Inventory of Richard Dawson d. bef. December 27, 1684 in Dorchester County, Maryland
An aprisemente of ye estate of Richard Dawson made by us whose names are under written on December ye 27th day 1684 / /
[Note: Value of livestock & items below in pounds, shillings, and pence: coinage of the Province of Md.]
Two horses at 7:00:00; three mares 6:00:00; two young foales 00:15:00; two yearling foales 01:05:00; six cows & two heifers 7:10:00; three steers 4-years-old 06:00:00; four yearling calves 01:15:00; five young calves 00: 15:00; one bull 01:00:00; one heifer 01:05:00: one paire of small Hillyards? 00:04:00; one whipp-saw & one cross-saw 00:08:00; two old saddles & a paire of fetters 00:05:00; two cattayle beds one flocks & covering 01:14:00; parcell pewter 00:09:00; three iron pots one frying pan & a little kettle & a grid iron 00:08:02; a small looking glass razor & hone 00:03:00; an old chest 00:04:00; some old tooles, two rundlets, & 3 brays 00:02:00; foure old axes & 5 old hoes 00:05:00; a parcell of carpenters tooles 00:05:00; three gunns 01:10:00; by Barthollomew Ennalls 00:16:03; by Capt. Anthony Dawson 01:10:00; two cold handsaws 00:01:08; two old books 00:01:00; one gimblet 00:00:02: two old sifters & 7 pound powder 00:03:06; one lock, 3 fishhooks & lines 00:01;08; two wedges & a paire bellows 00:02:00; two hides 00:04:00; 25 yards of porle narrow becking at 7 yards 00:14:07.
A true Inventory given of ye estate of Richard Dawson ye day and yeare above writing and it amounts to 42:17:00 as witnessed our hands & seals this 27th day of December Anno Domini 1684.
Bartholomew Ennalls (seal) and James Peterkin (seal)
Source: Original copy from Md. State Archives, Annapolis, Md. photographed by archive photographer in possession of Pat Doster; Inventory & Accounts of Prerog. Court of MD, Book 8:416.
Final Account of Estate of Richard Dawson by Richard Willis of Dorchester County, 1686
The Accounts of Richard Willous of Dorchester Coutny as well as for ye goods & chattels and credits of Richard Dawson lately deceased as afs. for your final payment & disbursements made out of ye said goods offered as follows -- this Accountant chargeth himself with goods & chattels of ye said Dawson as they appeared in Inventory as given unto ye office amounting in money to a summe total of 42:17:00 viz:
Of total amount payed to Francis Hayward being due from the said deceased in sum of 1000; Of total amount paid for afs as a receipt of sume of 388; Of total amount paid for our afs appraisers ye sum of 200; Of total amount for afs charges in commision for adminstration [of account] for sume of 300; For filing of account 30. Final account in year of 1686 -- 1926 [perhaps 19 pounds, 2 shillings, 6 pence]
Signed over order by Wm. Taylor, Clerk.
Source: Md. Archive's Dor Co Inventory Book 9:248-249 on Roll 64:4