Document: Order permitting Peter Laurens to carry his own goods to the South river

It was represented in council that the skippers wanted a large sum of money for the transport of soldiers’ goods destined for the South River; and that Pieter Laurensz had offered to convey the soldiers’ goods there in the Company’s yacht, if he could load and transport his own goods in the same vessel, while we with our men would in the meantime [ use his yacht for carrying stones etc. It was resolved to agree to it. Date as above. ] [i]

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