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Batavia

Our New Comer had either money or credit to manage  he soon gave us to understand that he could be of very little service to us either in introductions as the duch people who he said were not fond of him or in Money affairs as he had began trade too lately to have any more than what was employd in trade getting more  he however after having kept us to dine with him offerd his assistance in shewing us the method of living in Batavia & Assisting us in setling in such a manner as we should think fit  in order to this here were two alternatives  either to go to the Hotel  a kind of Inn kept by order of goverment where it seems all Merchant strangers are obligd to reside  Paying 1/2 PC. for warehouseroom for their Goods which the master of the house is Obligd to find for them  we however
 

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