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Prins van Madagascar¹

M, #14538, b. between 1673 and 1675

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Last Edited

14/01/2015

BirthOrigin*

Prins was from Madagascar and perhaps born there between 1673 and 1675. In March 1687 his age was estimated at 12 or 13, two months later, in May, the estimate was 13 or 14.¹

Slave Transactions

On 4 March 1687 Prins van Madagascar was sold by Jan Claas Claver to Abraham Hartogh, for Rds. 36.²
On 14 May 1687 Prins van Madagascar was sold by Abraham Hartogh to Hendrick Ulm, for Rds. 56.³

Citations

[S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700 (Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1977), p.149.. Hereinafter cited as Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700.
[S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700, p.149. 4.3.1687: Prins from Madagascar (12/13), sold by Jan Claasz Claver, skipper of the Jambi, to Abraham de Hartog for Rds. 36.
[S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700, p.150. 14.5.1687: Prins from Madagascar (13/14) sold by Abraham de Hartog to the wainwright Hendrick van Ulm (signature Oulm) for Rds. 56.