Maryland Aspiring Urban Inventories
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Anderson, Joseph of Charles, MD   2/10/1791   Aspiring-
Minimal holdings. Tables listed by length.
Important features are: Urban; Books noted; County borders Potomac River; Slaves;

Boone, Stanislaw of Pr Georges, MD   3/2/1797   Aspiring
Inventory recorded prior 3-3-1797. 6 slaves: 2 of them children. Personal goods begin on page 99. HH food stores not detailed.
Important features are: Urban; Books noted; Merchant; County borders Potomac River; Slaves;

Brookes, Elizabeth of Pr Georges, MD   1/18/1799   Aspiring
Lumber room. 1 slave listed with time until freedom. China & glass on mantlepiece & in the cupboard with sash doors. Tavern.?
Important features are: Urban; Books noted; Closets; Female; Kitchen; Livestock; County borders Potomac River; Room by room; Slaves;

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;

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;

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;

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;

Hawkins, Susannah T. of Pr Georges, MD   11/1/1790   Aspiring
No agricultural tools listed. Includes property left as legacy, primarily slaves and horses. Stores of grains and food not detailed.
Important features are: Urban; Female; Livestock; County borders Potomac River; Slaves;

Hewitt, Mr. Thomas of Pr Georges, MD   2/9/1787   Aspiring
Inventory of store not detailed. Owns one horse and one girl about 13 years old.
Important features are: Urban; Books noted; Merchant; County borders Potomac River; Slaves;

Keene, Mr. Richard of Pr Georges, MD   9/30/1754   Aspiring+
Store inventory not detailed- Household detail begins on PAGE 4 with "inner room upstairs"
Important features are: Urban; Cellar; Closets; Dairy; Kitchen; Livestock; Merchant; Out buildings; County borders Potomac River; Quarters; Room by room; 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;

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;

Reynolds, William of Anne Arundel, MD   5/17/1777   Aspiring
Tavern Keeper? Inventory contains 21 beds! Items in Hat Shop-not & yard not detailed.
Important features are: Urban; Books noted; Cellar; Kitchen; Room by room; Slaves;

Scott, Catherine of Pr Georges, MD   4/1/1776   Aspiring
One slave; Men's & women's clothing. Inventory items mentioned in will, some designated to
Important features are: Urban; Books noted; Female; County borders Potomac River; Slaves;

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;

Smith, Mrs. Christian of Pr Georges, MD   3/24/1763   Aspiring+
Contains woman's desk, chair for child, prcl tin bakers
Important features are: Urban; Books noted; Female; Livestock; County borders Potomac River; Slaves; Tools;

Tylar, Robert Bladen of Pr Georges, MD   3/7/1793   Aspiring-
Minimal for aspiring. No bedsteads= bed as furniture, furniture as bedding. Grain stores
Important features are: Urban; Books noted; Livestock; County borders Potomac River; Quarters; Slaves;

Walker, Isaac of Pr Georges, MD   11/13/1797   Aspiring+
See transcript for mercantile indes. Contains "BEAUFAT" wth china & other crockery ware. No slaves or livestock. "Oil cloth bathing cap."
Important features are: Urban; Merchant; County borders Potomac River;


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