Mercurius van Bengale1

M, #12659, b. 1678/79

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Last Edited23/03/2015
BirthOrigin*Mercurius was from Bengal and was perhaps born there in 1678/79. Van Bengale - or from Bengal - was a term loosely applied during the period of VOC dominance to enslaved or formerly enslaved people from any of the countries bordering the Bay of Bengal. He was said to be 12 or 13 years old in 1691.1 
Slave TransactionsOn 19 June 1691 Mercurius van Bengale was sold by Elbert Franszen to H. Capt Willem Padt, for Rds. 45.2
On 30 June 1692 Mercurius van Bengale was sold by H. Capt Willem Padt to Berndt Burcherdt, for Rds. 70.3

Citations

  1. [S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700 (Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1977), p.158.. 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.158. 19.6.1691, pp. 181-182: Mercurius from Bengal (12/13), sold by Albert Fransz, first mate of the Crab, to William Padt for Rds. 45.
  3. [S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700, p.161. 30.6.1692, p. 111: Mercurius from Bengal (12/13), sold by Willem Padt to
    Barent Borchard for Rds. 70.
 

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