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A true and perfect Inventory and Just appraisment of all and singular the goods and chattles, rights and credits which were of Conrad Christ, late of the township of Bern in the County of Berks and State of Pennsylvania, farmer, deceased, at the time of his death; to Wit:
All the deceased's wearing apparel    11.50 
Tow and Flax Linen Table Cloth      3.50 
Blanket and chaff bag      1.00 
1 chest, 3 benches, bedstead      2.00 
Window glass and bottles, knifes, forks and spoons      1.00 
Table with dripping pans, coffee mill, etc      1.50 
3 chairs, basket, stove and pipe      5.25 
Peck measure, books, gun      4.87 
Plow horn, looking glass and small boxes      1.00 
Saddle and bridle, scithe      2.75 
2 bags with bran, 3 baskets and brooms      1.00 
Saw, hatchet, hammer, set ladles      1.50 
Iron Pots and skillet, bellows, shovel, tong and lamps      1.00 
Pot, Rag, Jug, shoes and earthen pot      0.75 
I Hopple and 2 cow chains, split tools      2.25 
5 pots and lard, horse geers and collar and bridal      1.50 
2 baskets, half bushel, shoes, axe and chisel      1.25 
Bag with oats and corn, 3 bags and 2 bags meal      2.50 
Lether, fork, scoope and one grubing how      2.50 
Tub, barrel, dough trough and earthen pots      0.62 
Bacon, Plane, benches and boards      1.25 
Lot of grass in meadow, board and lathes    10.20 
Halter chain trough line, single tree      0.75 
Lot of Rye in the ground, lot straw    18.00 
Lot Hay, windmill and one mare    50.00 
Outstanding Vendue Money
117.81 
Outstanding Book Accounts
  69.35 
Bond due by Jacob Haas + Interest
283.86 
Note due by Henry Koch 19.71 
Interest due considered lost 23.60    43.31 
Note due by Nich's Aulenbach 33.69 
Interest due thereon 38.38    72.07 
Cash on Hand
  18.00 
734.09 
Taken and appraised by us the subscribers the 14th day of June AD 1841  Henry Filbert and Daniel Pottiger

Berks County
    On the 14th day of June 1841 before me the subscriber, one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said county came the above named Henry Filbert and Daniel Potteiger who being qualified according to law, do declare that the above Inventory contains a Just and true appraisement of the goods and chattles, rights and credits which were of the said Conrad Christ, deceased.  So far as the same came to their knowledge.  witness my hand and seal the day and year above written.  Michael K Boyer

To Joel Ritter, esquire Register for the Probate of Wills and granting letters of Administration in and for the county of Berks
    Whereas my Brother, Conrad Christ, of Bern township aforesaid died Intestate, whereby the right of Administration of the estate of the said deceased did devolve upon me Elizabeth Stoudt, sister and next friend of the said deceased.  Now Known yea that for divers good causes and considerations me thereunto
-- I have released and hereby do release all my right and title to the Administration of the said estate and desire that the same may be committed to my two sons, Daniel Stoudt and Jacob Stoudt or witness my hand and seal the 12th day of June AD 1841.

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