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🔎 MOOC8 Inventory for Johan Willem Palm, Palmboom, Rondeboschje, Jacob, Jan of Mosambique, David of this Colony, Carolus, Sanna of this Colony, Table Valley, L:a F:, N:os 9 and 10, Grahams Town
MOOC Reference: MOOC8/45.47
MOOC8/45.47
{18270426} 26 April 1827 Johan Willem Palm
The will in the hands of Mr Barker 6 March 1830
Inventory of all such property as have been relinquished by the death of
Johan Willem Palm on the twenty fourth day of the month of April in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty seven.
The deceased having by his last will and testament executed on the 3:d
February 1826 before the Notary Public Mr Jacobus Petrus de Wet and certain
witnesses appointed as his sole and universal heirs his children, named
/:the inheritances of said children to be entailed with fidei commis:/ and
has further requested and appointed in said will the Worshipful Board of Orphan
Masters of this Colony to be, and to act as his executors.
In consequence of which the aforesaid property was duly inventoried by the
undersigned special Commissioners from the Orphan Board and was found to
consist in the following, viz:t
In the mill called Palmboom situated at
the Rondeboschje where the deceased died
Thus inventoried on the 26:th April 1826 and will be continued in Cape
Town at the house of the deceased
The abovementioned Johan Willem Palm and Johan Godlieb Voogd further state
that their sister and sister in law Anna Maria is indebted to the deceased sums
of money which the deceased had advanced on her acount the amount of which they
cannot ascertain
Thus inventoried at the Cape of Good Hope in the apartments aforesaid on
the 26:th and 27t:h days of the month of April in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and twenty seven according to the statement made by the
aforesaid Johan Willem Palm and Johan Godlieb Voogd who declared to have acted
herein bonafide and that to the best of their knowledge have 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 Secetary have subscribed to these presents.
As Commissioners: J:P: Munnik, J: Horne
J:W: Palm
J:G: Voigt
In my presence: J:J:L: Smuts
List of clothes belonging to the deceased
| 1) Anna Maria |
| 2) Anna Charlotta and |
| 3) Johan Willem Palm |
| a bedstead belonging to the aforesaid Johan Willem Palm |
| a bed |
| a bolster |
| six pillows |
| a counterpane |
| a chest of drawers with a writing desk |
| a paper case |
| a writing table |
| an easy chair |
| a large Bible and reading table |
| a looking glass |
| a white copper tea urn |
| a silver tea pot |
| a silver mustard pot |
| a silver soup ladle |
| eleven table spoons |
| five tea spoons |
| four sweetmeat forks |
| a silver sugar pot |
| a silver pepper box |
| two p:rs spectacles |
| two razors |
| four knives |
| five forks |
| a few empty bottles and cans |
| two chairs |
| sixty eight books |
| some clothes of the deceased which his son requests may be left to him by appraisement |
| a carpenters bench |
| some old carpenters tools |
| a turners bench |
| a large saw |
| a gig and harness complete |
| two old harnesses |
| two horses |
| a horse mill with two grinding stones |
| two p:rs spectacles |
Slaves
| a male slave named Jacob aged 61 years of Java, carpenter |
| a male slave named Jan of Mosambique aged 50 years, gardiner |
| a male slave named David of this Colony aged 40 years, labourer |
| a male slave named Carolus sold to Mr Laurens Cloete, labourer, Mosambique, 52 years |
| a female slave named Sanna of this Colony aged about 40 years, housemaid |
| A house and erf situated in this Table Valley in S:t Jans Street marked L:a F: being part of N:os 9 and 10 |
In a room in the yard
| a large chest |
| some wooden poles |
| a lanthorn |
| some cans and bottles |
| six wax candles |
| seven sacks |
| twenty eight felloes |
| seven planks |
| some old carpenter’s tools |
| two grind stones |
| a tripod |
| a kettle |
| a frying pan |
| a grid iron |
| a lanthorn |
| two chaise cushions |
| one waggon cushion |
| two corn shovels |
Claims in favor of the estate
| ƒ | Rd:s | ||
| paid in part Rd:s1333:16 with the interest up to this date the 20:th November 1827. 1/7 interest paid on the balance of this bond ƒ10000 up to 24 Jan:ry 1830, 12 March 1830 | from Jacob Pieter Laurens Cloete Rudolphs son on a mortgage bond dated 14 July 1826 amounting to | 20000 | |
| paid 27 Aug:t 1827 | from Jacob Pieter Laurens Cloete per balance of the purchase money of the slave Carolus | 1000:-- | |
| from Andries Bruyns s:r for flour supplied in the year 1826 | 80:-- | ||
| from Ludwig Kribs for money lent to him the sum however cannot be ascertained by the heirs /:at Grahams Town :/ | [ ..... ] |
Dubious
| Rd:s | |
| from Johan Hendrik Binkes according to a notarial bond dated 1 May 1821 | 204 |
| from Jan F:k Geyer for househire 2 months at 30 rd:s per month | 60 |
Claims against the estate
| Rd:s | ||
| paid | to Philib Leeb according to a note of hand dated 13:th January 1827 | 200:--:-- |
| paid | to Philip Leeb per balance of an account | 71:3:4 |
| seven trowsers |
| fifteen shirts |
| four flannel shirts |
| one p:r cloth trowsers |
| one cloth coat |
| one cloth waistcoat |
| ten waistcoats |
| six jackets |
| thirteen towels |
| ten sheets |
| twelve pillow cases |
| five p:rs stockings |
| three night caps |
| one night gown |
| four handkerchiefs |
| one great coat |