Valuation
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works on estimating the general worth of property. Works on the valuation of property for determining the amount of tax liability are entered under Tax assessment.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Taylor family papers
Collection
Identifier: Col-0002
Scope and Contents
The collection contains manuscript and printed material tracing the growth and development of the Taylor family in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. The documents include an inventory of Peter Taylor's estate, dated 1720; a copy of an appraisement of the goods and chattels of Nathan Taylor, dated 1800; and account books of Ezra Taylor's butchering business dated 1814-1819. Supporting documents include a scrapbook of bonds, deeds, notes, bills, receipts, and the like that relate to Peter...
Dates:
1720-1950
Found in:
Winterthur Library
T.C. Devenish appraisal notebook
Collection — Box small col. 51
Identifier: Col-1051
Content Description
Notebook kept by London, England appraiser T.C. Devenish. The majority of the appraisals noted are for household goods and furnishings, such as various textiles, furniture, artwork, books, curtains, carpets, mattresses, pillows, silver, peweter, copper, and ceramics. These apparaisals may have been compiled for use in estate inventories. Of note is the appraisal of the stock in trade of linen draper Francis Vincent, of No. 127 Oxford Street. This appraisal lists various textiles,...
Dates:
1802
Found in:
Winterthur Library