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March 10, 1682
Original Date: Feb. 9, 1682
Source: Batavia
Destinations: Amabi, Kupang, Solor, Sonbai
Notes: Date of writing is likely 29th of February, not the 9th as it reads in the Daghregister;
Language: Dutch (translated)
volume 30, page 262-264 
file 2491, folio 443-448 
Oct. 10, 1682
Original Date: Aug. 14, 1682
Destination: Batavia
Notes: Dated noted according to both the Gregorian and Islamic calendar; with the day and month following the first and the year the latter
Language: Dutch (translated)
volume 31, page 1197-1188 
file 2494, folio 2015-2018 
Jan. 22, 1685
Original Date: Jan. 16, 1685
Source: Batavia
Destinations: Amabi, Kupang, Sonbai, Termanu, Timor
Language: Dutch (translated)
file 2498, folio 68-75 
May 14, 1686
Original Date: Oct. 2, 1685
Destination: Batavia
Language: Dutch (translated)
file 2500, folio 631-634 
Feb. 24, 1687
Original Date: Feb. 18, 1687
Source: Batavia
Destinations: Amabi, Kupang, Sonbai, Termanu, Timor
Notes: Fol. 90-93: missive aan de regenten van Kupang, Sonnabay en Amaby [18 of 21 februari 1687]; fol. 93-95 aan de regenten van Kupang van 18 februari 1687; fol. 95-97 aan de regenten van Termanu lande van 18 februari 1687 (zie voor de vierde brief het volgende lemma plus de voetnoot).
Language: Dutch (translated)
file 2502, folio 90-97 
Jan. 12, 1688
Original Date: Jan. 18, 1688
Source: Batavia
Destinations: Amabi, Kupang, Sonbai, Termanu, Timor
Language: Dutch (translated)
file 2503, folio 30-31 
March 5, 1689
Original Date: Feb. 7, 1689
Source: Batavia
Destinations: Amabi, Kupang, Rote, Sonbai, Termanu, Timor
Language: Dutch (translated)
file 2504, folio 189-192 
March 8, 1690
Original Date: Feb. 11, 1690
Source: Batavia
Destinations: Amabi, Kupang, Sonbai, Taebenu, Timor
Language: Dutch (translated)
file 2506, folio 116-119 
Aug. 20, 1690
Original Date: Jul. 12, 1690
Source: Timor
Destination: Batavia
Notes: Van de Radja’s van Rote
Language: Dutch (translated)
file 2506, folio 367-371 
Oct. 14, 1690
Source: Timor
Destination: Batavia
Language: Dutch (translated)
file 2506, folio 482-482 
Jan. 30, 1691
Original Date: Jan. 31, 1691
Source: Batavia
Destinations: Amabi, Kupang, Sonbai, Sorebeang, Timor
Language: Dutch (translated)
file 2507, folio 39-42 
July 5, 1691
Original Date: May. 15, 1691
Destination: Batavia
Language: Dutch (translated)
file 2507, folio 321-322 
Feb. 20, 1692
Original Date: Feb. 18, 1692
Source: Batavia
Destinations: Amabi, Kupang, Sonbai, Sorebeang, Timor
Language: Dutch (translated)
file 2508, folio 126-129 
July 4, 1692
Destination: Batavia
Language: Dutch (translated)
file 2509, folio 495-499 
March 12, 1693
Original Date: Mar. 12, 1693
Source: Batavia
Destination: Timor
Language: Dutch (translated)
file 2510, folio 256-259 
Sept. 21, 1693
Source: Timor
Destination: Batavia
Language: Dutch (translated)
file 2511, folio 761-764 
Aug. 15, 1694
Source: Timor
Destination: Batavia
Language: Dutch (translated)
file 2513, folio 576-576 
Aug. 15, 1694
Source: Timor
Destination: Batavia
Language: Dutch (translated)
file 2513, folio 577-581 
Feb. 19, 1695
Source: Batavia
Destination: Timor
Language: Dutch (translated)
file 2514, folio 137-139 
Sept. 21, 1695
Source: Timor
Destination: Batavia
Language: Dutch (translated)
file 2514, folio 609-610