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Thursday, 9 May 2019

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

The Maria Adriana and the Everswaart returned from this destination with a cargo valued ƒ 376.144. The ships destined for Surat were not allowed to visit Malabar and it appeared that there was not a 3rd ship available to load at Ceylon areka nuts and at Malabar pepper destined for Surat.

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.