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Coridon van Macassar¹

M, #16488, b. circa 1674

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Last Edited

19/05/2015

BirthOrigin*

Coridon was from Macassar and was perhaps born there circa 1674. He was said to be 23 years old in 1697.^1,2

Slave Transactions

Between 1 July 1697 and 2 July 1697 Coridon van Macassar was sold by Arnoldo Muijkens to Henningh Hùijsing, for Rds. 60.³

Citations

[S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700 (Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1977), p. 180.. Hereinafter cited as Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700.
[S432] Robert C-H Shell compiler, Changing Hands, A calendar of bondage in southern Africa, 1550 to 1888, CD-ROM; ISBN 1-86918-063-1; (Cape Town: Ancestry24, September 2007), Sequence IDNO:       1242
Slaves First Name:       Coridon
Presumed Place Of Origin:       van Macassar
Month Of Sale:       7
Year Of Sale:       1697
Type Of Name:       Classical
Continental Origin Code:       Indonesian Archipelago
Slaves Age:       23
Slaves Gender:       Male
Price In Rixdollars:       60
Sellers Last Name:       Muykens
Sellers First Name:       Bernardus
Sellers Civil Status:       VOC employee
Sellers Gender:       Male
Sellers Domicile:       Transit-at sea
Sellers Occupation:       Under-Merchant
Buyers Last Name:       Hussing
Buyers First Name:       Henning
Buyers Civil Status:       Councillor
Buyers Gender:       Male
Buyers Domicile:       Cape district
Buyers Occupation:       farmer
Comments And References:       Spiegel
Primary Reference:       Transporten en Scheepeniskennis. Hereinafter cited as Changing Hands.
[S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700, p. 180. ...7.1697, p. 237: Coridon from Macassar, sold by Bernardus Muykens on the Spiegel, to Henning Hüsing for Rds. 60.