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Wednesday, 16 July 2014

Dutch frigate Burgemeester Hoffman bound via St. Geroge d’Elmina towards the Dutch East Indies according to the Ducth newspaper Java-bode dated 10 October 1860

An item referred that the Dutch ship Burgemeester Hoffman captain De With bound via St. George d’Elimina, Dutch Gold Coast (Ghana) towards Batavia left 15th August Zierikzee, Netherlands but entered Vlissingen the 18th forced by contrary winds.(1)
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Note
1. Frigate, captain L. Grafthuis (earlier De Witt), Rotterdam no. 451-flagged, owned by H. van Rijckevorsel, tonnage 758 tons, built 1755, homeport Rotterdam, Netherlands. Source Staat der Nederlandsche Zeemagt en Koopvaardij-vloot op 1 Januarij 1864.