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Dec. 12, 1705
Sources: Bayang, Padang
Destination: Batavia
Language: Dutch (translated)
file 2527, folio 1095-1096 
July 7, 1706
Original Date: 1706
Source: Batavia
Destination: Johor
Language: Dutch (translated)
file 2528, folio 343-343 
Oct. 18, 1706
Original Date: Oct. 18, 1706
Source: Batavia
Destination: Johor
Language: Dutch (translated)
file 2529, folio 509-510 
March 15, 1707
Source: Johor
Destination: Batavia
Language: Dutch (translated)
file 2530, folio 163-163 
March 18, 1707
Source: Johor
Destination: Batavia
Language: Dutch (translated)
file 2530, folio 169-170 
May 1, 1756
Source: Indragiri
Destination: Batavia
Notes: No exact date mentioned
Language: Arabic Malay (original) Dutch (translated)
file 3571, folio 290-294 
March 7, 1758
Original Date: Feb. 28, 1758
Source: Indragiri
Destination: Batavia
Language: Arabic Malay (original) Dutch (translated)
file 3571, folio 543-545 
April 1, 1762
Source: Padang
Destination: Batavia
Language: Dutch (translated)
file 3572, folio 480-484