Property of John Gottschall

Webmaster's Note: John Gottshall died in 1862, without leaving a will to determine the fate of his property. The following is a list of the farm property and equipment of John Gottshall that was auctioned off in 1862. It appears that my ancestor Samuel Gottshall, son of John, was serving in the army and not present for the auction. This list may be of some interest to the social and economic historian, although such records are fairly common. Unfortunately, some parts of the documents are illegible. In this case, I've used [...] to indicate sections that I cannot read. Otherwise I've attempted to write down exactly what appears, including spelling. The last part of the list here did not have bidders listed beside it, so it must have been handled differently. I will make this section more complete as I decipher some of the other documents.

Crout cutter: .12
10 lb nails & keg: .40
18 lb nails & keg: [...]
19 lb nails & keg: .85
1 keg: .52
1 keg with old irons: .47
1 iron pot: .12
Box of beans: .12
Timothy seed: .40
Frow: .26
2 axes: 1.50
2 " ".12
1 " ".57
Maul & Wedges: 1.08
1 Fox Trap: .85
1 Cross Cut Saw: 1.75
2 " " : .92
1 Stone Hammer: .80
1 Cant hook & Irons: .36
2 Drawing Knifes: .70
2 " ": .18
2 " ": .06
Lot of Chains: .31
1 Bed of Ledding: 4.50
" " : 4.40
[...]
1 Feather Tic [...]: 1.70
[...] Bushels Rye 58 cts: 5.86
10 Bushels Rye 52cts: 5.20
10 Bushels Rye 55cts: 5.50
20 Bushels Rye 55cts: 11.00
5 [...] 2.75
10 Bushels Buckwheat 40 cts: 4.00
1 grind stone: 2.15
Black Smith Tools: 14.00
5 Chairs: 1.20
1 Brush Scythes: .75
1 Cupboard: 6.00
Stove & Pipe: 3.50
Dining Table: 4.00
Beaurough: 2.00
Tanning Mill: 3.25
Harrow: .80
2 Two Horse Waggon: 10.00
Sow & Pigs: 8.10
2 Choice Hogs: 4.25
3 " " 4.00
4 " " 3.25
5 " " 2.40
6 " " 2.40
3 Small Shoats: 3.50
2 sheep 1 choice: 5.00
2 " 2 " 4.00
11 " 3 " 3.25 pair 17.87
1 yoke of Oxen: 67.00
1 Bri[..] Dark: 19.00
1 Red Cow with bell: 17.50
1 spotted "": 13.00
1 Heifer: 11.00
1 Red Cow: 14.00
1 Brindle " 12.90
1 Black Heifer: 8.50
1 Bull: 20.00
1 " small: 7.25
1 calf: 2.00

Bees:

No. 1: 3.25
No. 2: 3.12
No. 3: 2.30
No. 4: 2.30
No. 5: 2.30
No. 6, 7, 8: 650
9: 2.30
10, 11, 12: 6.50
13, 14, 15: 7.25
No. 16 2.25
No. 17: 2.50
18, 19, 20: 7.00

1 stack of hay: 6.50
1 " " 8.00
1 " " 10.50
Hay in the Barn: 16.00
1 Tin Bucket: .50
1 " " .56
1 pair [...] .80
1 Basket: 1.10
8 lb of wool 43 cts: 3.44
12 " " 50cts: 6.00
10 " " 40cts: 4.00

1 Red Ox no horns: 35.00
1 Red Ox with horns: 35.00
5 Cows at 15 Dol each: 75.00
1 four year old Bull: 30.00
3 head of young Cattle 1 Calf: 22.00
11 head of sheep & four Lambs: 30.00
6 Head of Hogs: 25.00
3 Shoats: 5.00
1 Wind Mill: 2.00
1 two Horse Waggon: 15.00
1 Ox yoke: 1.50
1 pair of Sleds & Log Sled: 3.00
1 Harrow: 2.00
1 Straw & [...] cutter: 6.00
1 hand Waggon: 3.00
2 Bull Plows: 3.00
1 Shovel Plow: 1.00
2 grain cradles: 4.00
4 scythes: 3.00
3 Rakes: .18
1 Carpenter Bench & Screw: 1.00
4 Thousand 18 inch Shingles: 10.00
3 Manure Forks: 1.00
3 Hundred Feet of Oak Plank: 2.50
3 " " " boards: [...]
3 Baskets: [...]
1 grind stone: 2.00
1 Pair of Bellows & Black Smith tools: 10.00
2 Guns & Powder: 16.00
1 Pair of Sheep Shears: .20
69 Bushels of Rye 50 cts: 34.50
14 " " buckwheat: 7.00
20 lb of Wool: 8.00
1 Brace & Bits: 2.00
1 lot of Carpenter Tools: 8.00
1 Old Clock: .50
1 " ": 1.00
1 Cook Stove: 2.00
6 Tuns of Hay 10 Doll.: 60.00
1 Double bit Ax: .75
1 Cross Cut Saw: 1.00
2 Stone Hammers: 1.50
2 Cross Cut Saws Old: 1.00
1 Bear Trap: 1.00
2 Iron Wedges 50 cts Drills 2 Dol 1 Crow Bar 50 cts: 3.00
20 [...] of Bees 3 Dol each: 60.00
20 lb of Nails 80 cts [...] [...] [...] 4.30

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