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Ribea Simon Van meerde Groll lived in Paramaribo. Her brother Joseph Simon van Groll had made her his sole heir in his testament on August 28. Leonard Jacobus van den Carteele Bellingwout served as the sworn clerk when the testament was written. Wolff Moses Wolff was appointed as the executor of the testament and was responsible for managing the estate and funeral arrangements.

Before Joseph Simon van Groll left for Philadelphia, he gave power of attorney to Wolff Moses Wolff to handle his affairs. Joseph Simon van Groll later died in Philadelphia. His sister received and reviewed the accounts and financial records from Wolff Moses Wolff, which she found to be in order and approved without any reservations.

Ribea Simon Van meerde Groll confirmed receiving from Wolff Moses Wolff everything that belonged to her brother's estate, including:

  • Slaves
  • Goods
  • Outstanding claims

All items were according to the inventory made by her brother before his departure.


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Mejufvrouw Ribea Simon Van
meerde
Groll woonende alhier aan Paramo
„ribo en my geswoore Clercq bekend.
Te kennen geevende dat zy Compa
„rante by Testamente van nu wylen
kan Broeder Joseph Sumon van Groll
in dato 28 Augustus Np.s ten overstaan
van den geswoore Clercq Laonard Jacobus
van den Carteele Bellingwout en getui
gen alhier gepasseerd was benoemde
aangesteld tot zyn Eenige en algeteele
Erfgenaamen van zyne nagelaatene
goederen zynde tevens bij gem Tes-
zouden
tament tot Executeur van het Testa
varns Redderaar over zyn Boedel
en Nalatenschap en bezorger Zyner
Begraaven isse aagesteld geworden ten
Heer Wolff Moses Wolff. - Zo als
breder bi gen Testament staat uitge
drukt en waar aan ten deeze werd ge
=refereerd.-
Dat gem haar Broeder J S van
Vroll bij desselvs vertrek na Reila
delphia hadd=e gevolmagtigd om zijne
zaaken alhier waar te neemen gen
Heeer Wolff Moses wolff. die gem:
2
Commissie ook hadde geaccepteerd
Dat gen. haa Broeder Joseph Simon

Source citation

National Archives / Archives South Holland, archive number 1.05.11.14, Inventaris van het digitaal duplicaat van de notariële archieven van Suriname, 1699-1828 (1836), inventory number 445, MINUUT-AKTEN, GEPASSEERD TER SECRETARIE, 'Judicieele akten'. Akten van boedelverzegeling, boedelontzegeling, hypothecaire schuldverbintenis, borgtocht, acquit enzovoort, 1799 mei - aug



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