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Jacob Overwagen¹

M, #15674, b. circa 1635

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Last Edited

24/12/2014

Birth*

Jacob Overwagen was born circa 1635.¹

Occupation*

Jacob Overwagen was the secretary of the Council of Justice on 5 June 1683 Batavia.²

Names in the record, in publications, etc.

5 June 1683, the name of Jacob was written in the record as Jacob Overwater.³

Slave Transactions

Marcus van Bengale was sold by Jacob Dircx Jaarsma on behalf of Jacob Overwagen to Simon van der Stel on 5 June 1683, for Rds. 40.³
Unnamed Slave van Macassar was sold by Jacob Dircx Jaarsma on behalf of Jacob Overwagen to Simon van der Stel on 5 July 1683, for Rds. 40.^4,2

Citations

[S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700 (Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1977), p. 140.. 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. 140. 5.6.1683: Slave (not named) sold by Jacob Dircxz Jaarsma, skipper on Asia, on behalf of Jacob Overwagen, secr. of the Council of Justice in Batavia, to Simon van der Stel for Rds. 90.
[S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700, p. 140. 5.6.1683: Marcus from Bengal (20) sold by Jacob Dircxz Jaarsma, skipper on Asia, on behalf of Jacob Overwater for Rds. 40 to Simon van der Stel.
[S606] J.L. (Leon) Hattingh, "A.J. Böeseken se Addendum van Kaapse slawe-verkoopstransaksies: Foute en regstellings", Kronos (Foute en regstellings) 9 (1984): In ‘n transaksie wat Böeseken verkeerdelik as 5.6.1683 opgee – eintlik is dit 5.7.1683 – koop Simon van der Stel ‘n slaaf teen 40 Rds. en nie vir 90 Rds. soos sy dit verstrek nie.. Hereinafter cited as "Foute en regstellings."