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DateJune 29, 1698
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  • Documents
  • Ink
  • Paper
  • Suffolk County (Massachusetts)
Credit LineGift of Mr. Russell H. Kettell (1937)
Object numberK0199.0032
DescriptionInventory of the estate of Roger Sumner of Milton. Verified by Ralegh Houghton, Thomas [?] and Samuel Trescot. The Estate at Lancaster verified by Ralph Houghton, James Athorton and Joseph Houghton. Listed: the dwelling house and adjoining land, the rest of the land (approx. 40 acres), 6 acres of salt meadow, 3/4 acres of fresh meadow, 1 acres lying in a swamp, 25 acres of woodland, a dwelling house and land bought from John Dito (?) lived in by son William, an estate at Lancaster lived on by son Samuel (30 acres with an orchard, 20 acres of Entourall land, 13 (?) acres of meadow, 240 acres of wetland, 20 acres of Entoruall land, 9 acres of meadow, 5 acres of meadow, etc.), stock (2 steers three years, two cows, two yearlings calves and two calves, 2 horses, two swine), arms and ammunitions, wool and linen, small stuff for curtains, pewter, brass, mill, tables, chairs, tools, lumber, books, English grain, Indian corn growing in the ground, debts for the funeral, debts due to the estate, etc.

K199: collection of manuscript documents, "Milton Documents 1636-1765, Sumner Family and Others." Documents recording functions of the colonial government. Originally in a cardboard portfolio; separately catalogued, numbered, and rehoused in 2007 (see K199.1, etc.).
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