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On July 14, 1721, David Walschaart, a notary in Amsterdam, recorded statements from Jacob Hillebrandsz and Claas Hendriksz. They testified at the request of merchant Joan Stadlander about events involving wine merchant Hendrik Wesseling.

The testimony concerned events from July 1718, when Wesseling had visited Stadlander's house. Wesseling asked why Stadlander would not deliver tobacco to the widow of Sijmen Jansz Bation, who lived in Friesland. When Stadlander replied that he would not deliver without payment, Wesseling clearly stated that the tobacco should be delivered on his account.

The witnesses confirmed they were present during this conversation and saw and heard everything themselves. Isaac Deucheren and Dirk Daam were present as additional witnesses when this statement was recorded.

The text describes a series of legal transfers and contracts in Heemstede. On January 29, 1596, there was a transfer benefiting Engeltje Huijgen, widow of Jan Fransz the lock keeper, through a representative of Nicolaas van der Wiele. A decree was issued by the Forest Keeper and two Master Servants of Brederode on September 19, 1605. A contract was made between Sijmen Jansz van Dosum and Egbert van Borvelt on September 1, 1627. On February 1, 1630, Sijmon van Josum and Elisabeth Sluijs transferred property to Gerard van Teijlingen in Heemstede. Purchase conditions were set on December 30, 1642. Johan Sellengre, who was married to Maria van Teijlingen, made a transfer to Anna Seijmans, widow of Joan van Bosvelt, in Heemstede on May 6, 1643. Finally, Johan de Ridder van Berken made a transfer to Adriaan.

In this list of Dutch people from various cities, we can see several merchant or sailor names and their associated locations. Among them are Pieter Jacobsz from Akkum, Sijmen Romkesz Groenewout from Doekum, and Jan Jansz Kroon. Christiaan Christiaansz is linked to both Sonderburg and Gothenburg. Laurens Andries and Bamb Christiansz are from Haarlem, while Willem van Dijk and Jan van Tongeren are associated with Hoesum. Simon Cornelisz is from Driest, and Jurrian Buirrensz is from Abenrad. Jan Jansz Kreuningh is listed with Ankeveen, Koert Jpsz and Willem Sunderland are from Rotterdam, and Cornelis de Leenie is also from Rotterdam. Finally, Joannes van Oreninel, Jan Jacobsz Bakker from Herling, and Anthoni Bredesteijn from Amsterdam complete the list.

• Craftsmen included:
  • Reijnier Jansz van Dooren, a comb maker
  • Roeloff Harmensz, a shoemaker
  • Pieter vanden berge, a cooper
  • Philips Coene, a silk worker
  • Pieter ijsbaertsz, a meat cutter
  • Pieter Gerritsz, a house carpenter
• Merchants and traders included:
  • Sijmen Jansz, a merchant
  • Pieter munnis, a merchant
  • Lowres Watelier, a merchant
  • Meijndert Andriesz, a bacon merchant
• Maritime workers included:
  • Pieter Jansz and Pieter Claesz, both sailors
  • Lourents pietersz, a seafarer
• Notable women included several widows:
  • Pauwtien Dirx
  • Lijsbeth Lourens
  • Lijsbeth Jacobs
  • Marritgen Pieters

This appears to be a list of Dutch citizens, possibly from a city register or tax record. The list includes merchants, craftsmen, widows and various other people mentioned by their occupations. Notable people include:

• Lambert Gerritsz, who was associated with a skipper named Maerten Walichsz
• Lucas van Valckenburg
• Maria van Beaumont
• Mathijs Coenen
• Mathijs Clemmer
• Pieter Claesz, who was a shipbuilder
• Pieter Jansz, who worked as a searcher (possibly a customs inspector)
• Pieter Willemsz Hooft
• Sr. Anthonisz Baeck

• Skippers
• Shipbuilders
• Woodworkers
• Blacksmiths
• Chest makers

On an unspecified date, Jacob Pondt, a public notary in Amsterdam, took testimonies from three men who had served on a ship called 'd kath'. These men were:

• Tjeert Dircksz Backer, a 30-year-old skipper
• Borger Borgertsz Hardenborch, a 28-year-old surgeon
• Francoijs Schevallier, a 30-year-old writer

The ship was captained by Cornelis van Hoogelock. The testimonies were requested by Pieter van Alteren, a knight and legal official. The witnesses described an incident that occurred around March in the skipper's cabin. The skipper and writer were lying in their bunks while Lieutenant Wilhelmus van Wijbinga and the surgeon were sitting up. They were having a discussion about surgery. When the lieutenant couldn't properly answer the surgeon's questions about surgery (despite having previously served as a surgeon), the writer began laughing. This angered the lieutenant, who stood up saying this matter didn't concern the writer, and then approached the writer's bunk with a drawn knife.

On March 18, 1676, several events were documented at Castle Orangie in Malejo. Anna Pareera, who was mentioned as an older sister, would inherit property. If she were to die, it would pass to her daughter Lucia. The document also describes an argument between a ship's captain and a master (teacher or officer). The captain accused the master of being drunk and selling alcohol by the mug during a voyage. Herman Hermansz, Cornelis Willemsz, Jan Babtista, and Abraham Jansz were present as witnesses. A. Olossz signed as secretary. The document was later reviewed and amended, adding that the captain had accused the master of running a tavern on his ship. Abraham Jansz declared he received half a rijksdaalder from Francois Simon and gave it to the master for drinks. The final statements were witnessed by bookkeeper Dirik Degheijn and assistant Gerbrandt Prioft.

On December 24, 1682, on the island of Mauritius, Jacob Baldin (also written as Jacob Caldi or Jacob Caldin), who served as a provisional corporal, appeared before the island's leadership council and ship's council of the fluyt ship "Baaren". The meeting was witnessed by several officials:

• Isaacq Joannes Lamotius
• Abraham Jacobsz (also written as Abram Jacobsz)
• Theunis Jansz de Hoop
• Hans Brughm
• Jacob Davidts
• Jacob Adriaensz

During this meeting, Baldin had a statement read to him three times. Each time, he confirmed its truthfulness and signed it with his usual signature.

On June 28, 1687, three leaders of the Saint Peter's Guild in Amsterdam made a sworn statement before public notary David Staffmaker Varlet. The guild leaders were:

• Sijmon Janse
• Claas Gerritsz Luijt
• Jan Janse

They testified about two children:

• Hans (15 years old)
• Aeffje (11 years old)

These children's parents were Ouwert Gerritse and Kisje Hans. The guild leaders confirmed that Ouwert Gerritse was a member of their guild and operated a water ship while living in Amsterdam. They also knew his father, Gerrit Gerritse, who was also a water ship operator, as was his grandfather, also named Gerrit Gerritse. They stated that Ouwert Gerritse's ancestors had been guild members for as long as anyone could remember, which meant they must have been citizens of Amsterdam.

Between August 19 and September 6, many ships arrived at and departed from the harbor. Ships came from St. Domingo, St. Eustatius, Rio de Lache, Anguilla, Martinique, St. Croix, and the Coast of Caracas. They carried various goods including:

• Agricultural products: indigo, tobacco, sugar, corn, peas, beans, honey, cacao
• Food items: bacon, flour, oil, hams
• Other goods: hats, candles, soap, yellow dyewood, turtle shells, hides, grease

Notable captains included:

• Pieter Radies with the Postillon
• Schabod Louttit with the Abigail
• Jan Tommel with the Young Willem
• Baltazar Iansz with the 2 Confraters
• William Baal with the Anna

Ships departed to various destinations including Coast of Caracas, Rio de Lache, Tortola, New York, and Zeeland.

• Iorio Wanting from Root Eijland bought 1 young person
• Domine Antoni purchased 2 men and 1 girl
• Abraham Calwaart from Saint Martin bought 1 young person
• Pieter Heijliger from Saint Eustatius bought 1 woman
• Aenriques Benners from Saint Eustatius bought 2 men
• Domine Antoni Couan bought 1 young person
• Pieter Hendrikh from Saint Eustatius bought 3 women
• Mosis Ben Jamin from Saint Eustatius bought 1 young person
• William Goms from Anguila bought 7 men, 2 women, and 1 girl

• 134 barrels of brown sugar
• 20 barrels of white sugar
• 2 barrels of common sugar
• 177 bales of cotton
• 3 sealed bags containing 3,000 pieces of eight (coins)

• Abraham Calwaart from Sint Maarten: 1 young person
• Pieter Heijliger from Sint Eustatius: 1 woman
• Henriques Benners from Sint Eustatius: 2 men
• Antoni Couan: 1 young person
• Pieter Hendrik from Sint Eustatius: 3 women
• Mosis Ben Jamin from Sint Eustatius: 1 young person
• William Goms from Anguilla: 7 men, 2 women, and 3 young girls

On April 21, soldiers were sent to St. Eustatius. The text mentions difficulties with record-keeping of these military personnel, noting that no previous lists had been received from commanders Cansimons Donker or Gerard De Mejrsche. Ships named 'de Eendrg' and 'Juff Johanna Maria' arrived with soldiers to strengthen the garrison. Captain Pieter Bernand's ship 'de Kanna Maria' ran aground on the lee shore. Due to strong winds and rough surf, the ship broke apart, and few goods were salvaged undamaged despite day and night recovery efforts. The Commander of Son Aijre, Hans Iusgen Cramer, died recently. Pieter Scholten was temporarily appointed as his replacement, pending approval. Pieter de Velder, Second Inspector of foreign vessels, requested dismissal, and Llonard Francen took over his duties. Pieter Verloo, the only house carpenter in the Company's service, requested a salary increase from 20 to 25 guilders per month due to his heavy workload, which was granted pending approval.

• The widow of Lucas van Beverhout sold brown sugar to Hubert van Hermaal
• Lucas Doeke Grobe traded purple-brown sugar with Albertio Hoomoet
• Moses Benjamin sold brown sugar and indigo to multiple merchants including Jan Blomsaat, Jacob Medelhore, Cornelis de Ruijter, and Goaltuis Graaflant
• Abraham Bibin, Barent Cooijmans, Michiel Joseph Leri, and Gerard Bruijn received cotton shipments
• Samuel Sadok traded cotton with Joseph Marcus Druscher
• Pieter Bedogh, Pieter Heijliger, and Pieter Hendrikx dealt in both cotton and brown sugar
• Simon De Graaff, Fredrik Gijsen, and Teofilis Salomons all traded brown sugar with Hubert van Hermaal
• Jan Ellis sold brown sugar and cotton to Cornelis De Ruijter and Willem Houthuijsen

On May 2, 1726, cargo was loaded onto the ship Magdalena, captained by Edward Bailey, destined for Amsterdam. The cargo consisted of various trade goods:

• Pieter Heiliger sent to Barnardus Hagelis: 15 containers of brown sugar weighing 8,946 pounds, and 7 bales of cotton weighing 1,619 pounds
• David Doval sent to Anthony Pajol: 16 containers of brown sugar weighing 40,815 pounds, and 1 container of white sugar weighing 687 pounds
• Jan Salomons sent to Anthony Laujol: 9 containers of brown sugar weighing 5,436 pounds
• Jan Ellis sent to Edward Bailey: 2 containers of brown sugar weighing 1,368 pounds
• Pieter Hassel sent to Barnardus Hagelis: 2 containers of brown sugar weighing 1,166 pounds, and 3 bales of cotton weighing 656 pounds
• Jan Markoe sent to Anthony Laujol: 6 containers of brown sugar weighing 4,419 pounds, and 1 bale of cotton weighing 276 pounds
• Edward Bailey sent to Anthony Lanjol: 20 containers of brown sugar weighing 12,843 pounds
• Moses Benjamin sent to Michael Joseph Levie: 3 containers of brown sugar weighing 1,395 pounds, and 1 container of white sugar weighing 663 pounds

On September 15, 1732, in the meeting at Theenen, a letter was read to the Directors of the Dutch West India Company at the Amsterdam Chamber. The letter mentioned a previous message sent via Captain Dirck Boufet on the ship Anna Gallij. A recent message dated October 24 from Captain Edwan Baijlij was received, confirming payment of ship charges and the loading of military supplies, for which freight and average charges were still to be paid.

The writer hopes for provisions on the next ship, as the warehouse contains only:

• 5 barrels of meat
• 2 barrels of bacon
• 5 barrels of bread
• No peas or barley at all

The letter of recommendation for Raephel Benijamin will be considered. The writer mentions that the local executors of Mooses Benjomin's will, Jan Combes (who has good credit) and Abraham Ravona, will likely satisfy him. The letter concludes with information about the brigantine Sir Thomas, captained by Francis Johan, bound for Amsterdam. The letter was written from St. Eustatius on January 8, 1732 by Everard Raecx.

• Some notable buyers included:
  • Dominee Anthonij Coan
  • Abraham Alwaard from Saint Martin
  • Pieter Heyliger from Saint Eustatius
  • Heuricus Benner from Saint Eustatius
  • Moses Benjamin from Saint Eustatius
  • William Gouw from Angola

This appears to be a population census or transport record listing residents and their household members. The document lists many prominent individuals including Poutes Lordeick Junior, Lordeick Senior, Jan Dewendt, Lucas Doekegroebe Junior, Martin Debora, Willem Baarens, and numerous others. Each entry includes numbers that likely represent household members, possibly categorized by men, women, and children.

Notable family names mentioned include the Cuvelie family (with multiple members including Christiaen, Jacob, Harmanis, and Simon), the Heyleger family (Jan, Abram Senior and Abram Junior), and the Debuyck family (Jooris Senior, Jooris Junior, and the widow of Pieter).

The document also lists several widows (referred to as "Deweduwe") including those of Joores Jums, Abram Calwaart, and Elisabeth Langmeed. The numbers following each name appear to be a count of household members, with some entries showing multiple digits that might represent different categories of residents.

Based on the Dutch language and names, this appears to be an official administrative document from a Dutch settlement or colony, recording population statistics.

In 1743, various merchants in the Dutch Caribbean engaged in sugar and ginger trade. Jan Sargaran, Michiel Casey, Philip and Rafel Benjamin, Simon de Graaf, Andries Julius Pfeifser, Pieter Haszel, Judith Groenevel, Pieter De Weever, Willem Din, Elias Red Thorasius, Edward Baijlij, Jasper Ellis, Michial Arnald, Recappal, Jan Salomons, Pieter Hendricksen, Rasel Pieter and Johannis Heijliger, Andrew Amdain, Fredrick Geysen, Rasel Rodrieges, Elisabeth Stokvis, Charles Galopijn, and Theodorus Godeth were involved in these transactions.

The goods traded were:

• Brown sugar (bruijn suijker)
• White sugar (witte suijker)
• Ginger (gember)

The merchants traded varying quantities of these goods, with transactions ranging from small amounts of just a few pounds to larger shipments of thousands of pounds. Each transaction was recorded with the merchant's name, the type and quantity of goods, and the weight in pounds (lb).

The text appears to be a trade ledger listing various commercial transactions and shipments. The entries show goods being transferred between merchants in what seems to be the Dutch Caribbean during an unspecified period. Several prominent merchants appear multiple times:

• Pieter and Jan Heyliger made multiple shipments to Frederick Berwouts and others
• Simon De Graaf made several transactions with Lanjol & Cordes
• Nicolas Heyliger traded with N. De Ruijter
• Doctor Meier made shipments to various orders

The transactions involve various commodities including cotton bales, sugar, and other goods. The amounts are recorded in different currencies and measurements, with prices ranging from small amounts to over 9,000 units of currency. Some shipments originated from St. Martin, though most locations are not explicitly mentioned.

A letter from Izaac Faasch dated June 27, 1737 discusses cargo on the ship Success, captained by Thomas Smith. Another ship, the Elisabeth, captained by Croekschanks, is also mentioned. The document includes correspondence from Izaack Faesch from July 1737 and from the Council dated June 15, 1737.

The letter is addressed to the Directors of the West Indies Company at the Amsterdam Chamber. It references previous correspondence received on December 2 of the previous year and January 18 of the current year via the Westerburg, as well as letters from October 5 and January 20 via Jan Thonis.

The text mentions that when Monsieur Godet goes to the French islands, he will be informed about what His Excellency has written. Regarding the salt pan at St. Martin, Vice Commander Meijer was ordered to inspect it and provide a report, though this had not yet been carried out at the time of writing.

On February 5, 1731, Governor Everard Raecx wrote a letter from St. Eustatius. He mentioned that Godet had traveled to the French Islands the previous year and submitted a detailed report about his activities there. Raecx was awaiting an answer about whether Jodet or someone else would return to the French Islands to collect the Company's debts. He would notify the authorities about this at the first opportunity. He also mentioned receiving a letter dated November 13 of the previous year through Captain Bailij. The letter confirmed his salary and other arrangements. Raecx expressed his gratitude for these provisions. He delivered documents to Godet and to Willem Stokvis, who received his commission as Secretary and would take his oath at the first meeting. Raecx noted that he had not yet received printed copies of the prolonged charter.

In this document from the Dutch colonial period, an official writes about Jewish residents and legal matters in a colony. The official explains that during their time in office, the Jewish population has always had freedom of religion, and no discrimination has been made between them and others in any legal cases. The first Wednesday of each month was set as a court day, which was announced the Sunday before.

The writer mentions that in Curacao, where many more Jews lived, there was less conflict among them than among the few Jews in this colony, who frequently had disputes that needed to be settled. The official assures that justice is maintained properly without regard to a person's status.

The document discusses a specific case involving Moses Benjamin and Gualtieres Iraaffland, concerning a debt for wine. After Moses Benjamin's death, his executors pursued the case. The writer expresses surprise that Iraaffland has complained about outstanding claims, noting that if there were more claims, they should have been brought forward, and that everyone would receive the same justice as always.

The document ends with a reference to printed copies regarding the extension of an charter and regulations, which the official had not received and therefore could not publish.