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Thursday, 26 January 2012

Arrival of Greenland whalers at Texel on 28 July according to the Dutch newspaper Middelburgsche Courant dated 5 August 1760

Amsterdam, 1 August. Arrival on 28 July at Texel commandeur sJan Klaasz Castricum and Jurgen Adriaansz both with 4 whales,140 quardelen, commandeurs Corn. Kolder, Jacob Potter and Corn. Ad. Out each 4 whales, 130 quardelen; commandeur Corn. Adr. de Jong, 4 whales, 15 quardelen; commandeur Jurr. A. Ooms, 4 whales, 107 quardelen; commandeur Dirk Adriaansz, 3 whales, 135 quardelen; commandeur Th. Corn. Root, 3 whales, 112 quardelen; commandeur Corn. Butter, 2 whales, 70 quardelen; commandeur L.B. Molenaar, 2 whales, 36 quardelen and commandeur Aart. Jansz, ½ whale, 22 quardelen, all coming from Greenland.