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    • Title:A true and perfect inventory of the houshold goods and chattells of Thomas Batt, clothier, deceased of Stephens Bridge in the parish of Bisley in the county of Gloucester ..., 1739 November 10.
    • Physical Description:1 item ([1] p.) ; 33 x 21 cm.
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    • Notes:Title from first line of text.
      In English.
      Purchased from Ken Spelman, July 2012.
    • Access and use:This material is available for research.
    • Summary:Manuscript, in a single hand, signed by the two appraisers, Nathaniel Halliday and John Webb, and dated 10 November 1739. The inventory contains a detailed listing of the deceased Thomas Batt's household possessions -- mostly kitchen wares, some furniture, and bed clothes. A note at the bottom: "The will corresponding to this is Richard Batt, cloth worker."
    • Format:Archives or Manuscripts
    • Cite as:A True and Perfect Inventory of the Houshold Goods and Chattells of Thomas Batt, Clothier. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.
    • Subjects:Batt, Thomas, d. 1739.
      Households--Great Britain.
      House furnishings--Great Britain
    • Genre/Form:Inventories.
    • Occupation:Clothing workers.