Adjudant Jan Hendrik Munnik

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a. Teen 1774 het vryburger Jan Hendrik Munnik die titel van Adjudant gehad.11 ‘n Adjudant is ‘n militêre offisier wat as administratiewe assistent vir ‘n senior offisier optree. Al wat huidiglik bespiegel kan word is dat hy óf tydelik óf permanent in diens van die VOC se militêre vleuel was of besig was met sy verpligte burgelike diens binne ‘n veldkornetskap vir ‘n spesifieke gebied (hoewel veldkornetskappe meer algemeen was in die grensdistrikte vanaf die agtiende eeu).7 Waarom hy op 21 Desember 1769 ongeveer 5 000 riksdaalders by sy stiefvader geleen het, is nie bekend nie.11

b. Jan Hendrik Munnik Orphan Masters report (5th December, 1789) that they have nominated, on behalf of the Company, Oloff Martinus Bergh and Johan Frederik Kirsten, vice Egbertus Bergh; and on behalf of the burghers, Jan Godlieb Brink and Abraham Fleck, vice Jan Hendrik Munnik. (No. 57 date, 2nd March.)

c. Orphan Masters nominate, on behalf of the Company, Andries Joh. Truter and Johan Adolf Kuuhl; and on behalf of the burghers, Joh. Matthias Bletterman and Andries Van Sittert, vice Clemens Matthiessen and Jan Hendrik Munnik. (No. 133; date, 5th December.)

d. Munnik (Jan Hendrik)

burgher-councillor and cavalry captain; had obtained from Governor Joachim von Plettenberg permission to have the use, for depasturing his cattle, of the Kraal or “Veepost” called “Hans Melcker”s kraal,” situated between the Company’s post, “de Ganze kraal,” and the farm of the burgher Jan Jurgen Corse, named “De Brackefontein,” in the Cape District; provided that the same rights shall be left to the Hottentots who for a considerable time back have been lying with their cattle there, but with the restriction that those Hottentots shall bring or keep for pasture there any strange cattle belonging to the residents. (Extract from Minutes of the Political Council.) Diagram of the plot is annexed, which describes it as situated northwards towards the mountains of the Groene Kloof, westwards towards the sea there, southwards towards the “Blaauwenberg,” and eastwards towards the wild downs. Its later name was “Gravengift,” and its area is given as 60 morgen. (No. 149; date, 26th January.) (Jan Hendrik Munnik)

e. Munnik (Jan Hendrik)

see above; submits that in the last war with England it was found necessary to make an entrenchment with some bastions from the Fort de Knokke to the Windberg, in order thus to strengthen the Cape on that side. Accordingly memorialist did not make the least objection, though the work, as it is still in existence, had for a large portion been drawn (done) on, and through the land of his farm, lying at the foot of the said mountain, as far as the residences, and with it has been cut off another portion of his property, so that the land cut off now lying outside the entrenchment is, so to say, of no further use to him. But as the former Governor, Van Plettenberg, had promised him that he would be compensated, when a suitable occasion offered, memorialist had since come to the conclusion that a certain cattle post, formerly 801 1787. called “Hans Melcker’s kraal” and now “Graaffen Gift”–see above, No. 149–and which he has used provisionally for himself by permission of Governor van Plettenberg, would compensate him for the loss above described. He therefore asks that it may be given him in freehold, subject to the servitude of the rights of the Hottentots–see above, No. 149. Council decides (27th November), to accede to his request. (Signature.) (No. 150)

f. Johannes Hendrik Munnik,Ritmeester der Burger Cavallerij," het nl. aan die Kaptein-luitenant van die uit die Valsbaai vertrekkende skip van die Kompanjie,de Schelde," gevra om vir hom herwaarts oor te bring 'n man bekwaam om sy jong kinders,(Res. Pol. Raad 1784 (9 Nov.), C. 76, p. 609.Ibid., p. 608.), die oudste waarvan pas nege jaar was, een goed onderwijs te kunnen geeven". Hy het aan die versoek voldoen deur genoemde Ageron in diens te neem as matroos vry van transport. Hierdie man het hom in Julie 1792 in die hospitaal in die Baai as ,impotent" bevind, en aangesien Munnik se kinders tot dan toe nog geen leermeester gehad het nie, het hy die Regering versoek om, teen vergoeding van al die onkoste wat teen Kompanjiesrekening aangewend is as gevolg van sy oorkoms hierheen, Ageron, wat tog nie van plan was om in die diens van die Kompanjie te bly nie, te ontslaan, ,en hem te permitteeren zijn dienst als schoolmeester bij den supplt. waar te nemen."

Dit is toegestaan op voorwaarde dat die maandgelde wat Ageron ontvang het, terugbetaal en sy transport vergoed moes word.Ingestuur: Ds.MG Muller