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On October 18, 1744, a meeting took place in Macassar regarding territorial disputes. The prince of Tanette was summoned to Oedjong Pandang to account for matters concerning the crown of Boni. After a friendly departure, the commissioners brought with them the alleged thieves of Bonian goods. When questioned about the seized paddy fields and people in the district of Sageri, the prince of Tanette openly admitted he had done this in retaliation because:

  • The Bonians had taken over 30,000 bundles of paddy during his departure to Java
  • The land had belonged to his grandfather Matinroa Rie Sompamboba and was his by inheritance

The prince was willing to hand over the people but requested to be excused from returning the paddy fields to the Boni court. The commissioners hoped to resolve this matter completely once the prince and other accused persons returned to the castle, especially since the Bonians had already appeared shortly after the commissioners' return to inquire about the proceedings. The matter was explained to them in friendly terms, with the hope that their handling of the situation would be approved, as it was necessary to keep weapons out of the field and to buy time until Arou Tanette's arrival.


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Van Macassar den 18:' 8ber: 1744.
de boniers sijn seer schie„
den uijtslag der Com„
missie.
bereijd was de overgave van Londen Volk
te doen met versoek nogthans van g'excuseerd
te blijven om dese padij Velden weder aan het
bonijse hof over tegeven.
Om nu dese zaak ten Eenemaal uijt
den weg te ruijmen, wenste wij wel dat den
prins arou Tanette met de overige beschul„
digde menschen al aan dit Casteel gere„
tourneert was, temeer deboniers al kort
na het retourr van de gecomitteerdens bij
ons sijn verscheenen om van het verhandelde
eenige opening te hebben, dat wij haar
soo, en in diervoegen als het gepasseert
lijk in het verneemen van en afgelopen was, met vriendelijke termen
te kennen gaven, in hoope en verwagting
dat Uw hoog Edelhedens ons gehoudene
Conduite in dese sullen gelieven gelieven goed
te keuren ten aansien het een en ander nood„
wendig sulken beslag heeft moeten erlangen
eensdeels om de wapenen uijt het veld te houden
en ten anderen om maar tijd te winnen,
dewijl dog het aanweesen van arou
Tavette

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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 2628, 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, 1745. LLLLLLL. Zeventiende boek: Batavia's ingekomen brievenboek, deel II: Ternate, Makassar, Timor



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