Estate Inventory for Thomas Hollowell


Janet would like to know if the where abouts of these books is known by anyone. Of course this would be like finding a needle in a haystack, if they even exist after all these years. This certainly is an interesting inventory, seeing what Thomas thought was important to carry the entire way from North Carolina. What a rarity these volumes must have been in those early days.

Submitter: Janet Margolis Damm


Estate of Thomas Hollowell (1739-1821)Orange Co. IN,
Probate Order Book A, P.51

Letter of Administration granted to John Hollowell, Administrator of 
Thomas Hollowell, deceased; 23 March 1821.

Personal property belonging to Thomas Hollowell was sold on 7 April 
1821. Among the numerous items were many, many books; including his Family 
Bible. He no doubt brought all or most of these with him from North Carolina.
Part of the list includes:

1 Bible to Jose Hollowell
2 vols. George Fox works to Smithson Hollowell
1 Dictionary to Nathan Hollowell
1 "chunky book of many mens works" to Nathan Hollowell
1 vol. Sewell's History to Smithson Hollowell
1 vol. Edward Burrows works to John Dougherty
1 vol. John Whitings works to Nathan Hollowell
1 vol. John Welmans works to Smithson Hollowell
1 vol. Thos. Chalkley works to John Hobson
1 vol. John Richardsons works to John Dougherty
1 vol. John Cooks works to Robert Hollowell
1 vol. John Griffiths works to John Hobson
1 vol. John Feathergill to John Dougherty
1 vol. Richard Davis to Martin H. Tucker
1 vol. William Penn to Martin H. Tucker
1 vol. Little Wanderer to John Hobson
1 bunch books to John Dougherty
6 pewter plates to Robert Hollowell
5 pewter plates to Smithson Hollowell
6 teaspoons to Rich. Sallef(Self?)
7 pewter spoons to Smithson Hollowell
6 iron spoons to John Hobson

Probate Order Book B, P. 202:
The Administrator of Thomas Hollowell's estate---John Hollowell "saith 
that he can not tell to the fraction of a day or month when the said Thomas
Hollowell departed this life but believed it was sometime about the 5th 
day of March 1821."


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