MOOC8/41.10 - DAVID PONTARDENT

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🔎 MOOC8 Inventory for David Pontardent

MOOC Reference: MOOC8/41.10
Date: 18250608
Names: David Pontardent
MOOC8/41.10 {18250608} 8 June 1825 David Pontardent Inventory of all such property as has been relinquished by the death ab intestato of David Pontardent esquire on the twenty sixth day of the month of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty five for the benefit of his unknown foreign heirs. The aforesaid property having been taken under the administration of the Board of Orphan Masters of this Colony in behalf of the said unknown foreign heirs and been inventoried (after the seal of Mr W:H: Lys under which the property has been placed by the said gentleman was removed) by the undersigned special Commissioners of the Board aforesaid was found to consist in the following, viz:t folio in the sequestretiers office 3 April 1827 Thus inventoried at the Cape of Good Hope on the 8:t day of the month of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty five according to a statement made by the said Dr W:H: Lys and Mr George Kikewich who declared to have acted herein bona fide and that to the best of their knowledge they has not withheld or secreted any thing that belonged to the aforesaid estate and the said appearers further declared, that they are and will at all times be ready and willing to confirm their statement by solemn oath if required promising at the same time that if after the date of these presents any property of this estate might be discovered shall faithfully communicate it to the Orphan Chamber in order to amplify this inventory with the property so discovered. In witness whereof we the Commissioners together with the appearers and the Secretary have subscribed to these presents. As Commissioners: G:E: Overbeek, J:F: Munnik G: Kekewich W:H: Lys In my presence: J:J:L: Smuts

a trunk containing some papers
a trunk with the clothes of the deceased consisting as follows
one cloack
three coats
one jacket
nine pair of breeches
one night gown
twelve waistcoats
two drawers
two night jackets
thirteen shirts
sixteen handkerchiefs
one waistcoat
thirteen pair of stockings
three night caps
seven towels
five pair of shoes
one pair of gloves
two pair of black silk stockings
three rasors
one pair of spectacles
two hats
an ink stand
a trunk
a port monteau
a portefuille
two brushes
six books
a gun in the possession of Mr P: Watnoy
Claims in favor of the estate
 Rd:s
From the late William Duckitt an amount according to a memorandum found amongst his papers about1200

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