Name/Title
Letter Written in Dutch (1768)Entry/Object ID
2025.01.14.03Tags
Financial transactionsDescription
Letter referencing Nathaniel Whiting (date on document: February 6th, 1768)Context
Letter was signed by Thomas D Kock. The letter mentions the island of Bonaire, a Caribbean island located near Aruba off the coast of Venezuela. The island is a municipality of the Netherlands and had, during the 1700's, a population that mostly consisted of slaves and salt farm workers who worked under the Dutch West India Company.Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
LetterNomenclature Primary Object Term
CorrespondenceNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsGetty AAT
Concept
letters (correspondence)Dimensions
Height
6-1/2 inLength
8-1/8 inLocation
Location
Area
Revolutionary DisplayDate
April 17, 2025Location
Container
Display Case 104Room
Charles Whipple Greene Historical CollectionBuilding
George Hail Free LibraryDate
April 17, 2025Location
Box
Document Box 11Area
Museum Floor LandingBuilding
George Hail Free LibraryDate
January 14, 2025Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Nathaniel WhitingExhibition
Warren During the Revolutionary WarResearch Notes
Research Type
ResearcherPerson
Suzanne Reynolds-AlpertNotes
Used Google Lens to detect the language and attempt a translation. Google Lens indicated the language as Limburgish, which is a regional dialect related to Dutch and used primarily in Belgium and thee Netherlands.Create Date
January 14, 2025Update Date
August 13, 2025
