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INVENTORY
OF JOHN CLARKE
Dated:
19th November 1755
An inventory of all and singular the goods and chattels, rights and credits of JOHN CLARKE late of the parish of St. James, planter, deceased, taken and appraised the 19 day of November, 1755-
1 old Negro man named JAMIE £45. 0. 0
1 old Negro man named CUFFIE £40. 0. 0
1 Negro man named JACK £60. 0. 0
1 Negro man named HAZARD £40. 0. 0
1 Negro man named QUASHEE £50. 0. 0
1 Negro girl named FANNY £30. 0. 0
1 Negro girl named CHLOE £15. 0. 0
1 Negro girl named JULYS £10. 0. 0
1 old horse £15. 0. 0
1 dozen plate buttons 16. 3
1 pair gold sieve button £ 1.10. 0
1 crackt
1 dozen old pewter plates 5 0
l old curtin and an old trunck 7 6
Outstanding debts £190. 0. 0 _
£498. 6. 3
In obedience to the Warrant hereonto annexed and by virtue of the same, We have inventorised and appraised as above according to the best of our judgements and consciences all and singular the goods and chattles, rights and credits of JOHN CLARKE late of the parish of St. James planter, deceased, as they were shown to us by MARGARET JONES, late wife of HARDING JONES and late MARGARET CLARKE his executrix as witnessed our hands and seals the year and day above written.
Alex Grant
Silvester
Evan
INVENTORY OF WILLIAM VIRGO
Dated:20 January 1816
See will Liber 92 Folio 18 William Virgo Clarke
Persons Mentioned |
Places Mentioned |
William Virgo Clarke (1) (deceased) |
|
Alexander Fraser & Wm. Chalmers |
|
John Clarke (Administrator) |
|
14 Slaves:- |
|
Precis:
This inventory shows that as well as being
a surveyor WV Clarke owned slaves and livestock. He
seems to have had a reasonably well furnished house which included such items
as a dinner service of
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authorised and appointed and by these presents do constitute authorise and
appoint ye or either of ye to administer an oath unto Alexander Fraser and
William Chalmers that they shall well and truly and according to the best of
their judgements and consciences inventory and appraise all and singular the goods
and chattels rights and credits of William Virgo Clarke late of the Parish of
Hanover aforesaid Esquire deceased according as they shall be shewn unto them by John Clarke of the same parish Esquire
his administrator which they know did belong to the said deceased at the time
of his decease and therefore you or either of you are to make a due return
under your or either of your hands and seals unto our Captain General and
Governor in Chief of our said Island or to the Governor or Commander in Chief of
the same for the time being with this power annexed so that the inventory or
appraisement may be filed and recorded in the Secretary's Office Witness His
Grace William Duke of Manchester Captain General and Governor in Chief of our
said Island at Saint Jago de la Vega the 18th day of November Anno Domini 1815
and in the fifty fifth year of our Reign.
Passed the secretary's office
Geo
Clayton Secretary
In obedience to the within Dedidimus
potestatem to me and another directed I have administered an oath unto the
within named William Chalmers and Alexander Fraser as I am duly directed.
Given
under my hand and seal this 20th day of January 1815
John
Hill
His
Grace William Duke of Manchester Captain General and Governor in chief in and
over his Majesty's Island of Jamaica and other the [.....?] theron depending
in America [.....?] and sole judge
for the probate of wills and granting letters of administration to Alexander
Fraser and William Chalmers These are in his Majesty's name to will and require
you to inventory and appraise all and singular the goods and chattels and
credits of William Virgo Clarke late of the parish of Hanover Esquire deceased
according as they shall be shewn unto you by John
Clarke of the Parish aforesaid Esquire his administrator on which you know did
belong to the said deceased at the time of his decease This you are to free
form according to the best of your judgements and consciences and thereof to
make a due return under your hands seals into the Secretary's Office of this
Island within six months after the date hereof or within such time as the
[....?] of this Island for the time being
shall apoint for that purpose to the end the form may
be filed and recorded-------Given under my hand and seal at [...?] at Saint
Jago de la vega the eighteenth day of November anno que domini one thousand eighteen
hundred and fifteen.
Passed
the Secretary's office
Geo Clayton
secretary
Alex.
Fraser
Wm
Chalmers
[In margin] Clarke Wm Virgo returned 8th May 1816
An
inventory and appraisement of all and singular the goods and chattels rights
and credits of William Virgo Clarke late of the parish of
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|
£ |
s |
d |
|
1210 |
- |
- |
A mouse colored horse
£7.10 a dun mare £15 a brown she mule £35 a dark brown he mule £35 another
dark brown he mule £15 a she ass £10 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
126 |
10 |
|
a red cow £8 a black cow £16 a dun cow £18 a brindle
cow £16 a black cow £10 a red cow £10 another red cow £10 a black bull £30 a
red bull £80 a steer £7 ~~~~~~~~ |
155 |
- |
- |
a steer £30 five young bulkins [?bullocks?] £25 two young
heifers £10 a flock of 30 sheep £60 a mahogany side board and tray £11 a
mahogany dining table £10 a card table £3 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
149 |
- |
- |
a writing table with drawers £7 an old table with a
drawer £1.10 a small cedar table 5/- a round tea table £1 a large sofa £12 a
small sofa £3.10 Six straw bottom chairs £1.10
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
26 |
15 |
- |
Six odd chairs £8 a long chair £2 a mahogany desk £8
a mahogany chest of drawers £13 a large mahogany chest £6 a small mahogany
chest £3 an eight day clock £20 an organ £15
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
70 |
- |
- |
a beauffette £6 Two corner
cupboards £4 a liquor case with broken set of bottles £8 a small liquor case
£3 a coopee with biass[?] hoops £2 a Backgammon box 10/- Two old
knife cases 15/- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
24 |
5 |
- |
a dumb waiter £2. 3 standing bedsteads complete £54
Four bason stands £6 a pair small looking glasses
£3 a small mirror £5.6.8 a small lamp £2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
72 |
6 |
8 |
Four large chrystal
bottles £6 a Dinner set of |
62 |
5 |
- |
Two fowling pieces £2.10 saddle and bridle £5.6.8
wearing apparel £5 a gold watch chain and seal £35 Surveying papers and
instruments £700 ~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
747 |
16 |
8 |
A pair Epaulets and silk sash £15 a sabre and a
sword £10 Iron work and harness of a
mule each £5.6.8 a pair silver gilt spectacles £2.10 articles of negro
clothing £65 |
97 |
16 |
8 |
A spying glass £4 a starch mill £2.5 a portmanteau
£2 ~~ |
8 |
5 |
- |
Assignments of judgment Levy vs
Hill to Clarke dated 20th October 1810 £67.7.5 3/4 Two judgments John Clarke vs Patrick Spence taken in October 1804 ~~~~~~ |
218 |
1 |
7 3/4 |
Book debts not yet ascertained ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
- |
- |
- |
£ |
2958 |
1 |
7 3/4 |
In
obedience to the account of appraisement hereunto annexed we have inventoried
and appraised all singular the goods and
chattels rights and credits which were of William Virgo Clarke of the parish of
Hanover Esquire deceased and we find the same to amount to the sum of Two
Thousand nine hundred and sixty eight pounds one shilling and seven pence three
farthings currency Given under our hands and seals this twentieth day of
January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixteen
Alex
Fraser
Wm
Chalmers
For will of WILLIAM VIRGO CLARKE go to Clarke Wills.
Transcribed by Tim Clarke.
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