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On October 28, 1710, Jasper Jans van Vliet and Magdalena Jans Glok took out a loan (obligation) in favor of Tijtie Jaspers.

On May 6, 1664, a request was submitted to the High Court of Flanders, which was based in Middelburg in Zeeland. The request came from Magdalena Jans Verhoeff, who was the widow of Peter Gabrielsen from Groede, along with Johannes de Potter and Johannis de Ree. They were acting on behalf of themselves and as guardians of the underage children and heirs of Bertham Rombouts de Potter.

The case concerned Bertham Rombouts de Potter's position as a court messenger. Peter Gabrielsen had stood as guarantor for this position for the sum of 100 pounds. Bertham was later given another position as a collector of reports and special funds, though Peter Gabrielsen had never acted as guarantor for this second position.

This legal document from 853-854 describes financial settlements involving multiple parties. Maria vander Have received a marriage portion of 600 florins, which combined with 1000 florins from another source totaled 1600 florins. Various debts are listed:

• 8 florins owed to the French orphanage for wages
• 23 florins owed to Hendrick van Lochum, a surgeon
• 83 florins owed to Dirck Pieterse Keijser
• 78 florins and 18 stuivers advanced by Magdalena Harmens for death duties

The total debts amounted to 1,792 florins and 18 stuivers, leaving 1,513 florins, 12 stuivers, and 8 pennies to be divided. The total sum was 3,306 florins, 10 stuivers, and 8 pennies. Half of this (756 florins, 16 stuivers, 4 pennies) would go to the complainants, and the other half to the heirs of Magdalena Jans. From the heirs' portion, deductions would be made for:

• Half of the 500 florins pledged to the Lutheran church and poor
• Money loaned by Jan Roelofse to the heirs
• Half of the legacies paid to the heirs upon Magdalena Jans' death
• Death duties of Magdalena Jans, which were to be paid entirely by her heirs

In Amsterdam, several legal documents were recorded, including marriages, wills, and business agreements. Jacob Bartels and Hans Paulus made a donation to Barent Paulussen. Jacob de Bruijn gave power of attorney to Jan Claessen Bruijn. Jan Engelen sold a barge to Jacob Harmanssen. Jasper Janssen Linnewever gave power of attorney to Claes Cornelissen Strompel. Juriaen Harman vander Hipsch, a surgeon, and Wijbrechta Sluijters made a marriage contract stating they would not share property.

Lijsbeth vanden Hende and Hans de Cleeff made a mutual will. Lijsbeth Thomas, widow of Adriaen Dircxen, made both a will and later a codicil. Lambert Telghuijs and Feijcke Pieters recorded the sale of a house. Levijntje Jans vander Sluijs and Gerrit Janssen made a mutual will. Maria Rijsingh and Johannes Lucassen Brouwer also made a mutual will.

Marcus from Schleswig-Holstein made a bond and transfer to Jacob Keusel, a cloth shearer. Matheus Anna, who married Maria de Marees, made a transfer to the orphaned children of Captain Dionijs Tronoqnoij. Maritje Pieters and Geertie Pieters Sluijm created a mutual will.

This appears to be a payroll record for military personnel. The document lists various soldiers, junior officers, quartermasters, and support staff along with their pay in guilders. Some notable positions include:

• Soldiers, including Jacob Jansen, Harman Lambertsz, and Francois Lescoerije
• Junior officers like Pieter van Achter and David Tamwel
• Quartermasters including Jan Joonissz and Willem Jacobsen
• Support staff such as:
  • Schoolmasters Gonsalvo Novis and Jacob Willemsen
  • Tailors Cornelis Claret and Lorbys de Costa
  • Barber Knocks
  • Drummer Jan de Crinille

The payment amounts vary from 10 to 20 guilders per person. The document includes calculations for provisions and supplies, including wine and meat rations. The total amount transported or carried forward was 2,632 guilders, 17 stuivers, and 7 penningen.

On January 20, 1707, the ship Nepthunus departed from Amsterdam. Several shipbuilders and workers signed this document, including Pieter Adams, Leendert Huijsman, Martinus Jacobs, Lumer Ruymers, Pieter Leegering, Pieter Vissar, Isaak Roelofs, and Godlieb Albregt.

Following orders from June 14, 1766, and a general patriarchal letter from October 21, 1766, the head shipbuilder from Onrust Island provided information about the capabilities of shipbuilders who arrived from the Netherlands in 1786. The document lists their wages from different ports:

• Amsterdam with ship Alblassertam: 50 florins
• Rotterdam: 44 florins
• Middelburg: 40 florins
• Dunkirk: 24 florins
• Carlshoofd with ship De Ystroom: 48 florins
• Rotterdam: 34 florins
• Langesund: 34 florins
• Danzig: 32 florins

The document was addressed to Governor-General Willem Arnold Alting and the Council of the Dutch East Indies, including Jan Schuijt and Carrel Eberson.

• Stralsund
• Riga
• Copenhagen
• Danzig
• Liverpool
• Stockholm
• St. Petersburg

• Rye
• Herring
• Hemp
• Wood
• Oil
• Sugar
• Salt
• Wine

On October 17, 1738, many ships traveled between Baltic and North Sea ports. Johannas Fredriks sailed between Harlingen and Narva carrying lumber. Jochim Htender went from Stockholm to Port Louis with iron. Throughout the following days, vessels transported various goods like herring, timber, hemp, grain, coal, tobacco, and iron between ports including Amsterdam, London, Copenhagen, Riga, Stockholm, and Bergen.

Notable merchants included Charles Dundas sailing between Liverpool and St. Petersburg, Cornelis Barrat traveling from Sunderland to Königsberg, and John Ritchie going to Danzig with herring. Several Dutch captains like Hessel Jans from Warga and Claes Douwes from Workum participated in Baltic trade.

By October 22, 1738, more ships were recorded, including ones headed to Iceland and carrying various cargoes between the Baltic and North Sea ports. William Chambris, Casper Redepenning, and other captains transported goods like salt, fish, timber and hemp between ports such as Bremen, Amsterdam, Copenhagen and Danzig.

The records continue through October 25, 1738, showing continued trade activity with captains like John Bonner and Claes Teunis sailing various routes, carrying cargoes including grain, lumber, and herring between ports.

In April 1766, many ships sailed between ports in the Baltic Sea and Western Europe. Captains including Wessel Willems, Hans Jacob Barf, and Cornelis Pophes transported various goods like:

• Timber (balken)
• Wine (wijn)
• Grain (rogge)
• Planks (deelen)

The main ports involved were:

• Danzig (modern Gdańsk)
• Copenhagen
• Hamburg
• London
• Stockholm
• Amsterdam

Many ships came from the Dutch Republic, particularly from Friesland regions like Workum, Dockum, and Lemmer. Scandinavian captains from Denmark and Sweden were also active in this trade. The records show that by May 1766 (30. Malij 1766), this maritime trade continued between the Baltic ports and western destinations like Bordeaux and London.

On July 8, 1770, Adriano Baars, a notary public approved by the noble court of Holland and residing in Amsterdam, recorded that Jacob Haliaender, a well-known merchant of this city, appeared before him. Haliaender represented his company, which included Mardochaij and Jacob Italiaander and associates. He appointed Hans Kuhl from Liebai to collect debts from Laurens Reuter and Daufsij Juj Brindongk, totaling 1,758 guilders according to a letter dated December 1722.

The outstanding debts were to be collected from various individuals:

• Juda Benjamin Michiel in Mittau: 111.28 guilders
• Juda Hnkel in Segara: 51.33 guilders
• Juda Salomon in Segara: 27.70 guilders
• Hagedoor in Polsa: 716.71 guilders
• Various people in the country: 40.00 guilders

The total sum amounted to 1,145.15 guilders.

• Bremen
• Copenhagen (written as Coppenhagen)
• Stockholm
• Bordeaux (written as Boordeeux)
• Königsberg (written as Coningsburg)
• Petersburg

• Fish (vis)
• Salt (sout)
• Wheat (Tarwe)
• Herring (haereng)
• Ballast

On August 27, 1705, various merchant ships were recorded traveling between ports. The ships carried diverse cargo including planks, wine, salt, wood, staves, ash and hemp. The vessels sailed between ports such as London, Königsberg, Bordeaux, Hamburg, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Riga, and Amsterdam. Notable captains included Michel Geerman, Charles Coustneij, Philip Smith, Pieter Hansen, Jan Carl Pohlman, and Joseph Dopsen.

Trading continued on August 28-30, 1705 with more ships sailing between the Baltic Sea, North Sea, and various European ports. Captains such as John Harrison, Charles Jackson, and Johan Wellman transported goods including timber, staves, and salt.

Records show continued maritime activity with ships traveling between ports like Riga, Venice, St. Petersburg, and Lisbon. Cargo included flax, herring, tea, and hemp. Notable captains from this period included Benjamin Kennet, Johan Dreijer, and Hans Christ Wissen.

In Suriname, a soldier named Christian Benjamen Cruceus from Soran served under Captain Arij Poort. His contract was extended on May 25, 1774. He earned 7.10 guilders monthly. Another soldier, Pieter Hendrik Sincke (also known as Schinke), and Andries Neimer from Langesund also served in the military.

Pieter Herbst from Treebrugge was also a soldier earning 7.10 guilders monthly.

Records show that on May 7, 1768, soldiers sailed from Texel on a ship called "Sorg en Trouw". Later, another ship called "Johanna Elisabeth" under Captain Jan Pieterse also sailed from Texel. A soldier from Hamburg was discharged with a passport as unfit for service on March 15. His contract had been extended in December 1774.

On May 7, 1726, Adrian Baars, a notary in Amsterdam, was asked by the widow Conwenhoven and her sons, merchants in the city, to formally request Philippe Maurois, also a merchant, to accept a bill of exchange. The bill was for 700 guilders and was payable to widow Catharina Hermand Hoyers or to her order within 14 days. Maurois responded that he had orders regarding the ship but not for goods. The notary then officially protested the non-acceptance of the bill of exchange in the presence of witnesses Jean Schut and Joseph Helof.

This historical document lists various Danish and Norwegian trading ports and customs stations from 1349. The main trading ports in Denmark included Praestoe, Wordingborg, Nestved (with customs at Rarebeks), Schielsckior, Corsor, Callundborg, and Samsoe. Other significant Danish ports were Aalborg, Aarhuus, Ribe, and Randers.

In Norway, major customs and loading places included Christiania (modern-day Oslo), Bergen, Drontheim, and Christiansand. These ports were authorized to handle both loading and unloading of goods from foreign places, as well as trade between kingdoms and dioceses.

Special regulations applied to certain ports:

• Slaben was only permitted to handle limestone
• Some ports could only handle grain from Denmark
• Select ports were restricted to timber exports to foreign locations
• Certain ports were limited to trade with Norwegian market towns only

On October 7, 1737, a business agreement was made in Amsterdam between merchants Schade and Berg and ship captain Sijne Linnes from Mackum. The agreement was recorded by public notary Adrian Baars with witnesses present. Captain Linnes commanded a smack (type of sailing vessel) called the "Juffrouw Catharina" which was certified seaworthy for transporting merchant goods. The agreement stated that the captain would:

• Sail from Amsterdam to Langesund with goods loaded by the merchants
• Deliver these goods to the merchants' correspondent in Langesund
• Load the ship with timber or other goods within 10 consecutive days after arrival and unloading

On November 27, 1748, in Batavia, the Water Fiscal (water police officer) Henricus Jacobus van Suchtelen presented a declaration to the Council of Justice. The Council reviewed the case of two detained persons:

• Casper Andries Does, who was released without costs
• Jacobus Quitl, who was sentenced to:
  • Be severely whipped behind the town hall
  • Be put in chains
  • Work without pay on public works for 2 years
  • Be banished

The declaration was presented to Council President Reynier Stapel and other council members.

• There was no case against Casper Andries Does
• Casper should be released
• Quik should be punished for making false accusations
• Quik should pay all legal costs
• However, because of Quik's young age, the court might show leniency

On Wednesday, November 27, 1748, water bailiff Henricus Jacobus van Suchtelen presented a declaration to President Reynier Stapel and other members of the Council of Justice at the Castle. The declaration concerned Jacobus Quik from Tergouw, a young sailor in the service of the East India Company. According to an examination conducted November 13 before clerk Pieter Brandenburg and witnesses, Quik stated that about 6 weeks before the examination, while serving under the flag after leaving his ship, he was sleeping in an assigned cage when fellow prisoner Casper Andries Does from Langesund called out to him because he was lying too close.

The text lists customs and toll collection points in Denmark and Norway in the 340. It covers many coastal towns and trading posts. In Denmark, major ports included Copenhagen, Roskilde, and Aalborg. In Norway, significant customs points were at Bergen, Christiania (now Oslo), and Stavanger. The document states that if goods were shipped through locations not mentioned in this list, they would be subject to Article 21 of the trading regulations.

The ports are divided into two main sections:

• Danish ports, primarily in Zealand and along the coast
• Norwegian ports, mainly along the western and southern coast

During May 1766, many ship captains and merchants were trading between various ports. Notable captains included Benjamin Longdahle, John Watson, Charles Sleight, and Francis Knags. They sailed between ports like London, Hull, Newcastle, and Copenhagen.

Several Norwegian captains such as Peter Boij Simonsen, William Kionnefiord, and Nicolaas Johnson were sailing to ports like Friedrikshald and Flechefiord. Nordic traders including Oeke Turians and Reijnow Laurens operated between Hamburg, Bergen, and Flensburg.

The main trade goods included:

• Salt
• Herring
• Fish
• Rice
• Coal
• Grain
• Wine
• Ballast

Key trading ports were:

• Amsterdam
• Danzig
• Bordeaux
• Liverpool
• Stockholm
• Copenhagen
• St. Petersburg

Dutch merchants like Hertje Claesen Swart and Pieter Sioukes Brouwer from Ameland were active in this trade network. British captains including Francis Raw, Thomas Atkinson, and John Smith frequently sailed between London, Sunderland, and Aberdeen.

On March 18, 1654, a labor contract was signed in New Netherlands between employer Jan Pietersz from Langesund and employee Adriaen Blommaert from Maaslandsluis. Blommaert would work as a farm hand at the farm of Hans Hansen in New Netherlands. The contract terms included:

• Salary of 105 guilders per year
• Free meals, lodging, and laundry service
• Free passage to New Netherlands
• Contract duration of 3 years, starting from arrival

On December 29, 1674, a debt transfer was issued in Amsterdam by Gerhard Hansen. The document was transferred to Alaes Jensen of Langesund. On January 2, 1675, it was further transferred to Henrik Hoijer of Stromsoe. The document was validated by Barnardt van der Linde and witnessed by notary public A. Lock.

On February 20, 1791, several people appeared before notary Petrus Johannes Ulenberg in Schiedam. The first party consisted of Jan van Schie the Elder and his wife Anna Verboom. The second party included:

• Cornelis Keet and his wife Anna van Schie from Delfshaven
• Jan Breetveld and his wife Maria van Schie from Graafweg near Nieuwerkerk
• Arij Kool and his wife Trijntje van Schie from Overschie
• Jan van Schie the Younger, an adult single man from the jurisdiction of Kool

All wives were assisted by and authorized through their husbands for this legal proceeding.

• 4 old men's knives
• 6 women's knives with black handles
• 6 small scissors
• 3 hourglasses
• 2 old files
• 1 old tin spoon
• 1 old iron spoon
• Some cases and holders
• 10 sheaths
• Some old handles
• 3 old boxes without lids
• 1 rosewood handle
• 1 glass from an hourglass
• 1 broken drill
• 1 iron awl with green handle
• 1 iron hammer with wooden handle
• 1 drill stock with string