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{18281227} 27 December 1828
Joh:s Jac:s Theron
Inventory of all such property as has been relinquished by the death ab
intestato of Joh:s Jac:s Theron on the 24th day of the month of December in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty eight for the benefit of
his mother Alida Adriana Mosterd wedow Joh:s Joachim Theron on the one, and his
brother and sisters, namely
The aforesaid property having been taken under the administration of the
Board of Orphan Masters of this Colony in behalf of the aforesaid heirs and
been inventoried by the undersigned Commissioner of the Board aforesaid was
found to consist in the following, viz:
In a house belonging to Mrs Janfredrik Serrurier and G:W: Meyer as
securities for the mortgages on said house, said house however still stands on
the name of the deceased.
Thus inventoried in Cape Town on the 27 Decemb: 1828 according to a
statement made by Catharina Petronella Neyhoff and Joh:s Joach:s Theron J:z and
in the presence of the A:A: Mostad wed: Joh:s Joach: Theron Senior and Anna
Catharina Hendrina Theron who declared to have acted herein bonafide and that
to the best of their knowledge they have not withheld or secreted anything that
belonged to the aforesaid estate and the said appearer further declared that
they are and will at all times be ready and willing to confirm their statement
by solemn oath if requested, 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 I the Commissioner with the appearers and me, the
Secretary, have subscribed to these presents
As Commissioners: J: Marshall
C:P: Neyhoff, J:J: Theron, J:r, de weduwe J:J: Theron, A:C: Theron
In my presence: J:J:L: Smuts
Thus further inventoried on the 29th of Decemb: 1820 at the house
aforesaid
C:P: Neyhoff, J:J: Theron Janzoon J:r
| 1) Alida |
| 2) Hendricus Tobias |
| 3) Anna Cath:a Hendrina |
| 4) Magdalena and |
| 5) Jacobus Theron /abroad/ |
In the room at the right hand
| a looking glass |
| an hand organ |
| six chairs |
| a clawfoot dining table |
| a small table with drawers |
| a writing desk |
| a small trunk | Miss Nyhoff |
In the left hand room
| a window curtain |
| a sofa |
| a piano forte |
| a tea table and cloath |
| eight chairs |
| a looking glass |
In the bed room
| a window curtain |
| a looking glass |
| two pictures |
| a toilet glass |
| a dressing table |
| a washand table |
| a mahogany wood table |
| a bevit |
| a bedstead, mattras, feather bed, eight pillows, a counterpain and
a set of curtains |
| a small table with green cloth |
| a tea casq |
| a trunk |
| six chairs |
| all which articles in the above mentioned room stated to be the
property of C:P: Neyhoff |
In the hall
| two wall shades |
| a p:r of window curtains |
| a looking glass |
| a green table cloth |
| six chairs |
| a small table |
| a set of dining tables three in number |
| a side board |
| two small jalousie mats |
| one tea tray |
In a cupboard
| a plated tea set |
| twelve cups and saucers |
| a tea set defective |
| four candle sticks |
| four bottel stands |
| a water jug |
| seven confit pots |
| two decanters |
| one egg stand |
| ten glasses in sort |
| some bottels and flasks |
| sixty empty bottels |
In a back room
| a looking glass |
| a night stool |
| two tea trys |
| a ward robe |
| a sofa |
In the pantry
| seven copper saucepans in sorts |
| a kitchen table |
| a rack |
| a bottle rack |
| some empty bottels |
| a large chest with some earthen ware |
| two carpets |
| a tart pan |
| some plates, dishes, etc:a |
| six door locks, some screens, hinghes and
bolts | belonging to the buildings of Mr Francis Collesson |
| a jalousie mat |
| two caks with nails and two bags with nails | belonging
to the building of aforesaid Mr F: Colleson |
In the kitchen
| one iron |
| a frying pan |
| a water halfaam |
| three irons |
| some firewood |
| three ironpots |
| a frying pan |
| three spoons |
In the yard
| a fowel coop |
| some bricks |
| a ladder |
| a pail and bucket |
| a stretcher, two feather bed, six pillows and a counter
pain |
In a room upstairs
| ten jars | stated to be the property of C:a P:a
Neyhoff |
| two bottel baskets |
| some empty bottels |
| one iron pot |
| 5 bundels of rattens |
| a lanthorn |
| some iron work |
| a p:s of staps | Miss Neyhoff |
In a room occupied by his son Joh:s Joachemus Theron
| two looking glasses |
| two pictures |
| a bedstead with curtains |
| a mattras |
| five pillows |
| a counterpain and a blanket |
| a clothes press |
| a writing desk |
| a table |
| six chairs |
| a clothes horse |
| a liquor case stated to be the property of H:M: Theron |
| three chimney ornaments |
Materials used at the buildings of Mr F: Collison
| forty pools / stijgerhoute |
| twenty planks |
| six large tubs |
| eight pails and some old rope, some spades and pick axes |
In the stable
| six horses |
| a set of harness for eight horses |
| two waggons |
| two horses |
| a cart |
In the store
| some door frames, window frames |
| a wine pipe |
| 26 planks |
| some old rope |
| some pieces of wood |
| two wheel barrows |
| a measure |
| two tubs with coals |
| five tubs |
| a water halfaam |
| three pails |
| two casks with oil |
| a quantity of lime |
| two large pans |
| a sieve |
| a chest, four ladders |
| a covered horse waggon | the property of Joh: J:s
Theron J:z |
In the stone querry
| two crow bars |
| three hammers |
| two spades and pick axes |
Cash found in the estate
| | Rd:s |
| nine hundred and fifty three rixd:s and 36 stevens
say | 958:36 |
Claims in favour of the estate
| | Rd:s |
| from James Molton a promissory note dated 13 Dec:r 1828 | 1200 |
| security a cause of Th:s Twaits of £150 |
| from F: Collison balance of an agreement, the amount of which J:J:
Theron can not exectly state and which is to be ascertained from the papers |
| from John Cannon balance of a agreement the amount of which J:J:
Theron can not exectly state and which is to be ascertained from the papers |
| from the Commercial Exchange for repair to the
buildings | 500 |
| from Michail Ch: Vos balance of an agreement, he having a counter
claim for hire of slaves against it | 250 |
Claims against the estate
| | £ | Rd:s |
| to G:H: Meyer on a mortgage bond dated 19 January 1827 ƒ12000 or | 300 |
| to Gabriel Jacobus Vos on a mortgage bond dated 24 Sep:r 1824
ƒ20000 or | 500 |
| different other persons whose names J:J: Theron J:z can not
enumerate |
| to Christina Pepronella Neyhoff for monies lent on the 24 Dec:r
1828 | | 130 |
| to Joh:s Joach:s Theron p:r natural law of the deceased claims for
20 months wages as having superintended the work done to the different
buildings undertaken and completed by the deceased during that period and
rd:s40 per month | | 800 |
| to the widow J:J: Theron p:r claims for and on behalf of her
daughter Magdalena for monies lent | | 600 |
| aforesaid J:J: Theron S:r states that he things this claim has
been fully paid and can be ascertained by the receipts to be found amongst the
papers |
Ampliation
| a ward robe containing |
| four hats |
| thirty three shirts |
| thirteen p:r of trousers in sort |
| two p:r under trousers |
| seventeen waistcoats |
| three jackets |
| two frocks |
| one coat |
| two jackets |
| nine neckhandkerchiefs |
| three pockets handkerchiefs |
| five p:r of stockens |
| four flannel waistcoats |
| three night gowns |
| two bonnets |
| six sheets |
| a p:r of brasers |
| a p:r of spectacles | stated to be the property of
Fredrik Geyer |
| two books of papers |
| three blank books |
| two umbrellas |
| a small spy glass |
| a water level | stated to be the property of J:J: Theron
J:r |
| four p:r of boots |
| three p:r of shoes |
In the lane
| eight small tubs |
| five p:r of trussels |
Cash found in the estate
| | Rd:s |
| one rixd:s and sixteen stuivers | 1:16 |
Claims against the estate
| to G:l Anderson for store rent from the 13 instant à rd:s25 per
month |
| to Hendrik Vos for slave hire |
| to J:F: Serrurier for slave hire |
| to Michiel Vos for slave hire |
| to W:A: Smuts for slave hire à rd:s55 per month from
the 1st instant |
| to A: Wahl for slave hire |
| to L: Herman for slave hire |
| to Snel for slave hire |
| to M: Morrison for slave hire |
| to Adam for slave hire |
| to G:A: Meyer for slave hire |
| to the freeblack Mey for slave hire |
| to the freeblack Maart for slave hire |
| to Langeveld for slave hire |
| to H: Hanke for slave hire |
| to P: Buitendag for slave hire |
| to J:H: Brand for slave hire |
| to Jan de Vos for slave hire |
| to Spengeler for slave hire |
| to the widow Scheckkerling for slave hire |
| to Frans of the Cape at rd:s10 per month from the 10
instant |
