Jefferson Co., KY Inventory and Settlement Book 11 pp. 155-159 Table 1
An Inventory of the slaves, Personal Estate and choses in action of John Speed decd. which came to the hands of James Speed his Executor* Slaves Men
Johnston Jacob Oz Anthony Morocco Robin Simon Peter Sam Billy Henry Ned Charles Anthony Allen Buck Dock Rheuben Cato Boys Fortune Bartlett aged do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do 60 years do 55 do 49 do 44 do 41 do 45 do 35 do 31 do 28 do 26 do 25 do 25 do 27 do 19 do 26 do 65 do 68 do ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. …………………………..
Value 200.00 200.00 250.00 350.00 600.00 600.00 400.00 500.00 800.00 800.00 800.00 800.00 800.00 800.00 800.00 600.00 0.00 0.00
do do
17 15
do do
………………………….. sold for………………....
Edwin George Jackson Newton Jacob Jordan Rowan James Thos Adams Harrison Charles Jonathan Albert Anderson Lot Minor
aged do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do
14 years …………………………… 14 do ………………………….. 11 do ………………………….. 10 do ………………………….. 10 do ………………………….. 10 do ………………………….. 10 do ………………………….. 10 do ………………………….. 2 do ………………………….. 5 do ………………………….. 3 do ………………………….. 5 do ………………………….. 2 do ………………………….. 2 do ………………………….. 1 do ………………………….. 4 do ………………………….. brought over
800.00 575.00 10675.00 value 700.00 300.00 450.00 450.00 450.00 450.00 450.00 200.00 200.00 250.00 250.00 350.00 200.00 200.00 200.00 100.00 10,675.00 $ 15,875.00
*This is a transcription of the document submitted to the Jefferson County Court in the settlement of the John Speed estate.
All spellings and capitalization are original; any alterations will be noted. The phrase, “choses in Action” refers to business transaction s that had not been completed at the time of this inventory. “Do” is an abbreviation for “ditto.” The totals are inaccurate in the original.
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Women
Nanny Phillis Sally Rose Barbary Julia Ann Diana Sary Lucy Mary Grace Winney aged do do do do do do do do aged do do 68 years ………………………….. 43 do ………………………….. 29 do ………………………….. 24 do ………………………….. 24 do ………………………….. 20 do ………………………….. 20 do ………………………….. 21 do dead……………………. 17 do ………………………….. 14 years ………………………….. 12 years ………………………….. 22 do ………………………….. 0.00 300.00 575.00 600.00 450.00 550.00 500.00 0.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 0.00 20350.00
Girls Julia Ellen Suckey Nancy Sinderella Susan Liddy Flora Celia do do do do do do do do do 8 do ………………………….. 6 do ………………………….. 10 months ………………………….. 5 years ………………………….. 4 years ………………………….. 1 years ………………………….. 1 do ………………………….. 6 do ………………………….. 5 months ………………………….. 350.00 250.00 150.00 250.00 250.00 150.00 150.00 300.00 100.00 $ 22,300.00 value ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. 120.00 20.00 50.00 18.00 50.00 36.00 75.00 20.00 10.00 80.00 15.00 40.00 $ 22834.00 5.00 1.00 15.00 10.00 120.00 20.00 60.00 290.00 3.00 60.00 30.00 50.00 8.00 4.00 2.00 2
Household Furniture
Feather beds large 6 do do small 3 Shuck Matrasses large 6 do do small 3 Hair Matress 1 Bedsteads Cherry 6 Bureaus Mahogany 3 Secretary do 1 Work Tables Cherry 3 Dining Tables Mahogany 2 do do Cherry 2 Side board 1 Wash Stands Cherry 2 do do Common 3 Looking Glasses Mahogany 3 Easy Chair 1 Sofas 2 Centre Table 1 Mahogany Chairs 12 Piana & Stool 1 Foot Stools 2 Imperial Carpet 1 & hearth rugg Scotch dining room do 1 Chairs cain bottom 16 Venetian Carpet 1 do Window blinds 2 Sociables rush bottom 4
Rush bottom chairs 8 Windsor chairs 16 Sewing (?) Chairs 6 Windsor rocking chair 1 Shuck bottom chairs 6 Windsor Settee & cushion 1
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4.00 8.00 6.00 4.00 1.50 1.00
China ware
Dinner Sett white ………………………….. Tea do do ………………………….. Coffee pot, Tea pot Sugar dish & Slop bowl Brittania ……….…………………. Plated rim & Castors ………………………….. Cut glass decanters 2 pair ………………………….. Table Spoons 1 doz. ………………………….. Desert Spoons 1 1/2 doz. Tea do 1 1/2 do Ladle, Sugar Tongs, four Salt spoons, all silver One Old plated rim & Castors A broken Set of Liverpool dishes & plates Four large old waiters, a broken tea set Six large glass jars with tops for preserves Two dozen delph jars with covers, for preserves Two dozen stone jars Two Sets of ivory handle Knives & forks One Scotch Carpet for Chamber One hearth rug -oneOne Crum Cloth Three Rag Chamber Carpets Two brass hooped waterbuckets Four foot buckets Five Coal hods Four Wash basins Four Pitchers Six Vessels for Chambers One Poplar book Press Six pair of blankets 12 Comforts 4 Furniture Callico do 7 home made do 3 Furniture Dimity do 7 Valins for bedsteads 4 Furniture dressing table covers 25 Pair of Sheets 3 doz. Pillow cases 5 doz. Towels 2 doz. diaper napkins 1 Doz. table cloths 1 eight day clock Window curtains for parlour Window blinds for two chambers Two Plated branch candlesticks do do candlesticks Four brass candlesticks Four pair candle Snuffers …………………………. …………………………. ………………….………. …………………………. …………………………. …..……………………… …………………………. .…………………………. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. 75.00 10.00 20.00 25.00 10.00 18.00 $ 23694.50 18.00 5.00 10.00 5.00 0 15.00 3.00 3.00 6.00 30.00 20.00 3.50 4.50 5.00 3.50 0.50 0.50 6.00 1.00 1.50 5.00 36.00 24.00 $ 23900.50 12.00 15.00 6.00 (?) 7.00 2.00 40.00 30.00 10.00 10.00 36.00 50.00 30.00 10.00 15.00 4.00 3.00 4.00 3
One Key press ………………………….. Six pair of (h)and Irons ………………………….. 1 double barrel gun & aparatus ………………………….. 1 case of old books generally broken Sets also 5 maps ……..…………………… A tin bathing tub ………………………….. A medicine chest ………………………….. 2 Doz. tumblers ………………………….. 2 Doz. wine glasses ………………………….. 1 1/2 Dozen egg cups ………………………….. Kitchen furniture One Bell metal preserving Kettle Cast Iron furnace Five large cooking pots Two large kettles One copper wash Kettle Four Small iron pots (4) Three Skillets One Small dutch oven 4 large Two Stew pans One tin Kitchen One reflector Six pair of Pot hooks Six common Tables for Kitchen Ironing, etc. 20 Tin milk Pans One Strainer, One Skimmer Two Milk tubs & Milk piggins & butter print Two Washing tubs One barrel churn One refrigerator One wine Safe One cleaver One gallon measure & two funnels Two dozen tin plates Two dozen tin cups Four bread trays Two Spinning wheels One check (?) reel Two pair of flat irons One gold watch
3.00 1.00 25.00 150.00 5.00 5.00 8.00 6.00 4.50 $ 24396.00
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10.00 1.00 5.00 10.00 5.00 1.50 1.00 1.50 0.50 4.00 2.50 3.00 4.00 5.00 0.50 0.00 5.00 1.00 20.00 8.00 1.50 0.50 1.50 1.50 $ 24490.00 ………………………….. 2.00 ………………………….. 3.00 ………………………….. 1.00 ………………………….. 1.00 ………………………….. 100.00 brought over 24490.00 $ 24597.00
Farming Utensils 2 four horse ploughs 5 Double horse ploughs 5 Single do do 2 do do (do sold) 2 big harrows 3 Small harrows 2 horse wagons & gear 1 Ox wagon with yokes, bows, & false tongue 1 horse cart and gear 2 Pair of hay ladders 2 Carriages & Harnesses
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10.00 25.00 25.00 0.00 20.00 15.00 250.00 60.00 35.00 10.00 700.00 4
One buggy & Harness 1 Hay rake 21 Hemp brakes 10 hoes 4 Spades 4 Shovels 9 axes 3 Cradles 4 Iron hay forks 4 Pair mall (?) rings 7 wedges 1 Shelling machine 1 hemp roller 1 Log chain 1 fifth chain 1 Jack Screw 2 Briar Sythes 18 Reap hooks 20 Hemp hooks 6 Mowing Sythes 1 Old Wheat fan 1 Broken Set of coopers tools 1 Old cross cut Saw 1 Whip Saw 12 Meal bags 2 Sheets for cleaning hemp seed 3 Iron rakes 4 Wooden do 1 Cow (?) bar 1 Old cutting Box 1 Mattock 3 Bushl Baskets 5 Small do 1 Jack Screw 1 pr Steelyards
sold for…..…………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. …………………………..
750.00 12.00 63.00 2.50 2.00 0.50 6.00 9.00 4.00 1.50 3.50 0.00 1.00 10.00 2.00 1.00 $ 25915.00 2.00 1.00 15.00 6.00 5.00 10.00 4.00 6.00 1.50 0.25 1.00 0.50 2.00 2.00 0.50 1.50 1.00 1.00 1.00
Farming Stock
1 pair of Carriage horses 1 Buggy horse (lame) 11 Old work horses 2 Old Brood mares Gray 50 Brown 30 1 Old blind horse 2 Riding Horses 2 two year old Colts 2 year old do 2 Last spring do 1 Bull 17 Milk cows 6 heifers 3 Sucking calves (heifers) 5 Work oxen 47 fat hogs 12 sows 25 pigs 1 Irish Grazier boar ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. .…………….………….... ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. ………………………….. 100.00 40.00 330.00 80.00 0.00 105.00 120.00 120.00 50.00 26920.23 40.00 340.00 48.00 12.00 120.00 235.00 75.00 25.00 10.00 5
Turkies chickens & ducks 1 Beef Produce on hand 2000 bushls corn cribbed 30 acres in the field 87 acres of hemp on the ground 103 bushels of hemp seed 225 bushels of Irish Potatoes 16 barrels of apples 1000 cabbage 70 barrels of cider being made into Vinegar 10 Casks do do do do 9 Stacks Timothy hay 10 Stacks Clover do 20 cwt. pork salted down 50 lbs tallow 40 Dozen tallow candles 1 half barrel of Currant Wine 1000 Bushels of coal A Lot of locust posts 1200 50 lbs Rolls 1/2 barrel sugar 12 lbs loaf Sugar 20 do Coffee 16 bushels dried Beans and peas 30 bushels Sugar beets 6 Cider barrels
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0.00 12.00 27537.25 400.00 300.00 1560.00 154.50 56.25 8.00 10.00 200.00 50.00 108.00 100.00 80.00 $ 30564.00 3.50 8.00 30.00 120.00 300.00 15.00 6.00 2.12 3.00 24.00 7.50 4.50 $ 31,087.62
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10 Shares in the Shelbyville and Louisville
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Stocks 10 Shares of the Shelbyville and Louisville Turnpike Co. ~ 4 Certificates for 2000 bushels of coal each from McKee’s coal yard deliverable in the years 1840, 41, 42 & 43 ~ 2000 bushels each year ~ 3 Shares in the Louisville & Bardstown Turnpike road ~ 5 Shares in Louisville & Elizabethtown Turnpike road ~ 75 Shares in Louisville Turnpike Co. ~ Choses in action Note on City of Louisville for $200 payable 10 years after 25 July 1836 Interest payable annually ~ Acct. agst. Jas D. Breckenridge for $ 643.50 Acct. against C. Rogers for $ 202.30 “ “ John Poe 17.50 “ “ Slaughter & Lynn 339.50 “ “ A Rankin $ 10.00 Stier (?) $ 12.00 Louisville & E Town Co. $ 25.00 Bond on the admr of G. Mcgraden in law to ascertain amt. due acct. agst. Louisville & L. Co. for $ 1185.59 Monies recd. From Farm For bagging & Rope Due from W. H. Pope & Co. On the 7th Decr. 1840 “ “ 26th Feby. $1020.66 ½ 2043.54 $3153.06 $3957.60
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James Speed
We John Doup, Ed. Pearce, & A. P. Churchill do certify, that having been duly sworn we did appraise the foregoing list of slaves & personal Estate, exclusive of stocks & choses in action, at the value set down herein~
State of Kentucky At a County Court held for Jefferson County at the Court house in the City of Louisville on the 15th day of December 1840. The foregoing Inventory and appraisement of the Estate of John Speed ded. was returned, examined approved of and ordered to be recorded and is recorded in my Office as clerk of said County Att Curran Pope clk
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