Augustus van Bengale1

M, #16610, b. 1684/85

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Last Edited23/05/2015
BirthOrigin*Augustus was from the Bengal and was perhaps born there in 1684/85. He was said to be 13 or 14 years old in 1698.1 
Slave TransactionsOn 8 May 1698 Augustus van Bengale was sold by Leendert van Deijl to Simon van der Stel, for Rds. 40.2

Citations

  1. [S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700 (Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1977), p. 184.. Hereinafter cited as Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700.
  2. [S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700, p. 184. 8.5.1698: Augustus from Bengal (13 /14), sold by Leendert van Deijl to Simon van der Stel for Rds. 40.
 

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