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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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July 1, 1705
Original Date: Jun. 28, 1705
Source: Batavia
Destination: Padang
Language: Dutch (translated)
file 2527, folio 561-563 
Feb. 5, 1717
Source: Pagaruyung
Destination: Batavia
Language: Dutch (translated)
file 2545, folio 68-69 
Aug. 30, 1728
Original Date: Aug. 30, 1726
Source: Batavia
Destination: Pagaruyung
Language: Dutch (translated)
file 2561, folio 475-477 
June 12, 1755
Original Date: Apr. 6, 1754
Source: Padang
Destination: Batavia
Language: Arabic Malay (original) Dutch (translated)
file 3571, folio 191-195 
April 13, 1761
Source: Malacca
Destination: Batavia
Ruler: Raja Alam
Language: Arabic Malay (original) Dutch (translated)
file 3572, folio 313-315 
Feb. 15, 1772
Source: Pagaruyung
Destination: Batavia
Language: Arabic Malay (original) Dutch (translated)
file 3574, folio 619-619 
April 22, 1776
Source: Pagaruyung
Destination: Batavia
Language: Arabic Malay (original) Dutch (translated)
file 3575, folio 497-497