Appendices to General Resolutions 1686-1811

This unique series is important for both Asian and European (overseas) history. Some documents are directly related to the history of the south-central Javanese principalities, as well as other sultanates and their rulers in other parts of the Nusantara. For instance, there are a number of incoming letters and requests from rulers and regents, in particular from Priangan, West Java. These letters also include taxation lists of received diplomatic gifts and ‘gift projects’, namely the reciprocal gifts sent to Asian rulers by Batavia. Gift lists can be directly connected to the diplomatic letter database of this website through our search engine. A great number of documents deal with the VOC’s seaborne trade and other maritime matters such as consumption bills and cargo lists of arriving ships.

Other documents are connected to the VOC’s business activities. These include reports relating to warehouses and trading items; military and personnel affaires. Many documents originate from Batavia’s civil institutions such as the yearly accounts of the city orphanage and diaconate; land surveys concerning the Ommelanden (Batavia’s immediate hinterland, present-day Jabodetabek) or building projects. They bring us into contact with the social world of Batavia. A great number of documents are from private Asian (in particular Chinese), Indo-European (mestizo) and European citizens who wrote requests to Batavia Castle for a variety of reasons. These documents are not only important for genealogical history, but they also bring us into contact with the local multi-ethnic societies in which the individual citizens of Batavia moved.

The following persons have made this digital publication possible through their great effort and expertise:

• Hendrik E. Niemeijer, Historian
• Team ANRI (Risma, Seno, Yeni, Yovi, Haris, Dharwis, scan operators)
• Doreen van den Boogaart, Leiden University
• Lydia van Wijk, Leiden University
• Hanna te Velde, Leiden University
• Fenna Ytsma, Leiden University
• Marco Roling, The Corts Foundation, Information engineer
• Jelle Gerbrandy, Software engineer

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