Probate records for the estate of William Carroll provide an interesting glimpse of the items necessary to operate of a grocery store during the 1850s.

Some of the items listed in the William and Bridget Carroll store inventory included; Note that the calculations do not always add up to the correct amount.

• 5.3 pounds of candles@13 cents/pound=$7.95; 89 pounds of soap @ 5 ½ cents/pound=$11.89     $12.84

• 10 ¾ pounds of coffee @1 cent/pound=$1.34; 3 ¼ pounds of potatoes=$2.62                                    $3.96

• ½ barrel (Bbl.) of salt@1 cent/pound=62 cents; 11 twine@1/6=$2.06                                                    $2.68

• ½ Ream Writing Paper@30 cents; 15 bushel turnips (RB) @15 cents=$2.25                                         $2.55

• 1 pail 1/@13 cents; 1 jar snuff@37 cents                                                                                                      $0.50

• Store table@$1.00; 6 barrels (Bbl.)@75 cents                                                                                               $1.75

• Stovepipe with stove@$2.30; undescipherable@$1.00                                                                              $3.30

• 1600 sigars@$16.00; 8 bottles of lemon syrup@10 cents=$1.00                                                             $17.00

• 1 spool linen thread@$1.00; ½ dozen blackening@19 cents                                                                     $1.19

• ½ dozen bottles of pepper sauce/6 cents each@37 cents; 2 pairs wolen mitts@2/30                           $0.87

• 13 boxes of mustard@6 cents each=78 cents; 10 gross jars@1/6=$1.88                                                 $2.66

• 2 lbs. soda@5 cents ea. =10 cents; 8 phosphorus?@3 cents=24 cents; 1 box peppermint=19 cents $0.53

• Undecipherable works@15 cents; hair pins@6 cents; 2 dozen fish lines@3/75 cents                          $0.96

• 2 ¾ gross buttons=34; 14 spools thread @1 cents+14 cents                                                                       $0.48

• 2 dozen wood combs @6=12 cents; 7/12 dozen undecipherable combs@6 cents each=44 cents     $0.56

• 7/12 dozen pocket combs 8=88 cents;7/12 ditto @1 cent=7 cents                                                           $0.95

• 1 ½ dozen pen holders@8 cents each=13 cents; 25 slate pencils=6 cents                                             $0.19

• 1 snuff box@6 cents; 30 gallons of whiskey@33 cents/gallon=$9.90                                                     $9.96

• 2 juggs@30 cents=60 cents; tumblers and musums? 6 cents each=75 cents                                           $1.25

• 5 juggs@4 cents each=$2.50; 12 barrels (Bbl.) Flour@8 cents=96 cents                                                 $3.46

• 11 Bbl.??? @$4.13; Stone for door Step@$10.00                                                                                        $14.13

• 25 bushels potatoes=$9.38; 1 horse@$10.00                                                                                                                $19.38

• 1 wagon@$5.00; 1 set Harness@$1.00                                                                                                          $6.00

• 1 Door and frame@$1.00; 1 yock@25 cents                                                                                                                $1.25

• 1 Gallon of Irish Whiskey@$1.00; 1 Gross matches 2@ 20 cents                                                            $1.20

• Lead pencils@23 cents; 1 Bottle syrup@25 cents                                                                                        $0.50

• 1 Dozen Bottles Castor Oil@75 cents; 100 Fish Hooks@19 cents                                                            $0.94

• Fireworks@9 cents; Torpedoes@9 cents                                                                                                        $0.18

• 11/12 Dozen Pepper Sauce@ 6 cents; 4 pairs side combs@2 cents each=8 cents                                 $0.52

• Pins & needles@6 cents; 2 pounds Ground Cinnamon@75 cents                                                            $0.81

• Allspice & Cloves 2@25 cents; 1/3 Box Herring@25 cents                                                                        $0.50

• 1 stone Jar@12 cents; 1 Wagon wrench?@13 cents                                                                                    $0.25

• ½ dozen Tumbles@38 cents; 9/12 Dozen Suspenders@72 cents                                                             $1.10

• 1 Gross Pipes@31 cents ;21 of Ginger@$1.26                                                                                              $1.57

• 16 pounds plug tobac@18 cents=$2.88;44 pounds Solerotus ??@ 6 cents=$2.64                                               $5.52

• 92 pounds coffee@$11.50; 42 pounds YH Tea, 31@$15.75                                                                    $27.25

• 31 pounds Black Tea@35 cents@$10.85; 39 pounds H Skin@35 cents/pound=$13.65                    $24.50

• 3 ½ Reams Writing Paper@12 cents=42 cents ; Desk@$1.00                                                                   $1.42

• 2 Lamps Tunnstom in ?? 2 each @50 cents ; 37 ½ Bags Pepper@4.69                                                  $5.19

• 18 Gallons Molasses@36 cents/gallon=$6.48 ; 18 Barrels Cider@$2.00                                                                $8.48

• 1 Pair counter scales=$2.00 ; 4 Gallons Whiskey@33 cents=$1.32                                                          $3.32

• 1 Keg@50 cents ; 40 Gallons Whiskey@33 cents=$13.20                                                                         $13.70

• 2 Gallons Gin@$1.25; 2 Gallons Brandy@$1.25                                                                                         $2.50

• 5 Gallons Wine                                                                                                                                                     $3.12