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Tuesday, August 16, 2011

What's That Inventory Item?

What's the inventory item between the red dots on the image above (click on it to enlarge)? This comes from an estate inventory in Davenport, Iowa, in the 1860s.
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7 comments:

  1. Barbara PooleAugust 17, 2011 at 7:12 AM

    "1 frame building on level ground on resting tar back" Maybe?

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  2. AnonymousAugust 17, 2011 at 7:34 AM

    1 frame building on leased ground on something something something. But I'm guessing you already had that first part. :)

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  3. Judy M.August 17, 2011 at 10:15 AM

    1 frame building on leased ground on Rockingham land

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  4. debbehagnerAugust 17, 2011 at 5:14 PM

    1 frame building on leased ground on Resting harbor

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  5. Pat BAugust 17, 2011 at 5:27 PM

    I agree with Judy M.
    1 frame building on leased ground on Rockingham land

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  6. UnknownAugust 18, 2011 at 5:55 AM

    1 frame building on land grant in (I could not tell the name of the place).

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  7. Michael John NeillAugust 19, 2011 at 5:55 AM

    1 frame building on leased ground on Rockingham [---]

    I'm not quite certain what the writer actually wrote, but (based upon the location), I'm surmising that it was road/street or something to that effect.

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