MOOC8/73.17
{18290127} 27 January 1829
Richard Millington Anna Elisabeth Prins
Inventory and appraisement of the effects left by the intestate death of
Anna Elisabeth Prins to her surviving husband Richard Mellington and her minor
child begotten in marriage, named
An account of the aforesaid property has been taken in writing by Meent
Jacobus Borcherds, Agent to the Board of Orphan Masters at
Worcester , and appraised by Johannes Henricus
Meiring and Gerrit Hendrik de Wet in the manner following, viz:t
Thus done and appraised at
Worcester on
the 27th January 1829, in the presence of the undersigned Agent of the Orphan
Chamber and Richard Mellington, who declared that the above is a true inventory
of all property, goods, and effects belonging to his estate and his deceased
wife, Anna Elisabeth Prins, binding and engaging himself that should any goods
or other property belonging to this estate yet be discovered the same shall be
given in as stated to the undersigned.
Richard Millington
In my presence: M:J: Borcherds, Agent
We the undersigned having been called upon to act as appraisers upon the
valuation of the property belonging to the estate of Richard Mellington declare
and make oath that the foregoing is a just, proper and true valuation thereof
to the best of our skill and knowledge.
Jan Meiring
G:H: de Wet
Sworn before me on this 2nd day of February 1829
J:J: Lesuëur, Res: Mag:
Immoveable property
| | | Rd:s |
| N.B. the other half of said piece of land
belongs to W:m Ruthven | the half of certain piece of quitrent land
with the buildings thereon, situated at the lower part of the village of Worcester valued at | 225 |
| | a house and erf situated at the
lower part of the village of Worcester | 750 |
Moveable property
| | Rd:s |
| seven cows and seven calves | 119:-- |
| 3 sheep | 10:4 |
| 45 goats and kids | 90:-- |
| a saddle horse | 10:-- |
| the half share in an old cart and two old horses with harness N.B.
the other half belongs to W:m Ruthve] | 15:-- |
| a plough | 25:-- |
| 120 feet yellowwood planks at one skill: per
foot | 15:-- |
| two wheelbarrows, one defect | 15:-- |
| 1 piece of poplar wood valued at | 2:40 |
| six spars valued at | 0:6 |
| a carpenters bench valued at | 18:-- |
| a carpentes chest with tools complete | 250:-- |
| a saddle and bridle | 25:-- |
| 9 muids Bengal wheat | 54:-- |
| 4 muids barley | 7:-- |
| 3 old packing cases | 1:40 |
| 12 feet stinkwood | 6:-- |
| some pieces of planks /rubbish/ | 2:-- |
| 2 old pickaxes and 2 old spades | 3:-- |
| a corn scoop and a corn fork | 1:-- |
| 2 crowbars | 6:-- |
| a small fishnet /defect/ | 1:-- |
| a grindstone | 20:-- |
| a small quantity of chaff and barley straw, nearly 20
sacks | 4:-- |
| a packing case | 1:-- |
| 2 muids of flour | 12:-- |
| a bedstead, mattrass, 2 pillows, a bolster, blanket, two sheets,
with chintz curtains | 90:-- |
| a small bedstead with a mattrass, bolster, 3 sheets and 2
pillows | 40:-- |
| 4 pillows | 10:-- |
| 1 teatable | 4:-- |
| a writing disk /defect/ | 3:-- |
| 8 tin cannisters vallued at | 3:-- |
| a small looking glass | 3:-- |
| an old feather bed and pillow | 10:-- |
| a tub | 6:-- |
| 2 small chests of drawers | 70:-- |
| a wash hand stand complete | 6:-- |
| 3 dozen empty bottles | 4:4 |
| a sieve | 5:-- |
| a green Morocco skin | 5:-- |
| one piece of paper hanging | 1:-- |
| a powder flask | 1:-- |
| a muid salt | 5:-- |
| six old sacks | 12:-- |
| a slate | 0:4 |
| 9 chairs /assorted/ | 20:-- |
| 2 chamber pots | 2:-- |
| a butter cask | 4:-- |
| a small cannister with powder | 3:-- |
| 3 ox hides | 6:-- |
| 6 buck skins | 3:-- |
| a box nails | 6:-- |
| a size | 1:-- |
| a quantity old iron /rubbish/ | 1:-- |
| 2 trowels /defect/ | 1:-- |
| 2 whitewash brushes | 2:4 |
| 2 tables valued at | 24:-- |
| 2 kettles valued at | 8:-- |
| a iron valued at | 4:-- |
| 6 pictures valued at | 6:-- |
| a wooden house clock valued at | 12:-- |
| a tin cannister valued at | 0:40 |
| a tin cannister valued at | 2:-- |
| a bread basket valued at | 1:40 |
| 2 waiters valued at | 0:60 |
| 4 candlesticks /defect/ valued at | 2:-- |
| 1 candlestick valued at | 1:40 |
| a rasp valued at | 0:20 |
| a bell valued at | 1:-- |
| 12 plates /assorted/ valued at | 2:40 |
| 5 dishes valued at | 4:-- |
| 3 teapots one defect valued at | 4:40 |
| a stand and 4 bottles valued at | 4:-- |
| 2 butterpots valued at | 2:-- |
| a sugerpot valued at | 1:-- |
| 2 cups and saucers valued at | 0:40 |
| a mustardpot valued at | 0:20 |
| 4 decanters, 2 defect valued at | 3:-- |
| 3 iron spoons, 4 knives and 6 forks /assorted/ | 1:60 |
| 2 halfankers | 5:-- |
| 4 pewter teaspoons | 0:40 |
| a quantity of lumber valued at | 1:-- |
| a cask valued at | 3:-- |
| a table valued at | 3:-- |
| a small kneading trough valued at | 1:4 |
| 3 wine buckets valued at | 6:-- |
| 5 iron pots valued at | 14:-- |
| a frying pan valued at | 2:-- |
| a old hatchet valued at | 1:-- |
| a triangle /defect/ valued at | 0:1 |
| 3 tumblers valued at | 0:6 |
| a coffee mill valued at | 2:4 |
| 3 earthen pots valued at | 6:-- |
| a lantern valued at | 1:4 |
| 3 water mugs, one defect valued at | 2:-- |
| 2 old tin cannisters valued at | 0:2 |
| 2 empty earthen cans valued at | 3:-- |
| a wooden scale and 13 pounds weight valued
at | 5:-- |
| two cans valued at | 0:2 |
| a bushel valued at | 1:4 |
| a hen coop /defect/ valued at | 0:1 |
| a pepper box valued at | 0:1 |
| a pair snuffers and stand valued at | 1:-- |
| an English dictionary and 2 Bibles /defect/ valued
at | 4:-- |
| a box of nails, about 6 pounds valued at | 3:-- |
| a small packing case valued at | 0:40 |
| a gun valued at | 40:-- |
| a silver watch valued at | 30:-- |
| a empty halfaum valued at | 6:-- |
Claims in favor of the estate
| | Rd:s | Rd:s |
| a claim against the estate of the late Capt:n
Trappes | | 280:-- |
| a doubtful claim against Alexander Morrison residing at Graham’s Town by balance | 75 |
| from Mr C:J: Scholtz | | 12:-- |
| from the District Treasury | | 16:40 |
| | | Rd:s2567:70 |
Claims against the estate
| | Rd:s | Rd:s |
| to W:m Ruthven on a note of hand dated 26th Dec:r
1828 | 718:0:5 |
| to the Sequestrators Departm:t | 300:--:-- |
| | | 1018:0:5 |
| Net balance of the
estate | | Rd:s1549:6:1 |
| | | 774:7:5 1/2 |
