These categories are explicit in the inventory, though the subtotals are my calculations.
Source: CA: MOOC 8/49.25 Estate Inventory of Schalk Willem Burger, 24 Sept. 1782.
Schalk Willem Burger’s Estate, 1782 | |
Category | Value (in Rixdollars) |
Land | 2,166.32 |
Livestock | 2,298.32 |
Labor (slaves) | 4,000.00 |
Farm implements | 572.00 |
Household goods | 285.00 |
Outstanding loans | 1,930.00 |
Subtotal | 11,252.16 |
Arrears owed to VOC | -258.00 |
TOTAL ESTATE | 10,994.16 |