archive access 1.04.02, inventory number 3497, page 45
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On 14 April 1777, the officials of the ship Cornelia Adriana were ordered to leave for Palembang as soon as possible.
The ships De Weldoener and De Anna Maria had been paid for and fitted out.
To take advantage of the western winds still blowing occasionally, the ship De Dankbaarheid was sent with a cargo of rice to the eastern corner, and De Vreede Lust was sent with a load of wood to Joana, where the heaviest wood was also ready for shipping.
The ship De Jonge Hellingman was currently being unloaded of goods that had been brought in response to their request, and was being reloaded with rice.
The officials of the ship Cornelia Adriana, which had been stranded and overwintered in Joana and was destined for Palembang, were notified to travel to their destination as soon as possible once the monsoon would allow it. This was expected to happen soon as both the current and wind were already strongly turning.
The ships De Weldoener and De Anna Maria, which belonged to Samarang and Sourabaija, had been caulked, tarred, and doubled for repair of small vessels. The costs were ƒ662.8 and ƒ642.5 respectively. Based on authorization received, these expenses were written off to the account of the Kruis vessels.
On 14 April 1777, it was noted that ships would be loaded as quickly as possible and sent back.
Thanks were expressed for the requests received and other matters.
To fulfill the requests for this year, all efforts would be made.
Ships that were still expected and other ships that would be sent would be loaded according to instructions and sent back as quickly as possible.
Gratitude was expressed for being helped out of difficulties regarding the cash, goods, and necessities requested for this year, and for the authorization to accept as much silver money on exchange as would be needed from time to time. Thanks were also given for the favorable assurance that during this year no Japanese bar copper would be given to private individuals in Batavia for transport to Java.
Reference was made to their last letter of 15 March and the accompanying distribution among the various offices under their jurisdiction of products, whose procurement during the current year 1777 for the main station they had been assigned by the request dated 4 January last. They asked to be assured that they would make their utmost efforts to fulfill that request and the additional one of 7.
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den 14=e April 1777 De overheeden van de Cornelia Adriana zijn gelast om zoo spoedig mogelijk naar Palembang te vertrekken de weldoender en de Anna„ Maria is bekostigd en afge„ teegenwoordig ook maar te melden, Dat wij om van de nu en dan nog waaijende weste winden te profiteeren, De Dankbaarheid om een Lading Rijst naar den oosthoek, en vraede Lust om een vragt-hout naar Joana, daar actueel ook het zwaarste Hout tot den afscheep gereed zegt, voortgesonden hebben, mitsgaders hier actueel bezig zijn de Jonge Hellingman van de op onsen Eijsch aan„ „gebragte goederen te ontlossen, en weder met Rijst te beladen. De overheeden van het naar Palembang bestemde te Joana vervallen en overwinterde scheepje De Cornelia Adriana, hebben wij doen aankundigen uwer Hoog Edelhe„ „den veel gearde Last, om zoo spoedig mogelijk, en de Mous„ „son maar eenigsints zoude toelaten, de reise naar de plaats: haarer destinatie te vervorderen; en wij twijffelen niet, of zij zullen dat eerstdaags doen, nu bijde stroom en wind al sterk kenteren De te Samarang en Sourabaija te huishoorende pan, pare tot raparatie van „tjallangs De weldoender en De Anna Maria, gekiet, dookts en verdubbelt, en daartoe blijkens overgaande Memorien bekostigt wesende ƒ 6: 62: 8. — en ƒ 642:5. — respective, hebben wij op fundament uwer Hoog Edelheeden g'eerde quali„ „sitatie, die gemaakte ongelden laten afboeken, op de Reeke„ „ning der Kruis vaartuigen De 23 d
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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 3497, 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, 1778. Zevenentwintigste boek: Batavia's ingekomen brievenboek, deel VII: Java's Oostkust
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