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Thomas van Madagascar¹

M, #15749, b. 1677/78

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Last Edited

19/12/2015

BirthOrigin*

Thomas was from Madagascar and perhaps born there in 1677/78.¹

Slave Transactions

On 26 April 1686 Thomas van Madagascar was sold by William Deeron to Guillaume Heems, for Rds. 33. However, on 9 May 1686, in a second recorded transaction the slave is purchased by Christiaen Magnus, for the same amount. A line was drawn through the date on the original record and replaced with the latter date. Magnus stipulated that he was purchasing the slave for the same amount because the original purchaser, Heems, acquired the slave illegally (malefido et dolo?) and he had been ordered returned to Deeron by the Commander, Simon van der Stel.^2,3

Citations

[S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700 (Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1977), p.146.. 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.146. 9.5.1686: Thomas from Madagascar (8/9), sold by Will Deeron to Christiaen Magnus for Rds. 33. A note attached to this deed states that by order of the Commander the slave Thomas, who had been acquired by Magnus malefide et dolo, was given back to Will Deeron.
[S606] J.L. (Leon) Hattingh, "A.J. Böeseken se Addendum van Kaapse slawe-verkoopstransaksies: Foute en regstellings", Kronos (Foute en regstellings) 9 (1984): Op bladsy 146 van die addendum kom nog een van daardie onverklaarbare lees en verstaan foute voor. By die datum van 9.5.1686 verskyn by Böeseken:
"Thomas from Madagascar( 8/9), sold by Will Deeron to Christiaen Magnus for Rds. 33. A note attached to this deed states that by order of the Commander the slave Thomas, who had been acquired by Magnus malefide et dolo, was given back to Will Deeron".
My lesing van die betrokke document is dat Deeron in die eerste plek en wel op 26.4.1686 die betrokke slaaf aan Guilliam Heems vir 33 Rds. Verkoop het. In 'n tweede akte (wat iets anders as 'n toegevoegde nota is), gedateer 9.5.1686 - die vorige document se datum is toe blykbaar deurgehaal en ook na 9.5.1686 verander - meld Christiaan Magnus dat hy nou die slaaf teen dieselfde bedrag koop omdat die vorige koper, dit wil se Heems, die slaaf wederregtelik bekom het en dit op bevel van die kommandeur moes terug gee.. Hereinafter cited as "Foute en regstellings."