Maryland Inventories listing a Dairy or Milk House
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Addison, Col. John
of Pr Georges, MD 1/14/1765 Aspiring+
OXEN HILL? Spinning Room, Milk and Meel House. Items at Quarters and contents of meel* house
not detailed. Items on pg /7 questionable room. Food & meat stores not detailed.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Cellar; Closets; Dairy;
Kitchen; Livestock; Out buildings; County borders Potomac River; Quarters;
Room by room; Slaves; Tools;
Addison, Mrs. Eleanor
of Pr Georges, MD 4/1/1761 Aspiring+
OXEN HILL? Incl's Garret & spinning room; great & little parlour; vehicles in store house
detl'd, ferry boat:not detl'd. Kulikoff:large land holder. Prbly E.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Cellar; Closets; Dairy;
Female; Kitchen; Livestock; Out buildings; County borders Potomac River; Quarters;
Room by room; Slaves; Tools;
Burgess, Richard
of Pr Georges, MD 1/8/1785 Decent
Contains a weaving house - detailed.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Dairy;
Kitchen; Livestock; Out buildings; County borders Potomac River;
Room by room; Slaves; Tools;
Coleman, Thomas, Senr.
of Charles, MD 4/30/1745 Decent
Kitchen equipment in milk house. All designated rooms contain bedding.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Dairy;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Room by room; Slaves; Tools;
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;
Hilleary, Henry
of Pr Georges, MD 1/28/1783 Decent
Contains a "Girl's Room"
Important features are: Rural; Books titled; Closets; Dairy;
Kitchen; Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
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;
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;
Magruder, Nathaniel
of Pr Georges, MD 1/10/1786 Aspiring
Includes smith's shop, barn, old milk house, meat house & store. Probably a taylor.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; 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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