While other inventories have come to mind, I hadn’t previously thought of looking at court records for travel information until I stumbled across a court case regarding lost luggage which included the values for the trunk’s (or 2 trunks’) contents. The trunks, owned by a Mrs. Frances Davis, were lost on a steamship leaving New Orleans for Indianola in August of 1853. It appears one of the trunks were later discovered and returned while the other was not top be found. One of the trunks contained the following:
1 gold locket, $20 1 gold bracelet, $18 1 gold ring, $2 1 gold cuff pin, $2 2 silk dresses, $25 5 muslin dresses, $25 silk velvet cloak, $25 lace mantel, $12 silk sacque, $5 1 dozen handkerchiefs, $12 Laces and ribbons, $15 Underclothing, $15 Fan, $2 Parasol, $3 Corset, $5 Shoes, $4 Music, $7 Books, $5 Sundries, thread, thimbles, etc, $1 Work-box, $3 Trunk, $20 Port-folio, stationary, etc. $5 Total $231
The notes on the case continue discussing another trunk. I am not certain if this is a second trunk or the trunk found:
“Note by the clerk, in the transcript, as follows: “No citations to be found among the papers.” March 19th, 1855, amended petition alleging “that the trunk mentioned in the original petition contained a large amount of valuable wearing apparel and divers other articles, a bill of particulars containing a schedule of the same, together with the value thereof, is herewith filed marked Z, which is made of a part of his amendment; and she states that the value of said trunk was $437.75, etc.; damages laid at $800. Schedule Z was as follows:
Forbes, master, and the owners of the steamship Perseverance, To Frances Davis, Dr. [reformatted list for easier reading]
1 fine sheet iron traveling trunk, $40; 1 fine Velvet cloak, $40; 1 fine silk sacque, $10; 1 fine silk dress, $25; 1 fine tissue dress $18; 1 fine tissue dress $15 3 white Swiss dresses, at $10, $9, $8, $27; 1 organdy dress, $12; 5 lawn dresses at $5, $25; 1 fine pocket-hdkf. $8; 2 fine pocket-hdkf. At $5, $10; 8 plain pocket-hdkf at 50 cts. $4; 18 pieces under-clothing $25; 1 fine parasol $6; 1 fine fan $4; 1 work-box and contents $12; 1 fine lace mantle, $15; 1 fine lace veil, $3; 1 fine lace chemisette $5; 1 fine French chemisette; 3 common chemissets at $1.25, $3.75; 3 pieces India ribbon $5; 2 fine French collars at $3, $6; 1 fine lace collar at $5; 5 yds. Velencia lace $5; 5 French work-bands at $1 each, $5; 1 fine gold locket $200; [this does say $200 in the text. I don’t know if this is correct since above the locket is $20.] 1 fine gold bracelet $18; 1 fine gold ring $2; 1 pair cuff pins $2; 2 fine long net gloves at $1.50.
If I Had My Own Blue Box: 
Fascinating! The values of the items in particular!
Now I want to get a trunk and fill it up with those things! 🙂