All Old Fashioned Inventories listing Slaves by Name
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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;

Bowie, Allen Mr. of Pr Georges, MD   9/11/1795   Old fashioned
Little & big parlour. Spinning room. No cultlery of any type. Ceramics listed "in the Beaufet* in the little parlour." beaufet* = buffet.+
Important features are: Rural; Closets; Kitchen; Livestock; County borders Potomac River; Room by room; Slaves; Tools;

Duckett, Richard of Pr Georges, MD   12/31/1788   Old fashioned
79 oz of plate a 8/4. Only book listed by title= Jno Dictionary.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Livestock; County borders Potomac River; 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;

Harrison, Col. Robert Hanson of Charles, MD   6/9/1790   Old fashioned
Taken because of books by title. For continuity see HRRSN81. Lists colors of bedsteads.
Important features are: Rural; Books titled; Livestock; County borders Potomac River; Slaves; Tools;

Johnson, Thomas, Junior of Pr Georges, MD   4/28/1796   Old fashioned
Pantry. Inventory lists 4 slaves & 2 horses, no K & F.
Important features are: Urban; Books noted; Closets; Livestock; County borders Potomac River; Room by room; Slaves;

Lowndes, Benjamin, Esqr. of Pr Georges, MD   7/21/1809   Old fashioned
Good descriptions of furniture, silver, & art work. Elite, but no K & F listed. Store
Important features are: Urban; Books titled; Merchant; County borders Potomac River; Slaves;

Middleton, James of Charles, MD   1/20/1791   Old fashioned
Kitchen assumed by placement of utensils.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Livestock; County borders Potomac River; 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;

Unknown Person of Richmond, VA   1/1/1769   Old fashioned
Furniture and ceramics. Cellar. Only teaspons, soup spoons noted, no cutlery. 8 table
Important features are: Rural; Cellar; Closets; Kitchen; Livestock; Quarters; Room by room; Slaves;

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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