Judie
It is a list of everything he brings to America and the value of it. May be to show any inheritance in case of loss or his death on the way, or to show what he has taken out of any estate.
So that when I left my parents in Sweden the 20th of April 1875 my property consisted of the articles listed below valued at at a medium price.
1 travelling case, painted blue with metal parts and locks
4 coats
3 sweaters
7 pairs of trousers
7 waistcoats
10 linen shirts
3 same in wool
4 pairs of underwear pants
8 pairs of socks
?? and 2 woolen hats
? pairs of boots
(can?t read this)
? handkerchiefs, smaller
? handkerchiefs bigger
? of mittens
? same gloves
1 bed sheet
1 mattress
1 sack and 2 towels
1 undershirt
1 long stockings
1 mirror with shaving equipment?
1 wallet, 1 money bag
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1 travelling basket
1 pair scissors
knives and various
13 books religious
also money cash (20 sh)
Sum 333.1?
Thus all my property that I bring to America is 333 Riksdaler 15 öre (money unit used then)
according to careful listing, that if it is lost I confirm
19 April 1875