In Obedience to an order of York Court dated the 20th. of January 1717/18 the subscribers being first Sworn before mr. Thomas Nelson met at the house late of Andrew Elmsey decd. & did Inventory & appraise all Such of the Decds. Estate as was produced to us by Matthew Ballard Execr. the Said Elmsey.
| Guye a Negroe man | £35.-.- |
| Negroe Bess & Child | 40.-.- |
| Jean a Negroe Girle | 25.-.- |
| Gold Rings &c. wt. 16: 3[pw?] | 4.00.7½ |
| 21 oz. & 9d. of Silver at 4/ | 4.6.8 |
| Shirt Buttons | 0.1.6 |
| 2 Razors 1 pen knife 1 hone 1 Turkey pipe | 0.4.0 |
| 4 pr. money Scales & wts. & a Hone | 2.0.0 |
| 4 Leather Trunks | 0.11.0 |
| 1 pr. Small Stilliards & 2 Deer Skins | 0.15.0 |
| 1 pr. Pistols 1 Carabine & Belt 2. pr. Holsters 1 Flask & 2 Swords | £1.12.0 |
| 3 ps. Sterlings 1½ yds. Guinea Cloth | 0.17. 0 |
| 4 yds. Garlix holland 5½ yds. wt.[?] | 1.00.1½ |
| 10 yds. fine Ticken 2/ 10½ yds. fine checkerd. | 3.2.9 |
| a parcell of Womens Cloaths &c | 4.0.0 |
| To Sundry small Trifles | 0.13.0 |
| A parcell of Books a Whip nitting Needles &c | 0.5.0 |
| 1 pr. Small fire Doggs | 0.8.0 |
| A parcell of Glasses &c | 0.14.0 |
| 2 Tables 1 Chest 5 flagg ;& 1 Leather Chair | 1.3.0 |
| 1 Bed & furniture | 6.10.0 |
| 1 cow | 1.00.0 |
| 1 Bed Sheets Rugg blankets bedstead a matt hide & Cord wt. sund. furn | 3.10.0 |
| 1 Warming Pann | 0.10.0 |
| 2 Chairs & a Table | 0.5.0 |
| 10 old Chairs & 2 Tables | 1.0.0 |
| 7 punch Bowles & 1 Mugg | 0.8.0 |
| 1 pr. fire Tongs & a Shovell | 0.4.0 |
| 4 Candlesticks & Snuffers | 0.10.0 |
| 1 horse a Cart & harness | 3.0.0 |
| 1 pr. Bellows & a Jugg | 0.4.3 |
| a parcell of Lumber | 0.5.0 |
| 2 Trunks 3 Chests and a Table | 1.10.0 |
| 3 pr. Sheets | 2.10.0 |
| 1 pr. fine new Holand Do | 1.4.0 |
| 1 pr. Do. Course | 0.6.0 |
| 3 Sheets | 1.0.0 |
| 1 Damask Table Cloth | 1.10.0 |
| 1 Diaper Do. & [torn] Napkins | 0.13.0 |
| 6 Table Cloths & [torn] | 0.10.0 |
| Hangings for a bed | 0.6.0 |
| 9 Napkins & a Towell | 0. 9.0 |
| 13 Pillow Cases at | 1.1.3 |
| 1 Cotton Hammock | 0.10.0 |
| 1 Quilt & a Rugg | 1.10.0 |
| 2 Bedds 2 Bolsters 4 Pillows & a hyde | 6.00.0 |
| 1 perrywigg 1 Cane 1 Box Iron & heaters &c | 1.17.6 |
| 2 Suits of Curtins & Vallins | 2.10.0 |
| 6 Rushia Chairs 2 Tables & a Form | 3.15.0 |
| 1 Black Walnut Scritore | 3.00.0 |
| Earthen Ware Cruets & Glasses | 0.13.0 |
| 1 Bed & Furniture | 6.00.0 |
| 4 Barrells Corn & a peck Onyons | 2.00.6 |
| 1 Box of Candles | 0.18.9 |
| a parcell of Boxes Shoes Brushes & Nails | 0.17.0 |
| 3 Decanters 1 Dram bottles & a Mugg & horn Spoon | 0. 9.7½ |
| 3 punch Bowles a Custard Cup a [salver?] & pipes | 0.6.0 |
| The Nine pins & Bowle | 0.5.0 |
| 10 pieces Earthen ware | 0.10.0 |
| 1 Pottle pott 1 Qt. 2 pt. 2k pint Potts 1 Gill 2 Qt. Tankards a funnell & a Grater | 1.10.0 |
| 35 lb. white Sugar | 1.5.0 |
| 27½ murtle wax & Tallow at | 0.16.0 |
| 20 pewter plates & 2 Salts | 1.7.0 |
| 4 new pewter Porringers | 0.5.0 |
| 1 brass Spice morter & Severall pieces Tinn | 0.10.0 |
| 33½ lb. of best Pewter | 1.13.9 |
| 3 Earthen Chamber pots 4 Butter potts 2 Basons 2 porringers & a plate | 0.10.0 |
| 2 Sifterds a bagg of hops & Butter Tubb | 0.6.0 |
| a parcell of Lumber | 0.15.0 |
| 63½ lb. of old Pewter at 6d | 1.11.9 |
| 1 doz. knives & forks ½ Do. | 1.0.0 |
| 33 lb. brass at | 2.4.3 |
| 4 Stewpans a Skimmer & a flesh fork | 0.8.0 |
| a parcell of Lumber in the yard | £0.16.0 |
| a parcell of [illegible] | 1.00.0 |
| a parcell of Boards | 2.0.0 |
| 1. pr. Garden Shears 1 pr. [illegible] | 0.5.6 |
| 1 Grid Iron | 0.2.0 |
| 2 Baskets 1 pail & 2 piggins | 0.7.0 |
| 2 pot Racks 1 Cow [illegible] 56 | 0.14.0 |
| 1 Spaid | 0.4.0 |
| 2 driping pans frying pans | 0.7.6 |
| 2 Potts 2 hooks & 2 Racks | 0.5.0 |
| 2 Spitts | 0.7.0 |
| 6 Candlesticks 1 Cutting knife & Snuffers | 0.4.6 |
| 1 hand bell | 0.1.6 |
| 7 Ducks & 7 Dunghill fowles | 0.7.0 |
| 8 Gross Quart Bottles | 12.0.0 |
| a parcell of Lumber in the Loft | 0.5.0 |
| 7 Gallons French brandy | 3.10.0 |
| 3 Gross Short pipes | 0.7.6 |
| 7 lb. Brown Sugar | 0.3.6 |
| 1 Iron pott 1 pr. Scales & weights & a hammer | 0.15.6 |
| 15 Gallons Cherry Rum 72 Gallons Rum 22 Gallons Do. | 13.12.6 |
| 12 Bushells Salt | 1.4.0 |
| 10 Gallons of Rum in Bottles | 2.5.0 |
| 1 Gross Bottles | 1.10.0 |
| 3 Brass 1 pr. Tarriors [?] | 0.8.0 |
| 1 Cask & a Chest | 0.15.0 |
| 1 Coper Funnel | 0.1.6 |
| 1 new Cask & brass Cock & bason | 0.8.0 |
| 86 Gallons Mollasses at 1/3 [torn] | 5.7.6 |
| 2 Saddles 1 Cloth 1 Curry Comb 4 Bridles | 2.0.0 |
| 1 Bagg & spring Lock | 0.4.0 |
| 4½ hhds. of bottled beer | 14.11.0 |
| 55 Bottles of Wine | 2.10.0 |
| a parcell of Fother [fodder? feather?] | 0.15.0 |
| 10 lb. old bacon | 0.2.0 |
| 8 Gallons Lime juice | 1.0.0 |
| 3 Empty Cask & 1 Bushell wheat | 0.9.0 |
| 270.7.7½ | |
| [actually 271.8.0½] |
Appraised January 29th & 30th 1717/18.
Phill Dedman
Joseph Mountfort
Thomas Vines his mark
Accot. of what Cash there was.
| Spanish Gold | £5.10.0 |
| English Gold | 2.12.0 |
| Spanish Silver | 50.16.0 |
| English Coin | 23.13.2 |
| £ 82.11.2 |
At a Court York County Febry. 17th. 1717/18.
Matthew Ballard execr. of the last Will & Testament of Andrew Elmsey decd. Exhibited an Inventory & appraisement of that Estate in Court & is admitted to Record.