MOOC8/41.47 - TABLE VALLEY, BOERENPLEIN, TABLE VALLEY, LONGMARKET STREET, ZWARTLAND, DAVID OF MOSAMBIQUE, GEDULD OF MADAGASCAR, ADONIS, ROSALYN, STEYN, DINA, PHILIDA

MOOC8/41.47 {18260913} 13 September 1826 Ester Elisabeth du Toit , Petrus Francois Rossouw 2 Oct: Inventory of all such property as have been relinquished by the death ab intestato of Ester Elisabeth du Toit Pieter Francois d:r on the sixth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty six for the benefit of her surviving husband Petrus Francois Rossouw Pet:r Franc:s son on the one and her unbaptised child begotten in wedlock with her said husband on the other part. The aforesaid property having been inventoried by the undersigned Commissioners of the Board of Orphan Masters, according to a statement made by the aforesaid husband, was found to consist as follows In the firstmentioned dwelling house Thus inventoried at the Cape of Good Hope in the house aforesaid on the 13:th day of the month of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty six according to a statement made by the survivor who declared to have acted herein bona fide, and that to the best of his knowledge he has not withheld or secreted anything that belonged to the aforesaid estate, and the said appearer further declared that he is and will at all times be ready and willing to confirm his 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 and will 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 appearer and the Secretary have subscribed to these presents. As Commissioners: J:F: Munnik, J: Horne P:J: Rossouw In my presence: J:J:L: Smuts

A house and premises situated in this Table Valley at the northwest side of the Boerenplein being part of the erf of Abraham Pieter de Villiers Jans son

five houses and premises annexed thereto situated in this Table Valley in Longmarket Street being also part of the erfs of the said A: de Villiers

In the hall

one window curtain

seven pictures

six chairs

two half round tables

two green cloths

one copper tea kettle

one chafing dish

one jug

one washand bason and jug

In the frontroom

two window curtains

twelve chairs

two looking glasses

one tea tray

one card table

In the back room

two ward robes

one washand stand

one clothes rack

one looking glass

In the back room n:o 2

one bedstead with curtains

one feather bed

four pillows

one bolster

one counterpain

one window curtain

one card table

one looking glass

one trunck

one easy chair

In the cellar

one case with empty flasks

two copper candle sticks

one snuffer and stand

one bason

four dishes

twenty plates

ten tin spoons

twelve knives

twelve iron forks

four plated candle sticks

one cruet stand

two decanters one stand

twelve tumblers

twelve wine glasses

one glass milk jug

one glass butter pot

two plated bottle stands

one China tea service

one stone jug

one bread basket

rubbish

Upstairs

one bedstead

one feather bed

four pillows

two small pillows

one bolster

one harness rack

one p:r of harness

In the kitchen

three iron pots

one tea kettle

one grid iron

three chimney chains

one water half aum

one bucket

one iron ladle and fork

six silver tea spoons

In the packhouse

one curricle

two horses at Jan du Toits in Zwartland

one gun

two window curtain poles

Slaves

a male slave named David of Mosambique labourer about 50 years of age

a male slave named Geduld of Madagascar labourer about 45 years of age

a male slave named Adonis of this Colony houseboy 15 years of age

a female slave named Rosalyn of this Colony housemaid about 45 years of age

a female slave named Steyn of this Colony housemaid about 43 years of age

a female slave named Dina about 12 years of age

a female slave named Philida born on the 1:st of June 1820 whose mother is dead

Claims in favor of the estate

		Rd:s
interest paid up to the 1 November 1826 and in part payment of the capital rd:s400	from Jacobus Johannes Mellet according to a mortgage bond dated 5 Novb:r 1824 amounting to ƒ6000 or	2000
	interest from 1 Novb:r 1824
	from Maria Susanna du Toit Dan:ls d:r according to a notarial bond dated 28:th April 1825 amounting to rd:s1900	1900
	the survivor however begs to state that it is his wish that in consideration of her attendance on the deceased during her illness that the sum of rd:s900 should be deducted from said bond which he submits for the approbation of the Board
	interest from 13 November 1825
	from Gideon Rossouw Gid: son according to a notarial bond dated 21 July 1825 amounting to	1200
	interest from 1 April last
	from Gabriel Exter the amount which the survivor has accepted and paid on account of said Exter	325
	from Jan Adendorp for a plough purchased from the survivor	50

Claims against the estate

		ƒ	Rd:s
	to David Benjamin Kuhl the amount of the purchase money of the aforementioned houses and premises	70000
	in part payment whereof has been made
	1 a bond against Jacob Daniel de Villiers J: son to the amount of	9000
	with the interest from 1 April 1825
	a bond of Jan Pieter de Villiers Jan’s son	6000
	interest from 1 Ap:l 1825
	in cash from the sequestrator in part of the survivors claim against David Hendrik Mellet And:s son	12000
	in cash from the same it is further hereby noticed that the balance of the claim against said Mellet is also ceded to Mr Kuhl in part payment of the above mentioned purchase money
paid	to Jan Nicolaas Marais according to a note of hand dated 2 October 1825 amounting to		200
	interest from 2 October 1825
paid	to the same Marais for money lent		29
paid	to Jacob Nicolaas de Villiers Pieter’s son per balance on a note of hand executed in favor of Jacobus Nicolaas de Villiers J: son		250
paid	to Dirk Jacobus Aspeling according to a notarial bond amounting to		950
paid	to Johannes Arnoldus Cilliers for ostrich feathers		125
paid	to the sequestrators office for sentences lodged there for execution against the survivor		[ ..... ]