Virginia Elite Inventories Listing a Dairy or Milk House
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Ball, Jesse
of Lancaster, VA 3/11/1747 Elite
Contains a spinnet, violin & flute. Has billiard balls & sticks. 14 old K & F. No bedsteads-
"beds" detailed as furniture
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Cellar; Closets; Dairy;
Kitchen; Livestock; Merchant; Quarters;
Room by room; Slaves; Tools;
Ball, William, Junr.
of Lancaster, VA 7/21/1742 Elite
Only shows 14 case knives & forks in silver smith shop. All else sufficient for elite class.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Cellar; Closets; Dairy;
Kitchen; Livestock; Out buildings; Quarters;
Room by room; Slaves; Tools;
Corbin, Gawen
of Westmoreland, VA 4/10/1760 Elite
PECATONE "Servants hall," included, located in inventory between wash house & kitchen. No
values given. see Waterman p. 192.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Closets; Dairy;
Kitchen; Livestock; Out buildings; County borders Potomac River;
Room by room; Slaves; Tools; Wash house;
Fauntleroy, John
of Richmond, VA 2/5/1798 Elite
SION HOUSE. Inventory lists smoke house. New & Old store contents not detailed. "Passage
Closet & Celler" detailed as: Closet & Cel
Important features are: Rural; Books titled; Cellar; Closets; Dairy;
Kitchen; Livestock; Out buildings;
Room by room; Slaves; Tools;
Flood, Nicholas
of Richmond, VA 12/2/1776 Elite
Physician: Extensive lists:hardware, books, medicines, food stuffs, alcoholic beverages,
textiles see transcription. Bofat under buffet.
Important features are: Rural; Books titled; Cellar; Closets; Dairy;
Kitchen; Livestock; Out buildings; Quarters;
Room by room; Slaves; Tools;
Griffin, Leroy
of Richmond, VA 8/6/1750 Elite
Items at Lancaster Quarter and Forrest Quarter not included in detail database.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Cellar; Closets; Dairy;
Kitchen; Livestock; Out buildings; Quarters;
Room by room; Slaves; Tools;
Lee, Philip Ludwell
of Westmoreland, VA 3/20/1776 Elite
STRATFORD HALL. Includes a turnery (a lathe?). Entries for bed and bedsteads. New house &
Upper Clifts not detailed.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Dairy;
Kitchen; Livestock; Out buildings; County borders Potomac River; Quarters;
Room by room; Slaves; Tools; Wash house;
Lee, Thomas
of Westmoreland, VA 8/17/1758 Elite
STRATFORD HALL Outbuildings listed in inventory without list of contents.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Cellar; Closets; Dairy;
Kitchen; Livestock; Out buildings; County borders Potomac River;
Room by room; Slaves;
Mitchell, Richard
of Lancaster, VA 12/20/1781 Elite-
Division of items between Mrs Mitchell, Richard & Robert follows. Tools & blacksmith
furnishings not included in detail record.
Important features are: Rural; Books titled; Cellar; Closets; Dairy;
Kitchen; Livestock; Out buildings; Quarters;
Room by room; Slaves; Tools;
Mitchell, Robert
of Richmond, VA 12/1/1808 Elite
GROVE MOUNT? In parlour: north cubpoard holds books, south cupboard has food service items.
Some values listed in $ and in lbs.
Important features are: Rural; Books titled; Cellar; Closets; Dairy;
Kitchen; Livestock; Out buildings; Quarters;
Room by room; Slaves; Tools;
Newton, Willoughby
of Westmoreland, VA 5/27/1767 Elite
Free Mulattoes, all surnamed Clarke. Blacksmith tools. Beds listed as: furniture; furniture
listed as: textile-bedding.
Important features are: Rural; Books titled; Cellar; Closets; Dairy;
Kitchen; Livestock; Out buildings; County borders Potomac River; Quarters;
Room by room; Slaves; Tools;
George Mason's Gunston Hall Plantation - Mason Neck, Virginia 22079-3901 http://gunstonhall.org
