Claas van Madagascar1

M, #16000, b. 1668/69

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Last Edited03/04/2015
BirthOrigin*Claas was from Madagascar and was perhaps born there in 1668/69. He was said to be 24 or 25 years old in 1693.1 
Slave TransactionsOn 28 December 1693 Claas van Madagascar was sold by Will Gutter to Pieter van der Poel, for Rds. 83.2
On 13 May 1694 Claas van Madagascar was sold by Pieter van der Poel to André Gauch, for Rds. 90.3

Citations

  1. [S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700 (Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1977), p.164.. 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.164. 28.12.1693, p. 434: Claas from Madagascar (24/25), sold by Will Gutter to Pieter van der Poel for Rds. 83.
  3. [S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700, p.165. 13.5.1694: Claas from Madagascar (24/25), sold for Rds. 90 by the free blacksmith Pieter van der Poel to Andries Gauche, blacksmith in Drakenstein.
 

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