Precis of the Archives of the Cape of Good Hope Volume 8 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1898 Excerpt: ...vloot desen somer ingeoomen, hebben wij ontvangen Ul. brieven aen dese Oamer geaddresseert. Ten jongsten vergaderinge van de Hr 17i" sijn deselve beantwoort soo en gelijck Ul. uit de originele van dien hier nevens gaende sullen ounnen sien Dien volgende sullen bij desen alleen cortel: seggen dat wij op Ul. voorechrijvens geaocordeert en toegestaen passagie aen de huijsvrouwe en kinderen van diegeene die haer vrijdom aen de Caep geobtineert hebben. Oook wijders tot derselver uijtrustinge verstreokt soodanige geld en l 58. list. You shall have to see that these sums are repaid by those 20thOct. wno have been overdrawing their accounts. On the Cortenhofff Michiel Duran van Linde leaves as cadet. He is well versed in planting vines, in making wine, and likewise in rearing bees and honey. If you think that he can be of service at the Cape you may keep him there. Tour friends, The Directors of the Chamber of Amsterdam. Amsterdam, 20th Oct., 1658. N.B.--The above letter has by mistake been inserted here, but bears the number 52. Its duplicate is in the series of 1658. No. 53. 1654. To the Commanders and Offioers of the Return Ships leaving "'-r'. Batavia in December, 1654. "th Oet. i On the 19th December, 1653, we sent instructions to the India Board regarding the course to be taken by the return ships which are to leave in December next for this oountry, but as a permanent peace has since been established with England, we als op de nevensgaende Lijste staet gespecifiooert, weshalven Ul. l6Mdaer op sullen hebben te letten dat de Comp' daervan weder mach 20eiToct. beoomen vergoedinge, verstaende van diegeene, die op haere rek'u soo veel niet te goede gehadt hebben, als wij haer hebben geadvanoeert, en dat de reste voort op hare rekCD affgeschreven wo...