From the researcher’ s analysis it is concluded that documents in Danvers’
Dutch Records at The Hague “ The First Series” Letters from India were sourced from Overgekomen brieven en papieren uit Indie aan de Heren XVII en de kamer Amsterdam, 1614-1700 [=Letters and papers received from Asia by the Heren XVII and the Amsterdam Chamber]. The researcher’ s analysis compared the document description with that collected from Danvers’ volumes with the description contained in the 1992 Inventory of the VOC Archives (Meilink-Roelofsz, 1992). The results of this analysis shows a partial match of the documents Danvers’ viewed compared with the 1992 Inventory of the VOC Archives. That the order of the volumes can be compared shows that Danvers maintained the order of the volumes that he had discerned in the VOC Archives during his investigations from 1893 to 1895 by keeping that same order for the documents he had selected for transcription.
Entry in Danvers’ 119 page working list Entry from Meilink-Roelofsz, M. A. P. (1992).
Inventory. In R. Raben & H. Spijkerman (Eds.), De archieven van de Verenidge Oostindische
Compagnie [=The Archives of the Dutch East India Company] 1602-1795
E.5.a. Overgekomen brieven en papieren uit Indië aan de Heren XVII en de kamer Amsterdam [=Letters and papers received from Asia by the Heren XVII and the Amsterdam Chamber]
1674 –Vol. II – Judicial Papers about the Case of
Mr. Daniel Michelhem. [No docs transcribed] 1674 – [#1296] MMMM. Zesde boek: stukken betreffende de procedure tegen Daniël
Wichelhuysen, lid van de Raad van Justitie.
(Meilink-Roelofsz, 1992, p. 178) 1679 - Vol. 71 – Banda, Macassar, Timor. [No docs
transcribed] 1679 – [#1335] RRRR. Vierde boek: Banda,
Makassar, Timor. (Meilink-Roelofsz, 1992, p.
179) 1681 – Vol. 86 – Siam, Tonquin, China, Japan,
Java, Japaira, Indrasnan, Cheribon, Bantam, Batavia, Sunda. [No docs transcribed]
1681 – [#1362] TTTT. Tiende boek: Batavia’ s Ingekomen brievenboek, deel IV: Siam, Tonkin, China, Japan, Java’ s Oostkust, Japara, Indramayu, Cheribon, Bantam, Batavia, Straat Sunda.
(Meilink-Roelofsz, 1992, p. 180)
62 To be confirmed against the VOC Archives held at the ARA, The Hague, at some point in the future.
1687 – Vol. 143 – China, Japan, Bengal, Ceylon, Siam, Malabar & Coromandel. p.1087/1088;
p.1198a/1200: Account by six English sailors of their adventures on a voyage from New Netherlands to Madagascar 1686. [see Vol. 2 for details.
IOR/I/3/70.]
1687 – [#1429] AAAAA. Twaalfde boek:
Batavia’ s Ingekomen brievenboek, deel II:
Malakka, Siam, China, Japan, Bengalen,
Coromandel, Ceylon, Malabar. (Meilink-Roelofsz, 1992, p. 181)
1687 – Vol. 144 – Malabar, Surat, Persia, Cape of
G.H., Java. [No docs transcribed] 1687 – [#1430] AAAAA. Dertiende boek:
Batavia’ s Ingekomen brievenboek, deel III: Surat, Perzië, Kaap de Goede Hoop, Java. (Meilink-Roelofsz, 1992, p. 181)
1690 – Vol. 167 – Banda, Macassar, Timor. [No
docs transcribed] 1690 – [#1460] DDDDD. Vierde boek: van
Batavia betreffende Banda, Makassar, Timor.
(Meilink-Roelofsz, 1992, p. 181) 1690 – Vol. 168 – Amboina, Banda, Ternate,
Macassar, Timor, Solor &c. various pages p.300a-p.396a. [see Vol. 2 for details. IOR/I/3/72-IOR/I/3/73]
1690 – [#1461] DDDDD. Vijfde boek: Batavia’ s Ingekomen brievenboek, deel I: Ambon, Banda, Ternate, Makassar, Timor, Solor. (Meilink-Roelofsz, 1992, p. 181)
1690 – Vol. 169 – (Siam, Tonquin, China, Japan, Palembang, Jamby, Malacca, Sumatra W. Coast) . various pages p.244a-p.485a. [see Vol. 2 for details.
IOR/I/3/72-IOR/I/3/73]
1690 – [#1462] DDDDD. Zesde boek: Batavia’ s Ingekomen brievenboek, deel II: Siam, Tonkin, China, Japan, Palembang, Jambi, Malakka, Sumatra’ s Westkust (Meilink-Roelofsz, 1992, p.
181) 1690 – Vol. 170 – (Bengal, Coromandel) various
pages p.3a-p.403. [see Vol. 2 for details.
IOR/I/3/73]
1690 – [#1463] DDDDD. Zevende boek: Batavia’ s Ingekomen brievenboek, deel III: Bengalen, Coromandel. (Meilink-Roelofsz, 1992, p. 181) 1690 – Vol. 171 (Ceylon, Malabar, Surat, Persia,
Cape of Good Hope) various pages p.53-p.500a.
[see Vol. 2 for details. IOR/I/3/73]
1690 – [#1464] DDDDD. Achtste boek: Batavia’ s Ingekomen brievenboek, deel IV: Ceylon, Malabar, Surat, Perzië, Kaap de Goede Hoop. (Meilink-Roelofsz, 1992, p. 181-182)
1691 – Vol. 175 (Ceylon). various pages
p.175-326a. [see Vol. 2 for details. IOR/I/3/73] 1691 – [#1468] EEEEE. Derde boek: Ceylon, eerste deel. (Meilink-Roelofsz, 1992, p. 182) 1691 – Vol. 176 (Ceylon). p.499. [see Vol. 2 for
details. IOR/I/3/73] 1691 – [#1469] EEEEE. Vierde boek: Ceylon, eerste deel, vervolg. (Meilink-Roelofsz, 1992, p.
182) 1691 – Vol. 177 various pages p.760-p.817a. [see
Vol. 2 for details. IOR/I/3/73] 1691 – [#1470] EEEEE. Vijfde boek: Ceylon, tweede deel. (Meilink-Roelofsz, 1992, p. 182) 1691 – Vol. 178 – (Bengal) various pages
p.72-p.421. [see Appendix 3 for details. IOR/I/3/73] 1691 – [#1471] EEEEE. Zesde boek: Bengalen.
(Meilink-Roelofsz, 1992, p. 182) 1691 – Vol. 179 (Coromandel) p1010 / 1013;
p1055/1056. [see Vol. 2 for details. IOR/I/3/73] 1691 – [#1472] EEEEE. Zevende boek:
Coromandel, eerste deel. (Meilink-Roelofsz, 1992, p. 182)
1691 – Vol. 180 various pages p.743-p.766[see
Vol. 2 for details. IOR/I/3/73] 1691 – [#1473] EEEEE. Achtste boek:
Coromandel, tweede deel. (Meilink-Roelofsz, 1992, p. 182)
1691 – Vol. 181 (Malabar) various pages
p.183-775a. [see Vol. 2 for details. IOR/I/3/73] 1691 – [#1474] EEEEE. Negende boek: Malabar.
(Meilink-Roelofsz, 1992, p. 182) 1691 – Vol. 182 (Surat) p.428/429. [see Vol. 2 for
details. IOR/I/3/73] 1691 – [#1475] EEEEE. Tiende boek: Surat, eerste deel. (Meilink-Roelofsz, 1992, p. 182)
1691 – Vol. 183 (Surat and Persia) various pages p.215-p.275a. [see Vol. 2 for details. IOR/I/3/73 – IOR/I/3/74]
1691 – [#1476] EEEEE. Elfde boek: Surat, tweede deel: Perzië. (Meilink-Roelofsz, 1992, p. 182)
1691 – Vol. 187 (Searched. Nothing found.
1691 – Vol. 188 (Ambon, Banda, Ternate, 1691 – [#1481] EEEEE. Zeventiende boek: van
Macassar, Timor) [No docs transcribed] Batavia betreffende Ambon, Banda, Makassar, Timor. (Meilink-Roelofsz, 1992, p. 182) 1691 – Vol. 189 (Banda). [No docs transcribed] 1691 – [#1482] EEEEE. Achttiende boek: van
Batavia betreffende Banda. (Meilink-Roelofsz, 1992, p. 182)
1691 – Vol. 190 (Ternate). Journal of a voyage by the English through the South Sea to Maguidanao May 6 1684 – Aug 23 1687 under command of Capt. Peter Harris. [see Vol. 2 for details.
IOR/I/3/74 – IOR/I/3/75]
1691 – [#1483] EEEEE. Negentiende boek: van Batavia betreffende Ternate. (Meilink-Roelofsz, 1992, p. 182)
1691 – Vol. 191 (Malacca). [No docs transcribed] 1691 – [#1484] EEEEE. Twintigste boek: van Batavia betreffende Malakka. NB: Het eenentwintigste boek overgekomen brieven en papieren van 1691: Batavia’ s Ingekomen brievenboek, deel I, ontbreekt. (Meilink-Roelofsz, 1992, p. 182)
1691 – Vol. 192 – OUT. [The note OUT indicates
that Danvers did not see this volume.] 1691 – [#1485] EEEEE. Tweëntwintigste boek:
Batavia’ s Ingekomen brievenboek, deel II:
Palembang, Jambi, Siam, Tonkin, China, Japan, Malakka, Sumatra’ s Westkust. (Meilink-Roelofsz, 1992, p. 182)
1691 – Vol. Vol. 193 (Bengal, Coromandel, Ceylon, Surat) p314a / 319a; p518/519a. [see Vol. 2 for details. IOR/I/3/75]
1691 – [#1486] EEEEE. Drieëntwintigste boek:
Batavia’ s Ingekomen brievenboek, deel III:
Bengalen, Coromandel, Ceylon, Surat. (Meilink-Roelofsz, 1992, p. 182)
1691 – Vol. 194 (Batavia, Bantam, Java, Tanjongpoura, Cape of Good Hope) various pages p.24a- p.393. [see Vol. 2 for details. IOR/I/3/75]
1691 – [#1487] EEEEE. Vierentwintigste boek:
Batavia’ s Ingekomen brievenboek, deel IV: Java, Kaap de Goede Hoop. (Meilink-Roelofsz, 1992, p.
182)
1692 – Vol. 202 (Fiscal) [No docs transcribed] 1692 – [#1495] FFFFF. Achtste boek:
independent-fiscaals. (Meilink-Roelofsz, 1992, p.
182) 1692 – Vol. 203 (Amboina, Banda, Macassar) [No
docs transcribed] 1692 – [#1496] FFFFF. Negende boek: van
Batavia betreffende Ambon, Banda, Makassar.
(Meilink-Roelofsz, 1992, p. 182) 1692 – Vol. 204 (Amboina, Banda, Ternate,
Macassar, Timor.) [No docs transcribed] 1692 – [#1497] FFFFF. Tiende boek: Batavia’ s Ingekomen brievenboek, deel I: Ambon, Banda, Ternate, Makassar, Timor. (Meilink-Roelofsz, 1992, p. 182)
1692 – Vol. 205 (Sumatra W. Coast) – OUT [The note OUT indicates that Danvers did not see this volume.]
1692 – [#1498] FFFFF. Elfde boek: Batavia’ s Ingekomen brievenboek, deel II: Palembang, Siam, Tonkin, Japan, Malakka, Sumatra’ s Westkust, Bengalen. (Meilink-Roelofsz, 1992, p. 182) 1692 – Vol. 206 (Coromandel, Ceylon, Malabar,
Surat, Persia) various pages p.127/131 - p390a/391.
[see Vol. 2 for details. IOR/I/3/75 - IOR/I/3/76]
1692 – [#1499] FFFFF. Twaalfde boek: Batavia’ s Ingekomen brievenboek, deel III: Coromandel, Ceylon, Malabar, Surat, Perzië. (Meilink-Roelofsz, 1992, p. 182)
1692 – Vol. 207 – (Batavia, Bantam, Java, Tanjongpoura, Cape of G. H.). [No docs transcribed]
1692 – [#1500] FFFFF. Dertiende boek: Batavia’ s Ingekomen brievenboek, deel IV: Java, Kaap de Goede Hoop. (Meilink-Roelofsz, 1992, p. 182) 1693 – Vol. 212 (Ceylon) : p338/339. [see Vol. 2
for details. IOR/I/3/76] 1693 – [#1505] GGGGG. Vijfde boek: Ceylon, eerste deel. (Meilink-Roelofsz, 1992, p. 182) 1693 – Vol. 213 various pages p.899a – p.1794a.
[see Vol. 2 for details. IOR/I/3/76] 1693 – [#1506] GGGGG. Zesde boek: Ceylon, tweede deel. (Meilink-Roelofsz, 1992, p. 182) 1693 – Vol. 214 (Bengal, Surat, Persia) Extract 1693 – [#1507] GGGGG. Zevende boek:
letter Feb 22 1693: p.372/413: P437/437a lines 1-8:
Present 2 elephants to Queen. [see Vol. 2 for details. IOR/I/3/76]
Bengalen, Surat, koopman Hendrik Zwaardecroon op Ceylon (gewezen secretaries van commissaris-generaal H.A. van Reede tot Drakenstein), Perzië.
(Meilink-Roelofsz, 1992, p. 182) 1693 – Vol. 215 (Coromandel) various pages
p35a-p.803 / 804. [see Vol. 2 for details. IOR/I/3/76 - IOR/I/3/77]
1693 – [#1508] GGGGG. Achtste boek:
Coromandel, eerste deel. (Meilink-Roelofsz, 1992, p. 182)
1693 – Vol. 216 various pages p..806 / 814 - p.1572
/ 1574. [see Vol. 2 for details. IOR/I/3/77] 1693 – [#1509] GGGGG. Negende boek:
Coromandel, tweede deel. (Meilink-Roelofsz, 1992, p. 182)
1693 – Vol. 217 (Correspondence Com. Bacherus, Special Embassador to Mogol). List of Treaties with or privileges obtain of native Princes on Coast Coromandel 1612/1687: p.347 / 353a. [IOR/I/3/77 last document]
1693 – [#1510] GGGGG. Tiende boek:
commissaris over Noord-Coromandel en extraordinair ambassadeur naar het hof van Golconda, Johannes Bacherus, eerste deel.
(Meilink-Roelofsz, 1992, p. 182) 1693 – Vol. 218. Translated Perwana (and list of 11
ditto) handed to Co’ s interpreters. [one dated Nov 1688]: p.1037 / 1040a: Passes for free trade and freedom of toll, privilege granted the Dutch by Emperor Aleuigior in 1691. [IOR/I/3/78]
1693 – [#1511] GGGGG. Elfde boek: commissaris over Noord-Coromandel en extraordinair
ambassadeur naar het hof van Golconda, Johannes Bacherus, tweede deel. (Meilink-Roelofsz, 1992, p.
182) 1693 – Vol. 219 (Fiscal. Surat) . [No docs
transcribed] 1693 – [#1512] GGGGG. Traalfde boek:
independent-fiscaal van Surat. (Meilink-Roelofsz, 1992, p. 182)
1693 – Vol. 220 (Amboina, Banda, Macassar). [No
docs transcribed] 1693 – [#1513] GGGGG. Dertiende boek: van
Batavia betreffende Ambon, Banda, Makassar, Timor. (Meilink-Roelofsz, 1992, p. 182) 1693 – Vol. 221 (Ternate, Malacca). [No docs
transcribed] 1693 – [#1514] GGGGG. Veertiende boek: van
Batavia betreffende Ternate en Malakka. (Meilink-Roelofsz, 1992, p. 182)
1693 – Vol. 222 (Ternate) . [No docs transcribed] 1693 – [#1515] GGGGG. Vijftiende boek: van Batavia betreffende Ternate. (Meilink-Roelofsz, 1992, p. 182)
1693 – Vol. 223 (Amboina, Banda, Ternate,
Macassar, Timor) . [No docs transcribed] 1693 – [#1516] GGGGG. Zestiende boek:
Batavia’ s Ingekomen brievenboek, deel I: Ambon, Banda, Ternate, Makassar, Timor. (Meilink-Roelofsz, 1992, p. 182)
1693 – Vol. 224 (Palembang, Siam, Tonquin, Japan,
Malacca). [No docs transcribed] 1693 – [#1517] GGGGG. Zeventiende boek:
Batavia’ s Ingekomen brievenboek, deel II:
Palembang, Siam, Tonkin, Japan, Malakka.
(Meilink-Roelofsz, 1992, p. 182) 1693 – Vol. 225 (Sumatra W. Coast, Bengal,
Coromandel) various pages p..679a-p.872. [see Vol.
2 for details. IOR/I/3/78]
1693 – [#1518] GGGGG. Achttiende boek:
Batavia’ s Ingekomen brievenboek, deel III:
Sumatra’ s Westkust, Bengalen, Coromandel.
(Meilink-Roelofsz, 1992, p. 182) 1693 – Vol. 226 (Ceylon, Malabar) [No docs
transcribed] 1693 – [#1519] GGGGG. Negentiende boek:
Batavia’ s Ingekomen brievenboek, deel IV: Ceylon, Malabar. (Meilink-Roelofsz, 1992, p. 182) 1693 – Vol. 227 (Surat, Persia, Java, Cape of Good
Hope) various pages p.258-267; p.166-p.377a. [see Vol. 2 for details. IOR/I/3/78]
1693 – [#1520] GGGGG. Twintigste boek:
Batavia’ s Ingekomen brievenboek, deel V: Surat, Perzië, Java, Kaap de Goede Hoop. (Meilink-Roelofsz, 1992, p. 182)
1694 – Vol. 231 (Ceylon). March 29 1693 p.742 / 743: Informing him of the movements of the French fleet. [IOR/I/3/78]
1694 – [#1524] HHHHH. Vierde boek: Ceylon, eerste deel. (Meilink-Roelofsz, 1992, p. 182)
1694 – Vol. 233 (Coromandel) p.770 / 773; p.774 / 1694 – [#1526] HHHHH. Zesde boek: Coromandel.
777; p.778 / 779a; p.829 / 832a. [see Vol. 2 for
details. IOR/I/3/78] (Meilink-Roelofsz, 1992, p. 182)
1694 – Vol. 234 (Malabar). Mar 19 1692 p.474 / 475: Demanding satisfaction for the hostility by Portuguese man-of-war to Dutch yacht “ Cochin”
near Barsoloor. [IOR/I/3/78]
1694 – [#1527] HHHHH. Zevende boek: Malabar, eerste deel. (Meilink-Roelofsz, 1992, p. 182)
1694 – Vol. 239 (Ternate) [No docs transcribed] 1694 – [#1532] HHHHH. Twaalfde boek: van Batavia betreffende Ternate, eerste deel. (Meilink-Roelofsz, 1992, p. 183)
1694 – Vol. 240 (Ternate) [No docs transcribed] 1694 – [#1533] HHHHH. Dertiende boek: van Batavia betreffende Ternate, tweede deel. (Meilink-Roelofsz, 1992, p. 183)
1694 – Vol. 241 (Malacca) [No docs transcribed] 1694 – [#1534] HHHHH. Veertiende boek: van Batavia betreffende Malakka. (Meilink-Roelofsz, 1992, p. 183)
1694 – Vol. 242 (Amboina, Banda, Ternate,
Macassar, Timor) [No docs transcribed] 1694 – [#1535] HHHHH. Vijftiende boek:
Batavia’ s Ingekomen brievenboek, deel I: Ambon, Banda, Ternate, Makassar, Timor. (Meilink-Roelofsz, 1992, p. 183)
1694 – Vol. 243 (Palembang, Siam, Tonquin, Japan, Malacca, Sumatra W. Coast) . various pages p..202a - p.310a. [see Vol. 2 for details. IOR/I/3/78]
1694 – [#1536] HHHHH. Zestiende boek:
Batavia’ s Ingekomen brievenboek, deel II:
Palembang, Siam, Tonkin, Japan, Malakka, Sumatra’ s Westkust. (Meilink-Roelofsz, 1992, p.
183) 1694 – Vol. 244 (Bengal, Coromandel) various
pages p.20a - p.600 / 601 [see Vol. 2 for details.
IOR/I/3/78 and IOR/I/3/79]
1694 – [#1537] HHHHH. Zeventiende boek:
Batavia’ s Ingekomen brievenboek, deel III:
Bengalen, Coromandel. (Meilink-Roelofsz, 1992, p. 183)
1694 - Vol. 245 (Ceylon, Malabar) April 6 1893 p.447 / 448: Information abut the movements of the French fleet [from Simon van den Bergh].
[IOR/I/3/79]
1694 – [#1538] HHHHH. Achttiende boek:
Batavia’ s Ingekomen brievenboek, deel IV: Ceylon, Malabar. (Meilink-Roelofsz, 1992, p. 183) 1694 – Vol. 246 (Surat, Persia, Java and Cape of
G.H.) [No docs transcribed] 1694 – [#1539] HHHHH. Negentiende boek:
Batavia’ s Ingekomen brievenboek, deel V: Surat, Perzië, Java, Kaap de Goede Hoop. (Meilink-Roelofsz, 1992, p. 183)
Appendix 3: Number of documents and pages in volumes BL: IOR I/3/1 –