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archive access 1.04.02, inventory number 2437, page 1390

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  • On 23 October 1738 in Macassar, a list was made of local military personnel, totaling 746 people (later corrected to 742). This included 5 captains, 3 lieutenants, 10 flag bearers, 43 sergeants, 61 corporals, 2 drummers, and 622 soldiers (later corrected to 618 soldiers).
  • The document was signed at Castle Rotterdam in Macassar on 30 September 1738 by W. van Duijvenvoorde.
  • Some retired soldiers asked permission to keep their salary payments. These included bookkeeper Johannes van der Sluijs, sergeant Jacob Cramer, sexton Johannes Staal, corporal Custagius van der Goes, and soldier Everhard Plosius.
  • The total population count of the Company's servants, citizens, and their families for that year was 46,695 people, broken down as follows:
    • 2,160 Company servants, citizens, and families
    • 2,199 Macassarese, Buginese, Chinese, Ambonese, Bandanese, and Malays
    • 601 residents of Campong Baroe
    • 1,232 people from Palembang, Glisson, and that area
    • 9,355 residents of Bulukumba and Bonthain
    • 18,820 people from Selayar
    • 6,408 from the northern provinces
  • On 25 October of the previous year, house carpenter Matthieu Lala was promoted to master craftsman with a salary of 24 guilders under a 3-year contract, replacing the promoted foreman Roeloff Huijskens.
  • On 27 December, someone was appointed as chief interpreter (the sentence is incomplete in the original text).

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Macassar Den 23 October 1738.
Jan
gagiement te mogen behouden
Somma Sommarium
Somma Sommarium
Inlandse Militairen
Inlandse Militairen
5. Capitains
5 Capitains
3 Luijtenants
3 Luijtenants
10 Vaandragers
10 Vaandragers
43 Sergeanten
43 Sergianten
61 Corporaals
61 Corporaals
2 Tamboers
2 Tamboers
622 soldaten
618 soldaten
746 Coppen Te samen
742 Coppen Te samen
/:onderstont:/ Macassar In't Casteel Rotterdam
Adij ult„o September A:o 1738.
ree
Jto
/:was geteekent:/ W=m V„n Duijvenvoorde
Onderwelke sig bevinden
Amerites die onder het genot van
Uw Hoog Edelhedens goedheijd de volgende
zijn als
Den Boekhouder Iohannes van
Der Sluijs
Sergeant Jacob Cramer
Coster Iohannes Staal.
Corporaal Custagius van der Goes
„
Soldaat Everhard Plosius
D'Emerites versoeken haar En welke met alle onderdanigheijd Uw hoog Edelhe„
6
„dens sijn smeekende hun toegelegde gagement
te


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Source citation

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 2437, 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, 1739. EEEEEEE. Negentiende boek: Batavia's ingekomen brievenboek, deel II: Ternate, Makassar



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