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Historical intervention: Dancers perform as Dutch artist Eva Olthof reads the Dutch version of the Giyanti Agreement during the Restitution of 1755 performance in Yogyakarta
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span class="caption">Historical intervention: Dancers perform as Dutch artist Eva Olthof reads the Dutch version of the Giyanti Agreement during the Restitution of 1755 performance in Yogyakarta.(JP/Bambang M)
The Yogyakarta Library and National Archives (BPAD) has found ancient letters believed to have been written by Herman Willem Daendels and Yogyakarta sultan Hamengkubuwo II that may help reveal the history of policies in Yogyakarta's kingdom, an official said on Wednesday.
There are 50 pages of letters written in 1881 containing Daendels' correspondence as the governor general of the Dutch East Indies between 1808 and 1811 with Hamengkubuwono.
"The letters are in Dutch and are currently in the process of being translated," Yogyakarta BPAD chief Budi Wibowo said on Wednesday.
The letters were found during the relocation of the Yogyakarta library to Grhatama Pustaka in Banguntapan, Bantul district.
While cleaning and organizing documents, library officers found a book containing the letters.
"Finding these letters is like a priceless treasure as we have been looking for them for so long," Budi said, adding that it was a relief to find the ancient letters, which are the property of BPAD.
The letters will help study the policies issued by the Yogyakarta kingdom during that time.
"We can learn about communications and policies in Yogyakarta," he said, adding that the agency is also pursuing a collection of books and manuscripts on Yogyakarta at Sebelas Maret University in Surakarta, Central Java. (rin)(+)
