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On October 26, 1742 in Macassar, a document was signed by Secretary G. Fek regarding secret correspondence with the Court of Boni. During a meeting at Castle Rotterdam in Macassar on October 20, 1742, the Chinese Captain Lijouko requested permission to send a vessel each year to the bays of Fontolie and Mandahanag in Celebes. This was a practice previously done by his ancestors, Chinese Captains Ongwatko and Ongiequa. The purpose was to trade for wax, turtle shell, and sea cucumbers.

• 8 bales of Chinese gold thread on paper
• 44 bales of white tea
• 50 baskets of red tea
• 3 baskets of boei tea
• 5,300 coarse gray plates
• 6,400 coarse saucers with a leaf
• 16,000 coarse rice cups
• 40 baskets of colored offering paper
• 49 baskets of coarse Chinese paper
• 19 boxes of offering lights
• 600 bundles of gray offering paper
• 520 hand parasols
• 2 bags with decorated flowers
• 2 bales of varnish
• 38 baskets of wheat flour
• 8 baskets of dried linguis
• 5 baskets of pressed apples
• 722 baskets of Chinese tobacco

In Macassar on October 26, 1742, Lijauko, who was the Chinese Captain there, wrote to Admiral and Governor Adriaan Hendrik Smout and his council. Lijauko mentioned that he had succeeded his grandfather Ongwatko and Onggiqua in this position, with the approval of both the local authorities and the Dutch East Indies government in Batavia.

A report from Macassar dated June 7, 1751 describes that first a leader was appointed. Things remained this way for a long time until the wife of the old Aroe Palacca came to the governor and council to request that Intje Tjoeka be appointed as Captain of the Malays. This was granted to her majesty, and from that time the Malays were first separated from the Captain of the Chinese. After this, the above-mentioned Ongwatko made a request to the honorable N.N., Commissioner of these Eastern Coasts, who had then arrived here from Amboina.

In a letter from Macassar dated June 7, 1751, it was reported that Chinese traders (called parmokangs), whether Muslim or of other faiths, were to be kept separate from other traders. This was approved by officials and granted to Ongwatko on the condition that when Chinese parmokangs died without a will and had no living relatives, their property would be handled by church orphanage officials, as was the custom in Batavia. While all Malay captains followed this request from Ongwatko, this changed during the last three years when Intje Banjar became the Malay captain.

On April 22, 1702, a message was sent from Macassar and received on May 10, 1702 via a boat belonging to Chinese captain Ong Watko. The King of Boni arrived at the castle on May 11 from Chinroma to attend the collection of gifts for himself and Soping, as well as to receive a letter sent by yacht. After being welcomed by commissioners, he visited the governor and council inside the fortress the next day. Before the meal, he had a private conversation with the governor to discuss various matters.

On October 29, 1704, a report from Macassar discussed a situation involving local unrest. The governor and local leaders (mandlaresen) made promises of restitution. If they did not keep their word, they would need to be reminded of their duty and warned about potential consequences of their stubbornness.

The governor agreed and added that he would ensure the mandlaresen would follow through with the restitution of tommers (taxes) and stop their activities in the bay. While handling this matter, the governor wanted to discuss with Radjaboni about sending his people to Demangerij and allowing the excluded Bontonese goegoegoe (official) at his court, both done without informing the East India Company.

When asked about this, Radjaboni expressed surprise at the dissatisfaction over his failure to notify about sending people to help the Macassarese, who had previously assisted him against the Torajans.

On October 29, 1734, in Macassar, an order was issued to free all Ternatans, Macassarans, Buginese people, Bontonders and all other natives without exception. They were required to get permission from the president before entering any rivers and had to first go to the castle of Oedjongpatedang. They needed passes from the Company to sail abroad and had to come to the castle to request these. When Radjabonij later claimed there were no Tominiers among their people, the governor pointed out that on two occasions - May 11, 1700 under van Thije and again in 1701 under Beernink - they had not only acknowledged having these people but had also agreed to release them.

• The Boni Contract's Article 17, which stated that the Tomini Gulf and the eastern coast of Celebes (from Manado to Banggai) belonged to the King of Ternate
• Article 6 of an agreement made on October 10, 1674 with President David Harthouwer and the Mandharese people

On October 29, 1734, there were complaints in Macassar about the Tomimiers who were supposed to be exchanged and sent back. The agreement had not been followed up until then. Additionally, they were supposed to stop sailing and robbing in the Tomini Gulf area, as this was against the contracts. The Council and Government in Ternate had repeatedly complained about both the Mandharese and Boni people. These two groups not only made the gulf unsafe but also committed robbery, murder, and all kinds of violence. If this continued, nobody would be able to stay in the surrounding villages and would have to move elsewhere. When King Nachineana of Boni was approached about these issues in the previous year, he had promised to discuss the matter with the old empire administrator Aroutanette Matona and would work on improvements, but no success had been achieved yet.

On October 29, 1704, there was a meeting in the great garden of Macassar. A high official arrived around 9 o'clock in the rain. After sitting briefly and instructing his people not to wander around during his stay in the garden, he stated he had come only to learn from the governor what the company wanted from the Mandarese before entering into discussions with them. This way, he could adjust himself accordingly and support whatever proposal the governor would make. The governor accepted this reasonable condition without commenting on it. They then got to the matter at hand. The governor said he wanted nothing from the Mandarese except the return of captured colonists, as promised in 1701 during the time of former governor Cornelis Beernink. This was especially important since they had later returned some captured Mandarese from Baca at their request.

In Macassar on October 29, 1734, Governor Pieter Roselaer and the council sent a message about ships that allegedly came from Magindanao. No one had seen these ships arrive, so they believed it was just a rumor. The government planned to meet with Raja Beni and the Mandarese people to discuss stolen Tomminiers and other matters. The king's illness delayed this meeting. However, at Arce Poni's specific request for a private meeting, the governor went with harbor master Jacob Cnyk van Mierop and company translator Jacob Brugman.

On October 29, 1704, people from Macassar and possibly also people with long knives were venturing out, even though Raja Bon denies this due to his order forbidding it. They would go out to steal or buy rice. At the same time, patrol ships in those waters encountered people from Ternate instead of people from Bongies or Mandhares. These individuals robbed people in the villages of their possessions and lives. The authorities planned to speak to the Mandhares people about their inappropriate behavior, warning them that things would go badly for them if they were caught, and that they could avoid trouble if they wanted to. Regarding trade, some people from Magnidanao had arrived for trading purposes, which had been reported in a letter. The friends in Ternate seemed very worried about this. The main reason for their arrival was to bring over some Magnidanao people at someone's request.

On May 22, 1703, from Timor, the chief merchant Johannes van Alphen tried to discover where the Makassarese Dissajara had gone while in Lissauw. Nobody could provide information, except that they believed he was staying with old Captain Domingo da Costa, who had allowed Dissajara to stay in Liffauw two years earlier.

The second-in-command Thomas Dreda, returning from Solor, brought back a Makassarese and a Javanese sailor, along with 7 pikols and 12 katis of Chinese wax from the village of Logaballa. These sailors had been imprisoned because they, while working for Chinese captain Ongwatko from Batavia, had committed murder. They were supposed to transport 27 pikols of wax to their master's ship near Belo on Timor's east coast. Near Bato Poetie, they killed their Chinese crew member and two Portuguese from Macao, throwing the bodies overboard, before landing at Logoballa.

Ongwatko filed a complaint using incorrect names, wrongly accusing Van Alphen instead of Dreda. Two of the criminals were caught by chief Voetie on Boling, while two others escaped but were later captured on March 1. The Javanese sailor Abdul from Chirbon died in prison on April 22. The case was resolved with a formal sentence and execution on April 23.

• 27 picols of wax
• 0.5 picols of tortoiseshell

• 7 picols and 12 kati of Chinese wax

• Delivered to the chief officer in Kupang
• Witnessed by two commissioners
• Stored in Company warehouses

On October 14, 1727, in Macassar, there was a discussion about Pieter van der Snippe's affairs. His representatives, ship builder Adriaen Sijbrandse Baert and hospital chief Jan van Wensten, delivered a message to the governor in the presence of duty officer Dorus Dewaert on the 18th. The message concerned the execution of his debts, allowing him to choose which slaves he wanted to keep before selling his property. The council decided to let the sale proceed but allowed him to keep one boy and one girl slave.

On August 27, 1727, they discussed Van der Snippe's request regarding his accounts as representative of Intje Robia, widow of the deceased Malay Captain Intje Tjoeka. He was allowed to access sealed papers in the presence of commissioners.

On September 1, 1727, a request from the arrested Pieter van der Snippe was read. He acknowledged receiving documents from bookkeeper Wouter Gerrit ten Pesel in the presence of sergeant commander Dorus Dewaerd. He requested to hear testimony from:

• Ensign Thomas Vromans
• Assistant Rudolph Steenhof
• Citizen sergeant Abraham Faars
• Assistants Jacobus Macquelin, Matthijs Kok, and Jan Hassing
• Court messenger Barend Jans Maes

The council maintained its civil decision of August 14 regarding the orphanage's papers, which Van der Snippe claimed were copied from rough drafts by order of the commissioners.

• Thursday August 2
• Friday August 3
• Saturday August 4
• Sunday August 5

The text describes events in Macassar in June 7, 1755. A shipping matter arose due to rice shortages in provisions at the Company's storage facilities in Amboina. This was reported in letters dated June 16 and May 17 that year. A plan was made to quickly address this shortage with a moderate shipment of grain. However, most members voted to delay sending supplies until a ship arrived, since Chinese vessels heading to Amboina were already fully loaded. The governor had warned them earlier to adjust their purchases according to each vessel's capacity, which varied between 6, 8, 4 and 10 koyang of rice for the Company.

According to a report from Macassar dated June 7, 1751, a loss of 65 guilders and 12 stivers was recorded and written off in the trade books under profit and loss. On Friday November 27, 1750 at 9 AM, with everyone present, the Governor informed the members that residents from Amboina and Banda would return to their homes within a few days. He suggested sending rice with each departing vessel - about 25 to 30 loads to the first destination and some bundles of paddy rice to the latter.

On June 7, 1751, in Macassar, clerk Jan Hendrik Moron was demoted to soldier with a salary of 9 guilders per month due to his bad behavior and disobedience. Several employees were allowed to receive their remaining salaries from the company treasury:

• Michiel Cielman from Danzig - 120 guilders
• Johannes Fredrik Tergant from Berkel - 26.4 guilders
• Roeloff Dirksz - 120.2.5 guilders

Finally, chief administrator Jan Dirk van Clootwijk submitted two accounts of recent auctions: one for textiles held on the 2nd, and another for two horses found unfit during a trade book inspection at the end of August. The council decided on September 28 to sell these at public auction, with the first auction earning a profit of 1,549.16 guilders.

In a document from Macassar dated June 7, 1741, officials discussed appointing a separate leader for the Chinese Parnakan community in their kampongs (neighborhoods) during troubled times with the native population. This would follow earlier practices that existed until the death of the last Ongwatko. However, those living in the Malay kampong would remain under the authority of the Malay Captain. They would have to follow specific government orders through native leaders. Anyone refusing to comply would have to move out of the kampong, unless they could prove to the Council that they had special privileges.

• Jntje Tidja, Jntje Kama, Boekia, Ope, Kamera, Roemia, Oemi, Rakima, Djarvita, Alima, Djia Tipa, and Bimbie with her children
• Jntje Aming and Boedie

From Macassar, a document dated June 7, 1751 lists signatures and marks by several Malay officials and community members. The document was signed by Malay Captain Abdul Cadier and others including Imang Boejang, Intje Abdoel Bachman, Intje Soeboe, Intje Oesman, Sal, Lalla, Mamma, Alie, Abdoel Bagman, Kade, and Malay writer Intje Hoesing. The document, dated November 14, 1750 in Macassar, concerned both male and female Malays, including those married to Chinese Parnakang.