MOOC8/40.15 - SLAVE

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🔎 MOOC8 Inventory for slave

MOOC Reference: MOOC8/40.15

Date: 18250919
Names: slave
MOOC8/40.15 {18250919} 19 August 1825 Sophia Catharina Hendrica Canterbury Inventory of all such property as has been relinquished by the death ab intestato of Sophia Catharina Hendrica Canterburry on the 15:t August 1825 for the benefit of her surviving husband David Davidszen on the one, and the only child begotten in wedlock with her husband named the aforesaid property having been inventoried by me the undersigned, and was found to consist in the following, viz:t Thus inventoried at the Cape of Good Hope on the 19:th August 1825 D: Davidsen In my presence: H: Overbeek List of such articles, which together with the effects specified in the inventory of the estate of the late Sophia Catharina Hendrica Canterburry and surviving husband David Davidszen the survivor has requested may be granted to him for the sums specified oposite each article, viz:t Cape of Good Hope the 20:t August 1825 D: Davidsen

Maria Clara Georgina Davidszen born on the 27:t July 1825on the other part
one bedstead with curtains
one feather bed
one bolster
six pillows
two blankets
one cupboard with glass frames
eleven candlesticks
one coffee pot
four China dishes
two salled bowls
one China bason and ewer
one earthen bason and ewer
four wine glasses and one tumbler
one earthen pot with cover
two basons
one glass jug
one glass bocaal
four glass flasks
three tea pots
one glass sweat meat pot
three milk jugs
seven cups and six saucers
two China cups and saucers
two sugar pots
one small waiter
two pair of snuffers
two spittoons
two umbrellas
ten chairs
three tables
two racks
one writing desk
two small boxes
two trunks
one neck lace
two gold finger rings
some remnants of linnen
two looking glasses
one picture
one small wardrobe
one set of curtains
eleven sheets
thirteen pillow cases
twenty six spencers and gowns
six shifts
two pair of stays
two sholws
one stove
sixteen forks
nine spoons
fifteen knives
two bird cages
one small cupboard
one iron
one waterkittle
some bottles
some rubbish
one iron pot
one frying pan
one pair of tongs
two silver table spoons
one silver tea spoon
Claims against the estate
  Rd:s
terug hebbenfor funeral expenses76:--
deserted in favor of the estateto Andries Spolander25:--
 to Jan Janssen75:42
 to Fredrik Heyn27:36
 to Dr Atherstone77:--
 to Hendrik Kleinsmit2:24
 to Hendrik Cloete10:--
to G:M: Kraft for two months hire of a room18:--
to G:M: Kraft for hire of a slave boy2:--
Claims in favour of the estate
 Rd:s
from Fred: Schouvkerk’s wife40
from the deceased mother8
the salary of the survivor up to this datis date30
 Rd:s
one bedstead with curtains
one feather bed
one bolster
six pillows
two blankets
two candelsticks3
four chairs20
one table4
one writing desk5
one small wardrobe50
two sheets6
six pillow cases3
 Rd:s141

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