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On an unspecified date at the Canton Dutch trading post in China, several officials and ship captains met regarding the handover of the ship Beverwijk. The secretary of the council was appointed to present promoted persons to their new positions on their assigned ships. Ship captains Harmanus Kikkert and Jan Arends were instructed to be present during the handover of the ship Beverwijk to acting ship captain Axel Land and to provide a proper written report. The document was signed by multiple officials including U. G. Hemmingsen, I. van den Berg, L. Perrurier, B. C. Muller, F. Benthem, H. Kekkert, J. Arends, A. A. Boers, Joh. Mooier, J. Nebbers, L. Steenboom, M. Noethenius, and Rhouten.

On September 30, 1782, merchant A. de Smit from Ostend informed officials about the arrival of the ship "Young Jacobus". The ship, captained by Jan Arendst from Demerara, was forced to anchor due to storms and requested exemption from paying company fees.

The ship had already paid heavy export duties to the French Crown, which controlled the river at that time. Under Imperial flag and papers, the vessel had originally departed for Dominique but entered Demerara on March 15 that year. Commander de Mersamt, representing French authority, permitted the ship to unload and reload cargo for return to Ostend. The vessel reached the Rammekens roadstead on the 23rd of the previous month due to storms.

The merchants argued for exemption from the West Indies Company's regular recognition fees for several reasons:

• Demerara was under French control when the ship entered the river
• The Company had no functioning officials there
• They had already paid the French commander:
  • 5% import duties on incoming cargo (valued at local rates)
  • 8% export duties on coffee
  • 5.375% export duties on cotton

On December 16, traders discussed payment matters with merchant Monqua, who agreed to speak with the Hoppo (harbor master) about this. Ships were loaded, including the Leyden and the General Maatsuijker. Two letters were written to the captains and lieutenants of these ships, instructing them to store the cargo properly and report what additional goods they needed for a full load. Sea captains Jan Arends and Elgenhuysen were assigned to check the ships' draft and provide a written report. Merchant Kiouqua delivered four permits for Hyson tea:

• One for 109¼ cases
• One for 52 cases
• One for 170 cases
• One for 100 cases

During October, they organized the storage of porcelain bundles on the ship Leijden. They appointed sea captains Jan Arends and Gerrit Esman to assist with selling the deck and boat of the wrecked ship Suffren at Wampo harbor. The merchants were tasked with delivering cloth to the government: 2,000 pieces of white and 1,000 pieces of yellow fabric. Jan Tsjo handled the white fabric and Kiouqua the yellow. On the 29th, merchant Monqua delivered 9,996 boats of zinc spelter to the factory. On the 30th, they received 103,613 pounds of zinc spelter from the same merchant: 90,118 pounds in 8,676 boats for the Goede Trouw and 13,515 pounds in 1,320 boats for the Blitterswyk. That morning, assistants and captains Elgenhuyse Geevels and Esman left for Wampo. On the 31st, they packed porcelain with merchant Sijnchon: 21 tubs numbered 2-22 for the Leijden and 15 tubs numbered 2-16 for the Maatsuyker.

In 1490, Captain Jan Arends wrote a report about problems with the ship Erfprins during its journey from Cape of Good Hope to Ceylon. He explained that the ship experienced severe shaking and movement during the voyage. According to his report, this was solely due to the ship's construction - its front was much narrower and sharper compared to other three-deck ships.

On December 10, 1796, several sailors appeared before notary Jozua Willem Hoekwater in Schiedam. The crew consisted of:

• Captain Jan Arends Blank
• First mate Pieter Fokken
• Cook Klaas Dirks
• Sailors Sijmen van Duffelen and Willem Bosboom

Along with one more sailor and a ship's boy, they made up the entire crew of the ship Nephtunus. They appeared to make a statement about their ship, which was supposed to be loaded with rye and possibly peat in Riga on October 13, 1796.

In Amsterdam, during the previous year, several sailors and workers left their jobs with the East India Company without permission. The deserters included sailors Pieter Iacobs, Hendrik Christof Hitstje, Iohannes Romme, Govert Rijnders, David Thomas, Christia Wessel, Hugo Perra, Jan Arends Berg, Samuel Malstroem, Ian Verlet, Olivier Bourk, Ian Coplander, Carel Swensen, and Jan Pieter Londberg. Also among them were young sailor Gerrit Hoetin, workers Jacobus Weijgel and Valentijn Let, sand workers Lodewijk van Lu and Hendrik de Vares, and runners Willem Bare, Pieter Storij, and Jan Meester Smeeks. Despite efforts to find them, they could not be located. The interim prosecutor requested that these people be summoned by public announcement to appear before authorities within a set time period.

On October 27, 1786, several people made statements to Notary Hendrik Daniel van Hoorn in Amsterdam. The witnesses were:

• Silvester Thiel from Visserstraat in the Wydegang
• Aaltje van Vulleken
• Maria van der Beek, wife of Jan Timmerman
• Jan Arends

They made these statements at the request of Chief Officer Willem Cornelis Backer. The second and third witnesses testified that on September 23, they heard that Grietje Kloek, wife of Hendrik Herfst, who lived in the same alley, had thrown dirt or waste onto her flat roof.

Hendrik Dirks, along with Lodewyk Grimeyzer, Klaas je Alberts, Johannes Michal, Kleyn Jan TelleKamp, and Juriaan Kelner each received half a Spanish mat for their share. Hendrik Dirks, besides stealing a small tin boat on Monday December 1, continued stealing on Wednesday December 3 and the following days. Together they stole 12 small tin boats, of which 11 were sold to Nes mandarins on both sides of the ship. Hendrik Dirks was caught with the 12th (actually the 13th) boat by boatswain Joost Mortier. The mandarins paid 4 Spanish mats per piece, and Hendrik Dirks received 4 maas for each tin boat as his share. Hendrik Dirks smuggled stolen pepper in his jacket from the ship's hold and delivered it to the mandarin servants at the bakery board and found house.

On the ship Blitterswyk, anchored at Wampo, Hendrik Dirks confessed that he had sold silk to someone who came to collect it in the evening near the main hatch between decks. He gave this person tea, water, and biscuits in exchange for the money. He helped break open a chest of spices and stole cloves from it, then closed it again with a piece of firewood, though he couldn't remember exactly what he used. He brought the cloves up in Jan Janden's shirt and sold them to Mandarin servants on the port side for 1 maas and 5 conderyns, of which he gave 8 conderyns to Jan Janden. This confession was made freely, without torture, and was witnessed by commissioners R.I. Dozy and Jan Arends, with Hendrik Dirks signing it himself.

Jan Arends, a Dutch sea captain commanding the ship 'De Goede Trouw' for the Dutch East India Company, wrote to First Supercargo H. G. Htemmingson about filling a vacant position. After the ship's boatswain had an accident, Jan Arends proposed promoting Jacob Adriaanse from Vlissingen to fill this role. He also suggested that Thomas de Baar, who was a boatswain's mate from the stranded ship 'De Admiraal de Juffrouw', should take Jacob Adriaanse's previous position.

Ships arriving in Enkhuizen included the Meerenberg under Captain Claas End, the Goede Hoop under Captain Laurens Panzon carrying the Second Shipment from Bengal to the Netherlands (140 feet), and the Stralen under Captain G. Masson traveling from Ceylon to the Netherlands (150 feet). Governor Valk and Captain I. Kroon commanded the Batavier, while Captain Ian Sauxe had an ownership share in ships whose names are uncertain, traveling from China to the Netherlands (150 feet). The Leiden was under Captain Johannes Henricus Gevels, the General Matsuijken under Captain Gerrit Iamen, and the Loedetrouw under Captain Jan Arends. The Bletterswijk was commanded by Captain Lodewyk Eggenhuizen. This record was verified by clerk J. Goetz.

On an unspecified date, a list was made of ships' crews and their places of origin. The ships mentioned were a transport vessel and a pantjallang (a type of sailing ship). The crew members came from various Dutch and European cities. Some notable sailors were Jan Lammers, Hendrik Piel, Cornelis De Landmeeter, and Hermanus Meijer.

The ships visited or were connected to multiple ports including:

• Enkhuijsen
• Vlissingen
• Hamburg
• Amsterdam
• Malacca
• Delft
• Texel

The document shows how Dutch maritime trade connected various European ports with distant locations like Malacca in Asia. The sailors came from both coastal and inland cities, demonstrating the widespread nature of maritime employment in this period.

This transport document from 1688 lists crew members traveling between Dutch colonial ports. The first group of 15 men includes Johannes Pieterse, Jan Randsoen, Jan Dirk Flam, Johan Henrik Coors, Herman Henrik Paap, Adrianus Cappellen, Hendrik Berge, Jochem Fredrik Freede, Jacob Martens, Fredrik Jonas Huijper, Andries Cornelisse, Jan Marten Arends, Hendrik Meijer, Jan Timman, Johan Graaf, Jan Brulo, Pieter Maartse, and Pieter Fredrik Euesman heading to Sourabaja (modern-day Surabaya). A second group of 8 men includes Matthijs Wijser, Johannes Mijninger, Fredrik Wiegerink, Barend van der Haar, and Freedrik Eijserman. The document mentions several ships including vessels from Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Hamburg, and Leuwaarden.

The Dutch East India Company ship Zeeland, representing the Zeeland chamber, carried 9 military personnel who arrived at Batavia Castle on November 20, 1789. The soldiers and their monthly wages included:

• Ian Christiaan Sonlie from Hendel (16 guilders)
• Andries Shinberg Fokken (9 guilders)
• Iohannes Van der Heide from Kevelaar (9 guilders)
• Ian Krol from Aaken (9 guilders)
• Dominique Renaud from Toinville (9 guilders)
• Louis Emmerij Corpij (9 guilders)
• Iohannes Van der Guiboon from Oud Teerenhout (9 guilders)
• Anthonij Ioseph Barbier from Nameur (9 guilders)
• Jan Iacob Arends from Amsterdam, who served as a drummer (9 guilders)

• Leuden, Captain Johannes Henricus Gevels
• De Generaal Maarsvikke, Captain Gerrit Esman
• De Goine Trovw, Captain Jan Arends
• Bilrekswyk, Captain Lodewyk Elgenhuisen

On November 11, 1786, sea captains Hermanus Kikkert and Jan Arends, along with secretary Jan Jacob Idemans, went to the Dutch East India Company ship Beverwijk in Canton, China. They were there to witness AxelLand's appointment as sea captain. They handed over the equipment and supplies according to a signed inventory.

They also attended the appointment of Captain Lieutenant George Godlieb Hebner from Stettin and Lieutenant Johan Jacob Carstens on the ship Zoutman. They examined cadet Anthonie van Wymeren from Amsterdam on the Beverwijk but found him not yet qualified to serve as sub-lieutenant.

The document includes a list of cargo boxes being sent to the Netherlands on the ships Zoutman, Horssen, de Gouverneur Generaal de Klerk, Beverwijk, and Vreedenburgh in 1786.

The Council of the East India Company met aboard their ship 'de Goede Trouw' near Anjar on July 13, 1789. Present were A. L. Hageman, D. C. Knoot, J. A. van de Putte, C. van Dijcker, Jan Schitt, Minikus Reijding, Got Bieb, and Jan Willem Jansen. They declared, at the request of Captain Ian Arends who commanded the ship, that all provisions supplied by the Company met their requirements.

On January 9, 1786, aboard the ship Governor General de Klerk sailing for the Dutch East India Company from the chamber of Zeeland to China, it was decided to increase water rations for sick crew members from 8 to 10 measures per can. The ship's doctor was authorized to use all means necessary to restore health, including the air pump, opening ports daily when possible, and using cooling sails.

On January 16, 1786, at 22 degrees 57 minutes North and 356 degrees 58 minutes longitude, Captain J. Arends called a meeting to address discipline issues. It was decided to remind the crew of their duty to obey their superiors.

On January 23, 1786, at 7 degrees 32 minutes North and 357 degrees 58 minutes longitude, the chief medical officer J.F. Mulder reported 11 sick crew members. The ship's council unanimously decided to:

• Read the articles of conduct to the entire crew on deck
• Nail a printed copy to the main mast
• Read these articles every 14 days to prevent disobedience
• Continue treating the sick as before

On board the East India Company ship Blitterswijk, anchored at Wampo, Fredrik Breukel freely confessed and confirmed his earlier statements. The confession was witnessed by commissioners J. Arends and R.D. Dozy, and signed by Jan Fredrik Breukel.

• Give two months' pay to the crew
• Sell the possessions of any deceased persons
• Store barrels and bundles in the holds of ships Goede Trouw and Blitterswyk
• Write a report about these activities

• Question people who were suspected of stealing Company tin
• After investigation, punish the guilty parties and their domestic accomplices

• 4 regular ropes
• 1 bow rope
• 1 heavy cable rope