Maryland Elite Inventories Listing a Dairy or Milk House
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Dulany, Daniel
of Annapolis, MD   5/21/1754   Elite
Extensive list of clothing, silver, and books. Alcohol stores & "In the Store" not detailed.
Important features are: Urban; Books titled; Cellar; Closets; Dairy;
Kitchen; Out buildings;
Room by room; Slaves; Tools; Wash house;
Galloway, Joseph
of Anne Arundel, MD   1/1/1753   Elite
No bedsteads listed in inventory. Store not detailed.
Important features are: Urban; Books noted; Cellar; Dairy;
Kitchen; Livestock; Out buildings; Quarters;
Room by room; Slaves;
Hepburn, Jno. Esquire
of Pr Georges, MD   12/20/1775   Elite
Hall Beaufatt and garrett. Beaufatt detailed as: "buffet" Quarters in A.Arundel & Frederick
Co. not detailed. Ages & occupations of several slaves
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Closets; Dairy;
Kitchen; Livestock; County borders Potomac River; Quarters;
Room by room; Slaves; Tools;
Hollyday, Thomas
of Pr Georges, MD   4/6/1767   Elite
Window curtains. Furniture as:"HALL L" in inventory as contents of hall room left by Legacy
to Mrs Hollyday. Food stores, grains & meat not detailed.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Closets; Dairy;
Kitchen; Livestock; Out buildings; County borders Potomac River; Quarters;
Room by room; Slaves; Tools;
Thomas, Philip
of Anne Arundel, MD   3/13/1763   Elite
Contains a kitchen & new kitchen. Has a "milk house." Set of "black bird china." Long
lists of household textiles.
Important features are: Urban; Books noted; Cellar; Dairy;
Kitchen; Livestock; Out buildings; Quarters;
Room by room; Slaves; Tools;
Wardrope, Mr. James
of Pr Georges, MD   12/4/1760   Elite
"Boffet" detailed as: buffet. A "nursing chair" Silver items described by weight-no value
given for ea item. Bedding at quarter not detailed.
Important features are: Rural; Closets; Dairy;
Kitchen; Livestock; Out buildings; County borders Potomac River; Quarters;
Room by room; Slaves; Tools; Wash house;
West, Stephen
of Pr Georges, MD   3/1/1791   Elite
"THE WOODYARD" Porch, Piazza, Garret, ironing rm, School Rm, accounting rm: detailed.
Outbuildings, cellars & store room not detailed.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Closets; Dairy;
Kitchen; Livestock; Merchant; Out buildings; County borders Potomac River; Quarters;
Room by room; Slaves; Tools; Wash house;
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