On October 24, 1719, in Macassar, there was a discussion about treaties with the Company. The issue concerned agreements made after Tosara was taken over in 1670, about 49 years earlier. No ruler of Wajoe except Lapalilie had sworn to these contracts. The Queen of Wajoe had taken oaths according to local customs whenever a new Governor-General, President, or Governor was appointed, most recently to Christoffel van Swoll and Governor Sipman.
The rulers of Wajoe requested the Company to reconsider their demands, pointing out that they had always been loyal allies. The Company maintained it could not give up its claims to Wajoe, which it had won through military conquest and significant expense. The high government in Batavia did not want to impose burdens on the Wajoresen people, but rather wanted to change their status from subjects to free allies by removing the words "good and faithful subjects" from the first article of the previous contract.
Despite various arguments and presentations, these discussions were unsuccessful. The local authority claimed that the high officials in Batavia did not understand the situation as well as those present on location. They requested further clarification about the Wajoe situation, taking a list of Wadjoresen kings who had ruled after Lapalilie.
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 8186, Kamer Zeeland, INGEKOMEN STUKKEN VAN GOUVERNEUR-GENERAAL EN RADEN BIJ DE HEREN XVII EN DE KAMER ZEELAND, Kopie-missiven en -rapporten ingekomen bij gouverneur-generaal en raden van de kantoren in Indië, Makassar, Kopie-missiven en -rapporten ingekomen bij gouverneur-generaal en raden uit Makassar, Makassar, 1719 mei 12 - 1720 nov. 14; Jambi, 1720 apr. 17 - 1721 feb. 20
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