ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvəntˌiːn, kˈɑːz sˈoʊld bˈɜːnstoːɹf pˈælɪs tə kɹˈɪstəfɚ mˈæk ɪvˈɔɪ dʒˌeɪˈɑːɹ., ɐ wˈɛlθi plæntˈeɪʃən ˈoʊnɚ fɹʌmðə dˈeɪnɪʃ wˈɛst ˈɪndiz, hˌuː ʃˈɔːɹtli ðɛɹˈæftɚɹ ˈɔːlsoʊ bˈɔːt ðə dˈeɪn mˈænʃən ɪn kˌoʊpənhˈeɪɡən.
In 1817, Kaas sold Bernstorff Palace to Christopher MacEvoy Jr., a wealthy plantation owner from the Danish West Indies, who shortly thereafter also bought the Dehn Mansion in Copenhagen.