Appendix M 

 Inventory of Marlborough, 1771 



[John Mercer's widow, Aim Roy Mercer, died at 

 Marlborough September 2, 1770. By the next 

 spring, James Mercer was operating Marlborough 

 as one of four plantations owned by him. The 

 overseer was Thomas ()li\'er. .^t the end of May 

 1771 Oliver drew up a statement of the conditions of 

 ihe plantations and made a detailed inventory, 

 riiis document has been reproduced in facsimile in 

 .1 Documentary History oj American Industrial Society.* 



The following e.xcerpts consist of the inventory, 

 as it applied to Marlborough only, and of ()li\er"s 

 statement at the end. The "return," as he called it, 

 covered the period from May 1 to May 31, 1771. 

 The reference to advertising the "sale" is apparently 

 concerned with one of the unsuccessful public sales 

 of John Mercer's personal property.] 



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Ilorsc Ckjllrrs 



Swindle trees 



ThrohinK Instrumenu 



lanns 



Sicvrs 



Riddlrs 



ll.llfr liiisht-l Mr.niirc 



ll.ilfr Baiirl Mr.iMirr 



I larrow.t 



IlillinRhows 



W'crdiiig hows 



Crubbiiig hows 



.Sydcr prci« 



■Sydcr .Mill 



.Axes 



Wedges 



Iron Shovels 



Spades 



Hay forks 



Hav Rakes 



Dung forks 



Sc\'thcs 



Cradles 



Sickles 



Sheap Shears 



Bams 



Grainer\-s 



Corn llc'ii— > 



Slal)li- 



Stock locks 



Padlocks 



Mraltugs 



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•Edit. John P. C«tnmoiui ^^Vw Nork: Kunrll & RiwwU. 

 l"l;)H), vol. 1, f.irnimilr opp. p. 2.Hv Quoted (hmugh ki.id per- 

 niLviion of RiLisrll & Ruacll, piiblUliers. 



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