archive access 1.05.01.02, inventory number 577, page 872
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Several citizens of Willemstad on Curaçao signed a petition on March 14, 1724. The petition was addressed to the directors of the Dutch West India Company. It requested to fill vacant positions in a way that benefits the citizens of the island. These positions would have the same rank and duties as their predecessors had during the previous 50 years. The petition was signed by many people, including both Dutch and Jewish residents, such as:
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Respective Vacante bedieningen te versien met sodanige personen als uwel VEd„e agtb ten beste 8 van de Burgerie deeses Eijlands sal goed vinden te behooren, ende dat met allen sulken Rangh ende Sessie in den ordinarie Reed als hunne predece seurs gehad hebben, ende door haer Ed Groot agtbaere de Heeren Bewindhebberen van de Genseraele Geoctroreerde west Jndische Compagnie ons heeven Manoris reerds over viffiig Iaenen perwaerds aen den Cap:t van de burgerij hebben toegestaen, omme alsoo over saken van de burgerije meede te Cunnen Jugeeren, welk bellyk versoek wij onder geschreeven niet twiffele off sal door uwel Ed=le agtb by apatue op deese aen ons werden geaccordeert, — Actum in Willem Stad op Curacao den 14 Maert 1724@ Was geteekent BPribier Jan Thiesing H:s Stork Jan Twisleton Van Dorcas Jan De meij Ian Koek Fredrik Bolmeijer Willem arnoldus Ceene, :Gisbert Vos, Cristiaen klijn Dit is het t merk Van Oito Dayman, Waar Lamont Hendrick de wilde, Hendrik dewit, Aldert Bletsz, Wkenkrink H: Hier Gerrard Striddels, Pieter Specht, Elias Parera Jacob de T' Henricquez Jacob semar serro Joseph Commez de Her manuel Zerij David Buenorisas Davidsaar Junior David Cohen Henriquez Samuel Jdan d’ Casserez, Abraham alvares Correa, mosel scher henricques, Iacob Robles I„ L opes Dias, abrahan Pessoa, dit is de t T merk van Jan Pietersz, — Aron 869 Aron Iacobsz Jonas Somer, Jan Dam JshaeCalvo, Thobias Rodriques mendez David R:s Gradis, Samuel Susienne, Benja „min Bembenista, Willem arentsz, Abraham Visser, Rutger Scholten, Jan Scholten, Daniel Smith, Adriaen Pletsze Mordechaij Alvares Correa Abraham de sina A: Iseon Sem=l da Costa Gomez, Sem: de Sch=es Costa Gomez, Eliau Sesurun Henricquez, tendas Touro abraham zoon, Jacob de menasch Isaque Pinco, Abraham d’Chares, David Lopesdias David aboal Cardozo, Gabriel Lerij, B: Casserez I: D Cassersz, Zinbrent Hasse Hend„r van Dyk, Joseps Abendana, Jacob Pinedo Jacob Vaz Haro, Abraham Da Costa de andrade Pieter huisers, Ian Harris Sam: Sr=to Stuiling Jan Geijsen Moses van Is„ Touro henddrick Froes Abraham Molina Dat is de 11 merk van Jan Jurriaen Evert de Iong, Harm de Lima, Jacob Gradis, David Judah Leon, Mossch de Chaves, Josseph de Paredez, David Semah — Aboal, Ab:m Nunes Redondo, Laurens Plier, Hendrik Pabest Peter Timmer Mossch Pereira Athias, Ab=m Boas David uelda Abraham Dovale Mosseh R:s Gradis Benjamin motta, Jan Aartsz kool, David athias, Selomoh Redondo Daniel de Paz Verte
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National Archives / Archives South Holland, archive number 1.05.01.02, Inventaris van het archief van de Tweede West-Indische Compagnie (WIC), (1624) 1674-1791 (1800), inventory number 577, 1722 okt. 17 - 1724 apr. 1
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