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Tuesday 20 December 2011

Naval operations of the Dutch East Company at East Coast of Java according to the Generale Missive dated 30 November 1729

The pantjalang De Hoop was repaired, the Sumanapper and Wonocrama were broken up. To replace the latter two, two new ones were built. From Semarang were 2 sloepen, 3 pantjalangs and 8 scows transferred. A request came for more. Since the departure of the Reigershoek were 29 ships send towards the Oosthoek for wood and rice. Towards this destination was for fl. 375.005 of clothes and cash and another fl. 150.061 sent of stores. Back came fl. 284.129, mainly coffee, wood and pepper.

Source
J. van Goor. Generale Missiven van Gouverneurs-Generaal en Raden aan Heren XVII der Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie. Deel IX: 1727-1737. The Hague, 1988, p. 57-59.