Letter
Dublin Core
Title
1777 — Account of Charles Phelps’ Estate for the year 1777
Description
Charles listed all of his livestock and crops along with how much they are worth in the year 1777. He also wrote the amount of land and houses he owns. At the end he tallied up the amounts and noted this inventory would be taxed that year.
Creator
Charles Phelps
Source
Porter-Phelps-Huntington Family Papers (Box 4, Folder 16)
University of Massachusetts Special Collections and University Archives
Date
1777
Rights
Public domain
Type
Inventory
Transcription
An Account of my Estate Real and Personal to pay Rates for in year 1777
Houses and out houses @ – ￡300 –
72 Acres Meadow Land @ ￡ 8 p- 576 –
141 DO on Mount Warner @ – 200 –
80 DO opposite the House @ – 100 –
97 DO on the Mill Plain @ – 48 – 10 –
42 DO N Fort River @ – 42 –
￡ 1266,, 10
Personal Estate 7 horses @ – 100 –
4 Oxen @ ￡ 10 p – 40 –
2 Stears @ ￡ 6 p – 12-
8 Cows @ ￡ 6 p – 48 –
4 2 Yearolds @ ￡ 3-10 p – 14
7 Yearlings – 961 p – 12 – 1
8 Calves – @ 181 p – 7- 4 –
48 Sheep – 121 p – 28 -16 –
400 DO Pork – @ 19 p – 15 –
500 DO Swine – @ 16 p – 12 – 10 –
60 Loads Hay – @ 201 p – 60
50 Bushels Wheat @ 121 p – 30
100 DO Rie – @ 81 p – 40
100 DO Indian Corn – @ 61 – 30
80 DO Oats @ 21 p – 8 –
24 DO Peas @ 8 p – 9 – 12 –
6 DO Beans @ 8 p – 2 – 8 –
8 DO Barley @ 8 p – 3 – 4 –
200 DO Flax @ 11 p – 10 –
Provine? Notes – 28￡ – 28
Plate ￡ 12.6.8 – 12.6.8 –
Hard Specie – 2 – 10 –
￡ 1792~12~8
Real and Personal Estate
To be taxed in 1777
1792 ￡ (written with pencil)
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