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This ad for the sale of Captain Edwards' personal property
appeared in the January 9, 1752 issue of the Boston News-Letter.

Inventory of Captain Edwards Home

The following inventory of goods was taken at Captain Edwards' Back Street home in 1751. Items underlined still survive today.

The Front Lower Room: clock, looking glass, mahogany table, 12 cain chairs, Capt. Edwards' picture, one picture over the chimney, a couch and table.

The Middle Room: two small oval pictures, Capt. Evans' picture, King William & Queen Mary's pictures, one small black walnut table.

The Front Chamber: one large looking glass, one chest of drawers and table, one silk bed, bed bolster, two pillows, silk quilt and bedstead, blankets and one tea table.

The Middle Chamber: one large looking glass, two oval pictures, 12 cain chairs, chest of drawers and table, 1 red "Harrileen" bed and Sach bedstead, curtains, head cloth and teaster, one pair of Holland sheets, two great chairs, seven flower pots and one Coat of Arms.

The Kitchen: brass candlesticks, 23 dishes, one cheese plate, 53 plates, one brass kettle, 21 pans, one large brass skillet, one copper sauce pan, one warming pan, two spits, one pair andirons, one gridiron, tongs, shovel, table, six chairs.

The Little Room: one large Bible, 12 books of divinity, 38 small books, one gun, one sword.

The Garrett: one blue rug, one bed, two pair of blankets, one child's chair, one old table, one pair of brass tongs, one large bedstead with canvas bottom, shovel and andiron.

The Warehouse: one great cain chair, one large table, two maple tables, two old warming pans, two saws, one copper stew pan.

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