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Jan. 26, 1682
Sources: Goa, Makassar
Destination: Batavia
Language: Dutch (translated)
volume 30, page 53-55 
file 2491, folio 88-91 
Jan. 26, 1682
Source: Batavia
Destinations: Goa, Makassar
Notes: The response is written next to the letter of the widow, hence the corresponding page numbers.
Language: Dutch (translated)
volume 30, page 55-57 
file 2491, folio 88-91 
July 11, 1682
Original Date: Jun. 30, 1682
Sources: Bone, Goa, Makassar
Destination: Batavia
Language: Dutch (translated)
volume 31, page 840-841 
file 2493, folio 1427-1429 
July 11, 1682
Sources: Bone, Goa, Makassar
Destination: Batavia
Language: Dutch (translated)
volume 31, page 841-843 
file 2493, folio 1429-1431 
Sept. 13, 1685
Source: Bone
Destination: Batavia
Language: Dutch (translated)
file 2499, folio 763-764 
March 6, 1686
Original Date: Mar. 6, 1686
Source: Batavia
Destination: Bone
Language: Dutch (translated)
file 2500, folio 260-267 
Jan. 28, 1687
Original Date: Jan. 27, 1687
Source: Bone
Destination: Batavia
Language: Dutch (translated)
file 2502, folio 39-43 
July 22, 1687
Source: Bone
Destination: Batavia
Language: Dutch (translated)
file 2502, folio 511-514 
June 30, 1689
Source: Bone
Destination: Batavia
Language: Dutch (translated)
file 2504, folio 416-418 
Feb. 17, 1690
Original Date: Feb. 11, 1690
Source: Batavia
Destinations: Bone, Makassar
Language: Dutch (translated)
file 2506, folio 77-81 
March 17, 1692
Original Date: Mar. 12, 1692
Source: Batavia
Destination: Bone
Language: Dutch (translated)
file 2508, folio 241-244 
March 16, 1693
Original Date: Mar. 16, 1693
Source: Batavia
Destination: Bone
Language: Dutch (translated)
file 2510, folio 273-276 
March 31, 1694
Original Date: Mar. 25, 1694
Source: Batavia
Destination: Bone
Language: Dutch (translated)
file 2512, folio 242-253 
March 8, 1697
Original Date: Mar. 5, 1697
Source: Batavia
Destination: Bone
Language: Dutch (translated)
file 2517, folio 194-201 
June 29, 1697
Source: Bone
Destination: Batavia
Language: Dutch (translated)
file 2517, folio 484-493 
Oct. 25, 1697
Sources: Bone, Makassar, Soppeng
Destination: Batavia
Language: Dutch (translated)
file 2517, folio 776-783 
March 10, 1698
Original Date: Mar. 7, 1698
Source: Batavia
Destinations: Bone, Makassar
Notes: The government general of The VOC wrongly interpreted the King of Bone as the ruler in Macassar. Therefore letters were sent to 'king Bony in Macassar'...
Language: Dutch (translated)
file 2518, folio 156-169 
March 10, 1698
Original Date: Mar. 7, 1698
Source: Batavia
Destinations: Bone, Makassar
Language: Dutch (translated)
file 2518, folio 183-184 
July 6, 1700
Source: Batavia
Destination: Bone
Language: Dutch (translated)
file 2520, folio 352-354 
Dec. 4, 1702
Source: Makassar
Destination: Batavia
Language: Dutch (translated)
file 2523, folio 852-853