On May 25, 1706, in Coromandel, a debt of 29,617.60 rupees was recorded for Soera Chittij Serrapa and his associates. This debt appears to be a result of questionable management under former chiefs Isaak Selover and Cornelis Comans. The debt includes 2,000 pagodas given to Serrapa's associates in Datcherom without proper authorization, which added another 7,000 rupees to the total.
Assistant Christiaen Witvogel has already arrived by boat, while Selover is expected to arrive soon on the ship Keulen. Meanwhile, documents concerning the Datcherom case and particularly the missing 3,000 pagodas have been handed over to Independent Fiscal Officer Robbert Weir for investigation.
An additional debt of 7,035.90 rupees is owed by this group through Gollewierappa's company. Against these debts, they have the following assets:
They also have previously issued and unacceptable cloths worth 13,725.11 rupees. While they occasionally deliver small batches of cloth to reduce their debt, there are doubts about their ability to fully repay. Pannapang Linga, an indigo supplier, owes 26.10 rupees, which is considered a minor debt. The Gollepalem washers collectively owe 6,341.03 rupees due to various advances made by different chiefs.
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 8824, 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, Coromandel, Kopie-missiven en -rapporten ingekomen bij gouverneur-generaal en raden uit Coromandel, 1706 jan. 30 - okt. 13
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