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Copy.Account of the goods and necessities

shipped for the West India Company,

chamber of Amsterdam, on the ship

named De Lieffde, upon which Anne Douwesen is skipper, having gone to

sea bound for the island of Curaçao

on the 27th of March 1655.

No. 34

21	Small barrels of rye-meal, being one last weighing net 4019 lbs., expenses with charges together		f106:–
1	hogshead brandy		f89:14:–
1	ditto vinegar		ƒ18:–
2	barrels	bacon amounting with charges to	ƒ80:–
1	small barrel
1	barrel of biscuits, containing 525 pieces at 22 stivers per hundred		f5:15:8
1	small barrel with 6 gammons of bacon and 6 pieces of smoked meat, together		f18:14:8
1	small container with 4 Edam and 2 Leiden cheeses, together		f8:12:–
1	small container with mustard seed		f2:18:–
1	case with strong drink		f33:12:8
1	half pipe of Brunswick mum		f24:–
			f387:6:8

Equipment

4	large hundred and eight Norwegian planks with charges		f 173:42:-
18	hogsheads with 3 hoet† smith’s coal, with charges		f 73:6:-
2	firkins containing 6 barrels of tar at f 9 l / 2 per barrel		f 57:—
2	barrels of pitch at / 15VS		f 31:—
1	anker trane oil		f 12:—
1	hogshead with 472 lbs. of harpuys‡		f 40
1	barrel containing 32 balls of twine, 25 sail needles		f 18:10:—
1	barrel containing:
	8 balls of twine		f 2:14:-
	25 bunches of peatmoss		f 4:10:-
	9 assorted hawsers		f 170:3:-
	4 lines of 12§	75 lbs.	f 18:15:-
	2 ditto of 9
	2 ditto of 6
	12 bunches of belaying ropes		f 8:12:
	12 bunches of housing lines		f 5:8:-
	12 bunches of marlines		f 2:14:
	3 seathread lines		f 4:10:
	5 white lines, 9 threads		f 10:5:-
	1 seine, 46 fathoms long	}	f 54:2:-
	8 lbs. of boet thread
	25 lbs. of sail thread		f 11:5:-
	6 handles for draw saws		f 1:10:
	Carry over		f 698:2	f 3 87:6:8

Carried over from the other side		f 698:2	f 37: 6:8
1	keg containing:
	2000 double medium nails	f 13:—
	2000 single medium nails	f 7:—
	2000 double nails	f 4:10:—
	2000 wainscot nails	f 3:—
	4000 pomptassiens	f 2:8:-
	200 five inch spikes	f 3:4:-
	100 six inch spikes	f 2:2:-
	4 files with handles	f 1:10:-
3	whip saws at 3½	f 10:10:-
3	pieces of steel weighing 45½ at 5 st.	f 11:7:8:-
1	large keg containing:
	1 old large sail	f 35:2:-
	1 ditto large topsail	f 31:4:-
	1 ditto fore topsail	f 21:9:-
	1 ditto foresail bonnet	f 7:16:-
	1 ditto boatsail and bonnet	f 7:1:-
	1 bale of French canvas	f 204:8:-
			f 1064:13:8

Munitions of War

4	kegs, each with 50 lbs. of gunpowder		f 104:—
1	hogshead containing 200 lbs. of match	} together 300 lbs.	f 29:—
1	ditto containing 100 lbs. of match
3	wooden milk measures	}	f 4:10:—
6	strainers to run milk through
3	wooden bowls for cleaning butter
				f 137:10:-

Writing Materials

16	books of paper at 6 st.	f 4:16:—
1	writing book of 3 s. small size	f 2:—
8	bunches of quills	f 2:16:—
3	lbs. of ink material	f 1:10:—
2	rulers	f —:3:-
3	penknives	f 1:4:—
2	whetstones	f —:4:-
2	almanacs	f —:12:-
½	lb. sealing wax	f 1:7:—
			f 14:12:—
			f 1604:2:-

References

Translation: Gehring, C., trans./ed., Curaçao Papers, 1640-1665 (New Netherland Research Center and the New Netherland Institute: 2011).A complete copy of this publication is available on the New Netherland Institute website.