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Monday, 4 November 2019

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

On 12 August the Hopvogel first sent to Ligor with the resident Christoffel Werlitsz and a cargo valued ƒ 151.411. Of this cargo was for a value of ƒ 124.162 destined for Ayuttahaya. Purpose was to persuade the Royal factors not to offer any sapanwood anymore and to allow free trade for some products.

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.