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An Inventory of the Estate of Mrs. Hannah Robinson, Dec[eased](23 September 1778)

  • MS 2011.6
  • 1 item

Contemporary copy of the estate inventory of Hannah Robinson of Westmoreland County, Virginia, taken 23 September 1778. The inventory includes an extensive list of clothing including shifts, cloaks, stockings, calico and silk gowns, hats, stays etc. Also included are household goods and ten slaves listed by name. Robinson left her estate to her sister Apphia Dangerfield and her nephew John Pettit. Beckwith Butler and John Pettit served as executors.