1775 Connecticut Probate question

Post by **SarahND** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 4:52 pm

Hi all,
I have been looking at an old probate document from 1775. It is full of little receipts of sums paid out by the administrator (fascinating!). One of them is from the son-in-law of the deceased, three shillings for "the yuse of my blanket"

Anyone ever seen this? Do you think I am correct in assuming that this was a permanent use, i.e. that the deceased was perhaps buried in the blanket in question? Otherwise, it seems a bit steep to charge his father-in-law for just borrowing the blanket to sleep under

Regards,
Sarah

Post by **joette** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 8:47 pm

Rent-a Blanket!
Maybe he died of something infectious & it had to be burned.

Post by **paddyscar** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 8:57 pm

Haven't seen anything like that before Sarah.

At 3 shillings in 1785, he wasn't cutting his father-in-law much of a deal, was he?

Frances

Post by **SarahND** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 10:33 pm

paddyscar wrote:At 3 shillings in 1785, he wasn't cutting his father-in-law much of a deal, was he?

Or rather, for his brothers and sisters-in-law, since the father was beyond caring at that point!