Johannes Scheffer, in the service of the Dutch East India Company, chamber Zeeland

Departure
1772
Tuesday, 21 January
Johannes Scheffer (uit Asmershaaven) joins as sailor with chamber Zeeland. Departure of the ship Ritthem bound for Batavia
Wednesday, 13 May
113 days after departure
Arrival of the ship Ritthem on the Cape
Monday, 22 June
40 days after arrival at the Cape
Departure of the ship Ritthem of the Cape
Saturday, 29 August
68 days after departure from the Cape, 221 days after departure from the Netherlands
Arrival of the ship Ritthem in Batavia
Return
Sunday, 8 November
71 days after arrival in Batavia
Departure of the ship Noord-beveland with chamber Amsterdam from Batavia
1773
Thursday, 7 January
60 days after departure from Batavia
Arrival of the ship Noord-beveland on the Cape
Thursday, 4 February
28 days after arrival at the Cape
Departure of the ship Noord-beveland from the Cape destined for the Netherlands
Wednesday, 26 May
111 days after departure from the Cape, 199 days after departure from Batavia
Arrival of the ship Noord-beveland in the Netherlands
491 days after employment
Resignation Johannes Scheffer (Noord-Beveland), reason: repatriated

Remarks

Month certificate: No / Debenture: Yes

The master of the NOORD-BEVELAND, Arend van der Deuren, was commandeur of the return fleet. After its return the NOORD-BEVELAND served as a hospital-ship; on 09-10-1773 it was laid up.

Source citation

Nationaal Archief (Netherlands), Dutch East India Company, archive 1.04.02, inventory number 13190, folio 73

VOC - voyagers, this index was developed through a joint initiative of the archives of Delft and Rotterdam, Zeeuws archief, Westfries Archief (Hoorn and Enkhuizen) and the departments of history from the Universities of Leiden and Ghent.

This data was last updated on April 7, 2014 by the source holder and first published on Open Archives on July 3, 2014. Originele record identifier is 977038.

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