The sale of John Summers’s goods six weeks after the inventories were taken, copied by Beaufort County clerk Alderson Ellison. Nimrod and James McKins (the spelling may stand for McKeel or McKeen; it is given as written) bought most of the tools and clothing.
Account of sales of the estate of John Summers – Beaufort County, April 25, 1788 (copy)
Transcription notes: spelling, capitalization and punctuation follow the original. Words in [square brackets] are editorial notes; [?] marks an uncertain reading and [illegible] marks words that could not be read.
An Account of Sales of the estate of John Summers decd. Sold the 25th April 1788.
[Item – Buyer – £ s d]
3 planes – James McKins [McKeen?] – 0 5 5
two Chizels one auger – Nimrod McKins – 0 12 0
One Carpenters adze, 1 auger & Chizell – Elisha Morings [?] – 0 7 0
one Auger & Chizel – Nimrod McKins – 0 10 0
two augurs & 1 Chizel – Nimrod McKins – 0 12 0
One broad ax – ditto – 1 3 0
one Narrow axe – James Summers – 1 5 0
1 Carpenters adze – Nimrod McKins – 1 9 0
1 Iron Square – ditto – 1 0 6
1 hand Saw & file – Richard Guist [Guest?] – 1 9 6
1 Linen Wheel – Joseph Pearce – 3 10 6
1 tool Chest – Nimrod McKins – 0 1 0
½ doz. pewter spoons – James McKins – 0 7 1
1 Side leather – Jasper Wollard – 0 12 2
1 ditto – James McKins – 1 6 1
1 bed & furniture – ditto – 19 0 0 [?]
1 bed stead – John Salter – 0 15 11
1 Rug – ditto – 3 0 0
One blanket – [ditto struck out] Nathaniel Long [?] – 1 12 6
one Suit Clothes – James McKins – 5 6 0
1 pair buckles – Nimrod McKins – 3 16 0
two pair breeches & one Jackett – James McKins – 3 12 1
1 Great Coat – James Summers – 4 0 0
1 beaver hat – ditto – 5 0 0
1 pair Stockings – Nimrod McKins – 1 10 0
[Total] £62 2 9
James Summers.
A true Copy from the original
Test. Ald. Ellison Clk
[Back:]
A/c Sales estate of John Summers decd. Apl 25th 1788.
About the original
The surnames Morings, Guist and Long are uncertain readings. The pounds figure for the bed and furniture is smudged and is read as 19; the shillings and pence are blotted. Prices are in pounds, shillings and pence of North Carolina currency, which was still in use in 1788.
The total of £62 2s 9d is as written on the paper.
Source: Account of sales of the estate of John Summers. Roach Family Papers (#346), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, Box 1, Folder b (Inventories, Wills, and Estates, 1783–1868). Collection guide. Digitized folder: ECU Digital Collections, 0346-b1-fb.
Images courtesy of East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University. View in ECU Digital Collections: 35968.
Part of the Roach Family Papers collection on East Carolina Roots.
