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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06144 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1795 |
| Title | Inventory of the estate of Jesse Woodhull |
| Date | 17 February 1795 - 13 March 1800 |
| Author | Marvin, Seth (fl. 1795) |
| Additional authors | Tuthill, John W. (fl. 1795) Strong, Samuel (fl. 1795) Woodhull, Richard (fl. 1795) |
| Document Type | Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Estate inventory taken 17 February 1795 and filed on 13 March 1800. Document signed by Seth Marvin and John W. Tuthill in 1795, and by Samuel Strong and Richard Woodhull in 1800. No place of creation, but Woodhull was living in New Cornwall, Orange County, New York in 1790. Lists the items found on his farm. Includes: 25 oxen, 13 cows, 90 sheep, 10 hogs, and farm utensils worth 100 pounds. Also has 18 slaves. Four of them, worth 90 pounds, are given to Mrs. Woodhull: a woman named Cornelia, an 11-year-old girl named Dina, a 6-year-old girl named Bitsy, and a 2-year-old named Hannah. Four of them, worth 300 pounds, are given to Nathaniel: William, Amos, Cato, and Prime. Seven slaves, worth 400 pounds, are given to Richard: three men named Cezar, John, and Joseph, a boy William of 9 years, a boy Lounan(?) of 4 years, a woman named Peggy, and a boy Toby of 14 years. Three of them, worth 175 pounds, are given to Ebenezar: two 15-year-olds named Ben and James, and a three-year-old named Harry. Also gives a detailed list of items in his house and on the farm, a list of debtors and the amounts of their notes, and a list of cash belonging to Woodhull. |
| Subjects | Death Estate Agriculture and Animal Husbandry African American History Slavery Women's History Children and Family Debt Finance |
| People | Marvin, Seth (fl. 1795) Tuthill, John W. (fl. 1795) Strong, Samuel (fl. 1795) Woodhull, Richard (fl. 1795) Woodhull, Jesse (1735-1795) |
| Place written | Orange County, New York |
| Theme | Agriculture; African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Woodhull died 14 February, 1795, three days before this inventory was taken. He was a colonel during the Revolution and served in the New York State Senate 1779-1781. He was later Sheriff of Orange County. General Nathaniel Woodhull was his brother. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |