Inventory of the archives of the Dutch government in the divisions of Galle (Matara) and Jaffnapatnam 1640-1796

Description of the Subordinate Components

Part I    The Commandement of Galle.

A    The Commandeur in Council.

2   Correspondence.

d   Secret and Separate Correspondence.

   Colombo

Inward (1713 - 1795)
The Secret letters from Colombo are signed by the Governor and Council: some by the Governor alone to the Commandeur at Galle. This series contains also the Secret and Separate Circulars, (See in no. 5595).
5589
1713 July 9 - 1719 June 10.
 
Pages missing. Irregular binding or badly bound. Damaged by corrosion.
Contains also some Secret letters from Matara, Belligam and Accuras.
5590
1727 February 28.
One document.
Damaged by damp. Damaged by insects and vermin.
5591
 Secret Circular letter From the Governor and Council of Colombo to the various Commandeurs and the Chiefs at the outstations in Ceylon, Forwarding for their inormation copies of correspondence on the subject of infringements of the treaties of Munster, Utrecht etc. by the Spaniards.
1733 August 10.
 
Damaged by corrosion.
See also no. 3240 in Miss Jurriaanse's "Catalogue of the Archives of the Dutch Central Government of Coastal Ceylon".
5592
1761 January 25 - 1762 December 7.
 
Irregular binding or badly bound. Damaged by damp. Damaged by insects and vermin.
5593
1763 January 15 - 1767 January 28.
 
5594
1769 January 2 - 1781 January 16.
 
5595
1781 June 15 - 1788 February 26.
 
Damaged by damp.
5596
1788 June 11 - 1790 July 17.
 
Damaged by damp.
5597
1790 April 20 - August 17.
 
Damaged by damp.
5598
1791 May 4 - 1795 June 1.
 
Damaged by damp.