Enlistment with the Dutch East India Company

17 May 1764 · Amsterdam, Nederland

Barend Springorum enters service as a sailor aboard the VOC ship Nijenborg

On 17 May 1764, Barend Springorum, originating from Unna, entered service with the Dutch East India Company (VOC) as a sailor. He was engaged aboard the ship Nijenborg, performing the regular duties of a seaman. After several years of service, he was repatriated to the Dutch Republic and formally discharged in 1767 upon his return voyage aboard the ship Vlietlust.

Enlistment with the Dutch East India Company
VOC crew registration recording the enlistment of Barend Springorum as a sailor on 17 May 1764, including details of his service aboard the ship *Nijenborg* and his repatriation to the Dutch Republic in 1767.

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