The testimony discusses Oesterharen, who became the chief of Bimilipatnam. Trade was suspended there and moved to other locations, where better-minded merchants were chosen for the work. Governor Johannes van Steelant vouches that choosing Oesterharen as the chief of Bimilipatnam was the best decision for the East India Company. In his early years, Oesterharen served well as an assistant cashier and second-in-command. Due to his language skills, he maintained good relationships with local princes in the surrounding areas, which he continues to cultivate through his experience.
National Archives / Archives South Holland, archive number 1.04.02, Inventaris van het archief van de Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie (VOC), 1602-1795 (1811), inventory number 1712, Heren Zeventien en kamer Amsterdam, INGEKOMEN STUKKEN UIT INDIË, Overgekomen brieven en papieren, Overgekomen brieven en papieren uit Indië aan de Heren XVII en de kamer Amsterdam, Overgekomen brieven en papieren uit Indië aan de Heren XVII en de kamer Amsterdam, 1706. VVVVV. Zestiende boek: Batavia's ingekomen brievenboek, deel III: Sumatra's Westkust, Bengalen, Coromandel
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