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Deerfield the twentieth of January Anno Domini one thousand
Seven hundred & Sixty Eight- the following is an Inventory of Goods
& Chattles which I the Subscriber Elizabeth Amsden  of Sd Deerfield
have this Day Sould, Set Over & Delivered to Salah Barnard of Said
Deerfield, (Viz) two feather Beds, 2 Bed Rugs- 2 Bed Blankets, 2 Wollen
Sheats 9 linn Sheats, 4 pr of pillowbiers, 1 Sett China Curtains 1 Sett white
Curtains, 2 Bolsters & 2 pillows- 2 Bedsteds & 2 Ropes- 1 Table, 6 Chairs
1 Chest with Drawers, 1 plain White Chest, 1 Meal Chest 2 Iron pots
1 Brass Skellet & frame 1 Iron Dish kettle 1 Brass kettle, 1 pr hand irons
1 Iron trammel 1 pr tongs, 1 fire Slice, 1 toasting Iron, 1 Stove, 1 foot
Wheal & 1 Real, 1 Iron flesh fork, 1 Brass Schimmer, 2 pails, 1 Corn basket
1 Cloathes Basket, 1 pewter Quart Cup, 1 pint Do 3 pewter Dishes 5 pewter
plates, 2 pewter point basons, 1 pewter 3 point Do 1 tin tunnel, 1 pepper
Box, 1 tin Dipper 3 knives & 3 forks, 1 tin Grater, 1 Teapot, 1 punchbole
6 tea Cups & 4 plates 1 Basket for tea Dishes, 3 wine Glasses, 1 tea
Cannester, 1 Earthen platter, 2 Do Milkpans, 4 Earthn plates, 2 Earthn
Porringers, 1 Square Glass Bottle- 3 black Do- 1 Small Chest with 1 Draw
5 table Cloaths, 2 knapkens, 1 pr Shears, 2 barrils, 1 Do for Bear, one
Setwork tubb, 1 Blue Silk Gown, 1 Do Changable Colour- 2 Chinee Do
1 Silk crape Do- 1 Russel Do- 1 Cotton & linn Do- 1 Callamanco Do-
1 Riding habbet, 1 camblet Riding hood, 1 Black Capuchine Cloak, 2 Red
Broad Cloath Do- 1 Velvet bunnet, 4 Quilted petticoats, 4 under Coats, 3 Checd-
Aprons, 2 Linsywolsy Do- 3 White hollon Do 2 holn handkerchiefs
2 lasd D0 1 Lasd Cambrick Cap, 2 plain Lawn Do- 4 hollon Do-
1 fan, 2 pr Mits, 1 Velvet hood- 1 Silk Do 1 Gause Vail, 5 pr stockens
2 pr shoes- 1 pr Silver Buckels, 1 pr Stone Buttons set in Silver
1 plain Gold Ring, 3 hollon Shifts, 3 linn Do 2 pr Stays, 2 Checd
handkerchiefs, 2 Looms, 1 quill Wheal & swifts, 1 pr Warping
Bars & Skern, 1 Reed or Sley of 58 bears, 1 Do 46 Bears, 1 Do 40 bears
1 Do 36 Bears, 1 Do 32 Bears, 1 Do 28 Bears, 1 Do 30 Bears, 2 Do
24 Bears, 1 Do 20 Bear & 1 Kersey Slay, 2 Shuttles, 2 pr temples
& Irons, 30 Spools, 1 Basket for Spools, 1 Kneeding trough, 3 Milk
Boles, Also one Brown Cow and 2 Swine, 2 Meat Barrils, 1 Meal Do
As Also one Sidesaddle, 1 axe, 1 Broad hoe, 1 sive- 1 acct Book, 1 Candlestick
And Also all & Every other article of my Goods Chattles or personal
Estate of what Name or Nature soever that is Not Enterd above
                                                                     Elizabeth Amsden
Test   Jeremiah Nims
          Anna Farnsworth

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Elizabeth Amsden of Deerfield, Massachusetts, was a single woman who made her living as a weaver. Shortly before she died in 1768, she made a list of all her belongings (an inventory) and "sold, set over & delivered" them to townsman Salah Barnard. By studying the material goods belonging to a person we can learn something about the person. Two neighbors of Ms. Amsden witnessed this document.

 

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Elizabeth Amsden Inventory

creator   Elizabeth Amsden (1724-1768)
date   Jan 20, 1768
location   Deerfield, Massachusetts
height   12.75"
width   7.75"
process/materials   manuscript, paper, ink
item type   Legal Documents/Inventory
accession #   #L00.025


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