An estate inventory is a list of the assets and liabilities of a decedent's estate with the appraised value of those items, with the exception of real estate.
NOTE: Uncertain ownership, but Jacob Eshleman is the most logical choice but could not be confirmed from the document.
Contains 88 leaves, including 2 front leaves (1 page is blank) and 1 end leaf. The body leaves are unruled with vertical accounting lines and are paginated only to page 32.
Front cover has "DAY Book" printed on the outside and accounting information on the inside. The back cover has accounting information on the inside. There is no spine.
Book references bushels of Rye for stilling, bushels of wheat, bushels of brounstuff, bushels of shipsuff, bushels of corn, bushels of barley, super fine flour, etc.
Front and back covers are heavily worn and damaged and not attached. Spine is missing.
Front 2 leaves are not attached. Also, page dated 17 April 1824 is not attached.
Front and back leaves have indication of water damage.
Object ID
MG0963_F022
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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