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On September 16, 1708, officials in Chormandel sent a letter to Batavia. The letter was addressed to Governor-General Joan van Hoorn and the Council of the Dutch East Indies. On November 5, 1708, the ship Reijnenburg arrived with this letter. On November 20, 1708, merchant Hendrik van Oudshoorn van Sonnevelt, captain Van Oosten, and the bookkeeper came ashore at the port.

The letter was signed by several officials:

• I. Grousius
• I. Seloover
• Pietersen Broek
• P. Verrijn
• N. van Campen
• R. E. Clercq

The letter originated from Mazulipatnam and contained important Company business matters.

• On August 31, 1706: 26,316.1/10 ropees (39,475.1 guilders)
• By March 31 of the current year: reduced to 7,061 23/30 ropees (10,592.19 guilders) after deducting:
  • The value of cloth in storage
  • Proceeds from selling their unacceptable linens

On September 7, 1853, two men appeared before notary Johannes Josephus Verbunt in 's-Hertogenbosch, residing in Boxmeer. These men were Bartholomes van de Voordt, a merchant from Burg, and Hendrikus Hustinus Dominicus van der Voort, a notary candidate from Boxmeer.

They came to value property belonging to nobleman Titus Elco Joannes Henricus van Grotenhuis van Onstein, a tax collector living in Boxmeer, and his wife Maria Walburgis Josepha Johanna Baronesse van Hudenpoth tot den Berenclauw. The properties valued were:

• A parcel of coppice woodland, measuring 31 rods, registered in section A Number 62, valued at 75 guilders
• A farmhouse with barn, yard, garden and farmland, measuring 25 rods and 70 ells, registered in section A Numbers 63, 64 and 65, valued at 430 guilders
• A farmhouse with garden and farmland, measuring 95 rods and 58 ells, registered in section A

Several lots of property were auctioned with multiple bidders placing bids (called "hoogen" in Dutch). The main bidders were Baron van Hugenpoth tot den Beerenclaauw from Eindhoven, Jonkheer van Grotenhuis, and Bartholomeus van de Voordt.

Other bidders included:

• Jacobus Janden, a tailor from Bosmeer
• Franciscus Johannes Kerstens, a medical doctor from Bormeer
• Reinier Reijnen, a laborer from Bormeer
• Denis Joseph Tamin, a farmer from Bormeer
• Jan Jaanen, a farmer from Bormeer

The document was witnessed by Hendrikus Justinus Dominicus van der Voort, a private citizen, and Engelberen Trin, a cotton dyer, both from Bormeer. The highest bids ranged from 50 to 3,900 guilders for different lots.

After no more bids were placed, the sellers provisionally awarded the goods to the highest bidders. The document notes that eight words were struck through on the sixteenth page of this deed, four words on the thirty-sixth line and four on the thirty-seventh line.

On May 20, 1722, Peter Vonk, a citizen of Nijmegen, submitted a request about a legal dispute. His father Willem Vonk, who was a tax collector in Nijmegen, had started legal proceedings in 1719 against Godefridus Augustinus Collette, who was a former toll collector in Urmond. The case concerned the illegal collection of toll money from Nijmegen citizens, who were supposed to be exempt from these payments.

On September 15, 1719, to avoid further costs, both parties made an agreement. Collette agreed to give Willem Vonk a bill of exchange worth 600 Dutch rijksdaalders, which was later paid. However, Collette then managed to get permission from the Elector of the Palatinate to hold the petitioner's ships, which were traveling from Luik down the Maas river to Urmond. These ships were detained without any legal process and would not be released until Willem Vonk returned the bill of exchange to Collette.

On October 6, 1715, from Coromandel, a sealed letter was sent to His Excellency the Governor-General. A letter from General Hebert to His Excellency the Governor-General in Batavia was first written from Pondicherry and securely addressed to Governor Daniel Bernard. It was received after the departure of the ships "de Stantvastight" and "'t Vaderlant Getrouw". The letter was then forwarded by His Excellency for the aforementioned purpose. The message was signed in Mazulipatnam on October 6, 1715 by G. Westrenen, P. Seloover, R. van Doornik, Elias Guillot, and D. Le Pair, with E.G. Clercq as clerk.

On September 29, 1711, a memo was written in Masulipatnam on the Coromandel Coast. It was drafted by senior merchant Hendrik Grousius, who was leaving his position as second-in-command of this coast and northern Coromandel. The memo was meant to provide guidance and information for his replacement, senior merchant Gerrit Westrenen. This was done following orders from Daniel Bernard, who was governor and director of this coast and member of the Nagapatnam council, through his letter of August 23 of that year.

The memo was addressed to authorities in Batavia who had written letters dated May 22 of that year. It was signed by J.C. Grousius, J. Westrenen, J. Seloover, J. Coenraats, J. Sweers, and J. van Campen.

Head merchant De Visser followed orders to transfer control of his trading post. He did not request permission for his family's passage. He was planning to travel to Golkonda to sell goods that couldn't be sold locally. De Visser properly handed over everything at the trading post to the new head merchant Van Slingelant and second-in-command Seloover. This transfer was documented in writing. De Visser departed with his family by boat to Nagapatnam via Puducherry to answer for any disputes and irregularities that might be held against him. The document was signed by Adriaan de Die.

In Masulipatnam, three merchants submitted requests for promotions. Isaak Seloover, who was an assistant merchant and second in command, wanted to be promoted to merchant. The bookkeeper Applonius van Roo requested an advancement in both position and salary. Another bookkeeper and first clerk, Jeronimus van Campen, applied for the position of assistant merchant. These men were recommended for promotions because they performed their duties well and received positive recommendations from their superiors.

On February 13, 1726, assistants Abraham Seloover and Iannes Duijnvelt packed goods numbered 47. Then on February 3, 1727, bookkeepers Pieter van Sameren van Vreijenes and Wouter de Iongh did the same. They were waiting for notes about compensation. An extract from a letter by the High Government of India was sent to this government on October 8, 1729. This related to an earlier general letter from the high-ranking Lords Directors. They received complaints about flaws and stains in the linen.

On September 26, 1696, several officials in Geldria wrote about receiving a letter dated September 21. The letter concerned the former second-in-command Abraham Weijns, who was being transported. Officials involved included:

• Bartholomeus van Slingelant
• Abraham Weijns
• Johannes Seloover
• Hendrik Alewijnsz
• Hans Wolff
• Pieter Elsevier
• Doctor Hackaart
• Johannes A. Dubbeldaart (scribe)

The ship Phare Poutour arrived on September 28 carrying orders dated September 21 about transporting Abraham Weijns, who was a junior merchant and former second-in-command, along with his baggage. The former chief Adriaan de Visser was in Nagapatnam.

The ship arrived at Coromandel on October 7, 1707. Isaak Seloover, who was second in command for the southern trading posts, needed to travel to Batavia with trading goods. He had departed from the Nagapatnam coast on August 12. Letters were sent by land route the next day. The ship was first spotted on the 15th of the previous month, and two days later the ship's crew came ashore. Isaak Seloover, the new second in command of the northern district and a junior merchant, arrived with his family to replace Hermanus van Suchtelen, who was also a junior merchant and former second in command.

On the last day of August, there was a financial transaction in which a debt of 14,635 1/12 rixdollars (or 21,953 guilders, 2 stuivers, 8 penningen) was being settled. The following payments were made:

• 5,431 rixdollars and 30 stuivers in returns
• 9,206 1/15 rixdollars in cash and various gold and silver works delivered to the chief merchant Appolonius van Noort

The total amount came to 14,637½ rixdollars (or 21,956 guilders, 5 stuivers). The remaining balance would be settled once the returns were accepted by the East India Company and the merchants could sell their gold and silver works, or deliver quality cloth instead. On the first of the current month, it was decided to withdraw the charge against Seloover for the amount of this debt.

Wolraart and his colleagues wrote about trade and fabric sales from Sadraspatnam. They sent copies of fabric sales records from 1696 in Amsterdam to their superiors. The document was signed in Geldria on November 28, 1698 by:

• Barthout van Slingelant
• Isaacq Seloover
• Hans Wolf
• Pieter Elsevier
• Dirck Hackaart
• Joannes Dubbeldaard

Leuenken Marten served as clerk for this document.

On a goods receipt from Coromandel dated September 9, 1740, the following items were recorded at different storage locations:

• At the ammunition house, received by J.D. Kelder: 6 gunpowder brushes
• At the equipment warehouse, received by Anthonij Clasen: 6 Dutch canvas sheets
• At the lumber yard, received by C.L. Simons:
  • 793 good jati planks
  • 114 torn pieces
  • 93 torn pieces of 2-6 feet, broken and unusable

The document was witnessed by commissioners A.M. Seloover and J.A. Dormieust, and drawn up by B. van Duijn at the castle in Nagapatnam on September 5, 1740.

On September 6, 1713, several officials in Mazulipatnam signed important documents that were sent to Bengal via a boat called the Maria. The signatories were G. Westrenen, J. Seloover, Johan Wijs, and Steenlack. The documents were certified by secretary J. Dipoors.

From Cormandel on September 12, 1739, several employment contracts were updated. Bastiaan Hheijt from Rotterdam came to India in 1734 on the ship Adriehem as a mate earning 7 guilders. As a provisional assistant, he was promoted to full assistant with 20 guilders monthly for a new 5-year contract. Abraham Seloover from Daateherom joined the Company in 1717 as a soldier earning 9 guilders monthly. In 1725, he became an assistant earning 24 guilders. Upon request and contract expiration, he was promoted to bookkeeper with 30 guilders monthly for a new 3-year contract. The document mentions Hans Hendrik Heijtman from Hoesum.

• Bad governance in that region
• Problems with the roads

• 10 pieces weighing 4.3 units, found to be 14 rias in weight
• 15 pieces weighing 5.4 units, found to be 17¼ rias
• 7 pieces weighing 5.4 units, found to be 17¾ rias

On August 17, 1713, in Cormandel, officials signed a document regarding financial records from the general pay office in Batavia. The signatories were G. Westrenen, I. Seloover, and Joh. Wijl. The document was marked in the margin as being from Masulipatnam. The commissioned officials verified that the letters and authentic attachments matched their authentic copies in the Castle of Batavia on November 24, 1713. The verification was signed by J. Vander poorte, W. Radder, and Jr Drodati.