Kent County, Delaware, sample of estate inventories
Creation: 1987Abstract
Richard L. Bushman (1931-) is an American historian and professor. Anna L. Hawley (1948-) is a historian and author of numerous works on early American personal property. This item is a manuscript titled, "Random Sample of Kent County, Delaware, Estate Inventories, 1727-1775," by Bushman and Hawley in 1987.
Dates
- Creation: 1987
Creator
- Hawley, Anna L. (Person)
- Bushman, Richard L. (Person)
Extent
1 volume(s)
Biographical Note
Richard L. Bushman (1931-) is an American historian and Gouverneur Morris Professor Emeritus of History at Columbia University, having previously taught at Brigham Young University, Harvard University, Boston University, and the University of Delaware.
Anna L. Hawley (1948-) is a historian and author of numerous works on early American personal property. She was employed at the University of Delaware.
Scope and Contents
The volume contains a computer-generated random sample of estate inventories from Kent County, Delaware dating from 1727 to 1775 to be used for social science research, particularly studies of wealth and material culture.
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access; this collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Literary rights are retained by the authors.
Language of Materials
English
Subjects
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- Kent County, Delaware, sample of estate inventories
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2022: Angela Schad
- 2024: Laurie Sather
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
