Document: LIST of slaves who died aboard the slaver St. Jan, 30 June 1659-29 October 1659

Holding Institution
New York State Archives
Document ID
NYSA_A1883-78_V17_043b
Description

List of slaves who died on board the ship St. John between the 30th June and 29th October, 1659 ; in all 110 men, women and children. (2 pages)

Document Date
1659-11 circa (no date)
Document Type
List
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List of the slaves who died aboard the ship St. Jan from the 30th of June to the 29th of October in the year 1659.

On the first of November two hours before dawn we lost the ship St. Jan on the reef at Rocus[1] and fled in the boat to the island of Curacao, leaving the ship St. Jan there with eighty-five slaves on board, men as well as women and boys and girls. We reached Curacao on the 4th of this month.

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[1]: Los Rocus islands off the coast of Venezuela.
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Location
Modern Location
Curacao, Netherlands Antilles
Locations (Unlinked)
Rocus|Curacao
Ship Mentioned (Unlinked)
St. John
Document Location
Document Finding Aid or Collection
New Netherland Council Curacao records (Series A1883_1640-1665)
Item
43b
Link
http://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/19411