10 rolls of paper for papering & painted ban
Important features are: Rural; Books titled;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Dent, William
of Charles, MD 3/20/1757 Aspiring
William Eilbeck an appraiser. Possibly a physician, fabric stores, building materials, and
Important features are: Rural; Books titled;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Duckett, John
of Pr Georges, MD 10/4/1781 Aspiring-
Barely aspiring, 1 slave, no tools.
Important features are: Urban; Books titled;
County borders Potomac River;
Slaves;
Dyson, Dr. John
of Charles, MD 7/17/1809 Aspiring+
Medical instruments included in detail.
Important features are: Rural; Books titled;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Eversfield, Matthew
of Pr Georges, MD 7/10/1800 Aspiring+
3 & 1/2 transcription pages of books listed. Possible names of house: "Map of Italy" or "New
Tilgate" Includes 5 rolls house paper.
Important features are: Rural; Books titled;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Hall, William
of Anne Arundel, MD 5/1/1771 Aspiring-
ELK RIDGE PLANTATION 2 Beaufets* detailed as: buffet. 1 Bedstead in inventory. Beds
detailed as: furniture, furniture as textiles.
Important features are: Rural; Books titled; Cellar;
Kitchen; Livestock;
Room by room; Slaves; Tools;
Hamilton, Alexander
of Pr Georges, MD 10/18/1799 Aspiring+
Grain stores not itemized. Kitchen= cooking utensils separate from other HH items.
Carpenter tools. Barn framing - work benches & ladder.
Important features are: Rural; Books titled;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Hanson, Samuel
of Charles, MD 5/11/1741 Aspiring+
Lists: "feather bead*, bedstead & summer & winter furniture" Large stores of fabrics.
Important features are: Rural; Books titled;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Harrison, Col. Richard
of Charles, MD 1/31/1781 Aspiring
Taken because of books by title. For continuity see HRRSN89 & HRRSN90 for sons William &
Robert. Very detailed lists of textiles & bedsteads.
Important features are: Rural; Books titled;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Harrison, Grace
of Charles, MD 12/18/1794 Aspiring
No livestock or tools in inventory.
Important features are: Urban; Books titled;
Female; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves;
Harrison, William
of Charles, MD 12/15/1789 Aspiring
ST EDWARDS & ANTWERP QUARTER listed in inventory. Cattle age designated by "grasses." Grain
stores not detailed.
Important features are: Rural; Books titled;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River; Quarters;
Slaves; Tools;
Hawkins, John Stone, Gent.
of Pr Georges, MD 2/1/1764 Aspiring
Floorcoverings, watch case, 3 bird cages Backgammon table, box, men & dice.
Important features are: Rural; Books titled;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Key, James
of Charles, MD 6/17/1779 Aspiring
Recieved too late for Room Use Study. Catalogue of 97 books plus more. Bed with copper
Important features are: Rural; Books titled;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
King, Mr. Francis
of Pr Georges, MD 12/11/1771 Aspiring+
Probably urban-without tools & has minimal livestock. Clothing listed as Wearing Apparell
Important features are: Urban; Books titled;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves;
Laidler, Capt. John
of Charles, MD 4/6/1774 Aspiring
Inventory contains "91 yds stampt paper for a room 6d" Alcoholic beverage, page 56, & grain
stores not detailed.
Important features are: Rural; Books titled;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Lansdale, Isaac
of Pr Georges, MD 1/7/1779 Aspiring
Disproportionate number of slaves for number of tools.
Important features are: Rural; Books titled;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Lawson, Mrs. Elizabeth
of Pr Georges, MD 5/3/1766 Aspiring+
Kitchen assumed by item placement. Extensive list of women's clothing & sewing notions.
Important features are: Rural; Books titled;
Female; Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Mitchell, Hugh
of Charles, MD 3/25/1761 Aspiring
William Eilbeck an appraiser. No farm impliments. Many horses. No bedsteads listed. In
detail beds as furniture & furniture as textile.
Important features are: Rural; Books titled;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves;
Neale, William
of Charles, MD 4/29/1763 Aspiring
Lists high bedsteads & low bedsteads. Inventory contains listing for "treackle." Grain
Important features are: Rural; Books titled;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Nevison, James
of Charles, MD 11/30/1759 Aspiring
More beds listed than bedsteads. Inventory appraised in "paper currancy of Maryland"
Important features are: Rural; Books titled;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Parham, Doctor Francis
of Charles, MD 2/14/1757 Aspiring
Inventory contains list of medicines, not included in detail.
Important features are: Urban; Books titled;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Pile, Joseph
of Charles, MD 8/26/1758 Aspiring
SARUM. (Rivoire: p. 36-41) Contains "suit of church stuff." Beds detailed as furniture &
furniture as textile-bedding only 1 bedstead noted.
Important features are: Rural; Books titled;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Simpson, Ignatius
of Charles, MD 2/15/1794 Aspiring
Good furniture descriptions. One slave, minimal livestock, only one hilling hoe.
Important features are: Urban; Books titled;
Kitchen; Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Stoddert, Capt. John
of Charles, MD 5/25/1767 Aspiring
Inventory has a list of items "left as Legacies," included in detail. Meat stores not
Important features are: Rural; Books titled;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves;
Turner, Zephaniah
of Charles, MD 6/21/1794 Aspiring
No slaves or livestock in inventory, 11 old reap hooks noted. Stores of grains & meat not
detailed. Limited inventory-scant furniture, w/o kitchen items.
Important features are: Rural; Books titled;
County borders Potomac River;
Tools;
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