First Fifty Years - a project collating Cape of Good Hope records

Alexander van Paliacatte¹

M, #16413, b. circa 1672

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Last Edited

16/05/2015

BirthOrigin*

Alexander was from Pulicat and was perhaps born there circa 1672. He was said to be 25 years old in 1697.¹

Slave Transactions

On 11 June 1697 Alexander van Paliacatte, Scipio van Bibelepatnam and Titus van Bengale were sold by Hendrick van Buytenhem to Henningh Hùijsing, the first two were sold for Rds. 61 each, while Titus was sold for Rds. 52.²

Citations

[S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700 (Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1977), p. 177.. 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. 177. 11.6.1697, p. 197: Alexander of Paliacatte (25), Scipio of Bibelepatnam (22), sold for Rds. 61 each and Titus of Bengal (14), sold for Rds. 52 by Hendrick van Buytenhem to Henning Hüsing.