Ripley County
17 March 1855
Loose papers
Account of the sale of the personal property of John Nay deceased sold by Arnold Custer at the late residence of the decedent at public auction on the seventeenth day of April eighteen hundred and fifty five
| No. as on the inventory | Name of articles | sold for | to whom sold | cash or surety |
| 10 | 1 brass clock | .75 | Mildred Nay | cash |
| 19 | 1 two horse wagon | 5.00 | John H. Perkins | David G. Perkins |
| 20 | 1 pair harness | 1.00 | John H. Perkins | David G. Perkins |
| 20 | 1 pair harness | 1.35 | John Christie | cash |
| 23 | 1 sorrel mare | 60.00 | Preston Christie | William Christie |
| 25 | 1 two horse plow | 5.25 | James W. Johnson | Jesse Darmaree |
| 26 | 1 shovel plow | .50 | John Christie | cash |
| 27 | 1 mowing scythe | .40 | Robert Clark | cash |
| 28 | 1 cradle and scythe | .45 | Robert Clark | cash |
| 29 | 1 fan mill | 7.25 | Jacob Demaree | Jesse Demaree |
| 43 | ½ of one cross cut saw | .75 | John Christie | cash |
| 50 | 1 draw knife | .15 | William Johnson | cash |
| total | 82.95 |
David G. Perkins, Clerk
State of Indiana
Jefferson County
I David G. Perkins Clerk of the sale of the personal property of John Nay dec'd swear that the foregoing sale bill is s a true account thereof.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 21st April 1855
Rob. Henegean, Justice of J. C.
| 1 | safe and cupboard ware | 7.00x |
| 2 | 1 cooking stove and furniture | 5.50x |
| 3 | 1 plain bureau | 5.00x |
| 4 | 1 plain breakfast table | 1.50x |
| 5 | 2 beds & bedding | 23.00x |
| 6 | 3 plain bedsteads | 7.00x |
| 7 | 1 small bedstead | 1.00x |
| 8 | 1 dozen chairs | 4.50x |
| 9 | 1 spring clock | 2.50x |
| 10 | 1 brass clock | 3.50 |
| 11 | 1 looking glass | .70x |
| 12 | 1 small wheel | 2.00x |
| 13 | 1 man's saddle | 6.00x |
| 14 | 1 side saddle | 6.50x |
| 15 | 1 pine churn | .50x |
| 16 | 3 buckets | .50x |
| 17 | 1 washboard & tub | .20x |
| 18 | 2 table cloths | .50x |
| 19 | 1 two horse waggon | 12.00 |
| 20 | 1 set of harness | 2.25 |
| 21 | 1 buggy & harness | 35.00x |
| 22 | 1 bay colt | 28.00x |
| 23 | 1 sorrel mare | 47.00 |
| 24 | 1 oat stack | 13.00x |
| 25 | 1 two horse plow | 6.00 |
| 26 | 1 shovel plow | 1.25 |
| 27 | 1 mowing scythe | .75 |
| 28 | 1 cradle scythe | .50 |
| 29 | 1 fan mill | 10.00 |
| 30 | 1 straw cutter | 2.00x |
| 31 | 1 hay stack | 10.00x |
| 32 | 1 yoke steers | 27.00x |
| 33 | 1 black cow & calf | 11.00x |
| 34 | 1 red cow | 11.00x |
| 35 | 1 brindle cow | 14.00x |
| 36 | 1 red heifer | 8.00x |
| 37 | 1 white heifer | 10.00x |
| 38 | 1 white steer | 6.00x |
| 39 | 1 muley steer | 4.00x |
| 40 | 1 red steer | 5.00x |
| 41 | 1 red faced steer | 4.00x |
| 42 | 1 small heifer | 5.00x |
| 43 | ½ of a cross cut saw | 1.00 |
| 44 | 1 axe | .50x |
| 45 | 1 grind stone | .25x |
| 46 | 1 grain seive? | .25x |
| 47 | 1 old saddle | .25x |
| 48 | 1 lot of hoes | .20x |
| 49 | 1 lot of old irons | .50x |
| 50 | 1 drawing knife | .25 |
| 51 | 1 lot of wheat growing | 11.00x |
| 52 | 1 lot of hogs | 16.00x |
| $380.35 |