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The Thornfield Estate Inventory
≈ 9 min
Mr. Alistair Thornfield died intestate in February 1887, leaving a considerable household at Thornfield Grange to be divided among three heirs. His executor, Cedric Vane, has filed a sworn inventory of the principal chattels, each item valued for distribution purposes. The court's auditor has been asked to verify the inventory against independent records — the estate surveyor's room-by-room report, supplier invoices, and the household register — and to identify any line that cannot be reconciled with those records.
The scene
A probate court in rural Yorkshire, England, 1887. The estate of the late Mr. Alistair Thornfield is being wound up, and his executor, Mr. Cedric Vane, has submitted an inventory of chattels to be distributed among heirs.
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