INVENTORY OF GOODS AND CHATTLES OF WILLIAM COVEY
February 20, 1767

An inventory of the goods and chattles of William Covey late of Dorchester County, deceased, appraised in current money as follows.

(Valued in Pounds/Shillings/Pence)
Best bed and furniture - 2.15.0
1 (ditto) - 1.10.0
7 stone plates and 1 dish - 5.0
___pewter____ - 10.0
1 spinning wheel - 10.0
1 pail and iron bound can - 4.0
knives and forks - 3.6
1 small chest-4.6
1 cradle - 3.6
1 dram glasse pepper bow and pint pott
1 chair and 1 pott and pot hooks - 2.6
1 loom warping bars and boxes - 1.7.0
13 cyder casks - 12.0
1 table - 1.6
1 sow and piggs - 12.0
_____baralls corn - 1.5.0

Total Value = 10.8.9

William Sangfitt, Morgan Jones - Approvers

We the subscribers doe hereby certifie that we had notice of the within appraisment of the estate of William Covey deceased and that we approve of same.

Creditors - Joshua Edmondson, Alexander Lainge

Mary (XX) Covey
Nighest of Kindred Matthew (XX) Covey

On the 11th day of December anno domini 1767 Zacharias Campbell administrator of William Covey deceased made oath in the Holy Evangels of Almighty God that the within is a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods and chattles of the said deceased that came to his hands or possession at the time of the making thereof that what hath since or shall hereafter come to his hands possession or knowledge he will return in an additional inventory that he knew of no concealment of any part or parcell thereof by any person whatsoever that if he should discover any concealment or suspect any to be he will acquaint such discovery or cause of suspicion that it may be enquired into and that he will well truly give an account of all or part of the deceaseds personal estate that shall hereafter come to his hands possession or knowledge.

Certified by John Goldsborough, Deputy Commissary, Dorchester County

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