Background - continued
15/4/1655 ... towards the afternoon ... the Hon. Sterthemius set sail [with Provintie, Phenix, Maeght van Enckhuysen, Coningh David, Blommendael, Koukerken]
21/4 to 9/5: van Goens Senior at the Cape with the return-fleet: his suggestions of canal* from Table Bay to False Bay, as a defensive frontier rather than for navigation.
28/4 Letter to Holland (in reply to one dated 6/10/54 suggesting the sending out of Dutch colonists) ... [practicability] much to be doubted ... [if free families sent] should be stipulated that they reside here for at least ten years ... slaves would be necessary ... there are several among your Servants ... who would be well inclined for freedom if they could have their wives sent out to them ... this would be the best to begin with....
Resolutions 17/7. De la Guerre ‘has been useful ... as Hunter,* and by his diligence has brought in much game ... in future to earn 15 gld. as Hunter’
6/9 ... resolved to send a party of 9 volunteers ... together with Herry* ... inland with copper, tobacco, pipes, beads etc.... [Left 9/9, back 5/10: apparently to the Hottentots-Holland Bergen, the second inland expedition*.]
4/9 ... locally built sloop named Robbejacht launched ... about 16 to 17 lasten*....
1/10 [Ten Company's milch-cows leased to] the gardener Hendrik Hendricx Boom, living outside the Coy's. fortress at the gardens....
23/11, 27/11 ... large numbers of natives had come with much livestock ... the tribe of the Black Captain [Gonnema: the Cochoquas]....
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