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On January 10, a decision was made and communicated by letter on January 13 and February 11. Further instructions were sent on March 10 to the governor and council in Macassar regarding the election of a new king of Belo. To avoid repetition, a diplomatic mission was sent to Macassar. The delegation arrived there on March 31 and first delivered the letter and customary gifts to the Company's officials. Six days later, several state officials transported these items to Goa with traditional honors. On April 12, the king, accompanied by the state administrator and various lesser princes and nobles from the Goan court, arrived at the Castle and received the aforementioned letter.

• Find Buginese people who were there without Company passes
• Catch thieves
• Watch what the sent officials were doing
• Investigate what was happening in those places

• King of Tosora (first king of Towadjo)
• Lady Matowaaij
• Lapadtapij (head of the yellow standard)
• Lapakita (head of the multi-colored standard)

• King Palacha of Bonthain
• Raja of Macassar
• Raja Sopingh
• Raja Tanette

• They acknowledged their land Towadjo belonged to the East India Company by right of war
• They could keep their land as a loan from the Company
• They would be loyal subjects to the Company
• They renounced all ties to the King of Macassar
• They would remain loyal even if the King of Macassar or allies turned against the Company

On October 26, 1778, in Palembang, seven Mandharese arrived under the guidance of quartermaster Cornelis Krak. The night before, near Salatjaran, their four vessels carrying slaves were stopped by the Company's patrol boat "Edam" commanded by quartermaster Andries Christiaanse Nijgaard.

Following old customs, they were asked to hand over their krisses (traditional daggers) when they came ashore. They refused and started looking for ways to escape, showing signs they would use force. After being informed, the commander went outside with 8 soldiers. In front of many witnesses from both the bark "Freedom" and those serving on shore, he politely asked for their krisses again.

The Mandharese refused rudely, and one of them even tried to forcefully take a weapon from a soldier's hand. After three failed attempts to resolve the situation peacefully, and seeing several sailors wrestling with the Mandharese over their krisses, the commander ordered a soldier to fire at the resisting man. The man was shot dead immediately. This frightened the others so much that they willingly handed over their krisses and begged for forgiveness.

They were brought to the lodge under guard, except for one who, after surrendering his kris, jumped into the water a second time and escaped. The next day, they gave their statements, recorded as numbers 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17.

The ship Cape of Good Hope is expected, and since most of the regiment has been sent to Ceylon, they request that detachment to be sent at the first opportunity to keep the regiment together. They wished the provisions sent with Jagtrust had been more generous, especially wheat and wine, since they could share very little with the French.

On June 14, 1780, from Colombo, a letter was signed by J.M. Willem Falck, W.J. van de Graaff, D. De Vok, J.R.J. Coguaas, C. de Cock, M. Mekern, J.W. Borwater, G.E. Holst, C.D. Kraijenhoff, B. Sluisken and J.J. Billing.

The frigate Jagtrust departed from Gale on June 26. The armed Company ships Ganges, Holland, Voorberg and De Zeeuw arrived safely at Gale on August 8, and the imperial ship Dolphijn on August 5. The ship Willem de Vijfde arrived in good condition on August 2.

They express surprise that the skipper of the hooker ship Katwijk aan Rijn stopped at Mauritius on his return journey to the Cape of Good Hope, despite explicit instructions not to do so. They wish to know what necessitated this stop.

They have not heard anything from the sloop Elizabeth and the ship Verstelder. The latter is believed to have been lost in a severe storm on November 27, 1782.

They request provisions, particularly Carie, of which they are running short. They also request the closed accounts of sailor Pieter Elst from Zierikzee, who departed in 1781 on the ship Amsterdam to the Cape, and was later placed on a French ship to Mauritius and subsequently to Trincomalee. His wages according to the ship Amsterdam's muster roll were 16 guilders.

• Agricultural products (cotton, chillies, copra, sesame seeds, corn, and grain)
• Raw materials (rubber, skins)
• Shells (mother of pearl)
• Ivory

• Visit ports outside their regular route
• Transport all types of cargo including dangerous goods
• Transfer cargo to other ships before or during the journey

The Pro interim Fiscal of the government, Gabriel Exter, appeared before the court in a criminal case against citizen Jan Smit from Dilburg. The case involved farmer Michiel Jacobus van Koppen, who owed 1000 guilders to the late Council Secretary of Politics Olof Martini Bergh. Jan de Waal Arendz, who was the Captain of the citizens' guard, had acted as guarantor for this debt. In 1783, after Van Koppen sold his property over the mountain and received the money, he decided to pay off this debt. When Van Koppen came from Cape in November of that year, he tried several times to meet with his guarantor but never found him at home. Since he could not stay at the Cape any longer, he paid the money to Johannes Smit to pass it on to De Waal as the guarantor.

• Nachoda Soemalij (a Caidoeper) and his son
• Another unnamed Caidoeper
• 5 Douthouders: Lamboelij, Laboelela, Tsjading (aka Lauwde), and Lakalilie

On May 18, 1715, helmsman Godfried Iansz brought several Butonese people to Makassar on the vessel Casuaris from Lomahala. One of them, Tjadij (also known as Lande) from the village of Herewolio in Buton, made a statement through Company interpreter Jacob Brugman. About 5 months before the Butonese gugugu's departure to Batavia, Tjadij worked as a helmsman with 8 other Butonese sailors. They borrowed a vessel from a Butonese person named Lasoegigen and sailed from Buton to Dima with white textiles to trade for salt.

After trading in Dima, they returned to Buton to sell their salt. There, a Kaidupa captain named Anachoda Soemara asked Tjadij if he would sail to Kaidupa in his prau pankor (a boat 8 fathoms long and 2 fathoms wide) to trade paddy rice. Tjadij agreed and departed with:

• Anachoda Soemara and his son Ladauwa
• Three Kaidupa men: Lakoeloela, Lakaloempa (boatswain), and Laboelela
• Three Butonese men: Lamboeli, Lamoeli, and Laboelela

They left two months after the western winds started in the past western season. Upon reaching Kaidupa, they found 2 Birase and 2 Bugis vessels already trading paddy rice there. Unable to sell their rice at the desired price, they decided to stay throughout the western monsoon. At the start of the eastern monsoon, hearing that paddy rice was being harvested in Holoop, they agreed to Anachoda Soemara's suggestion to sail there to try selling their rice.

On March 3, 1717, a sailor from Coromandel was reassigned. The chief and second-in-command of Palicol were sent to Ceylon via the ship Oosterstijn, and then to Cochin. Their wages were suspended until further notice.

A legal case between junior merchant Applonius van Noort and former bookkeeper Thomas Daniel Eliot was concluded by fiscal officer Dirck Both in Nagapatnam. On January 28, the justice council demoted Eliot to sailor with a salary of 9 guilders per month. He was to be sent away on the yacht Schooteroog.

Other pending legal proceedings involved the fiscal officer representing former substitute fiscal Ruijs van Doornick of Mazulipatnam, and a case against Palicol's chief Cornelus Boudewijns and second-in-command Andries van Walree. The documents consisted of 9-10 small-format books, but contained no good evidence against the accused. Instead, they showed that fiscal officer Ruijs van Doornick had overstepped his bounds.

The previous year, Buginese troops from the garrison were placed on the ship Oosterstijn for reinforcement. They sailed to Ceylon and were later sent by sea to Cochin to serve in the war.

In Banda on May 8, 1718, a corporal reported to officials about two Buginese vessels that had visited in the previous year. One vessel had 10 crew members and the other 29. One leader was named Lemra, while the other's name was unknown. When the corporal asked about their business, they claimed they only came to trade with locals. The corporal and raja turned them away.

The report suggests it would have been better if the corporal, despite having only 34 men, had captured these vessels and handed over the crew for punishment, to discourage other such wanderers.

At Wetter, officials learned from Raja Johannes Salomonsz that in March of the previous year, a Buginese vessel had visited a village called Tongan. The village people had overpowered the crew due to their misbehavior.

During 1493, there was a serious illness affecting many people in the region. The situation included:

• 12 house workers and 1 sailor were sick
• A Bugis soldier had fled
• Many residents of the area had died
• The death rate was highest among enslaved people
• Long periods of heavy rain made the situation worse
• There were not enough workers to operate ships properly
• To solve the shortage of workers, three soldiers were reassigned:
  • Iochem Malgoo
  • Jacob Denik
  • Willem Bruijnink

On November 4, 1745 at around 5:30 in the evening, before notary Jan Barels in Amsterdam, Abraham Isaac Santhroos and Sara Nunes Dacosta, a married couple living in the city, made their last will and testament. Both were healthy in body and mind.

They wished to be buried in the Jewish cemetery in Ouderkerk according to their nation's customs. They revoked all previous wills.

Abraham specifically left to his daughter Rachel Israel Santhroos all her clothing made of silk, linen, wool, and other materials, plus her personal jewelry. He named his 5 children as his sole heirs:

• Moses Israel Santhroos
• Rachel Israel Santhroos
• Jacob Israel Santhroos
• Joseph Israel Santhroos
• Aron Israel Santhroos

These children were from his previous marriage to the late Ester Siprut de Gabry. Each child would receive an equal portion. The children were required to provide food, drink, housing and care for Abraham's current wife for the rest of her life.

Sara named her husband's youngest son as her sole heir, or if he died, whoever would then be the youngest.

They appointed as executors and guardians Isaac Israel Santhroos, Daniel Lazarus, and Moshe Rafael da Veyga.

On June 10, 1780, a sick but mentally capable man named Abraham Siprut de Gabay appeared before Jacob Henrique de Barrios, a Jewish notary in Surinam. He made his last will and testament without any pressure from others. He wanted his soul to be committed to God and his body buried in the Jewish cemetery. He canceled all his previous wills.

He made the following bequests:

• 5 florins to the Reformed poor of Paramaribo
• All his clothing to Abraham de Campo of Paramaribo
• The legal minimum inheritance to his mother Esther de Jendah Siprut de Gabay of Amsterdam, if she survived him
• The rest of his possessions, including movable and immovable property and credits, to the Holy Congregation Beracha ve Shalom in Surinam, in recognition of the support he received from their charity fund

He also declared that his female slave named Amimba should work for his heir for a small wage until she had repaid the amount he received from the charity fund. After that, she would be allowed to buy her freedom or find someone to buy her at her assessed value.

On May 10, 1737, Isacque Cipriet de Gabay, a resident of Amsterdam, acknowledged receiving 700 florins from his brother Joseph Siprat Gabay as a dowry for his daughter Reyna Ciprut Gabay. She was 14 years old at the time. The money would be given when she married. If she died before marriage, the money would be returned.

The 700 florins were part of a larger sum of 10,000 florins used to buy two houses with their foundations on the Tweede Weesperstraat. Isacque promised to pay his brother rent from these houses, minus annual charges, until the time of the marriage.

The agreement was made in Amsterdam in the presence of witnesses Eerarde Boomi and Abrahamo Braune, with Barels serving as the public notary for the Court of Holland.

On April 19, 1765, multiple merchants and traders were listed as having interests in the cargo of the ship Zonnesteyn, captained by Jurriaan Kamp. The ship was traveling from Rio de Berbice to Amsterdam via St. Eustatius and Curacao. Due to storm damage, the ship had to dock at Gibraltar. The cargo was unloaded there and the ship underwent repairs.

The cargo stakeholders gave power of attorney to the brothers St. Martin and Angely, who were also ship managers, to ensure that all cargo would be reloaded onto the ship in Gibraltar, regardless of whether it was damaged or undamaged.

The cargo stakeholders included:

• Willem Feitama and sons
• A. van Vollenhoven
• Abraham Boom
• Pieter Croos (representing Cornelia de Clercq, widow of Jan van Eeghen)
• Jacob van Ghesel and son
• Nana van der Meulen (wife of G. Ravekes)
• Karel d'Amour and son
• Several Jewish merchants including members of the Henriquez, Jesurun, Flores, Aboab, and Fidanque families
• The Teyler brothers (for Matthijs Oudebeek in Haarlem)
• Joan Hendrik Meeler
• Budde and company
• Hendrik Kuhn and company

During a meeting at the courthouse in Fort Orange on August 29, 1792, Governor Ioannes Runnels and council members including Jacobus de Windt, Lucas Godet, Hendrik Pandt, Pieter Cuvilje, and Engel Heyliger gathered on St. Eustatius.

The meeting addressed several matters:

• Izaac Hart, Judah Levy, and Abraham Massiat were called to testify about Charles Gordon, who corrected his name to Charles John Gordon. They confirmed he was the same person mentioned in their previous declaration.
• A complaint was brought against a free mulatto named Antonio Romilia for allegedly striking a white citizen, George Carnij, in the presence of witnesses George James Hassel and Willem Windfield.
• Carl Schubert was found in a yard where his wife lived, carrying a loaded pistol. When questioned, he claimed he was only there because he was jealous of his wife and wanted to investigate, with no ill intentions except for self-defense if necessary. The Fiscal requested his release.

On June 6, 1752, a marriage contract was signed in Amsterdam between Isaac Dias and Judith Pereira Brandon, in the presence of notary Juan Barels and witnesses. Judith was of legal age and accompanied by her mother, Rachel Pereira Brandon, who was the widow of David Pereira Brandon.

The contract specified that:

• The groom's assets were not listed as the bride brought no dowry
• All household expenses would be the groom's responsibility
• All profits and losses during the marriage would be the groom's alone
• There would be no shared property between husband and wife
• If the groom died first, the bride would receive 1,000 florins

The contract was witnessed by Willem van Gulik and Willem Notte. It was noted that a Hebrew marriage contract (ketubah) would also be made according to Jewish custom, carrying equal legal weight. The mother of the bride and the bride herself were noted as being unable to write.

Balthaser Verbeecq and his sister Cathalijn Ruts were heirs of their uncle Jan Jansz Cramers, who died in Amsterdam. According to his will, made by notary Fredrik van Banchem on June 1, 1645, and with permission from the Court of Holland dated June 30, 1653, they sold a house called "The Orange Apple" located on the Cingel or King's Canal in late January 1654.

Cornelis Geven bought the house for 13,020 guilders. From this amount, several deductions were made:

• 210 guilders for plowage fees and interest
• 47.14 guilders for notary Cruijs's salary
• 328.6 guilders held by Cornelis Geven for a claim
• 238.12.4 guilders for half of the 40th and 80th penny tax
• 93.17.12 guilders for eighth penny tax
• 37 guilders for half of the court decree costs
• 14.10 guilders for secretaries' rights
• 1,000 guilders owed to Harmen Wasselingh
• 90 guilders in interest to Harmen Wasselingh
• 900 guilders to Jacob Teunisz Leijenaer
• 45 guilders in interest to Jacob Teunisz Leijenaer
• 1,200 guilders to the heirs of Celitie Willems, former wife of Jan Jansz Cramers

In October and November 1700, Nicolaes Wittescaert, a citizen and merchant from Amsterdam, shipped several batches of spun tobacco through Libauw to Mittau in Courland. The tobacco was sent to Philip Valck, another Dutch merchant, at Wittescaert's own expense and risk. The shipments were carried by different captains:

• Hendrik Cornelisse transported 6 barrels weighing 112-146
• Celtie Willems Spanjaert transported 10 bales weighing 1127-1216
• Fijeert Reijnders transported several marked barrels weighing 1215-1220

There was a dispute about payments, and the States asked for letters to be written to the authorities in Luijck to ensure prompt payment to the complainants. This came after previous agreements about payments had not been properly fulfilled, despite earlier promises to make regular payments every year and a half.