Estate Inventory of John Norman, Charleston County SC, 20 Jan 1758
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An Inventory of the Goods & Chattles belonging to the Estate of John Norman deceas'd.
[£] | [s] | [d] |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Negro Man Guy | 400 | – | – |
| 1 Do Smart | 300 | – | – |
| 1 Do Simon | 280 | – | – |
| 1 Do Sepew (Young) | 290 | – | – |
| 1 Do Sepew (Old) | 150 | – | – |
| 1 Do Jack | 250 | – | – |
| 1 Do Prince | 300 | – | – |
| 1 Do Warrick | 250 | – | – |
| 1 Negroe Wench Lilley & Child | 400 | – | – |
| 1 Do Bellar and Child | 325 | – | – |
| 1 Do Dafney & Child | 300 | – | – |
| 1 Do Jenny[1] | 300 | – | – |
| 1 Do Sebiner | 150 | – | – |
| 1 Negroe Boy Cudjoe[2] | 160 | – | – |
| 1 Do Winter[3] | 100 | – | – |
| 1 Negroe Girl Hannah[4] | 150 | ||
| 1 Do Betty | 130 | – | – |
| A Bed Matless & furniture 60\£ a Mahogny [sic] 1/2 Drawers 10\£ | 70 | – | – |
| A Mahogony Tea Table \£6. 4 Walnut Chairs 4\£ | 10 | – | – |
| 10 Black Chairs \£6.10. A Large Looking Glass \£10. | 16 | 10 | – |
| 2 Mahogony Dining Tables @ \£6 & 5\£ a Silver Watch 20\£ | 31 | – | – |
| A pr. Dogs, Tongs & Pocker [sic] 40/ 5 Silver Teaspoons & Tongs 80. | 6 | – | – |
| A pair Large Silver Shoe & Knee Buckles \£6. an old Tl. 10/ | 6 | 10 | – |
| Total Sum | £ 5548 | 10 | – |
Signed this 20th Janry. 1758.
John Gannaway
Richard Bedon Junr.
He'y [Henry] Saltus
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Source
- South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Microfilm ST0482. Inventories of Estates (WPA transcripts). Series S213215, Volume 84, Pages 304-306.
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Compare the names of these slaves to those named in John Norman's will, respectively: Jenny/Jene, Winter/Winter, Hannah/Hannah, and Cudjoe/Cuger.