1836 antique ESTATE INVENTORY rehoboth ma JOHN BAKER PROBATE Bristol County for Sale

1836 antique ESTATE INVENTORY rehoboth ma JOHN BAKER PROBATE Bristol County For Sale

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1836 antique ESTATE INVENTORY rehoboth ma JOHN BAKER PROBATE Bristol County:
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1836 antique ESTATE INVENTORY rehoboth ma JOHN BAKER PROBATE Bristol County
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Original handwritten probate estate inventory prepared for the estate of John Baker, late of Rehoboth, Massachusetts, dated November 23, 1836. The inventory was taken under the authority of the Bristol County Probate Court, with Oliver Prescott, Esq., Judge of Probate, appointing the appraisers.

Measures approximately 5.5" x 8".

The inventory provides a fascinating snapshot of a prosperous southeastern Massachusetts farm in the 1830s, listing both real estate and personal property with appraised values.

Highlights include:

Homestead farm of about 60 acres with buildings
Additional named lots including the Manuel Lot, Gardner Mason Lot, and Gardner Anthony Lot
Four cows, sheep, swine, oxen, horse, wagon and harness
Hay, oats, corn, potatoes, cider, pork and firewood
Plows, shovel, chains, yokes and other farming implements
Pewter, tin, brass and iron household wares
Silver spoons, looking glass, crockery, wooden ware
Tables, bureau, chairs, bedsteads, bedding, blankets and linens
Outstanding notes and debts owed by numerous individuals including Samuel Hales, Nathaniel Jones, Mason Baker, Joseph Baker Jr., Nathaniel Baker, Stephen Martin, Cromwell Horton, Charles D. Potter, and Harvey Kingly (spellings as interpreted from the manuscript).

The real estate was valued at approximately $3,949, with total estate assets exceeding $5,000, making this an informative genealogical and local history record documenting one family's property and possessions in antebellum Massachusetts.

An excellent piece for collectors of probate records, early New England manuscripts, Bristol County history, genealogy, agricultural history, or Baker family research.

Authentic period piece related to family, historyor local heritage - well-suited for historical collections, genealogical /genealogy research, or museum acquisition.Vintage or Antique.

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