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Monday, 4 November 2019

Dutch East Indiaman serving at China according to the Generale Missive dated 12 October 1735

The Alblasserdam is expected to return with 300.000 lb tea and porcelain in January 1736. The Den Dam was ordered to send directly to the Netherlands with a cargo to be valued ƒ 300.000.

Source
J. van Goor, Generale Missiven van Gouverneurs-Generaal en Raden aan Heren XVII der Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie. Deel IX: 1729-1737. The Hague, 1988, Generale Missive from Abraham Patras, p. 652-671.