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16030200OLD01
1603, February 9
Oldenburg
Count John VII of Oldenburg to king Christian IV of Denmark: request to use the harbour Olafswick near Kummerwage in Iceland, which has never been used before, as the fish catches have been so bad in the previous year, that the Oldenburg merchants still have many outstanding debts on the island.
Created for and published on the HANSdoc website of the German Maritime Museum, Bremerhaven, by Bart Holterman in the context of the research project Between the North Sea and the Norwegian Sea: interdisciplinary Studies of the Hanse. Licensed CC BY.
Oldenburg, Niedersächsisches Landesarchiv
Best. 20, -25, no. 6, no. 57
One bifolio
20x33cm
Paper
Paper worn at some folds.
foliated 125-126
Clearly written. One big correction.
Draft
High German
Numbered 18. Date originally September 1602, September was corrected to February. Answer 16030310FAL00 refers to the letter having been written on February 9, 1603, so it is likely that the scribe forgot to change the year when correcting the date.
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