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Jan Cornelis records from the Groningen Archives
Jan Cornelis records from the Groningen Archives
Stock taking of widow
Inventory of the (im)movables of the deceased Hugo Cornellis to his widow Grietie Derks on February 16, 1785 in the city Appingedam:
State and Inventory of all such goods that her deceased Spouse, Hugo Cornellis, owned [*with his wife Grietie Derks] in common and left:
| A farmer's place, with the "Beklemminge" of [*not given] "grasen" Land, situated on the big "hooge Warf" in Opwierd, valued on | f 500 | = | = |
| A wardrobe and "spinde" [*Note A.G: I don't know what a "spinde" means] | 8 | = | = |
| A Clock | 10 | = | = |
| 6 Chairs and One Mirror | 2 | 10 | = |
| A Table | = | 10 | = |
| Coffee-grinder, Flat-iron and Tools for the [*open] fire | 2 | 10 | = |
| Two Beds with all their belongings | 12 | = | = |
| Half dozen China | 1 | 10 | = |
| Three Coffee kettles and a "Bedpan" | 3 | 10 | = |
| Tin goods | 3 | 10 | = |
| Two Spinning-wheels | 1 | = | = |
| A "Balij" [*unknown old Dutch word] and some Clay Pots | 1 | 10 | = |
| In the Barn: A wagon, Harrow and Plough | 40 | = | = |
| A "Hooike" [*Hooi=hay, but what "hooike" means?] and a cart | 2 | = | = |
| A cart and two "Tijnen" [*unknown old Dutch word] | 9 | 6 | = |
| Four iron pots, three copper buckets | 8 | = | = |
| A wooden Bucket, 3 little Barrels and a Shoving sledge [*for the winter] | 1 | 10 | = |
| Subtotal page 1 | 616 | 16 | = |
| A "Waijer" [*means a "Fan"?], a Riddle and 12 "Molden" | 8 | 10 | = |
| A copper kettle | 6 | = | = |
| A shovel, [*hay?] rakes, forks, and a [*hay or straw] fork | 1 | = | = |
| Lifestock: Four milking cows and four young cows | 160 | = | = |
| An old horse | 12 | = | = |
| Five sheep | 26 | = | = |
| Eleven chickens and 6 ducks | 2 | 11 | = |
| Some tools: 2 harnesses and 1 plough-chain | 2 | = | = |
| Subtotal page 2 | 218 | 1 | = |
| Subtotal page 1 | 616 | 16 | = |
| The Complete profits | 834 | 17 | = |
| Negative State: | |||
| [*debt to] Roelf Raangs [*in] Losdorp | 354 | = | = |
| Dito Anje Derks [*in] Farmsum | 175 | = | = |
| Dito Jelle Jans [*in] Solwerd | 50 | = | = |
| Dito Jan Garmts [*in] Appingedam | 50 | = | = |
| Dito Fiebe Willems [*in] Lasquerd | 30 | = | = |
| Subtotal page 3 | 659 | = | = |
| Dito to J. Ebels [*in] 't Zand, 3½ year land rent | 191 | 1 | 6 |
| Dito to the church of Appingedam | 12 | = | = |
| Subtotal | 203 | 16 | = |
| Subtotal page 3 | 659 | = | = |
| The complete debts | 862 | 16 | = |
[*Note A.G.: Hugo Cornellis left after his death more debts than profits!]
Also made in the best knowlegde... etc.etc, ... and certificated under oats by the female Inventory maker [*ment is Grietie Derks].
This X Grietie Derks has drawn in our presence
signed H. van Aalst, "wedman"
Harrijt Jurrjens.
Was signed
Dr. H. J. Wieringa. [*Judge]
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