Bill of exchange (‘wisselbrief’) for ƒ 1000 issued in Curaçao, September 23 1863 by the Gouverneur van Curaçao, to the Dutch Ministerie van Kolonien, in favor of P.A. de Haseth as ‘tegemoetkoming voor de slaven’ – NB Tegen betaling via deze wisselbrieven nam de Nederlandse regering slaven over van hun West-Indische eigenaren, teneinde ze hun vrijheid te geven
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