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Ball, James
of Lancaster, VA 12/19/1754 Old fashioned
Kitchen and Dairy appear to be co-mingled kitchen table/ cooking utensils in dairy. No
Important features are: Rural; Books titled; Dairy;
Livestock; Out buildings; Quarters;
Room by room; Slaves; Tools;
Belfield, John
of Richmond, VA 6/7/1802 Old fashioned
No cutlery noted, ony 5 old silver tea spoons & 1 doz. silver table spoons. In data base
because of R x R designation.
Important features are: Rural; Books titled; Closets;
Kitchen; Livestock; Out buildings; Quarters;
Room by room; Slaves; Tools;
Fitzhugh, Henry
of Stafford, VA 3/8/1742 Old fashioned
EAGLE'S NEST. Inventory cites "catalogue of books" -- list is not in public record. Fabrics
in chamber back room 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;
Minor, John, Gent.
of Fairfax, VA 7/18/1753 Old fashioned
No knives or forks listed in inventory.
Important features are: Rural; Books titled; Closets;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Room by room; Slaves; Tools;
Osborn, Robert
of Fairfax, VA 4/16/1744 Old fashioned
Inventory does not inlclude k or f, only 6 silver teaspoons & tongs. Inlcuded in database
because of identified kitchen.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted;
Kitchen; Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Room by room; Slaves; Tools;
Williams, Thaddeus
of Richmond, VA 2/5/1798 Old fashioned
Inventory starts as room by room, but becomes a list of items mixed with livestock, kitchen
equipment, and silver.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted;
Livestock;
Room by room; Slaves; Tools;
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