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Complete Collected Letters

Volumes 18, 19, and 20 of Alle de Brieven / Collected Letters became available at the end of 2024, completing the series begun in 1939. Download for free.

Which number?

Master list (pdf) of all 602 L-numbers, their Leeuwenhoek number, and their Collected Letters number

Life in Holland

in the 1600's

Woman Feeding a Cat

The Virginal Player

The Intruder

The Sleepy Sportsman

The Cook

Work in Holland

in the 1600's

Potter

Merchant

Glazier

Physician

April 10, 1619 step-grandfather Jan Jacobs de Molijn buried
December 1, 1640 mother Margriete Jacobs van den Berch married Jacob Jans de Molijn
December 18, 1640 stepfather Jacob Jans de Molijn appeared before Weeskamer to appoint children's guardians
May 8, 1643 sister Margrieta Philips Leeuwenhoek married step-brother Jan Jacobs de Molijn
February 9, 1645 nephew Philips Jans de Molijn (1645 - ) baptized
May 12, 1647 niece Margrieta Jans de Molijn (1647 - ) baptized
May 2, 1649 stepfather Jacob Jans de Molijn (1594-1649) buried in Oude Kerk
April 25, 1655 nephew Jacob Jans de Molijn baptized
June 18, 1656 nephew Anthonij Jans de Molijn (1656-1729) baptized, witnessed by Antony
February 26, 1658 mother Margrietke testified for a legal action by Johan Strick
January 23, 1661 niece Geertruijt Jans de Molijn (1661-1736) baptized, witnessed by Antony and Barbara
March 10, 1674 nieces Margrieta and Maria Jans de Molijn married Arnoldus van den Heuvel and Cornelis Haaxman
May 9, 1678 niece Maria Jans de Molijn buried
August 9, 1681 nephew Anthonij Jans de Molijn married Magdalena van Poelgeest
December 6, 1691 brother-in-law Jan Jacobs de Molijn buried
January 13, 1692 niece Geertruijt Jans de Molijn inherited property from her father Jan Jacobs
April 16, 1729 nephew Anthonij Jans de Molijn buried

Life in Holland

in the 1600's

As the old sing, so pipe the young
Family Concert
World Turned Upside Down
Interior with Figures

Woman and Maid with Child

Musical Party in a Courtyard