MOOC8 Estate Inventory
MOOC8/43.30 — CHRISTINA SMITH, TABLE VALLEY, ANTONIE OF MOSAMBIQUE, MARIA OF BENGAL, FORTUNA OF MOSAMBIQUE
18261103
Inventory details
- MOOC reference
- MOOC8/43.30
- Date
- 18261103
- Names
- Christina Smith, Table Valley, Antonie of Mosambique, Maria of Bengal, Fortuna of Mosambique
Transcription
MOOC8/43.30
{18261103} 3 November 1826 Christina Smith
Inventory of the property of Christina Smith widow of Abner Savens
Faerbanks relinquished by her death on the first day of the month of November
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty six
The deceased having by her last will and testament executed on the 15th
November 1821 before the notary Rynier Beck and witnesses appointed /:after
having bequeathed several legacies:/ as her sole and universal heir her
daughter Martinetta Eliza Faerbanks
And having further requested and appointed in a codicil annexed to the
said will, the worshipful Board of Orphan Masters of this Colony to be her
executors and guardians of the said minor heir
In consequence of which the aforesaid property /:after the seals of office
had been removed:/ was duly inventoried by the undersigned special
Commissioners from the Orphan Board and found to consist in the following,
viz:t
Thus inventoried at the Cape of Good Hope in the house aforesaid on the
third day of the month of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and twenty six according to a statement made by the widow Schouw born
Smith who declared to have acted herein bonafide and to the best of her
knowledge nothing further belonging to the estate has been concealed or
secreted, by her further promissing that should any articles after the date of
these presents be discovered that she will faithfully state the same to the
Orphan Chamber in order to amplify this inventory, therewith declaring to be
ready and willing to confirm the correctness of her statement if required by
solemn oath
In witness whereof I the Commissioner together with the Secretary of the
Orphan Board and the appearer have subscribed hereto
As Commissioner: J:F: Munnik
Weduwe Schouw
In my presence: J:J:L: Smuts
| A house and erf situated in this Table Valley which has been bequeathed to the deceased by the late Frans Hilleger according to a codicil executed on the 27th July 1813 before the notary R: Beck and witnesses on condition that the said house after her death is to become the property of his /:Frans Hilliger’s:/ lawful heirs which is hereby notified |
In the front room righthandside
| eight chairs |
| two tables |
| six pictures |
In the front room lefthandside
| a window curtain |
| a looking glass |
| six chairs |
| a wardrobe /bequeathed to the heir/ |
| a wardrobe /bequeathed to the heir/ |
| a bedstead with curtains |
| a feather bed |
| a mattress /:cotton:/ |
| a bolster |
| six pillows |
| one blanket |
| one counterpain |
| a close stool |
| a chamber pot |
| a table |
| two foot stools |
In the abovementioned wardrobe
| twelve sheets and table cloths |
| twentysix pillow cases - 2 op het bed |
| ten towels |
| six shifts |
| five pettycoats |
| seven gowns |
| four night gowns |
| four handkerchiefs |
| two p:r of stockings |
| one p:r stays |
| one counterpain |
| a straw bonnet |
In the other wardrobe
| three night caps |
| three pocket handkerchiefs |
| two p:rs of stockings |
| one window curtain |
| a silver soup ladle |
| four table spoons |
| two table forks |
| two desert spoons |
| one silver tea sieve |
| one silver tea spoon |
| the clothes of the heir |
| a testament left to the heir |
| two quart guineas |
| five Dutch shillings |
| nine dubbeltjes |
| two stivers |
| two silver ornaments |
| one silver ear pick |
| two silver bopkins |
| one silver pin |
| six gold sleeve buttons |
| a watch ornament gold mounted |
| a snuffbox silver mounted |
| a pair of spectacles |
| a magnifying glass |
| a gold thimble |
| a silver thimble |
| a gold sewing ring |
| a pair of agate earrings |
In the hall
| one looking glass /:defective:/ |
| two tables |
| four chairs |
| a window curtain |
| a tea urn |
| three tea trays |
| one teapot |
| a washand bason and jug |
In the pantry and kitchen
| a large chest |
| a copper fish kettle |
| a tart pan |
| three cake pans |
| two saucepans, copper |
| a copper cake pan |
| a copper washhand bason and jug |
| a copper pestle and mortar |
| two cake pans /:oblie and wafel yzer:/ |
| four earthen jars |
| two smoothing irons |
| one earthen sauce pot |
| four iron pots |
| a frying pan |
| two iron pot stands |
| a grid iron |
| one iron fork |
| one scummer |
| two iron ladles |
| a hatchet |
| two chimney chains |
| one tea kettle |
| one coffee mill |
| two water buckets |
| one chopping board |
| a water halfaum |
| two tubs |
| a rack |
| ten dishes |
| seventeen plates |
| three decanters |
| a small [decanters] |
| five wine glasses |
| two tumblers |
| thirteen tea cups and seventeen saucers |
| two glass sweetmeat pots |
| two basons |
| one milkpot |
| two tea cannisters |
| two saucers |
| two milk jugs |
| two small flasks |
| a corkscrew |
| one kitchen table |
| a rasp |
Slaves
| a male slave Antonie of Mosambique mason, 46 years of age |
| a female slave named Maria of Bengal housmaid, bequeathed to the heir 45 years of age |
| a female slave named Fortuna of Mosambique washmaid, 36 years of age |
Cash found in the estate
| five rixdollars paper money left for the use of the household |
Claims in favour of the estate
| Rd:s | |
| from Hester Smith for one month’s hire of a mason | 33 |
| from Frans Sadie per balance | 6 |
Spaarpot van Martinetta Elisabeth Faerbanks
| twee quart guinies |
| vyf schellingen |
| negen dubbeltjes |
| twee stuivers |
| twee zilvere lyf knippen |
| een zilvere borleepel |
| twee zilvere rygnaalden |
| een zilvere pen |
| zes goude handknoopjes |
| een kleedje met goud gemonteerd |
| een paarlemoene doos met zilver gemonteerd |
| een paarlemoene vergrootglas met zilver gemonteerd |
| een zilvere bril |
| een zilvere soupleepel |
| vier zilvere soupleepels |
| twee zilvere vorken |
| twee desert leepels |
| een zilvere thee sift |
| een zilvere thee leepeltje |
| een goude vingerhoed |
| een zilvere vingerhoed |
| een goude lidring |
| een paar agate oorbelletjes |