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    An Orphan’s Lure of the Far East
    An Orphan’s Lure of the Far East
    An Orphan’s Lure of the Far East
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    An Orphan’s Lure of the Far East

    By Dennis De Witt

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    The elder of the two brothers, Hendrik, was the first to leave the orphanage and he joined the Dutch East India Company (Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie or VOC) and sailed to Asia. Unfortunately, he was never destined to reach his land of opportunity. Ironically, it was at the Cape of Good Hope that Hendrik lost his life.

    When the younger brother Nicolaas came of age and like his brother, he too joined up with the VOC and ventured to the Far East. Fortunately, he survived the extremely dangerous and long journey and arrived in the Dutch fashioned Asiatic town of Batavia, in Indonesia. From Indonesia, he arrived in a tiny Dutch colony of Malacca. There, Nicolaas not only made his fortune but also found the love of his life and made a new home for himself and his family. He remained in Malacca and never returned to Holland.

    It is a familiar tale that invokes the humanity in us to recall the bonds of relationships and the frailty of life that many of us have experienced. It is also the story of a family’s ancestor and the tale of his struggles and hopes that have since been forgotten.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNutmeg Publishing
    Release dateAug 3, 2013
    ISBN9781301026166
    An Orphan’s Lure of the Far East
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    Dennis De Witt

    Dennis De Witt is a 5th generation Dutch Eurasian originally from Malacca, Malaysia. He has developed a keen interest on subjects relating to Dutch influences in Malaysian history due to his own heritage. His research on his ancestors has produced family data going through 300 years, down 11 generations and across 3 continents. In 2009, he was named as the winner of the ‘Dutch incentive prize for Genealogy’ for his book ‘History of the Dutch in Malaysia’ and he received his prize in the Netherlands. He was the first ever recipient of this prize who is not a Dutch citizen.

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      An Orphan’s Lure of the Far East - Dennis De Witt

      AN ORPHAN’S LURE OF THE FAR EAST

      By

      Dennis De Witt

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      Copyright © Dennis De Witt

      2020

      ISBN: 9781301026166

      Ebook

      Smashwords Edition

      Published by Nutmeg Publishing

      www.nutmegpublishing.com

      Email: nutmegpublishing@yahoo.com

      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 the prior permission of the author.

      The contents of this publication are provided without liability. Neither the author nor the publisher shall be responsible for any claims, loss, damages, costs or expenses arising in any way out of or in connection with this publication.

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      Contents

      Title Page

      Copyright Page

      Chapter 1 – Introduction

      Chapter 2 – Eighteen Century Holland

      Chapter 3 – Hendrik from the Brook

      Chapter 4 - Two Orphan Brothers

      Chapter 5 – Good Hope Turned Bad

      Chapter 6 – Success on the Second Attempt

      Chapter 7 – Never to Return

      Further Information

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      Chapter 1 – Introduction

      This is a tale of the dangers and challenges undertaken by those young Dutch people who were willing to leave home and travelled to the mysterious and exotic Far East to seek their fortune and to have a new life. Many of them did not survive the precarious

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