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Saturday, 8 October 2011

Arrival of Greenland whalers at Texel on 13 August according to the Dutch newspaper Middelburgsche Courant dated 22 August 1758

Texel, 18 August. Arrival on 13 August from Greenland Jonge David commandeur Hendrik Odenhen, 7 whales, 300 quardelen, Noord-Holland commandeur Jan J. Walig, 5 whales, 220 quardelen, Roggebloem, commandeur Claas Keuken, 5 whales, 190 quardelen, Catharina commandeur Arent Spyker, 4 whales, 150 quardelen, Wel-na, commandeur Weyert M. Bott, 4½ whales, 114 quardelen, Gerardus commandeur Pieter Schoenman, 2½ whales, 125 quardelen, Groenlandia, commandeur Daniël Meyer, 2½ whales, 75 quardelen, Jager, commandeur Cornelis Walig, 2 whales, 80 quardelen and the Geertruy commandeur Jurriaan A. Ooms, 1 whale, 4 quardelen.