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Wednesday, 4 March 2026

Dutch Greenland whaler De Fortuijn involved in lawsuit in 1668

Deed dated 28 September 1668 in which Isaac Hochepied de Jonge, merchant at Amsterdam, authorized merchant Joannes Hartogh to continue the legal dispute for the Commissarissen van de Zeezaken he started as charterer of the ship De Fortuijn sent this year to Greenland as whaler commandeur Jan Pietersen Zijtwint against commandeur Lens Harmensen of the ship De Stadt Rotterdam of her charterers.

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Stadsarchief Rotterdam. Notary Vitus Mustelius Wouters 18-545-267

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