MOOC8/45.52
{18270509} 9 May 1827
Johannes Henricus
Voget
Inventory of all such property as have been relinquished by the death ab
intestato of Johannes Henricus Voget on the second day of the month of May in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty seven for the
benefit of his only minor son procreated in wedlock with his predeceased wife
Elisabeth Catharina Jacoba de Wet named Henricus Coens Voget born on the 29
July 1817.
The aforesaid property having been inventoried by the undersigned
commissioned Members from the Board of Orphan Masters and was found to consist
in the following, viz:t
At the aforesaid place
At the house of Mrs the widow Joh:s Carolus de Wet in
Cape Town
Which last mentiond slave
Adam
of the Cape declared to the undersigned Commissioners, that his late
master agreed to allow him his freedom on his paying the sum of one thousand
eight hundred rixdollars and produced in confirmation of this statement that he
has actually paid the sum of Rd:s300 in part thereof.
Mem: It is here noticed that there is still belonging to the estate some
fustage and wine cellar utensils, which are let to Mr Willem Liesching, of
which a specific list will be annexed to this inventory.
Thus done and inventoried at the Cape of Good Hope on the ninth day of May
1827 according to a statement of Mrs the widow J:C: de Wet who declared to have
acted with good faith in this respect, and not to have kept any thing concealed
belonging to the estate, declaring that she is willing and ready at all times
to confirm this her statement by solemn oath if required promising further that
should afterwards be found any thing not here stated to delivered true account
thereof to the Orphan Chamber in order to be added to this inventory
In witness whereof we the Commissioners together with the appearer and me
the Chief Clerk to the Orphan Camber have subscribed to these presents
As Commissioners: G:E: Overbeek, J:F: Munnik
Dew: J:C: de Wet
In my presence, P: Serrurier
L:a V: F:o 40
Office for the Enrigisterment of Slaves, Cape of Good Hope, Cape Town
30:th August 1816
These are to certify, that, in compliance with the regulations set forth
by proclamation of the 26:th of April, 1816, the following slave, reported at
the Office by Mr Johannes Henricus Voget as his property, has been duly
registered as such, according to a schedule, verified by his sign manual,
videlicet:
G:J: Rogers, Insp:
| A piece of land with the buildings thereon
situated in the Cape district |
| a house store and premises situated in this Table Valley in Long
Street, N:o [ ..... ] |
In the hall
In the left hand room
| left to the heir | a ward robe |
| | a chest with drawers |
| | a bedstead |
| left to the heir | a feather bed, two bolsters and six
pillows |
| | a dressing table |
| | eleven books |
| | two milk pails |
| | a saddle and bridle |
| | three sauce pans |
| | a frying pan |
| | a scummer |
| | a ladle |
| | a colander |
| | three copper candle sticks |
| | a coffy mill |
| | two knives and nine forks |
| | a cork screw |
| | a copper kettle |
| | two copper chafing dishes |
| | a smoothing iron |
| | a coffy pot |
| | a tin cannister |
| | four earthen jars |
| | two China jars |
| | a earthen soup tureen |
| | fifteen earthen plates |
| | seven earthen dishes |
| | a large earthen bowl |
| | a chamber pot |
| | two cups and saucers |
| | two decanters and a flask |
| | two tea waiters |
| | a blue tea set consisting of |
| | a tea pot |
| | a coffy pot |
| | a sugar pot |
| | a milk jug |
| | a slop bason |
| | two cake plates |
| | twelve cups and eleven saucers |
| | twelve coffy cups |
| | two tumblers |
| | twelve wine glasses |
| | seven liquor glasses |
| | a mustard pot |
| | two sweetmeat pots |
| | a salt cellar |
| | a small box with tiles |
| | one pair of boots |
In the kitchen
Cattle
| a saddle horse |
| a cow and a calf |
| twelve chairs with horse hair |
| a sofa |
| a sofa table |
| a looking glass |
| a tea chest |
| ten silver table spoons |
| a soup ladle /silver/ |
| nine silver tea spoons |
| a silver tea seave |
| two silver sweetmeat forks |
| a dressing box |
| a small box |
| a writing desk |
| two gold watches | one with two seals left to the
heir |
Slaves belonging to the estate
| a male slave named Anthonie of Mosambiek 41 years of age, a taylor |
| a male slave named Jasmyn of Mosambiek 38
years of age, labourer |
| a female slave named Carolina of the Cape 21
years of age |
| a male slave named Adam of the Cape 34 years of
age, a taylor | 1827 June 9 paid Rd:s30 |
Debtors to the estate
| | | Rd:s |
| | from Willem Liesching for hire of a store and from
fustage | [ ..... ] |
| demise | from Hermanus Mauritius Hesselmeyer van
Hellings for house rent | [ ..... ] |
| | from Gerrit Munnik the purchase money of a
horse | 40:-- |
Creditors to the estate
| | | ƒ | Rd:s |
| paid 17:th Januarij 1828 | to Jan Hoets on a mortgage
bond | 10000 |
| | interest from [ ..... ] |
| paid 26:th Aug:t 1828 | to Hans Hendrik Wight on a
mortgage bond | 10000 |
| | interest from [ ..... ] |
| paid 15:th Novemb: 1827 to James Mortimer
Maijnard the balance | to Hendrik Emanuel Blanckenberg for the
purchase money of the piece of land before mentioned | 5000 |
| | on which however according to a statement of Mrs the
widow De Wet in part is paid Rd:s700 |
| | to [ ..... ] for the purcase of a cow and a
calf | | 40:-- |
| Name | Sex | Age,
about | Country | Occupation | Remarks |
| Adam | male | 23 years | this
Colony | mason |
