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Ordinary meeting on Tuesday the 6th October 1761

Letters received and read: Jan Menkenveld captain on the ship The Unity, on sailing out to sea, dated the 2nd October 1761.

[the snow ship The Unity, ordered to depart and has sailed out to  sea some days after]   The lord Lantsheer, representing the other lords of the equipage, has reported to have been on board of the ship The Unity of captain Jan Menkenveld, accompanied by the lords of commerce and trade on the 30th of last month. They found the ship and its cargo in good condition and have ordered its departure. The ship set out to sea (according to the letter of the captain below) on the 2nd of this month. We wish him God’s blessing on his journey and with his trade, and wish to thank the lord Lantsheer for his report.

Ordinary meeting on Tuesday 7th September 1762

Letters received and read: Jan Menkenveld, captain on the snow ship The Unity, anchored at the roadstead of Grand Bassa [Buchanan in Liberia] on 1st January 1762

Ordinary meeting on Tuesday 14th September 1762

Letters received and read: Jan Menkenveld, captain on the snow ship The Unity, anchored in the Berbice on 6th July 1762.

Ordinary meeting on Tuesday 9th November 1762

Letters received and read: Jan Menkenveld, captain on the snow ship The Unity, whilst sailing from Rio de Berbice to Rio Essequebo, On 5th August 1762

Ordinary meeting on Tuesday 16th November 1762

Letters received and read: Jan Menkenveld, captain on the snow ship The Unity, anchored in Rio Essequebo, on 27th August 1762

Ordinary meeting on Tuesday 1st March 1763

Letters received and read: Jan Menkenveld, captain on the snow ship The Unity, in the port of Plymouth, on 18th February 1763

Ordinary meeting on Tuesday 8th March 1763

Letters received and read: Jan Menkenveld, captain on the snow ship The Unity, in the port of Plymouth, on 25th February 1763


Zeeland Archives, Archives of the MCC inv.no. 21
Transcription made by Paleografie in Zeeland (PaiZ)
Translation made by students of University College Roosevelt
Middelburg, 2013