Deed of chartering dated 28 February 1659 between merchant Hugo Grootvelt and master Cornelis Nekeman of Vlieland of the ship de Hoop with the dimensions 122 x 25.5 z 10.5 (hold) and above 5 1/4 Sardam (=Zaandam) feet for a whaling voyage towards Greenland.
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Stadsarchief Rotterdam. Notary Vitus Mustelius Wouters 18-510-155
Deed of chartering dated 23 March 1657 between merchant Adriaen Wittert owner of the ship St. Paulus of 130 last master Cornelis Jansz Harel and Dirck Danen, Hugo Grootvelt and Johan de Jongh in company. She was to be fitted out to leave the river Maas to open sea on 1 April and to go to Greenland and afterwards to return to Rotterdam to be unloaded. Payment 2,500 guilders and 6 guilders for eacht caught ehale for the master. Commandeur Aga Wijbis of Oost-Vlieland.
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Stadsarchief Rotterdam. Notary Vitus Mustelius Wouters 18-508-232
