Dutch Davis Strait commandeur Pieter Baartsz Steenhuys returned home according to the Dutch newspaper Leydse courant dated 4 August 1724

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An item dated Amsterdam, Netherlands 3 August reported that on 1 July left Pieter Baartsz Steenhuys the Davis Strait with 3 whales, loosing contact with the already arrived ships off Staaten-Hoek.(1)

Notes

1. Pieter Baartsz Steenhuys, commandeur between 1724-1731 for Pieter Lubbertsz Koopman, Zaandijk, Netherlands, in 1724 3 whales 180 barrels blubber. Alphabetische naam-lyst van alle de Groenlandsche en Straat-Davidsche Commandeurs die sedert het jaar 1700 op Groenland en sedert het jaar 1719 op de Straat Davis etc. Gerret van Sant. Published by Johannes Enschede, Amsterdam 1770, with hand written note until 1794.