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Gilded Otter

Amsterdam, Netherlands to New Netherland (New York)
sailed December 1657
arrived March 1658
Captain: Jan Jansen Bestevaer
There is no sworn statement.
The Gilded Otter sailed from New Amsterdam December, 1657 under Captain Jan Jansen Bestevaer, arriving at New Amsterdam March 1658.

1   Claes Pouwelson from Ditmarsem - mason
2   Jan Jansen Van den Bos- mason, and his brother 13 years old
For more information of the passengers aboard this ship, please visit Immigrants to New Netherlands
Transcribed by Alice M. (Stansfield) Herzberg a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
28 July 2008


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