Cambridge Chronicle 22 Sep 1815: Humphreys farm sale

HORSES, COWS, DEAD STOCK,

FURNITURE and EFFECTS,

TRUMPINGTON, near Cambridge.

To be SOLD by AUCTION,

By ELLIOT SMITH,

On the premises, on Thursday and Friday the 5th and 6th days of October, 1815, punctually at eleven;

All the Household Furniture, valuable Live and Dead Farming Stock, Dairy and Brewing Utensils, and effects of Mr. H. HUMPHREYS, who is leaving his farm; consisting of 13 famous strong cart horses in high condition, a 6-year-old thorough-bred black hackney mare, 22 beautiful and highly productive cows, most of them young and in calf, a well-bred 3-year-old bull, 19 store hogs, a waggon, 1 broad-wheel and 4 narrow-wheel carts, 2 oak rolls, nine ploughs, 12 dozen of hurdles, great variety of excellent harness, &c. &c.

The Furniture comprises 6 and 2 elbow black cane-seat drawing room chairs, small sofa, mahogany bureau, servants’ bedsteads and bedding, kitchen utensils, &c.

The Dairy Utensils consist of a churn, new cheese press, &c.

The Brewing Utensils include iron-bound mash tub, large casks, &c. &c.

Among the Miscellaneous Articles will be found two very superior double-barrel guns, a capital travelling telegraph tandem, &c. &c.

Three months credit, on approved joint security, will be given for the Live Stock, Carts, and Waggons, which will be sold on the Friday.

May be viewed the day preceding the sale, and catalogues had at the Red Lion, Royston and Linton; Rose and Crown, Walden; at the public-houses in Trumpington; and of Elliot Smith.