Frank's Estate Sale, Pt 1

One of the most interesting parts of the estate records I received for my GGG-Grandfather, Frank E Leaphart, are the records from the sale of his estate in 1856. I'm really starting to get a picture for what life was like for this family by looking at these records. On the first page, we have mostly farm animals and crops (a male cow?), which is a good indication of how this family made a living. I'll continue to transcribe these pages - it only gets more interesting!

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Inventory of the sale of the goods and chattles of F. E. Leaphart Deceased

				D S
	Wagon		George Hallman	15.50
	Red cow & calf		Eml Shealy	33.75
	Black cow & calf		H. L. Price	15.00
	old Red cow & calf		M. L. Kyzer	12.50
	Red *** & calf		Eml Shealy	20.00
	Male cow		M. L. Kyzer	15.00
	no horn yearling		H. L. Price	8.00
	cow & yearling in woods		M. L. Kyzer	18.50
	Helfer		R. H. Leaphart	12.00
	Hog 1st choice		J. E. Leaphart	12.00
	" 2nd "		M. L. Kyzer	12.00
	" 3rd "		J. E. Leaphart	12.00
	sow & guinea		M. L. Kyzer	18.00
2	spotted shoats	5 pr. Hd.	Daniel Jackson	10.00
	White shoat pig		J. E. Leaphart	4.00
2	Black pigs	2.50 per Hd	M. L. Kyger	5.50
2	goats	1.50 " "	G M. Caugh*	4.50
2	"	1.00 " "	J. E. Leaphart	2.00
1	"	1.25	A. D. J. Hayes	1.25
1st  2	choice sheep	1.75 per. Hd.	M. L. Kyzer	3.50
2nd  2	" "	2.05	M. L. Kyzer	4.10
3rd 3	" "	1.75	M. L. Kyzer	5.25
4th 3	" "	1.00	M. L. Kyzer	3.00
5th 2	" "	.80	R. H. Leaphart	1.40
6th 3	" "	1.55	J. E. Leaphart	4.65
	Wheat straw		W. T. Jumper	1.70
	Fodder by Bulk		J. E. Leapart	3.25
	Fouls	per Hed 28*	J. E. Leaphart	1.61
crop	East field		Abalam Jackson	19.00
	field by House		Abalam Jackson	8.50
	Wheat	per Bu 2.45	A. D. J. Hays	12.25
	"	" " 2.45	A. D. J. Hayes	12.25
	"	" " 2.50	J. E. Leaphart	12.50
Ballance	"	" " 2.50	J. E. Drafts	18.75
	Watch		Calvin Price	17.75
				355.66

See an image of this page here, reproduced from microfilm in South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia, S. C. Lexington County Estate, Box 17, Pg 3, FR 273-368. Estate File of F. E. Leaphart, E1965.