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Purchase of ivory

Ship’s trade

Traded elephant’s tusks

21 dito [11 March, according to the logbook], at Axim from the honourable lord J.P. Theodorus Huijdekoper

64 pcs tusk, 2711 lb.

  • 8 pcs blue rumals [textile] à ƒ 5:15 ƒ 46:0
  • 85 pcs cambayen [textile] à ƒ 2:0 ƒ 170:0
  • 32 pcs large sheets à ƒ 1:10 ƒ 48:0
  • 30 pcs Swedish iron sticks à ƒ 1:15 ƒ 52:10
  • 1 barrel 9 lb. grease ƒ 2:5
  • 14 kelders 6 jugs jenever à ƒ 2:15 ƒ 38:10
  • 1 pcs red morees [textile] ƒ 10:10
  • 100 mass glass chippings one sort à ƒ 0:5 ƒ 25:0
  • 150 cabes [the unit of value in the cowrie monetary system, which was the system that was used in parts of Africa and south Asia] dotted beads à ƒ 0:20 ƒ 150
  • 1.027½ dozen woman’s snake dito à ƒ 0:12 ƒ 201:0
  • 2 kelders 6 stoop [A Dutch liquid measure containing half an anker or about 51/ 8 gallons English measure] jenever à ƒ 4:5 ƒ 8:10
  • 32 anchors malt brandy à ƒ 6:0 ƒ 192:0
  • 27 pcs small sheets à ƒ 0:13 ƒ 17:11

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