Virginia Decent Inventories with Books Titled
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Ball, Margaret of Lancaster, VA   10/28/1783   Decent
See: Thom Familly Papers, Virginia Historical Society for sale of estate. Differences in
Important features are: Rural; Books titled; Female; Livestock; Slaves; Tools;

Beckwith, Sir Marmaduke of Richmond, VA   7/1/1790   Decent
No plantation tools, slaves, only cattle & oxen. No cutlery of any type. Values given
Important features are: Urban; Books titled; Closets; Kitchen; Livestock; Room by room; Tools;

McCarty, Billington of Richmond, VA   6/4/1753   Decent
Chamber closet noted. Beaufett*- buffet= contains ceramics, cutlery, and Mousetrap.
Important features are: Rural; Books titled; Closets; Kitchen; Livestock; Out buildings; Room by room; Slaves; Tools;

Stott, William of Lancaster, VA   9/1/1781   Decent+
Parcel of books & 1 by title -Book of Common Prayer. Buffat= Beaufett* in Chamber. 6
Important features are: Rural; Books titled; Closets; Dairy; Kitchen; Livestock; Out buildings; Room by room; Slaves; Tools;

West, Hugh of Fairfax, VA   1/29/1755   Decent
Kitchen while not named, is apparent.
Important features are: Rural; Books titled; Livestock; County borders Potomac River; Slaves; Tools;


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