Joris van den Tol

Yes it is probably the same, because my notes says it is followed by an overview of plantations from before the Dutch came and their outputs. And then “the same (?)” (say my notes) “in Portuguese”.

In the petition he calls upon past promises made “in writing and orally”that trade would be free and “fruits could be enjoyed without threat of danger [perikel]”. And that slavery would be continued to be allowed under Dutch rule. And then “please don’t forget this”

My transcription of the Israel da Costa petition is incomplete. And does not include a date, but is behind an extract of the secret resolution book of the XIX from 1625. I have a not by his name to an article by Stuart Schwarz “a commonwealth within itself” about the same person. (2/x)

Hi Thiago, this was really a deep dive in my notes, photos, and transcriptions. I believe that in container 12564.5 there are multiple folders and that my citation is folder 6? My notes say there are a lot of loose seemingly unrelated documents but all somewhat related to free trade. (1/x)

I am trying not to travel to the US for the next few years given the state of things *gestures broadly*.

I have a fun fact that I can’t fit in my book.

In 1651, the English Parliament sent two ambassadors to the Dutch Republic to establish a “Confederation of the two Commonwealths”. Both ambassadors, Walter Strickland and Oliver St John, were educated at @queenscam.bsky.social !

This a screenshot of a news item from 2023 about the owner of a gym chain donating 100.000 euro to a political party

This is a screen shot of a news item from 2025 showing how the government decided discounted sports facilities are no longer allowed for students, because they are "disrupting the market".

How it started -> how it's going

The image shows a pile of books together with the title page of the book “Nijmegen & Slavery: public office and private profits, 1596-1873”

I visited the publisher today and they told me our book is currently their #bestseller! Even though it is available Open Access as well.

Nijmeegse bestuurders en inwoners profiteerden van de slavernij - Vox magazine Nijmeegse bestuurders en inwoners profiteerden enkele eeuwen lang van de slavernij. Dat blijkt uit onderzoek van de Radboud Universiteit naar het koloniale slavernijverleden van Nijmegen. De huidige u...

Nijmeegse bestuurders en inwoners profiteerden enkele eeuwen lang van de slavernij. Dat blijkt uit onderzoek van de Radboud Universiteit naar het koloniale slavernijverleden van Nijmegen. De huidige universiteitscampus ligt bovendien op het terrein van een vroegere VOC-bestuurder.

The book is now available to download! doi.org/10.54195/QEX...

We also made a summary for a broader audience (with more pictures) that is available for free at libraries in Nijmegen.

This is the cover of the book 'Nijmegen & Slavernij: Publiek bestuur en persoonlijk profijt, 1596-1873' written by Luc Meijboom, Lianne Wilhelmus, Joris van den Tol and Coen van Galen. The image shows Enslaved Men Digging Trenches and the portraits of Sedin, a servant born on Madura who lived in Leiden, and Adam Jacob Smits, a mayor of Nijmegen who was also a VOC director.

This Wednesday evening, 19 March, we will present our research findings about historic ties between #slavery and #Nijmegen at De Vasim.

The research will be available as a book published #OpenAccess by Radboud University Press: books.radbouduniversitypress.nl/index.php/ru...

Duizenden demonstranten in Nijmegen staakten tegen de bezuinigingen

Paul van Meenen, senator van D66, vertelt dat hij net gehoord heeft dat Nijmegen Nimma heet

Vandaag staakten we in Nijmegen om te demonstreren tegen de OLIEDOMME bezuinigingen op onderwijs en onderzoek 🟥✊ @woinactie.bsky.social @d66eerstekamer.bsky.social

Ik noem het altijd “Menty B” maar blijkbaar is dat niet goed?

Hey @roperlou.bsky.social turns out there was so much “insolence” in the Dutch Republic that the Nijmegen city council needed to forbid it explicitly (against “officers and domestics of the Prussian king”).

Cover van boek “Petitions and Petitioning in Europe and North America”

Eerste pagina van het hoofdstuk over petitioneren in Nederland

Deze week verschijnt onderstaand boek, met daarin een hoofdstuk over vier eeuwen (ja, je leest het goed: 1600-1940) petities en petitioneren in Nederland.

Blij dat deze samenwerking met onder andere @maartjejanse.bsky.social @jorisoddens.bsky.social en @jorisvdt.bsky.social eindelijk te lezen is!

Back at Harvard today to celebrate the four-year anniversary (18 March 2020) of the all-staff email by the Harvard president that in times of crises "the world looks to Harvard for leadership" 🫶

The English translation of our book that studies slavery in the history of the Dutch Central Bank (DNB) is now available Open Acces! It can be downloaded here: library.oapen.org/handle/20.50...

@fatahblack.bsky.social and Lauren Lauret.

I was indeed very happy. Very good questions I thought. I think my point is not that we should be surprised about Dutch ships, but dismissing them as “only the carrying trade” ignores how essential they were for the Barbados credit market (I think? I need to finetune it a bit still)

Personally, I am more hopeful for Gelderland…! As the only Duchy it was the highest ranking province in the Republic. So its members presided over all committees in the States General - including the colonial committees. Yet, we know hardly anything about the province’s ties to slavery.

The book I wrote with @fatahblack.bsky.social and Lauren Lauret about South Holland’s links to historical slavery can now be downloaded for free!

I think the provincial scope is a valuable addition to national narratives of legacies of slavery.

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Sneak peak? “Turns out Russel Menard missed Dutch creditors when he only looked at archives in England and Barbados”

Looking forward to your questions Lou!

Dutch trade and credit in the Barbados Sugar Boom of the 17th Century

Friday 8 December, I am talking about Dutch credit and the Barbados sugar boom at the @ihr.bsky.social Economic and Social History Seminar of the Early Modern World. #Register through the link below to join in person or online!

Setting up a new social media profile 1-0 grading exams.