Jan Claessen Langendyck & Goyana, November, 1658.
Jan Claessen Langendyck & Goyana, November, 1658.

Jan Claessen Langendyck & Goyana

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Act For Jan Claessen Langendyck For Permitting The Raising Of A Colony In West Indies On The Continent Or Wild Coast Of America

    The States-General of the United Netherlands, to all who shall see, hear, or read these presents, Greeting: --

    Know ye, that We leave consented and permitted, and do hereby consent and permit, that Jan Claessen Langendyck, as Promoter, shall be empowered to raise a Colony in the West Indies, on the continent or Wild Coast of America about Goyana, at the height of about five degrees north latitude, situate in the district of the Charter granted to the West Indian Company, and this under and upon the conditions settled the 13th August, 1654, by a Committee of the respective Chambers representing the Assembly of the Nineteen.

    Wherefore, We ordain, enjoin, and order all and each individual, whom these may concern, that they in no wise, hinder therein the aforewritten Jan Claessen Langendyck, or those he may come to send thither with the knowledge of the aforewritten Company, but that they shall do and show much honour, and all help, favours, and assistance whereof there may be need, since We have decided that the same requisite for the service of the above-mentioned Company.

    Given at the Hague, under our Seal, subscription, and the signature of our Secretary, on the 1st November, 1658.


Source:

http://www.guyana.org/Western/1648%20to%201669.htm

    "The Dutch documents were copied from the Rijksarchief of the Hague. They are chiefly despatches from the Director-General of the Dutch Colony of the Essequibo to the Chambers of the West India Company.

Copyright © by Odeen Ishmael, 2001

    This collection of historical documents can also be regarded as a supplement to my earlier work, The Trail of Diplomacy. I have grouped them according to chronological periods for easy reference, and as far as possible, notation is also made as to the source of the original documents.

    Readers and researchers are free to use and reproduce these documents. However, I would appreciate if reference could be made to this current source whenever they are used.

Odeen Ishmael

February 2001"


Note:

    I can't say whether Jan Claessen Langendyck is related to our Jan Jansen Van Langedyck or not. Certainly they had different fathers, but that doesn't mean that they weren't related. Only more research in the Netherlands can supply the answer to that question, however it does seem curious that another of the Langedycks was interested in the Americas within a decade of the arrival of our great-great-grandfather. Hmmm....

    More to think about....

    Chris

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