To my dear Pieternelletje: grandfather and granddaughter in VOC time, 1710-1720
Preliminary Material -- The verenigde oost-indische compagnie (voc), the dutch united east india company -- My Long_Standing Request for my Release -- Sing the Watch Song -- Fleas and Hottentots -- Your Very dear and Beloved Father -- What a Wonderful Country -- To Invest our Pennies Securely -- Tied with a Chinese Silken bow -- Raised in my small Country Garden -- Some Pins, Needles and thread -- Becoming Quite an Amsterdam -- Those Gentlemen! -- Not Without Ailments -- Dear and Beloved Grandpapa -- The van Outhoorn Family -- The Van Hoorn Family -- The Van Riebeeck Family -- Njeij Bantam and Thebitia -- Portraits -- Appendices -- Glossary -- Sources -- Index Persons.