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Keene, Mr. Richard 1 Prince George's County, Maryland Prince George's Inventories 1758-1763 pp. 1-7 Taken: 30 September, 1 October 1754 Recorded: 28 March 1755

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KEENE54

Inventory of the Goods & Chattles of Mr. Richard Keene late of Prince Georges County Deceased taken and Appraised by the Subscribers on the 30th. Septem & 1st, October 1754

(along left margin -- "Store at Upper Marlbourough") 1 Doz hair Sifters £ 1.12. 0 3 Wire Riddles .13. 6 3 Ryeing Sieves .18. 0 2 Woms. saddles & 1 Cloth cover to Ditto 9. 0. 0 1 ps Welsh Cotton qt. 88 yds 6.12. 0 2 Mens Saddles 4.10. 0 2 Cloth Housings to Ditto 1.16. 0 2 half hunting whips .12. 0 3 womens hoop Coats .19. 6 1 Coarse yarn Rug .15. 0 2 pair Blanketts 1.13. 0 2 Duffle great Coats 2. 5. 0 1 Coth Ditto 3. 0. 0 11 Lawn Sifters 1. 0. 0 19 pair Wool cards & 2 pair Tow ditto 2. 1. 6 3 Curry Combs 5 Brushes to Ditto . 9. 9 3 Bed Bunts 3.19. 6 11 Doz horn Combs 2. 4. 0 4 Testaments & 2 Com Bibles .15. 0 5 Grammers & 4 Devotions .11. 6 5 Spelling Books & 6 Psalters .10. 0 4 Com prayers Gilt .16. 0 13 horn Books & 6 Primmers . 3. 8 14 Mens Caster hatts 8.11. 0 2 Boys felt hatts . 3. 0 14½ lbs Shoe thread 1. 9. 0 6 lbs Tow Candle wicke . 7. 0 5 Doz 11 Bed Cords 4. 3. 0 1 Pewter Gallon Pot & 2 half Gallon ditto 1.15. 0

(Page 2) 6 Quart 6 pint & 4 half Gill Ditto 3.19. 0 8 Bottle Jugs .15. 6 2 Chamber pots 6 Quart 5 pint brown mugs . 9. 0 9 2 quart Mugs & 4 half pint ditto .14. 6 6 Stone sauce pans, 2 doz 9 wine Glasses 1. 0. 6 4 Quart Earthen Bowls 3 small China ditto .12. 0 13 pair Mens pumps 4.19. 6 25 pair Mens turnup shoes 9. 7. 6 13 pair Boys shoes 2.10. 0 21 pr woms. Lea Shoes 4.12. 6 1 p Girls Ditto 4 P Childs Ditto .10. 8 3 pair woms. Lea Clogs .18. 0 21 pair woms. Callamanco shoes 7. 7. 0 7 pair mens Shoe Boots 1 pair Jack Ditto 8.16. 0 5 pair woms. silk Shoes 2.15. 0 2 Doz Scickles & 8 Tin Funnells 1.16. 4 2 Tin Kettles 2 Cullenders 2 Dish Covers .13. 0 2 Currying knives & Steels 2. 2. 0 2 Copper Pots .14. 0

George Mason's Gunston Hall Plantation - Mason Neck, Virginia 22079 http://GunstonHall.org Keene, Mr. Richard 2 Prince George's County, Maryland Prince George's Inventories 1758-1763 pp. 1-7 Taken: 30 September, 1 October 1754 Recorded: 28 March 1755

2 five foot X Cut Saws and rests 2. 2. 0 1 Walking Cane with Gilt head .15. 0 1 fire Shovel & Tongs 1 small spade . 6. 6 2 pair small Stillyards 1 plain Chest 1.11. 0 1 Doz Small looking Glasses . 9. 0 10 pair HL Hinges 11 pair X Garnett Ditto 1.19. 6 1 Horse Bell 8 Carpenter Adzes 1.10. 6 2 Coopers Adzes 2 Ditto Howells .11. 0 4 Broad Axes 4 Joiners hatchetts 1.18. 0 7 falling Axes 10 weeding hoes 2. 6. 0 24 hilling hoes 1 Drawing Knife 3. 2. 0 1 Lathing 1 Claw hammer . 3. 6 3 Coopers Croze Bitts 1 Brass cock . 8. 0 30 Staples 12 hasps 5 firmers 4 Gouges .16. 0 3 Spigetts & faucetts 1 Stock lock . 4. 6 5 Bridle Bitts 1 Doz Knives & forks 1. 1. 6 11 Butchers Knives 7 dowelling Bitts . 7. 0 7 knives & forks 6 Clasp Knives . 7. 6 50 Aul Blades 15 X Cut saw files .10. 0 2 hand saw Ditto 2 large Buck hand knives . 2. 6 2 Scythe Stones 2 hand Mill pickers . 3. 6 14 pair Knee 2 pair shoe Buckles . 8. 6 7 pair Spectacles 3 Ivory hand penknives . 8. 0 14 pair Scizars 14 Ivory combs 1. 5. 0 1 pair Iron Snuffers 1 Cloth Brush . 2. 0 ½ Doz China Coffee Cups . 5. 0

(Page 3) 1 doz Mens black Gloves, 5 pair Buck Ditto 1.18. 0 2 pair Tand Ditto 2 pair yellow wash Ditto . 8. 0 2 pair woms. yellow wash ditto . 3. 0 10 pair woms. white Kid Gloves 10 pairs ditto mittins 2.10. 0 4 pair ditto Lamb mittins 1 pair Kid Ditto . 8. 6 4 pair ditto Kid Gloves 4 pair cold. Lamb mittins .16. 0 8 pair Mens white Kid ditto 1. 0. 0 4 velvet hoods 1 black silk ditto 1.17. 0 6 Silk hatts 16 pair Sleeve Butts. 5 p Silver ditto 3. 1. 8 11 Watch Keys 3 Scarlet cloaks 1.14. 6 8 Cloth coloured cloaks 3. 1. 0 90 printed handkerchiefs Linnen 6.15. 0 29 Cotton hand 4 Lungee ditto 2. 1. 6 1 pair Stays Girls .11. 0 5 pair Mens 1 pair woms. silk Stockins 4.10. 0 2 pair Mens very coarse worsted ditto . 6. 0 34½ Ells ¾ Check 13 Silk Caps 6. 1. 0 3 ps black crape 5 silk Laces 5½ lbs bro thread 10.12. 3 10½ doz Coat 9½ doz vest horn moulds . 5. 3 4 ps Chintz 3 ps. printed Callicoes Blue & wt 9. 3. 0 33 pewter Basons 52 ditto Dishes 6. 7. 6 10 ditto plates 2 yds printed Callicoe 1. 2. 8 1 yd. humhums 4 yds Cambrick 1.16. 6 2 ps Striped persian 6 yds ditto in Remnants 4.18. 0 94 lbs double refined Sugar 7. 1. 0 3 lbs Cotton Candle wicke 6 yds Shalloon .14. 0 30 lbs Iron pots 5½ lbs Copper Tea Kettles 1. 3. 6 5¼ yds broad Cloth & Trimmings 6.10. 0 6 yds Single Allopine 1 Quart decanter .19. 6 Sundry medicines in a box 2.10. 0 7 lbs Ballandine thread 19. quire writg. paper 1.18. 9

George Mason's Gunston Hall Plantation - Mason Neck, Virginia 22079 http://GunstonHall.org Keene, Mr. Richard 3 Prince George's County, Maryland Prince George's Inventories 1758-1763 pp. 1-7 Taken: 30 September, 1 October 1754 Recorded: 28 March 1755

70 yds half thick in Remnants 7. 0. 0 5½ yds Bug holland 4½ Ells sheeting wt 2.16. 6 13 Ells Dowlace 3½ yds Irish Linnin 1. 6. 6 14½ yds Irish Lin: 11½ yds finer ditto 3.14. 6 15½ yds fine ditto 11½ yds White Janes 5.11. 6 19½ Ells ¾ Check, 60 yds. brown sheeting 5.14. 6 163 yds brown holland, 2 Ells ¾ Check 18.19. 0 1 3/4 yds Irish Linnen 1 yd. brown holland . 5. 6 118 Ells oznabrig 46½ yds white flannell 10. 7. 5 27½ blistered Steel 24 German Ditto 1.11. 9 37 frying pans 3 pieces holland Tape 1.10. 9 25 yds Irish linnen 1 ps. Tundum Garlix 6.10. 0 6 doz Cotton Laces 1 piece Durants 3. 6. 0 11½ yds striped Muslin 5 yds plain ditto 3.13. 6

(Page 4) 13¼ lbs fig blue 26½ lbs Ginger 1.17. 0 3 lbs bohea Tea & Cannisters 14 lbs Coffee 2. 0. 6 34 lbs pepper, 7 lbs Rosin 10 yds fustain 4.17. 1 2 pair hors fleems ½ m pins . 2. 0 24 yds Durants 3 pr Childrens Stockins 2. 3. 0 27½ yds Red Callamanco 2.15. 0 1¼ lbs nutmegs 2 lbs Cinamon ¾ lb Mace 2.17. 0 ¼ lb Cloves ½ lb Bark 12 lbs Salt petre 1. 9. 6 41 yds Callamanco in Remnants 3. 1. 6 39½ yds Bimbazine 68½ yds plaid 15. 5. 5 5 lbs Allspice 13 lbs Allem 5 yds Tickin 1. 3.10 20 yds bro Padrisoy silk 9. 0. 0 9 lbs Raisins 4 lbs Currants 2 Butter potts .13. 6 2 ps. Striped Taffities ½ ps Wtt ½ ps bla plain ditto 13.10. 0 8 yds Buckram 1 ps white Callicoe 3. 2. 0 2½ yds black persian 1 pr Negro Shoes 1. 2. 0 16½ yds Welsh cotton 1½ lbs Wafers 1. 7. 6 9½ lbs pot iron 1 pail, 1 piggin . 6. 6 62½ Ells Osnabrigs 1 parcell Butts. & Mohair 4. 7. 6 9m 8 nails 1m 2d ditto 5½ 6d Ditto 4. 7. 6 40 lbs brown Sugar 9 Groce Corks 2. 3. 6 1 pr Brass Scales & lead weights .18. 0 2 pair money Scales & Weights .15. 0 1 m Sewing needles . 9. 0 162 yds Ribbond in pieces 8. 2. 0 24 yds broad bla do. 3 Ps ferrett in Rems. 2. 9. 6 14 yds. black Lace 1. 8. 0

At the Dwelling House Vizt. 282 Ells Osnabrigs 17.12. 8 296 yds Welsh Cotton 22. 4. 0 18¼ yds Irish Lin. 16 pair woms. bla Gloves 4. 2. 6 55 Ells Balck Allamode 8. 5. 0 13 bla Gauze hand 4 yds hatt Crape 2. 3. 0 6 pair Black Callamanca shoes 2. 5. 0 19 yds black Callamanca 1.18. 0 1¾ yds Irish Linnen 2 yds. Red Shalloon .14. 6 5 Setts shoe & Knee Buckles . 5. 0 37 pair Negroe Shoes 11. 2. 0 4 Small 4 larger lead window lights 1. 5. 0

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George Mason's Gunston Hall Plantation - Mason Neck, Virginia 22079 http://GunstonHall.org Keene, Mr. Richard 4 Prince George's County, Maryland Prince George's Inventories 1758-1763 pp. 1-7 Taken: 30 September, 1 October 1754 Recorded: 28 March 1755

1 feather Bed, Bolster 2 pillows Counterpain & Bedstead wth. red curtains valans &c compleat 12. 0. 0 1 feather Bed Ozana. Tick, Bolster 2 pillows 1 pr Blankets & yarn Rug 4.10. 0 1 pr Blankets 1 Dressing Glass wth. 1 Drawer 2. 0. 0 6 Old Chairs wth. Lea Backs 3 Old Trunks 2. 4. 0

Roome at Stairs head 1 Old feather Bed Blankets & quilt Bolster & pillows wth. blue furniture compleat 10. 0. 0 5 pair old holland Sheets 4.15. 0 5 pair coarse Irish ditto 5½ pair brown do 4. 5. 0 2 huckaback Table Cloths 4 old Linnen do. 2. 0. 0

(Page 5) 1 Small diaper Table cloth 9 ditto napkins 1.12. 6 11 Linnen pillow cases 4 Ozn Towels 1. 6. 0 2 Dowlace 1 huckaback napkins . 5. 6 1 Mourning Ring for Martha Keene .15. 0 1 pair Spectacles in case . 5. 0 2 Boxes 1 Chest 10 yds Country Cloth 1. 2. 0 1 Chest with his wearing Apparell 30. 0. 0

Shed Roome Vizt 1 feather Bed, Bolster 2 pillows old quilt 1 pr Blanks. old Callicoe Curtains & Bedstead 6. 0. 0 1 old flock Bed & Bolster 1 old rug 3 old blanket 1. 0. 0 1 pair old AndIrons 2 pair old Tongs 1 fire Shovell 4 old box Irons & heaters 1. 5. 0 6 Old Leather Chairs 1. 4. 0 1 Dressing Glass 1 old Chest of Drawers 1. 5. 0 1 Decanter 5 wine & 2 Tumbler Glasses . 5. 6 2 Old pewter Tea potts . 3. 0 1 pottle Mugg 2 pint 1 ½ pint ditto . 2. 0 1 Old Table 1 Old Trunk . 5. 0

Little Shed Roome Vizt 2 Old feather Beds 2 old quilts 3 old Blanketts 2 Bolsters & pillows 2 old Bed steads 6. 0. 0

Great Room or Hall 1 feather Bed Bolster & pillows Blanketts & Coarse Counterpain wth linning curtains and Bedstead 7.10. 0 1 Looking Glass 1.10. 0 ½ doz fan Black Chairs & 2 Elbow ditto 3. 8. 0 ½ doz com Rusia Lea ditto 2. 2. 0 1 large Oak 3 Walnutt Tables 3. 5. 0 1 Old Desk 1 pr. And Irons fire shovel & Tongs 1. 5. 0 1 Cloths Brush, some Medicines 1. 1. 0 1 Claw Tea Table 1 Old square Table .10. 0 1 parcell new & old Books 8. 0. 0 111 oz 8 pw wrought Silver 41.18. 6 16. 7 old ditto 4.18. 6 1 doz new Tea spoons in a Case 2.12. 6 2 pair small old scales & some weights . 6. 0

In the Closett vizt 1 old coffee mill wood 1 old small . 5. 0

George Mason's Gunston Hall Plantation - Mason Neck, Virginia 22079 http://GunstonHall.org Keene, Mr. Richard 5 Prince George's County, Maryland Prince George's Inventories 1758-1763 pp. 1-7 Taken: 30 September, 1 October 1754 Recorded: 28 March 1755

4 China Dishes & 7 plates blue & white 1. 6. 0 ½ Doz ditto Coffee Cups 8 Do Chocolate do. .16. 0 11 Tea Cups & Ten Saucers China .11. 0 9 patties China 1 Sugar & 2 Milk potts do. .15. 0 3 Small punch Bowls China & 1 Earthen pipkin .15. 6 1 old Tea Kettle 2 old Coffee pots . 4. 6 Chair 1 P scales & 7 lbs Wts . 9. 6

Milk House & Cellar vizt 5 Butter potts 4 Bottle Jugs some old broke earthen ware & old Cannisters .10. 0 6 pair knitting needles 7½ lb yarn .15. 0 20 Bushells Salt 1 old X cut saw 1.15. 0 7 Bottle Jugs 10 old chests 0. 4. 0 800 Gallens Cyder & 8 Cask 12. 0. 0 10 Bottles red wine 3 pints Canary ditto 1.14. 6 73 lbs wool 3.13. 0

Quarters at home vizt (Page 6) 2 pair hand Mill Stone with Peckers frogs & spindles 3. 0. 0

Kitchen vizt 1 Old Copper Kettle qt 65 lb 4.17. 6 274 lbs Iron Potts 1 Bell mettal Skillett 4.18.10 61 lbs old boken pewter 2.10.10 66 better ditto tho old 2 spitts 4.10. 0 2 Grid Irons 2 frying pans . 8. 6 1 Chafing dish 1 small brass ditto . 3. 6 1 brass warming pan 1 brass Skimmer . 9. 6 1 Iron Ladle & flesh fork 2 funnells . 5. 0 4 Tin dish Covers 1 brass flower box . 5. 0 12 pewter Basens 1 small mortar & pestle .16. 6 1 pair brass Candlesticks 2 pr Iron Snuffers . 6. 0 2 Iron Candle sticks 6 old brass .10. 0 5 pails 2 piggins 1 pr. old And irons .17. 6 5 old pot Racks 13 Knives & 13 forks 1. 7. 6 1 pr Small Stilliards . 7. 6

In out Houses & out of Doors vizt 1 Horse Chaise wth. double furniture 35. 0. 0 440 foot of Inch pine plank 1.13. 0 15 Doz quart Bottles 3. 0. 0 2 Spinning wheels 7 pr. old wool cards 1. 7. 6 1 Chamber pot 18½ lbs Candles 1. 8. 9 25 Bushells wheat Bushells Oats [no value given] a parcell of Old Casks 1.16. 0 1 pr 5 foot Cart Wheels shod with Iron 6. 0. 0 1 pr old 4½ foot wheels & Body backband &c 1. 5. 0 4 Old Sythes 1 Old spade .16. 0 5 sides sole Lea 3 Sides upper Lea 3. 5. 0 2 pair HL hinges 1 pair X Garnett Ditto . 8. 0 2 pair harness Traces with hames 1.10. 0 2 pair Iron Traces .10. 0 1 Old Cart sadle 2 pair Tugs & hames three blind bridles & Collars & a plough 1.10. 0 250 lbs Old Iron 7 Old weeding hoes 2. 8. 9 3 hilling hoes 6 old Axes 7 Wedges 1.15. 0 a parcell old Carpenter Tools 1. 0. 0

George Mason's Gunston Hall Plantation - Mason Neck, Virginia 22079 http://GunstonHall.org Keene, Mr. Richard 6 Prince George's County, Maryland Prince George's Inventories 1758-1763 pp. 1-7 Taken: 30 September, 1 October 1754 Recorded: 28 March 1755

1 old Cutting knife 1 Ryeing Seive & Ridle .12. 0 11 old Sickles 2 pr Sheep Sheers .11. 0 a watering pot . 1. 0 1 Currying knife & old [no value given]

Negroes vizt Old Ning about 40 years old 50. 0. 0 Frank about 35 40. 0. 0 Charles abt. 24 45. 0. 0 Toby abt. 35 40. 0. 0 Young Jackamo abt. 20 50. 0. 0 James abt. 20 50. 0. 0 Old Tuckamon abt. 60 2.10. 0 old Sambo abt. 60 2.10. 0 Young King abt. 13 35. 0. 0 Kitt abt. 14 35. 0. 0 Blackwall abt. 10 25. 0. 0

(Page 7) Billy abt. 5 20. 0. 0 Mullatto Jane abt. 9 to serve to 21 9. 0. 0 great Kate abt. 27 with Child Moses abt. 1 [no value given] Little Kate abt. 17 & Child Davy abt. 1 50. 0. 0 Henny abt. 20 & Child Betsy abt. 2 50. 0. 0 Ann abt. 35 40. 0. 0 Dido abt. 60 10. 0. 0 Rachell abt. 7 20. 0. 0

Horses vizt 1 Old Horse call sorrell abt. 17 years old 3.10. 0 1 Ditto Blaze abt. 13 10.10. 0 1 Ditto Ranter abt. 14 4. 0. 0 1 Ditto Roger abt. 13 4. 0. 0 1 Ditto [ ? lear] abt. 12 3.10. 0 1 Ditto Robin abt. 5 2. 0. 0 1 Ditto Bob abt. 5 6. 0. 0 1 Ditto young Grey abt. 4 6. 0. 0 1 Ditto Bay abt. 3 5. 0. 0 1 Black Mare abt. 8 6. 0. 0 1 Small Mare wth. a young Colt 3. 0. 0 1 Colt 1 year Old 1. 5. 0 At the New Design Vizt 5 small Sows & 5 Pigs 14 small Shoats 3. 5. 0

At the Dwelling House vizt 1 Bull abt. 6 years old 2.10. 0 9 young steers 27. 0. 0 7 Cowes 17.10. 0 6 Cowes & Calves 15. 0. 0 10 2 year Olds 10.15. 0 3 year Olds 2. 5. 0 31 Sheep 9. 6. 0 9 young Barrows 4. 1. 0 4 Sows & 17 Shoats 4.10. 6 3 Sows & 14 Pigs 1.10. 0 25 Bushells wheat 5. 0. 0 70 Bushells Oats 5. 5. 0

George Mason's Gunston Hall Plantation - Mason Neck, Virginia 22079 http://GunstonHall.org Keene, Mr. Richard 7 Prince George's County, Maryland Prince George's Inventories 1758-1763 pp. 1-7 Taken: 30 September, 1 October 1754 Recorded: 28 March 1755

Sundry Goods came by Capt Coolidge in August 1754 as P Bills of parsells 213.10. 0 1763. 6. 7

Henry Keene \_ William Bowie{Seal} Lucy Clagett / Relations Saml. Roundell {Seal} Appraisers

his Joseph X Page \_ Creditors mark / G Sprigg /

March 28 1755 Then came Mrs Margret Keene Exectrix of Mr Richard Keene and being duly and Solemnly Sworn on the holy Evangelists of Almighty God declairs and says the foregoing Invty is a true & perfect Invty of all & Singular the Goods & Chattles of the said deceased that has hitherto come to her hands Possession or knowledge that she knows of no concealment of any part or parcel thereof by any person whatsoever nor suspects any to be and if she shall hereafter know of or suspect any Concealment thereof she will Acquaint the Comssy. Genll. for the time being or his Deputy with such discovery or cause of Suspision that it may be Inquired into & she will well and truly give an account of all & every part & parcell of the deceds personall Estate that shall hereafter come to her hands Possession or Knowledge Sworn Before

24 sds Pet Dent Dty Comsy. of Prince Geo County

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