Inventory from Conrad Shindler's Will - 1852
The following information was taken directly from the Historic American Buildings Survey: Conrad Shindler House draft held in the Civil War Center. This inventory was included in the will Conrad Shindler left behind.
Item
Parlor Carpet 30 yds @ 37 ½ 4 elliptic Tables @ 3.50 each 1 Candle Stand 6 Cane Bottom Chairs @ 1.25 each 1 Settle and Cushion 2.50 1 Pair of Looking Glasses 3 Pair of Candlesticks 1.75 2 ½ doz Windsor Chairs @ 5.00 1 Set Fire Screens 1 Small Dining Table 1 Tabby (rag) Carpet 12 yds @ 15’ 1 Side Table with Drawers 1.75 1 Dining Table 3.00 ½ doz Split Bottomed Chairs @ 25 each 1 Rocking Chair 3.00 1 Looking Glasses @ 1.00 each 1 Eight Day Clock 20.00 1 Sett Tongs Shovel + Dog Irons 1 Oil Lamp + Snuffer 1 Desk with Drawers 1 Lar. Post Bed Stead + Bedding 1 Pine Stand ¾ doz Silver Tea Spoons Brought Over ¼ doz Silber Table Spoons 6.00 1 pair Sugar Tongs 2.00 1 Lot of Knives + Forks Contents of cupboard 1 Cooking stove with cooking utensils Kitchen furniture 2 copper + brass kettle 1 Old Sill 1 Four Post Bedstead + bedding 1 Lounge + comfort 1 Sett of Drawers 1 chest 2 Four post bedstead + bedding @ $25 1 Lar. Post Bedstead + Bedding 1 Bureau 1 Wash Stand + Bowls 1 Lounge 1 Set of Andirons with shovel + tongs 2 Bed Room carpets 52 yds @25 1 Desk + bookcase 1 Stand 1 Lot of Bedding 1 Bedstead + bedding 1 Table + dog irons 1 Looking Glass 1 Chest 1 Lot of carpeting 1 Parlor stove 1 side saddle 12 bobbin wheels 1 lot of jars, tin cans, lumber, etc. 1 stove + drum 1 lot of Hay 2 milk cows 6 hogs 55lbs sheet copper @ 27.00 17 ½ lbs scraps Do. @ 15.00 70 Sheet Iron 4 ½ 45 old copper 12 ½ 1 ½ tinned copper @ 27 17 block tin 25 5 ½ Spelter Solder 40 ½ Borocks 37 ½ 1 ¼ boxes tin 10.00 50 lbs wire 10 21 hoops Iron 4 Slaves Chloe Charles Emily Lily Cecilia Delphi Allan |
Monetary Value in 1852
11.25 14.00 .50 7.50 2.50 5.00 1.15 12.50 12.62 ½ 1.00 1.80 1.75 3.00 1.50 3.00 2.00 20.00 1.00 .25 6.00 10.25 .25 6.00 Brought Over 6.00 2.00 8.00 17.50 30.00 13.00 7.00 3.00 4.30 1.50 3.75 12.00 10.00 3.00 2.00 50.00 15.00 5.00 1.50 1.00 3.50 13.00 8.00 .37 ½ 12.00 20.00 1.00 1.00 3.00 10.00 10.00 2.30 30.00 40.00 14.85 2.62 ½ 3.15 5.62 ½ 2.62 ½ 4.25 2.20 .18 ¾ 12.50 5.00 .84 Slaves 400.00 500.00 300.00 250.00 225.00 150.00 100.00 |
Notes for Reference:
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According to the Dave Manuel inflation calculator, $1 in 1852 is worth $31.25 in today's money.
The average Virginia farm wage in 1850 was $8.43 per month (that's $263.44 in today's money) as noted on page 6 of this article. |