An inventory of Joseph Rutter’s estate, dated Mar. 14, 1775, and submitted to the Registrar’s Office on April 11, 1775.
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1775 Inventory
Joseph Ritter, deced
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Inventory and appraisement of the personal estate of Joseph Ritter
An inventory and appraisement of the goods and chattles, rights and credits which were of Joseph Ritter, late of Leacock Township, Lancaster County, yeoman, deceased viz.t
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Horse and furniture 12 0 0 Apparel 7 10 0 Cash 5 15 0 Three cows and a calf 12 0 0 A mare 12 0 0 Nine head of swine 12 0 0 Eight sheep 4 10 0 A road wagon 9 0 0 Eleven barrels flouer lying at home 12 0 0 Ninety eight bushes wheat 24 10 0 Fifty bushels rye 10 0 0 A wind mill 2 0 0 A table 0 12 0 A clock 2 0 0 A chest of drawers 3 0 0 Six chairs 0 13 0 Three beds and furniture 20 0 0 Other household goods 5 10 0 A negro wench called Eve 8 0 0 A grindstone 0 2 6 Maul and wedges 0 4 6 A pitch fork 0 1 6 A cupboard 0 5 0
\March 14th, 1775, taken and appraised to the best of our skill and knowledge, by us:
Nathaniel Lightner, Stewart Herbert
Exhibited into the Registers Office at Lancaster the 11th day of April, Dom 1775
Affirmed before me the same day & year by the appraisors & John Lightner one of the Executors of the executors sworn. Barbara Ritter [her mark], John Lightner [his mark]