Departure of Dutch Greenland whalers from Hellevoetsluis on 12 and 13 April according to the Dutch newspaper Middelburgsche Courant dated19 April 1759

Hellevoetsluis, 16 April.
Departure on 12 April of the Jonge Jan, commandeur Jacob Cornelisse Root towards Greenland.
Departure on 13 April of the Pro Patria, commandeur Maarten Been, towards Greenland.