The National Archives entry cites a notarial deed made on this date in Terheijden, Netherlands, discussing Kruijthoff’s testamentary estate. The record shows the long-distance legal machinery through which Dutch authorities recognized claims tied to enslaved people in the Caribbean.
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The 1862 colonial police decree is interpreted here as evidence of what?
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The decree regulated maréchaussée staffing and pay in anticipation of emancipation.
A 30 September 1862 address concerned compensation for slave owners on Sint Maarten.
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That date and subject appear in the title and metadata of the digitized address.