German Greenland seal hunters and their catch results according to the Dutch newspaper Amsterdamse courant dated 21 July 1761

An item dated Hamburg, Germany 17 July reported the arrival on the Elbe of Thomas Swen with 148 quardelen seal blubber, Hans Hansz Tonnies 123 quardelen, Michiel Jansen 97 quardelen and Jurgen Swen 94 quardelen all returning from Greenland. They stated to have had in April a lot of east and north east winds, in May mostly south and south west winds and a lot of fog, in June west and also south west winds sometimes clear sometimes foggy weather. They knew nothing about the whalers and left on 27 and 30 June the ice on 71.5 degrees. A list of the results of the seal hunters: of Hamburg J. Karstens 30 quardelen, C. Karstsens 24, H. Erichs 13, T. Pieters 64, C.A. Wit 20, H. Pieters 50, C. Thomsen 55, M. Hansen 130, S. Schroder 22, J.N. Steinmetz 53, P. Swen 32, C. Hasselman 10, P. Eglers 15 and A. Swen 65, of Gluckstadt J. Schroder 70-100 and M. Kroger 40, of Nienburg J. Kaspers 50, of Flensburg, Denmark [nowadays Germany] C. Jansen 20 and M. Nieusen 15, of Rem 1 with 12 and 1 with 30 and two Dutchmen one with 10 and with 22 quardelen.