Inventory of Effects

"An Inventory of the Effects left at Genoa by the late James Smithson Esqr with a Valuation thereof transmitted by British Consul [1829]," p. 1

(Note: "Do" means ditto, a repetition of the item listed directly above)

An Inventory of the Effects left at Genoa by the late
James Smithson Esqr with a Valuation thereof transmitted
by the British consul

		Francs	Cents [centimes]
A carriage complete twenty six silver Forks one Salad Dş eight Desert Spoons eighteen spoons four sauce Ladles		2,500
one Soup ladle four salt spoons three sugar ladles one tea shell three silver head corks two silver vessels one toasting fork	Weighing 193 1/4 ounces of Silver valued by Mr A. Canissa, a goldsmith	1,050

two paste board boxes containing medals, coins, stones, etc. an English gold repeater
a Geneva gold watch -- This watch was in possession of Herman Fropwell servant to the late Mr. Smithson at the time of his masters death and for which		200
the said Herman is to account for		60
one hundred and twelve napoleons in gold and thirty-four francs sixty cents in the hands of Messrs Gibbs & Comp		2274	60
			________ 6084⁶⁰

"An Inventory of the Effects left at Genoa by the late James Smithson Esqr with a Valuation thereof transmitted by British Consul [1829]," p. 2

		6084 60
Cash in hands of Messrs Gibbs & Co at the time of Mr. Smithsons death	3634 74

two gold snuff boxes, a tooth pick case and 2 shirt buttons	417 00
one pin with sixteen small diamonds	33 34
one ring with composition set in diamonds	66 73
one ditto of agate	3 40
one ring, a cameo head of a moor	50 00
two small boxes, one of tortoise shell and the other of amber	6 30
a gold ring	13
a small silver pick case	6 00
a clasp of gold with hair	16 67
clasp with diamonds	203 34
pin with hair and diamonds	45 67
a cameo	50 00
ring with diamonds	92 00
sixteen shirts nineteen cravats forty-four pocket Handkerchiefs Thirteen pair of stockings Three night caps Two pair drawers Two pair of sheets Three pillow cases
		10682 49
		6084 60

		10682 49

"An Inventory of the Effects left at Genoa by the late James Smithson Esqr with a Valuation thereof transmitted by British Consul [1829]," p. 3

(Note: "Do" means ditto, a repetition of the item listed directly above)

			10682 49
seven waistcoasts
Two flannel Dş	valued to	400 00
Six pair of Pantaloons Two cloth Dş Three Coats 1 night-gown 1 dressing Coat Two pair of braces Four pair of gloves one telescope		60 00
Many other small articles		100 00
One parcel containing papers relative to the Grand Canal Several parcels of papers & five books One parcel 13 certificates Spanish stock Paris, 4th Sepr 1822 negotiation ___[illegible]___ a Mons. Smithson 350 piastres rente d'Espagne par value courante á 63 3/4 frc 24097 50 Invit 30 __________ fr 24,127 50
			11242.49

"An Inventory of the Effects left at Genoa by the late James Smithson Esqr with a Valuation thereof transmitted by British Consul [1829]," p. 4

9 1/2 1409 a 1417 de 20 piastres chacune 1 46 " 10 3 1401 a 1403 de 20 Do ferant 350 de rente signé Mariez which 350 at 63 3/4 amounted to 24097-50 and now at 10 as per Courier of the 16th Novbr 1829 received the 20th inst make	3780

Promissory note for 295 francs dated 1st June 1824 due by Alexis Silenne	295
Bond for 20000 francs dated 8th July 1828 due by Sailly and Soeur of Paris	20000
Bill for 2000f. dated 8 feby 1822 drawn by Mr. Sailly accepted by Mr Smithson	2000
bank note for L100 No 14419 19 Decr 1827 in the hands of Messrs Gibbs & Co.	2500

Parcel containing accounts and letters from Messrs Drummond & Comp

Supplementary list of James Smithson's personal effects prepared by Richard Rush, 1838.
Published in W. J. Rhees, comp. The Smithsonian Institution. Documents Relative to Its Origin and History, 1835-1899 (Washington, 1901), v. I, pp. 98-99.

The large trunk listed here contained manuscripts and clothing, some of which are listed in the "Inventory" [1829].

Large trunk.
Box containing sundry specimens of minerals, marked E.
Brass instrument.
Box of minerals, marked F.
Box of chemical glasses, marked G.
Packet of minerals, marked H.
Glass vinegar cruet.
Stone mortar.
Pair of silver-plated candlesticks and branches.
Pair of silver-plated candlesticks, no branches.
Hone in a mahogany case.
Plated wire flower basket.
Plated coffeepot.
Plated small one.
Pair of wine coolers.
Pair small candlesticks.
Two pairs of saltcellars.
Breadbasket.
Two pair of vegetable dishes and covers.
Large round waiter.
Large oval waiter; two small waiters.
Two plate warmers.
Reading shade.

Sundry articles in packet and in trunk.

(a) Gun.
(a) Mahogany cabinet.
(a) Two portraits, in oval frames.

China tea service.

(a) Twelve cups and saucers. (a) Two dishes.

(a) Six coffee cups. (a) Landscape in a gilt frame.

(a) Teapot. (a) Derby spa vase.

(a) Slop basin. (a) China tub.

(a) Sugar basin and lid. (a) Piece of fluor. [a mineral]

(a) Two plates. (a) Pair of glass candlesticks.

(a) Milk jug. Marble bust.

(a) Tea canister.

Books.

Sundry pamphlets on philosophical subjects, in packet marked A.
The like, marked B.
Struggles Through Life.
Bibliotheca Parisiana.
La Platina d'Or Blanc.
Contorides des Indiens.
Sundry pamphlets on philosophical subjects, marked C.
Weld's Travels in North America, 2 volumes.
Bray's Derbyshire.
Twenty-three numbers of Nicholson's Journal of Natural Philosophy, in a case (D).
Memoire d'un Voyageur qui le répose.
Hamilton in Antrim.
Londres et de ses Environs.
Stew on Solids.
Essais de Jean Key.
Mon Bonnet de Nuit.
Domestic Cookery.
Catalogue de Fossils des Roches.
The Monthly Review, 78 numbers.
The Monthly Review, 26 volumes.
Philosophical Transactions for the year 1826.
Anthologies et Fragments Philosophiques, 4 volumes.
Two large boxes filled with specimens of minerals and manuscript treatises, apparently in the testator's handwriting, on various philosophical subjects, particularly chemistry and mineralogy.
Eight cases and one trunk filled with the like.

Those articles to which this mark (a) is prefixed were not in the trunk No. 13 when it was first opened in the consulate of the United States in our presence.
All the linen in trunk No. 13 was transferred from case 7, and sundry articles of plated ware and philosophical instruments, etc., were transferred from case 12. Sundry books, which were tied together, were also put in this case.

"Catalogue of Smithson's wardrobe left in the Desk by Dr. H. King ..." [1841-42]

Dr. Henry King was the curator of the National Institute in Washington which stored Smithson's belongings from 1841 when they were shipped from New York to Washington until they were transferred to the Smithsonian Institution after its establishment in 1846.

(Note: "dş" means ditto, a repetition of the item listed directly above)

Catalogue of
Smithson's wardrobe left
in the Desk by Dr. H. King
Curator at the time
of the Receipt of the Smithson
collection

[On reverse side]

Catalogue of Smithson Wardrobe, etc.

1 net shirt
4 Sheets 4 pr. stockings
1 Cloth overcoat/cloth

11 Napkins
2 light Coats
5 light vests 1 military coat/cloth
1 Hunting dş/cloth
1 Cloak/cloth All nearly
destroyed by
moths

1 Bag
4 roundabouts
5 light pants & short breeches
1 Bib
3 drawers
3 pr garters
1 Surtout/cloth
1 pr. pants/cloth
2 vests/cloth
1 Chapeau

(a) Twelve cups and saucers.	(a) Two dishes.
(a) Six coffee cups.	(a) Landscape in a gilt frame.
(a) Teapot.	(a) Derby spa vase.
(a) Slop basin.	(a) China tub.
(a) Sugar basin and lid.	(a) Piece of fluor. [a mineral]
(a) Two plates.	(a) Pair of glass candlesticks.
(a) Milk jug.	Marble bust.
(a) Tea canister.

1 net shirt 4 Sheets	4 pr. stockings 1 Cloth overcoat/cloth
11 Napkins 2 light Coats 5 light vests	1 military coat/cloth 1 Hunting dş/cloth 1 Cloak/cloth	All nearly destroyed by moths
1 Bag 4 roundabouts 5 light pants & short breeches 1 Bib 3 drawers 3 pr garters	1 Surtout/cloth 1 pr. pants/cloth 2 vests/cloth 1 Chapeau