Archives of the Dutch East India Company (VOC)

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The archives of the Dutch East India Company ( VOC) and
the local institutions in Batavia ( Jakarta)
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Published with the support of the Philippus Corts Stichting
Authors:
Nationaal Archief, the Hague
Ms. G. Louisa Balk
Frans van Dijk
Diederick J. Kortlang
Dr. Pieter Koenders
Leiden University
Prof. dr. Femme S. Gaastra
Dr. Hendrik E. Niemeijer
With the assistance of:
Arsip Nasional Republik Indonesia
Ms. Isye Djumenar
Dra. Kris Hapsari
Dra. Esti Kartikaningsih
Dra. Risma Manurung
Dra. Ina Mirawati
Dra. Dwi Mudalsih
Ms. Dwi Nurmaningsih
Ms. Mira Puspita Rini
Ms. Iyos Rosidah
Dra. Euis Shariasih
Drs. Langgeng Sulistyo Budi
Ms. Endang Suhendar
Drs. Sunarto
Ms. Sutiasni
Syarif Usman
Dra. Widiyanti
Ms. Triana Widyaningrum
Translators:
Ms. Rosemary Robson-McKillop, BA (Hons) Sydney
Ms. Syahrita Chairaty Kasim
Dr. Th. van den End
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The Archives of the
Dutch East India Company (VOC )
and the Local Institutions in Batavia (Jakarta)
Arsip-arsip Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC)
dan lembaga-lembaga pemerintahan kota Batavia (Jakarta)
De archieven van de Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC)
en de locale instellingen te Batavia (Jakarta)
G.L. Balk
F. van Dijk
D.J. Kortlang
With contributions by
F.S. Gaastra
Hendrik E. Niemeijer
P. Koenders
ARSIP NASIONAL REPUBLIK INDONESIA
LEIDEN (cid:129) BOSTON
2007
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
A C.I.P. record for this book is available from the Library of Congress
ISBN 978 90 04 16365 2
© Copyright 2007 by Nationaal Archief, The Hague, The Netherlands
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, translated, stored in
a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical,
photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission from the publisher.
Printed in the Netherlands
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Contents
Preface Director General Arsip Nasional Republik Indonesia 8
Preface Directeur Nationaal Archief 9
Introduction
The organization of the VOC 13
The Central Administration of the VOC Government and the Local Institutions of Batavia (1619-1811) 61
History of the Archives 141
TANAP and the co-operation between ANRI and Nationaal Archief 169
Literature about the VOC 181
Appendices 189
Illustrations 193
Inventories
Hoge Regering 209
Hoge Commissie 295
Algemene Rekenkamer 303
Raad van Justitie 307
Schepenbank 315
Heemraden 343
Weeskamer 349
Boedelkamer 381
Bank van Lening 389
Vendukantoor 393
Amphioensociëteit 397
Notarissen 403
Kerken 527
Burgerlijke Stand 547
Engelhard 559
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Daftar isi
Kata sambutan Kepala Arsip Nasional Republik Indonesia 8
Kata Pengantar Direktur Nationaal Archief 9
Pendahuluan
Organisasi VOC 28
Pengurus Pusat VOC dan lembaga-lembaga pemerintahan kota Batavia (1619-1811) 87
Sejarah Arsip-arsip 150
TANAP dan kerja sama antara ANRI dengan Nationaal Archief 173
Kepustakaan mengenai VOC 181
Lampiran-lampiran 189
Gambar-gambar 193
Inventaris-inventaris
Hoge Regering 209
Hoge Commissie 295
Algemene Rekenkamer 303
Raad van Justitie 307
Schepenbank 315
Heemraden 343
Weeskamer 349
Boedelkamer 381
Bank van Lening 389
Vendukantoor 393
Amphioensociëteit 397
Notarissen 403
Kerken 527
Burgerlijke Stand 547
Engelhard 559
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Inhoudsopgave
Voorwoord van de directeur van het Arsip Nasional Republik Indonesia 10
Voorwoord van de directeur van het Nationaal Archief 11
Inleiding
De organisatie van de VOC 45
Het VOC-hoofdbestuur en de stedelijke colleges te Batavia (1619-1811) 115
De geschiedenis van de archieven 160
TANAP en de samenwerking tussen ANRI en Nationaal Archief 177
Literatuur over de VOC 181
Bijlagen 189
Illustraties 193
Inventarissen
Hoge Regering 209
Hoge Commissie 295
Algemene Rekenkamer 303
Raad van Justitie 307
Schepenbank 315
Heemraden 343
Weeskamer 349
Boedelkamer 381
Bank van Lening 389
Vendukantoor 393
Amphioensociëteit 397
Notarissen 403
Kerken 527
Burgerlijke Stand 547
Engelhard 559
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Preface
As a trading company the VOC pursued its operation between the archival institutions in these
activities in a large number of countries on the two countries: the Netherlands and Indonesia.
east coast of Africa and in a large area of Asia, Sharing in this communal world heritage and
from the Cape of Good Hope to the island of putting their joint shoulders to the wheel to tackle
Deshima in Japan. These activities produced an this gigantic task is the outcome of our joint
inestimable contribution to the history of those attitude to co-operation in the field of archives, a
nations in the making. collaboration which began in 2001. It is certain
The archives of the VOC are the common that in the years to come, this co-operation will
property of many nations in West and East enable us to scale new heights in achievements.
(especially in Asia). It was therefore not at all This is the right and proper place to express
surprising that they were nominated for inclusion our deep gratitude to Dr Maarten van Boven,
in the Memory of the World International Register. The Director of the Nationaal Archief, for his enormous
fact that in 2003, UNESCO did indeed admit this endeavours and support, and to extend this
treasure trove to the list on which the collective gratitude to all who have been involved in the
memory of the world is summed up is irrefutable preparation of this publication. Especially, we
proof of the enormous importance of these would like to thank Frans van Dijk, Diederick
archives to the world history. Kortlang and Louisa Balk for their assistance in
Many States possess a collection of VOC rounding off the inventory of those VOC archives
archives. As the institution which holds the largest which are held in the treasure chambers of the
portion of this treasu re, the Arsip Nasional Republik Arsip Nasional Republik Indonesia in Jakarta and in
Indonesia (ANRI) is proud that it has been entrusted re-arranging that archive.
with the task of preserving this communal heritage, We would also like to express our thanks to the
these sources of seventeenth- and eighteenth- authors of the very informative introduction to this
century history, for posterity. However, it has to be inventory. We also seize this opportunity to thank
acknowledged that for the majority of Indonesian the publisher of this book, E.J. Brill.
archive experts, compiling of an inventory and It is the hope of us all that historians and other
making a description of the extremely extensive members of the academic world will be able to
archive form such a Herculean challenge that they extract maximum profit from this publication of
cannot shoulder it alone. the inventory of the VOC archive.
With the assistance of Dutch archivists from
the Nationaal Archief in The Hague, this particular Jakarta, August 2007
task has been brought to a successful conclusion.
The concrete result, the publication The Archives Drs. Djoko Utomo MA
of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) and the Local Director General
Institutions in Batavia (Jakarta), is the fruit of the co- National Archives Republic of Indonesia
Kata sambutan
Oleh karena aktivitas perdagangan VOC yang Sebagai lembaga yang menyimpan khasanah
dilakukan di sejumlah besar negara di Pantai arsip VOC terbesar di antara koleksi yang
Timur Afrika dan sebagian besar benua Asia, dari disimpan di beberapa negara lainnya, Arsip
Tanjung Harapan Baik sampai ke Pulau Deshima Nasional Republik Indonesia merasa bangga dapat
di Jepang, maka pengaruh kegiatan mereka melestarikan harta pusaka bersama sumber sejarah
terhadap sejarah bangsa-bangsa di dalam proses abad ke-17 dan ke-18 itu. Kendati harus diakui
pembentukannya tentu saja tidak dapat diabaikan. bahwa bagi sebagian besar arsiparis di Indonesia
Mengingat arsip-arsip VOC itu sudah menjadi penyusunan inventaris dan deskripsi arsip yang
milik bersama banyak bangsa, baik di dunia Barat berlimpah-ruah ini merupakan tugas raksasa yang
maupun di Timur/Asia, maka arsip-arsip ini telah tidak mungkin untuk diselesaikan sendiri.
dinominasikan untuk masuk dalam daftar Memory Dengan bantuan arsiparis Belanda dari
of the World International Register. Pencantuman Nationaal Archief, maka tugas ini telah berhasil
khasanah arsip VOC dalam daftar warisan ingatan diselesaikan dengan baik. Hasilnya yang berupa
dunia tersebut oleh UNESCO pada tahun 2003 penerbitan buku Arsip-arsip Verenigde Oostindische
sesungguhnya sudah memastikan makna signifikan Compagnie (VOC) dan lembaga-lembaga pemerintahan kota
arsip VOC bagi kepentingan sejarah bangsa- Batavia (Jakarta) / The Archives of the Dutch East India
bangsa. Company (VOC) and the Local Institutions in Batavia
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Preface
This book is the result of an intensive cooperation The archives contain a surprising amount of
b et ween the Arsip Nasional Republik Indonesia information on many countries in Asia, Africa
and the Nationaal Archief which started in the and Europe and on various, often unexpected
year 2001. The main objective of this cooperation themes. Moreover the records of the local
is to improve the accessibility and the physical institutions in Batavia are a hidden treasure for
condition of the archives created by the Dutch historians interested in the past of Jakarta and its
East India Company and the Netherlands Indies surroundings. Obviously UNESCO has included
Government. Another objective is to train the records of the Verenigde Oostindische
archivists of the Arsip Nasional in archival matters Compagny in the Memory of the World Register.
and Dutch language and paleography. Let me conclude by expressing my great
I am very proud that the cooperation resulted gratitude to my dear colleague and friend Djoko
in this extensive book with the inventories of Utomo, director-general of the Arsip Nasional,
15 archives related to the Verenigde Oostindische for his everlasting efforts to make the Indonesian-
Compagnie that are kept in Jakarta. The employees Netherlands cooperation successful.
of the Arsip Nasional and the Nationaal Archief
did a magnificent job by producing excellent dr. Maarten W. van Boven
inventories according to international standards. Director Nationaal Archief
This will benefit not only the researchers of
Indonesia and the Netherlands but scholars from The Hague, August 2007
all over the world.
Kata pengantar
Buku ini merupakan hasil kerja sama intensif menghasilkan sejumlah inventaris bermutu tinggi
Arsip Nasional Republik Indonesia (ANRI) yang memenuhi ukuran internasional. Hasil jerih
dengan Nationaal Archief di Den Haag, yang payah mereka ini akan membawa manfaat besar
telah berlangsung sejak tahun 2001. Melalui kerja tidak hanya bagi para peneliti di Indonesia dan
sama ini, kedua belah pihak ingin memperbaiki di negeri Belanda, tetapi juga bagi ilmuwan di
sarana akses dan kondisi fisik arsip-arsip yang telah seluruh dunia.
terbentuk dari kegiatan-kegiatan Verenigde Oost- Banyaknya informasi yang terkandung dalam
Indische Compagnie dan Pemerintah Hindia Belanda. arsi p ar sip ini sungguh menakjubkan. Di dalamnya
Tujuan lain ialah menambah pengetahuan para terdapat data-data mengenai sejumlah besar
ahli arsip ANRI di bidang ilmu kearsipan dan negara di Asia, Afrika, dan Eropa serta pelbagai
bahasa Belanda serta tulisan kuno Belanda. tema yang sering tidak kita duga sebelumnya.
Saya merasa bangga karena kerja sama tersebut Selain itu, dokumen-dokumen yang berasal dari
membuahkan Inventaris 15 arsip yang bertalian lembaga-lembaga lokal di Batavia merupakan
dengan VOC dan yang tersimpan serta dirawat di harta karun yang tinggal ditemukan untuk
Jakarta. Para pegawai Arsip Nasional dan Nationaal dijadikan objek penelitian oleh kaum sejarahwan
Archief telah mencetak prestasi gemilang dengan yang berminat pada masa lalu kota Jakarta dan
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