Our Family Documents

The J-B brand written on the top of the page was Thomas Jefferson's brand. Someone was trying to copy the brand image, probably much later after the document was originated. Brackets indicate that I made a guess as to the characters in the brackets.
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INVENTORY
November [11] 1858

187 Acres Valued at $3.50 per Acre.
200 Acres Valued at $2.75 per Acre.
214 Acres Values at $4.00 pre Acre.
1 Negro Woman Valued at $[2000] (The numbers were overwritten).
[63] head of cattle and the brand J-B Valued at $640
2 yoke of oxens & yokes and 3 chains and one cart Valued at $1300
[11] head of horses Valued at $[220]
2 mules Valued at $100
1 Jinny Valued at $5.00
42 head of sheep Valued at $84.00
100 head of hogs more or less Valued at $125
1 set of blacksmith tools Valued at $25.00
4 bedsteds, 2 tables, 8 chairs, 1 clock $30.00
kitchen furniture and farming utensils $15.00
improvements in the piny woods on Crocodile Valued at $[150] [Note above "piny woods" states "on the north side of Bayou"]
Emily Walker

Note: The piny woods land reference would be on Bayou Cocodrie. "Cocodrie" is a derivitive of the Spanish word "Cocodrilo" for "crocodile or alligator" defined in Spanish as "Reptil acuático grande [large aquatic reptile]".