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This appears to be a Dutch tax or census record listing personal payments ("hoofdgeld") and slave taxes ("slaaven") in unknown date. The amounts are recorded in Pesos. Notable entries include:

• David Sterling and Jacob Sterling paid 4 pesos each
• Samuel Sergent and Gerrit Pieter Schonewolt paid 2 pesos each
• Widow of Salomon van Mord Senior paid 4 pesos
• Abraham Salsedo paid 21 pesos
• Isaac van Abraham Senior paid 40 pesos
• Victor Tessel paid 9 pesos
• Johannes de Veer Abraham and Abraham de Veer Johannes were also listed as taxpayers

The document shows payments for both personal tax and slave ownership, with amounts ranging from 1 to 40 pesos. The records mention many Jewish names, suggesting this was from a community with a significant Jewish population. The total amount being transported ("Transporteere") was 1560 pesos.

In a list of residents from Curaçao, various people are recorded along with numbers that likely represent household members or enslaved persons. Notable entries include David Sterling, Jacob Sterling, and the Senior family members including Isaac, Abraham, and Nicolaas. Several widows are mentioned, including those of Solomon Senior, Benjamin de Solas, and David Suaris. The de Veer family appears to be significant with Johannes de Veer and Abraham de Veer having larger numbers associated with their entries. The list also includes several prominent Dutch and Portuguese Jewish names, reflecting the diverse population of colonial Curaçao. The entries include numbers that add up to running totals, suggesting this may be a tax record or census document. Multiple individuals named Suaris, Thijssen, and van Uitrecht are listed, indicating the presence of extended family groups in the colony.

• 5 old large cinnamon trees
• 260 hedeweke trees (large and small)
• 170 aloebod trees (large and small)
• 100 godeparas trees (large and small)
• 80 dieparaas trees (large and small)
• 10 mililes trees
• 30 hanpaleda trees
• 50 bookeres trees
• 60 vanoekeres trees
• 50 welipianna trees

• 30 kekoene trees
• 20 pelen trees
• 150 badoelle trees
• 100 malebatte trees (large and small)
• 40 kirchimdie trees
• 20 omkende trees
• 10 ettembe trees

• the Vidaan writer Setoenge-Appohamij
• Jodemal
• Gode Kanganij
• Menick Genaijde

• Do everything possible to meet production intentions
• Increase delivery quantities within the year
• Improve yarn quality where possible
• In Tagal, focus on producing finer yarn despite being unable to increase quantity

• They claimed no women could be found with the knowledge to spin yarn as fine as the provided samples
• They were already very busy
• The quantity could not be increased because they were already struggling to meet existing obligations

• Expand cotton yarn supply
• Improve yarn winding
• Make threads finer and more even

• Women in rural areas did the spinning and winding without proper supervision
• Quality depended on how much effort each worker chose to put in
• Workers were forced to produce cotton yarn as a service to their rulers
• People received very little payment for their work

Local leaders, who mostly lived in large houses, were advised to set up workplaces in their homes in well-located spots. Women from villages in their districts would work there under supervision of either the leader's wife or someone else with the required knowledge. These supervisors would teach the women to spin fine and even thread.

The women were expected to work for a full week at these locations. Every Saturday when going home, they would receive their wages directly from the leader. The payment was calculated based on the price the Company paid for each picol of cotton yarn, which could be converted into skeins.

After one week, a new group of women would replace them. The system was arranged so women who worked for one week could stay home for two weeks before returning to work.

This plan was expected to face many difficulties at first:

• Women could not be away from home for so long
• They needed to go to the market
• They had to cook for their husbands
• They had to take care of their children
• For many, the workplace was too far away
• Husbands were reluctant to let their wives go so far
• Most importantly, it was not traditional custom

• A harmful indifference towards work
• People feeling they had worked enough once they could provide basic necessities
• No possibility to save money

• These problems would quickly disappear
• Women would become more diligent and attentive
• Men would share in their wives' earnings
• Men would put special effort into cotton cultivation

In 1822, H. Kleyn van de Poll requested access to printed documents concerning the Cirebon case that were produced for members of the States General. The text mentions several other individuals including J. van de Poll, G. van de Poll, W. Poolman, and H. W. C. Potthast. Potthast was a concessionaire for the construction and operation of a railway from Samarang to the Principalities in Java. A sergeant was proposed for an honorable reward. The document also references:

• Matters relating to the timing of salary payments for a clerk to be appointed at the Department of Colonies
• Traditional inheritance law (adat poesaka)
• Justice and Police matters
• Transportation systems
• Honorary decorations

During the rule of Governor Cornelis van der Duijn, various Malay letters were received in Manado between August 14, 1693 and September 8, 1693. These included:

• A letter from King Laloda Mockoago of Magondos to Manado's chief H.I. Steijnkuijler, written on July 18, 1693 and received on August 14, 1693
• A letter from the King of Taboecan, written on June 22, 1693
• A letter from the old King of Manganitoe, written on June 2, 1693

Dutch translations were made of all these letters.

The King Dato Boeisan wrote to Governor Cornelis van der Duijn, who governed the lower regions of Celebes. The King received the Governor's letter requesting him to come over. However, due to his old age and inability to endure sea travel, he asked to be excused. Instead, he sent his son Kitjil Samsialam to appear before the East India Company. The letter also mentioned amber and included a Malay translation. It was received by Governor Van der Duijn on May 21, 1694.

On April 30, 1694, Dato Boeisan wrote a letter to the Dutch East India Company. He expressed his loyalty as an ally, mentioning that even though there were some small conflicts, he remained faithful. He mentioned sending his son Samsialam to demonstrate this loyalty. He warned the Company not to believe rumors and lies about him, suggesting they should ask him directly if they heard such stories. He signed off with many greetings as their friend.

A Malayan letter tells about the exchange between Raja Dato Boeisan and governor Cornelis van der Duijn in 1694. Raja Dato Boeisan received a letter from governor Van der Duijn and expressed gratitude for it. The governor had invited him to visit, but Raja Dato Boeisan apologized because he was too old to travel by sea. Instead, he sent his young son Prince Samkialam to meet with the governor's Company. The prince delivered this message on April 30, 1694, and it was received on May 21 of the same year.

Augustin Laomba's wife, the daughter of teacher Johannes Tais, had an affair with Laloengolij. Before their marriage, according to local custom in Leiden, they had exchanged wedding gifts including a gold coin, a Patola cloth, a double-strand gold coral necklace, and a heavy Caidipan cloth worth 3 units. They married after a courtship of 11 months. After discovering his wife's infidelity, Laloengolij was punished and had to pay 15 Caidipan cloths. This incident caused conflict between husband and wife. Later, Corporal Reitsen Reijniersz and some Caidipan people brought Augustin Laomba to his wife, but she refused to reconcile with him.

In a letter dated March 15, 1694 (received May 19, 1694), Princess Dona Madalena Linkakoa from the village of Boelangitang and her chiefs (Bobatos) wrote to Governor Cornelis van der Duijn, who ruled on behalf of the Dutch East India Company at Castle Oranje on Ternate island. The letter concerned matters regarding Augustin Laomba and his wife Saniki.

In Bool and Attingola, some married couples were separating permanently from their spouses. The husbands became angry and ashamed when their wives repeatedly committed adultery. The men then went on to marry other women, while their former wives did the same with other men. When this was discovered, no punishment came from the Company (Dutch East India Company) authorities. Because of this lack of consequences, Augustin Laomba and Sahoeroeff followed these examples and did the same thing.