Valley of the Shadow
The Eve of War
Fall 1859–Spring 1861

Letters & Diaries

Augusta County Court Will Book #37 page 67
Daniel Hale


An Inventory of the personally[sic] Estate of Daniel Hale deceased made by me as administrator thereof on the 26th day of January, one thousand eight hundred and fifty nine with @ column on the right hand for the appraisers to annex the value of the several items to wit:

Item Value Item Value
4 Chairs 1 1 Lot Tubs & c. 1.5
1 Bed & furniture 12 1 Lot Tubs fat & c. 7
1 Tin Plate Stove 7 1 Lot baskets & c. .62 1/2
1 Safe and Box 6 1 Kitchen cupboard & c. 0.3
1 Safe and contents 3 1 Lot tallow 3
1 Twenty four hour clock 2 1 Cabbage cutter & c. .13 1/2
1 Lot Queensware 2.5 1 Meat Tub flour & c. 13
1Set Windsor chairs 5.25 1 Tub beaf 4
1 Rocking Chair .37 1/2 bacon @ 7 1/2 cts lb 507 lbs 38.02 1/2
1 Lot carpets 3.5 1 Lot bags 1.5
1 corner cupboard 0.5 1 Lot potatoes & beets 1
1 Looking glass window .37 1/4 1 Box of ashes 0.5
1 Bevian 0.75 2 Barrels can & c. 0.75
1 Bedstead & chord 0.75 1 Tub Box & c. 0.75
1 Flax hackle & c. 1 2 Tubs & c. 0.75
1 Lot Kitchenfurniture 1.5 1 Lot Tools & Boxes .62 1/2
2 Kitchen tables 1 1 shovel plow & Buser 1
1 Lot kitchen vase 5 1 Stack Hay 5
1 Fire shivet 0.25 1 Trough 0.25
1 chest 1 3 Laders .37 1/2
1 Lot sheets and table cloths 3 1 Lot forks rakes & c. 1
1 Lot [?] 3 1 Lot hay & foder 6
1 Lot B[?] cloths 0.75 1 Cow 20
1 Lot table cloths 2 1 Yearly heifer 7
1 Chest & candlestand 0.75 6 Shoats 18
1 Bed & furniture 6 27 Chickens 2.7
1 Bed & furniture 6 20 Bushels wheat 16
1 Saw saddle bags & c. 1 26 Bushels corn @ .50 13
1 Barrel dry fruit & c. 3 4 acres wheat in the ground 30
1 Barrel salt 3 1 Bond on Samuel Hale due 1st March 1852 191.2
1 Barrel vinegar 1.5 1 Bond on Samuel Hale due 1st March 1852 50
1 Lot wheels & c. 1 1 Bond on Daniel Hale due 1st March 1852 (doubtful) 155.45
1 Lot soap 1.25 1 Bond on Daniel Hale due 14th February 1855 (doubtful) 583.66
2 axes & c. 1
1 Lot carpets 0.35 1 Bond on John Hale due 1st March 1853 200
1 Lot crock & c. 0.5 1 Bond on John Hale due 1st March 1858 300
1 Grind stone & c. 1 1 Bond on John Hale due 1st March 1859 300
1 Lot saddles & c. 3 1 Bond on John Hale due 14th April 1857 55.8
1 Large kettle & c. 3.25 1 half of a bond on Jacob Hale (doubtful) 440.53
1 Churn baskets & c. 1.25