Dutch Greenland commandeur Gerbrand Kruyt returned home according to the Dutch newspaper Amsterdamse courant dated 31 July 1727

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An item dated Amsterdam, Netherlands 30 July 1727 reported that at Texel, Netherlands arrived Gerbrand Kruyt 4 whales 170 quardelen, coming from Greenland.(1)

Note

1. Commandeur between 1727-1765, in 1727 for Pieter Kool, Beverwijk, Netherlands 4 whales 180 barrels blubber 240 quardelen whale oil. 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.