Widow Mary Greene will
In the presence of God Amen: I Mary Greene widow of NewPort Township County of Washington , State of Ohio, being well in body, sound in memory and understanding so hereby ordain this my last will and testimony.
1st I will that all my lawful debts and funeral expenses be paid out of my estate.
2nd I will and bequeath to Eliza my beloved daughter my large family Bible and large looking glass and bureau, two of my best tables, six kitchen chairs, one arm chair, one feather bed and high post bedstead with bedding and calico curtains for bed. One large trunk, one carpet, twelve plated, one large china bowl, four silver spoons, six green edged plates, two platters, six white handle knives and forks, five China plates, one large pitcher, one waiter. 1 Queens ware coffee pot, hand irons, shovel and tongs with brafs head, flat irons, brafs kettle, copper tea kettles, one large iron dish kettle, one small bake oven and skillet, one large pewter platter, one cow, One griddle [line marked through this
last] 2 brafs candle sticks and snuffers.
3rd I will and bequeath to my Granddaughter Eliza W. Haskell, one feather bed and bedding. Lastly I will and bequeath to my blood daughters Eliza, Ruth, Mary and two granddaughters, Maria and Eliza M Haskell, the remainder of my estate, viz. one forth to my daughter Eliza, one forth to my daughter Ruth, one forth to my daughter, Mary, the other forth to be divided equally between my granddaughters Maria and Eliza W. to them and their heirs forever.
And I do hereby ordain my sons Daniel and John Greene in County and State aforesaid Executors of this my last will and Testimony.
In testimony where I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 26th day of August 1823 in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred, twenty-three
Signed – Mary Greene
Witnefs of us
Griffin Greene
Jefse Lawton
I herby certify that the above named Mary Greene acknowledged the above instrument of writing to be her free act and last will and testament before me this twenty sixth day of August, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-three. NewPort Ohio Washington County
Signed - Jacob Churchill, JP
The State of Ohio Washington County
In the court of Common Pleas November Term Anno Domini 1823
This instrument of writing purporting to be the last will and testament of Mary Greene late of New Port on his County deceased was presented in court and avowed by the oaths of Griffin Greene and Jefse Lawton the subscribing witnefses to the same, approved and ordered to be recorded. And the court appointed Charles Little, Stephen Dana and Luther D. Barker to appraise the personal property belonging to the said decedent’s estate agreeably to law.
Attest: Geo. Dunlevy, Clerk
Mary Greene’s Appraisal New Port, State of Ohio, Nov 26th 1823
An inventory of the property of Mary Greene deceased appraisal by the undersigned
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Two meal bags @ 371/2 cents each |
0 |
75 |
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One bed & bedding |
13 |
00 |
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One pair sheets |
1 |
00 |
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One plaid coverlet |
2 |
00 |
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One Blanket Quilted |
1 |
87 ½ |
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One set of bed curtains |
4 |
00 |
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One sheet & towels |
1 |
75 |
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On set of ___ chairs |
3 |
00 |
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One silver watch |
5 |
00 |
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One bed pan |
1 |
00 |
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One sheet |
0 |
25 |
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One keg sugar containing about 45 lbs @12 ½ per |
5 |
40 |
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One straw bed |
1 |
00 |
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One loom, quilt wheel & frames |
5 |
00 |
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Rudj. Temply and harnefs [loom] |
5 |
00 |
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Three barrels & two flax bx |
1 |
40 |
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One chest .75 & Washing bars & spools 1.00 |
1 |
75 |
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One chest .75 _____ & sash .50 |
1 |
75 |
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Wesleys Sermons 9 vols |
3 |
00 |
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Village Sermons 2 vols |
1 |
00 |
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Blackmans Efsays & 3 other books |
1 |
00 |
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One Chest .25 One keg .37 ½ |
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62 ½ |
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Two Baskets .25 3 chairs .30 |
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55 |
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One coffee mill 1.00 3 buckets 3 bowls 1.00 |
2 |
00 |
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Nine Crocks .75 Earthern Plates .30 ea |
1 |
05 |
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Queens Ware platter |
1 |
25 |
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Earthern & Stone churn jug & pitchers |
1 |
40 |
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Tinware 1.00 Glafsware 1.75 |
2 |
75 |
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One tumbler .37 ½ Jappan ware .75 |
1 |
12 ½ |
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Pottery glue pot .75 three iron candlesticks |
1 |
35 |
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Cardg. Mortar [used for carding wool or flax] & sion (?) 1.25
Skimmer & meat fork .62 ½ |
1 |
87 ½ |
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Auger lamp. Saxfour(?) 1.25 Stutygard (?) 1.00 |
2 |
25 |
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One Spider 1.00 One dinner pots .40 |
1 |
40 |
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Iron tea kettle .50 axe & hoe 1.00 |
1 |
50 |
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Large Shovel & tongs 2.00 small ditto .75 |
2 |
75 |
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Hand (?) 1.25 Pot hook & hammer .75 (?) |
1 |
95 |
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Two kegs & one barrel .75 Three meat casks 1.50 |
2 |
25 |
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Two kegs & 3 fat tubs 1.25 two wash tubs & soap 1.00 |
2 |
25 |
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Two old bowls & kegs .75 one mare 5.00 |
5 |
75 |
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One hundred 55 bushels of corn @.25 |
38 |
75 |
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Supposed to take 15 bushels of wheat @ .50 |
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Oak Stack (?) 2.62 ½ one small table 1.00 |
3 |
62 ½ |
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One Kitchen table .50 One churn .50 |
1 |
00 |
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One Rug .37 ½ Jug .25 Flax 2.00 |
2 |
62 ½ |
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140 |
25 ½ |
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We do herby certify that as appraised above the above property
Signed:
Stephen Dana
Charles Little
L D. Barker
The State of Ohio, Washington County
In the court of Common Pleas, Nov. Term A.D. 1823
Ordered by the court that Charles Little, Stephen Dana, and Luther D. Barker, Esquire do appraise the personal property belonging to the Estate of Mary Greene. Late of New Port, deceased, according to taken.
Witnefsed Honorable Ezra Osborn Esquire, President of our said Court of Common Pleas at Marietta in said County this twenty second day of November A.D. 1823 – Geo. Dunlevey, Clerk
State of Ohio, Washington County, New Port Township
This day, personally came before me the Subscriber Justice of the Peace in and for said County, the within named Charles Little, Stephen Dana, and Luther D. Barker and took the oath required by Law as appraisers of the personal property of the estate of Mary Greene, late of New Port Township deceased.
Given under my hand and seal this 23rd day of Feb. A.D. 1824
Signed:
Joseph Barker Jun. J.P.
The State of Ohio, Washington County
In the Court of Common Pleas, March Term A.D. 1824
The forgoing Inventory and appraisements of the personal property belonging to the estate of Mary Greene late of New Port in this County deceased, having been returned, was ordered to be recorded.
Attest. Geo. Dunlevy, Clerk
Mary Greene Sales
A List of the sales of Mary Greene, Property in New Port
Mary Greene’s Account of Sales
A list of property belonging to Mary Greene, deceased, sold at auction by John Greene, Executors on said Estate, December 4th 1823
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John Greene |
Two baskets |
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26 |
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Ditto |
Tin Ware |
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80 |
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James Nichols |
Shovel & tongs |
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44 |
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John Greene |
Large Shovel & tongs |
2 |
12 |
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Ditto |
Knives & forks |
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70 |
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Ebenezer Battelle |
Jappan (?) Ware |
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87 ½ |
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Ditto |
Pottery glue pot |
1 |
31 ¼ |
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Charles Haskell |
Cards* and sion (?) |
1 |
00 |
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Thomas Howard |
Three pails |
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50 |
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John Greene |
One Rug |
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30 |
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Ebenezer Battelle |
One Churn |
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40 |
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Thomas Howard |
4 milk crocks |
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31 ¼ |
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James Nichols |
3 crocks |
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37 ½ |
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Thomas Howard |
Three ditto |
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25 |
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Ebenezer Battelle |
One Churn |
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15 |
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James McMahan |
Three crocks |
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44 |
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James Mullen |
Jug & jar |
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31 ¼ |
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Doc’t Holida |
3 Candle stands |
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75 |
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Henry Minor |
1 jar & bottle |
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90 |
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Ebenezer Battelle |
5 bottles |
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50 |
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James Nichols |
1 for. Stutygard (?) |
1 |
31 ½ |
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Charles Cady |
1 watch |
5 |
00 |
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Ebenezer Battelle |
1 spider* |
1 |
15 |
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James Nichols |
1 pot |
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50 |
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Jacob Kennedy |
1 tea kettle |
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50 |
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John Greene |
1 jug |
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30 |
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Ditto |
Pots hooks & trammels |
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40 |
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Doct’r Hollida |
Plates (?) and Platter |
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47 |
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John Greene |
Plates and platter |
1 |
45 |
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Ditto |
Bowls & platter |
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62 ½ |
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Doct’r Hollida |
Wooden bowls |
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60 |
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Ebenezer Battelle |
Bowls & platter |
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65 |
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Ditto |
Tea Pot |
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40 |
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James McMahan |
1 pr Andirons |
1 |
12 ½ |
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Ebenezer Battelle |
2 sheets |
1 |
15 |
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William Waterman |
9 vols. at 37 ½ |
3 |
37 ½ |
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Grace Dana |
2 Vols. at 50 |
1 |
00 |
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James Mullen |
4 ditto .20 |
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80 |
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Doct’r Hollida |
3 sheets |
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75 |
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Ebenezer Battelle |
1 Blanket |
2 |
50 |
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Ditto |
1 bed quilt |
2 |
31 ¼ |
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Ebenezer Battelle |
6 Towels |
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80 |
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Doct’r Hollida |
1 Straw bed |
2 |
12 ½ |
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Ditto |
1 bed & bedding |
21 |
12 ½ |
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David Canfield |
3 chairs |
1 |
50 |
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Jonathan Kerr |
1 Set of chairs |
2 |
75 |
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Richard Greene |
2 h(?) & axe |
1 |
50 |
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John Greene |
1 Chest |
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70 |
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James McMahan |
11 lbs flax |
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99 |
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Ebenezer Battelle |
1 tray |
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12 |
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William Bosworth |
4 bowls .20 |
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80 |
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Ebenezer Battelle |
Quill (?) & Swifts |
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31 ¼ |
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Richard Greene |
1 looking Glafs |
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50 |
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Ebenezer Battelle |
1 bed & canister |
1 |
55 |
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John Greene |
1 Table |
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15 |
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Luther D. Barker |
1 Chest |
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18 ¾ |
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James Mullen |
18 lbs sugar .18 |
2 |
52 |
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Doct’r Hallida |
18 lbs sugar .20 |
3 |
20 |
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Ebenezer Battelle |
18 lbs sugar 20 |
3 |
20 |
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Richard Greene |
15 lbs sugar 20 |
3 |
00 |
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Ebenezer Battelle |
1 loom |
3 |
50 |
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Joseph McMahan |
1 reed (?) |
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56 |
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Ditto |
Ditto |
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81 |
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Thomas Howard |
2 (?) of loom harnefs |
1 |
75 |
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Ebenezer Battelle |
Tin(?) |
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31 |
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Ditto |
Kitchen table |
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46 |
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Ditto |
1 small ditto |
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75 |
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Ditto |
Tub & barrel |
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42 |
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David Canfield |
Salt Barrel |
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50 |
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Ditto |
Keg & fat tubs |
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40 |
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Ebenezer Battelle |
5 old barrels |
1 |
31 |
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L. D. Barker |
2 kegs |
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25 |
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James McMahan |
1 meat cask |
1 |
75 |
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Ebenezer Battelle |
Old mare |
1 |
30 |
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Ditto |
1 set of curtains |
5 |
75 |
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William Bosworth |
1 chest |
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40 |
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William Rowland |
Window Sash |
1 |
40 |
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John Hayes |
Grind stone & wheel |
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12 |
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Jacob Kennedy |
350 handfuls of flax |
2 |
50 |
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E. Battelle |
Washing boxes & spools |
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25 |
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William Dana |
155 bushels corn @ 23 |
35 |
65 |
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Ebenezer Battelle |
1 oat stack |
2 |
31 |
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Ditto |
1 (?) bill for whiskey |
1 |
81 |
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Ditto |
1 coffee mill |
1 |
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Ditto |
1 tumbler & 5 lbs sugar |
1 |
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Ditto |
2 ½ bushels wheat @50 |
1 |
25 |
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Ditto |
148 lbs fresh pork @2 ¼ |
2 |
81 |
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Eliza Greene |
1 washing pan |
1 |
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Ditto |
2 keys |
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70 |
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James Whitney |
Skimmer & ladle |
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12 ½ |
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Richard Greene |
125 lbs fresh pork @2 ½ |
2 |
81 |
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John Greene |
4 ¼ bushels wheat @50 |
2 |
12 ½ |
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Ditto |
115 lbs fresh pork @2 ¼ |
2 |
58 ¾ |
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Eliza Greene |
1 keg |
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37 ½ |
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100 |
07 |
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* Cards used for carding wool or flax.
* A kettle sits on a spider over an open flame as in a fire place.
The State of Ohio, Washington County
In Court of Common Pleas March Term 1824
The foregoing account of sales of the personal property belonging to the late Mary Greene deceased having been returned to be recorded. Attest. Geo Dunlevey, Clerk
Mary Greene deceased, Estate to John Greene EX.
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To attending Court |
1 |
00 |
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To 1.00 for advertising |
1 |
00 |
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To 37 ½ cents paid for repairing watch |
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37 ½ |
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To getting property appraised and selling |
1 |
00 |
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Paid James Mullen for coffin |
3 |
00 |
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Paid the tax on the Estates |
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50 |
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Paid Stephen Dana as appraiser |
1 |
00 |
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Paid Charles Little for Appraiser |
1 |
00 |
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Paid Joseph Barker for swearing appraisers, traveling |
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37 ½ |
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Paid Charles Haskell’s account |
3 |
68 |
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Paid Doctor Holida’s account |
4 |
25 |
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Paid Henry Babcock |
3 |
34 |
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Paid L D Barker as auctioneers |
1 |
00 |
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Paid L D Barker as appraiser |
1 |
00 |
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Paid for Grave Stones, |
14 |
00 |
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Paid Richard Greene’s account |
27 |
60 |
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Paid George Dunlevy |
4 |
48 |
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Paid Griffin Greene, witnefs |
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50 |
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Percentage allowed by law |
16 |
00 |
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85 |
50 |
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The State of Ohio, Washington County
In the Court of Common Pleas, March Term 1824
This account of the sales account to the personal property of Mary Greene late of Newport in this County, deceased, bring returned, were ordered to be recorded
Attest. George Dunlevey Clerk
