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The Thornfield Estate Inventory
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.Filed by: Cedric Vane, Executor
Document under review
Probate chattels inventory
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 rules
- The document under review has six numbered lines. Each makes a claim.
- Four cross-reference records sit alongside. Each is verified.
- Five lines square against the records. One does not. Find the line that fails, and name the record that exposes it.
- One submission. You can’t change your finding.
File your finding before the next case drops.
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