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The index of thousands of diplomatic letters can be searched by entering one or more search fields. As all letters do have a source location, destination location, and the name of the ruler who wrote the particular letter, searching with one or more of these search fields will generally give good results. To filter still further the number of results, it is possible to set a time frame. Selection can lead to one or more results. Each result can be clicked on, invoking the browse page on the exact position of the letter in the scans of the original volume of the Daily Journals of Batavia Castle.


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May 20, 1741
Original Date: Apr. 30, 1741
Source: Batavia
Destination: Beijing
Language: Dutch (translated)
file 2572, folio 238-240 
June 27, 1742
Original Date: Jun. 26, 1742
Source: Batavia
Destination: Beijing
Language: Dutch (translated)
file 2573, folio 369-371 
July 7, 1755
Source: Beijing
Destination: Batavia
Notes: No exact date mentioned
Language: Arabic Malay (original) Dutch (translated)
file 3571, folio 209-212