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"Window to the Past" December 11, 1755 The Homestead Newspaper, Hartford, Connecticut (English Colony)
Captain Thomas Wheeler's Estate
Captain Thomas Wheeler was one of the largest land proprietors in the town of Stonington, Connecticut in 1755. Estate valued at $42,231.55.
Produce:
| Item | Quantity | Price/$ |
| Indian corn | 398 bu. | .34 / bu. |
| Wheat | 8 bu. | .63 |
| Rye | 15 bu. | .42 |
| Beans | 5 bu. | .56 |
| Salt | 50 bu. | .42 |
| Malt | 1.5 bu. | .48 |
| Tallow | 27 lb. | .06 / lb. |
| Cheese | 2,574 lb. | .05 |
| Flax | 180 lb. | .09 |
| Hay | 125 ton | 4.17 / ton |
Live Stock:
| Description | Value/$ |
| Riding horse | 55.55 |
| Sorrel horse | 26.38 |
| Black horse | 55.55 |
| Sorrel horse (swift nose) | 37.21 |
| Sorrel horse (bald face) | 40.00 |
| Pied horse | 33.34 |
| Small horse (swift nose) | 22.21 |
| Sorrel horse (colt) | 31.96 |
| Sorrel mare (with colt) | 9.71 |
| Black mare (with colt) | 27.78 |
| Bay mare (Large) | 47.22 |
| Oxen (piebald pair) | 27.17 |
| Oxen (brown pair) | 34.72 |
| Cattle fat (23 head ) | 9.74 / head |
| Cattle two year old (25 head) | 5.51 / head |
| Calves (25 head) | 2.08 / head |
| Store sheep (179 head) | .48 / head |
| Fat swine (56 head) | 3.86 / head |
| Store swine (65 head) | .75 / head |
Slaves and Servants:
| Description - Name | Value /$ |
| 1 Negro man Quash | 8.34 |
| 1 Negro woman Juno | 2.76 |
| 1 Negro man Cab | 139.06 |
| 1 Negro man Ceasar | 128.34 |
| 1 Negro man Cepio | 152.78 |
| 1 Negro woman Hagaar | 125.00 |
| 1 Negro woman Flora | 105.50 |
| 1 Negro woman Sarah | 133.34 |
| 1 Negro woman Jane | 125.00 |
| 1 Negro woman Cloe | 125.00 |
| 1 Negro boy Pharaoh | 28.00 |
| 1 Negro girl Phillis | 50.00 |
| 1 Mulatto boy Harry | 27.00 |
| 1 Mulatto girl Eliza | 16.67 |
| 1 Indian woman Mary | 5.55 |
*Slavery was abolished in Connecticut in 1784.
(c) Copyright 1994 "Emancipation Stations", Henry Robert Burke
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