Institutions in the Danish West Indies (From Erik Gøbel: A Guide to Sources for the History of the Danish West Indies (US Virgin Islands), 16711917. University Press of Southern Denmark, 2002. Pp. 335-350.) Institutions in the Danish West Indies Agricultural and Industrial Society of St. Agricultural and Industrial Society of St. Thomas Thomas Average Adjuster on St. Thomas Dispacheuren paa St. Thomas Bank of St. Thomas St. Thomas Bank Broker on St. Thomas Mægleren paa St. Thomas Buildings Inspector and Landsurveyor on St. St. Thomas Bygningsinspektør, stadskonduktør Thomas og landmaaler Buildings Inspector and Landsurveyor on St. St. Croix Bygningsinspektør, stadskonduktør og Croix landmaaler Buildings Inspectorate on St. Croix Bygningsinspektionen paa St. Croix City Court Byting Commission of 30 August 1793 for the Financial Kommissionen paa St. Croix for den til Assistance of Planters on St. Croix planternes understøttelse bestemte fond af 30. august 1793 Danish West Indies National Bank Dansk-vestindiske Nationalbank District Attorney on St. Croix Advocatus Regius paa St. Croix Ecclesiastical Probate Court on St. Croix Gejstlige skifteret paa St. Croix Fire Commission in Christiansted Brandkommissionen i Christiansted Government Bookkeeper on St. Croix Kassereren paa St. Croix Government Bookkeeper’s Office on St. Thomas Bogholderkontoret paa St. Thomas Government General Generalguvernementet Government on St. Thomas and St. John Guvernement paa St. Thomas og St. Jan Hospital Commission on St. Thomas Hospitalskommissionen paa St. Thomas Judge Advocate General Generalauditøren Land Surveyor and Buildings Inspector on St. Stadskonduktør og landmaalere paa St. Croix Croix Land Surveyor and Buildings Inspector on St. Bygningsinspektør, stadskonduktør, civilingeniør Thomas og landmaaler paa St. Thomas 1 Militia Commander on St. John Stadshauptmanden paa St. Jan Plantation Company of St. Thomas and St. John Plantageselskabet St. Thomas og St. Jan Poor Relief Commission in Christiansted Fattigvæsenskommission i Christiansted Post Office in Christiansted Postkontoret i Christiansted Post Office on St. Thomas Postkontoret paa St. Thomas Quarantine Commission on St. Thomas Karantænekommissionen paa St. Thomas Reports from Religious Congregations regarding Menighedernes indberetninger om fødte, viede Births, Marriages, and Deaths on St. Thomas and og døde paa St. Thomas og St. Jan St. John Reports from Religious Congregations regarding Menighedernes indberetninger om fødte, Births, Confirmations, Marriages, and Deaths on konfirmerede, viede og døde paa St. Croix St. Croix St. Croix Burgher Council Borgerraadet paa St. Croix St. Croix Cooperative Sugar Factory St. Croix Fællessukkerkogeri St. Croix Court of Appeal Landstinget paa St. Croix St. Croix Military Jurisdiction Militære jurisdiktion paa St. Croix St. Croix Military Probate Court Militære skifteret paa St. Croix St. Croix Provisions Commission Provideringskommissionen for St. Croix St. Thomas Burgher Council Borgerraadet paa St. Thomas St. Thomas Burgher Council Elections Valgbestyrelsen for valg til Borgerraadet paa St. Committee Thomas St. Thomas Colonial Council Elections Valgbestyrelsen for valg til Kolonialraadet paa Committee St. Thomas St. Thomas Harbour Master Havnemesteren i St. Thomas St. Thomas Military Jurisdiction Militære jurisdiktion paa St. Thomas St. Thomas Police Office Politikontoret paa St. Thomas St. Thomas and St. John Court of Appeal Landstinget for St. Thomas og St. Jan St. Thomas and St. John Government St. Thomas og St. Jan Guvernement Sheriff in Christiansted Byfogeden i Christiansted 2 Sheriff in Frederiksted Byfogeden i Frederiksted Sheriff on St. John Landfogeden paa St. Jan Sheriff of St. Thomas Byfogeden paa St. Thomas Special City Court Ekstrabytingsret Special Commissioner’s Office Specialkommissariatet Street Commission on St. Thomas Gadekommission paa St. Thomas Tax Commission on St. Thomas Skattekommissionen paa St. Thomas Upper Guardians’ Administration on St. Croix Overformynderiet paa St. Croix West India Company Vestindisk Kompagni West Indian Debt Liquidation Commission on Vestindiske Gælds Likvidationskommission paa St. Croix St. Croix West Indian Debt Liquidation Commission on Vestindiske Gælds Likvidationskommission paa St. Thomas and St. John St. Thomas og St. Jan West Indian Gendarmerie Vestindiske Gendarmerikorps West Indian Government Vestindiske Regering West Indian Medical Administration Medicinalvæsenet paa De Vestindiske Øer West Indian Military Forces Vestindiske Hærstyrke West Indian State Assets Administration Vestindiske Statsaktivforvaltning West Indian Superior Court Landsoverretten for De Vestindiske Øer. Institutions in Denmark Administration for the Management of the Statsgældsforvaltningen National Debt Admiralty Admiralitetet Archives of the Royal Family Kongehusarkivet Archives of the Royal Family and the Realm Kongehusets og Rigets arkiv Asiatic Company Asiatisk Kompagni 3 Assignation and Bookkeeping Directorate Finanskassedirektionen Assignation and Bookkeeping Office Anvisnings- og Bogholderikontor Assignation Office Assignationskontor Audited Accounts Reviderede regnskaber Baltic and Guinea Trading Company Østersøisk-guineisk Handelsselskab Board of the Army Generalkommissariatskollegiet Board of Commerce Kommercekollegiet Board of Finance Finanskollegiet Board of Supervisors for Education and Missions Generalkirkeinspektionskollegiet Bureau of Ship Registration and Measurement Registrerings- og Skibsmaalingsbureauet Central Bank Directorate Overbankdirektionen Central Directorate for the Colonies Koloniernes Centralbestyrelse Central Internal Revenue Directorate Overskattedirektionen Chamber of Customs Generaltoldkammeret Chamber of Revenue Rentekammeret Chief Military Prosecutor Generalauditøren Collection of Pamphlets (Royal Library) Smaaskiftsamlingen (Kongelige Bibliotek) Colonial Auditing Office Kolonialrevisionskontoret Colonial Office (of the Central Directorate for Kolonialkontoret (i Koloniernes the Colonies) Centralbestyrelse) Commissariat of the Army (of the War Generalkommissariatet (i Krigskancelliet) Chancellery) Copenhagen Municipal Court Hof-, Stads- og Politiretten Copenhagen Superior Court Landsoverretten i København Council of State Statsraadet Customs Directorate Generaltolddirektoratet Danish Chancellery Danske Kancelli Danish Hydrographic Archives Søkortarkivet Danish National Archives Rigsarkivet 4 Danish National Business Archives Erhvervsarkivet Danish National Maritime Museum Handels- og Søfartsmuseet Danish National Museum Nationalmuseet Danish Royal Navy Søværnet Danish West Indian Plantation Company Plantageselskabet Dansk Vestindien Department of Foreign Affairs Departementet for Udenlandske Anliggender Department of Trade and Consular Affairs Departementet for Handels- og Konsulatssager Directorate for the Care of Disabled Persons Invalidebestyrelsen Directorate General of Posts and Telegraphs Generalpostdirektoratet Directorate of Hydraulic Engineering Vandbygningsdirektoratet Directorate for the National Debt and Sinking Direktionen for statsgælden og Den synkende Fund fond the Exchequer Zahlkassen Finance Commission Finansdeputationen General Committee for the Indirect Tax System Generaldecisoratet for det indirekte skattevæsen General Trading Company Almindelige Handelsselskab German Chancellery’s Domestic Division Tyske Kancellis Indenrigske Afdeling German Chancellery’s Foreign Division Tyske Kancellis Udenrigske Afdeling Guinea Company Guineisk Kompagni India Office (of the Chamber of Customs) Indiske kontor (i Generaltoldkammeret) Lower Admiralty Court Underadmiralitetsretten Manuscript Collection (Danish National Haandskriftsamlingen (Rigsarkivet) Archives) Manuscript Department (Royal Library) Haandskriftafdelingen (Kongelige Bibliotek) Maps and Drawings Collection Kort- og Tegningssamlingen Military Archives (Danish National Archives) Forsvarets Arkiver (i Rigsarkivet) Ministry of Common Internal Affairs for the Ministeriet for Monarkiets fælles indre Monarchy Anliggender Ministry of Domestic Affairs Indenrigsministeriet 5 Ministry of Ecclesiastical Affairs Kirkeministeriet Ministry for Ecclesiastical Affairs and Public Ministeriet for Kirke- og Undervisningsvæsenet Education Ministry of Ecclesiastical Affairs and Public Kultusministeriet Instruction Ministry of Education Undervisningsministeriet Ministry of Finance Finansministeriet Ministry of Finance’s Supervisor of the Danish Finansministeriets tilsynshavende med Det Colonial Lottery danske Koloniallotteri Ministry of Foreign Affairs Udenrigsministeriet Ministry of Justice Justitsministeriet Ministry of Trade Handelsministeriet Ministry of War Krigsministeriet Mission Board Missionskollegiet National Debt Directorate Statsgældsdirektionen National Registry of Ships Skibsregistret National Trust for the Arts and Sciences Fonden ad usus publicos Office of the Aide-de-camp to the King Generaladjudantstabens Bureau Office of the Private Secretary to the King Kabinettet Office of the Private Secretary to the King Kabinetssekretariatet Pensions Office Pensionskontoret Post and Telegraph Service Post- og Telegrafvæsenet Postal Service Generalpostamtet Prime Minister’s Office Konseilspræsidiet Prime Minister’s Office Statsministeriet Prints and Photographs Collection (Royal Billedsamlingen (Kongelige Bibliotek) Library) Private Archives Privatarkiv Privy Council Geheimekonseillet 6 Privy Council Geheimestatsraadet Privy Council Statskollegiet Provincial Archives for Funen Landsarkivet for Fyn Provincial Archives for Northern Jutland Landsarkivet for Nørrejylland Provincial Archives for Southern Jutland Landsarkivet for Sønderjylland Provincial Archives for Zealand Landsarkivet for Sjælland Public Health Board Kongelige Sundhedskollegium Royal Advisory Commissions Kommissionerne i Raadstuen for Slottet Royal Danish Navy Søetaten Royal Greenland Trading Company Kongelige Grønlandske Handel Royal Library Kongelige Bibliotek Seals Collection (Danish National Archives) Seglsamlingen (Rigsarkivet) Secretariat of the Ministry of Finance Finansministeriets sekretariat State Accounting Office Statsbogholderiet State Assets Administration Statsaktivforvaltningen Statistics Bureau Statistisk Bureau Statistics Department Statistisk Departement Superintendant of Government Administration Generalprokurøren Superior Admiralty Court Overadmiralitetsretten Supreme Court Højesteret Supreme Naval Command Flaadens Overkommando Trade and Canal Company Handels- og Kanalkompagniet the Treasury Skatkammeret the Treasury Finanshovedkassen War Chancellery Krigskancelliet West India Company Vestindisk Kompagni West India Debt Liquidation Directorate Vestindiske Gælds Likvidationsdirektion West India and Guinea Company Vestindisk-guineisk Kompagni West India and Guinea Revenue Office Rentekammerets vestindisk-guineiske kontor 7 West India Trading Company Vestindisk Handelsselskab West Indian Gendarmerie Vestindiske Gendarmerikorps West Indian local archives Vestindiske lokalarkiver West Indian Military Forces Vestindiske Hærstyrke West Indian Recruitment Office Vestindiske Rekruttering West Indian Trading Company Vestindisk Handelskompagni West Indian Warehouse Manager Vestindiske pakhusforvalter Aarhus West India Trading Company Vestindiske Handelsselskab i Aarhus. 8 Names of Institutions in Danish and English Institutions in the Danish West Indies Advocatus Regius paa St. Croix District Attorney on St. Croix Agricultural and Industrial Society of St. Agricultural and Industrial Society of St. Thomas Thomas Bogholderkontoret paa St. Thomas Government Bookkeeper’s Office on St. Thomas Borgerraadet paa St. Croix St. Croix Burgher Council Borgerraadet paa St. Thomas St. Thomas Burgher Council Brandkommissionen i Christiansted Fire Commission in Christiansted Byfogeden i Christiansted Sheriff in Christiansted Byfogeden i Frederiksted Sheriff in Frederiksted Byfogeden paa St. Thomas Sheriff of St. Thomas Bygningsinspektionen paa St. Croix Buildings Inspectorate on St. Croix Bygningsinspektør, stadskonduktør, civilingeniør Land Surveyor and Buildings Inspector on St. og landmaaler paa St. Thomas Thomas Byting City Court Dansk-vestindiske Nationalbank Danish West Indies National Bank Dispacheuren paa St. Thomas Average Adjuster on St. Thomas Ekstrabytingsret Special City Court Fattigvæsenskommission i Christiansted Poor Relief Commission in Christiansted Gadekommission paa St. Thomas Street Commission on St. Thomas Gejstlige skifteret paa St. Croix Ecclesiastical Probate Court on St. Croix Generalauditøren Judge Advocate General Generalguvernementet Government General Guvernement paa St. Thomas og St. Jan Government on St. Thomas and St. John Havnemesteren i St. Thomas St. Thomas Harbour Master Hospitalskommissionen paa St. Thomas Hospital Commission on St. Thomas 9 Karantænekommissionen paa St. Thomas Quarantine Commission on St. Thomas Kassereren paa St. Croix Government Bookkeeper on St. Croix Kommissionen paa St. Croix for den til Commission of 30 August 1793 for the Financial planternes understøttelse bestemte fond af 30. Assistance of Planters on St. Croix august 1793 Landfogeden paa St. Jan Sheriff on St. John Landsoverretten for De Vestindiske Øer West Indian Superior Court Landstinget paa St. Croix St. Croix Court of Appeal Landstinget for St. Thomas og St. Jan St. Thomas and St. John Court of Appeal Medicinalvæsenet paa De Vestindiske Øer West Indian Medical Administration Menighedernes indberetninger om fødte, Reports from Religious Congregations regarding konfirmerede, viede og døde paa St. Croix Births, Confirmations, Marriages, and Deaths on St. Croix Menighedernes indberetninger om fødte, viede Reports from Religious Congregations regarding og døde paa St. Thomas og St. Jan Births, Marriages, and Deaths on St. Thomas and St. John Militære jurisdiktion paa St. Croix St. Croix Military Jurisdiction Militære jurisdiktion paa St. Thomas St. Thomas Military Jurisdiction Militære skifteret paa St. Croix St. Croix Military Probate Court Mægleren paa St. Thomas Broker on St. Thomas Overformynderiet paa St. Croix Upper Guardians’ Administration on St. Croix Plantageselskabet St. Thomas og St. Jan Plantation Company of St. Thomas and St. John Politikontoret paa St. Thomas St. Thomas Police Office Postkontoret i Christiansted Post Office in Christiansted Postkontoret paa St. Thomas Post Office on St. Thomas Provideringskommissionen for St. Croix St. Croix Provisions Commission Skattekommissionen paa St. Thomas Tax Commission on St. Thomas Specialkommissariatet Special Commissioner’s Office St. Croix Bygningsinspektør, stadskonduktør og Buildings Inspector and Landsurveyor on St. 10 landmaaler Croix St. Croix Fællessukkerkogeri St. Croix Cooperative Sugar Factory St. Thomas Bank Bank of St. Thomas St. Thomas Bygningsinspektør, stadskonduktør Buildings Inspector and Landsurveyor on St. og landmaaler Thomas St. Thomas og St. Jan Guvernement St. Thomas and St. John Government Stadshauptmanden paa St. Jan Militia Commander on St. John Stadskonduktør og landmaalere paa St. Croix Land Surveyor and Buildings Inspector on St. Croix Valgbestyrelsen for valg til Borgerraadet paa St. St. Thomas Burgher Council Elections Thomas Committee Valgbestyrelsen for valg til Kolonialraadet paa St. Thomas Colonial Council Elections St. Thomas Committee Vestindisk Kompagni West India Company Vestindiske Gendarmerikorps West Indian Gendarmerie Vestindiske Gælds Likvidationskommission paa West Indian Debt Liquidation Commission on St. Croix St. Croix Vestindiske Gælds Likvidationskommission paa West Indian Debt Liquidation Commission on St. Thomas og St. Jan St. Thomas and St. John Vestindiske Hærstyrke West Indian Military Forces Vestindiske Regering West Indian Government Vestindiske Statsaktivforvaltning West Indian State Assets Administration. Institutions in Denmark Admiralitetet Admiralty Almindelige Handelsselskab General Trading Company Anvisnings- og Bogholderikontor Assignation and Bookkeeping Office 11 Asiatisk Kompagni Asiatic Company Assignationskontor Assignation Office Billedsamlingen (Kongelige Bibliotek) Prints and Photographs Collection (Royal Library) Danske Kancelli Danish Chancellery Departementet for Handels- og Konsulatssager Department of Trade and Consular Affairs Departementet for Udenlandske Anliggender Department of Foreign Affairs Direktionen for statsgælden og Den synkende Directorate for the National Debt and Sinking fond Fund Erhvervsarkivet Danish National Business Archives Finansdeputationen Finance Commission Finanshovedkassen the Treasury Finanskassedirektionen Assignation and Bookkeeping Directorate Finanskollegiet Board of Finance Finansministeriet Ministry of Finance Finansministeriets sekretariat Secretariat of the Ministry of Finance Finansministeriets tilsynshavende med Det Ministry of Finance’s Supervisor of the Danish danske Koloniallotteri Colonial Lottery Flaadens Overkommando Supreme Naval Command Fonden ad usus publicos National Trust for the Arts and Sciences Forsvarets Arkiver (i Rigsarkivet) Military Archives (Danish National Archives) Geheimekonseillet Privy Council Geheimestatsraadet Privy Council Generaladjudantstabens Bureau Office of the Aide-de-camp to the King Generalauditøren Chief Military Prosecutor Generaldecisoratet for det indirekte skattevæsen General Committee for the Indirect Tax System Generalkirkeinspektionskollegiet Board of Supervisors for Education and Missions Generalkommissariatet (i Krigskancelliet) Commissariat of the Army (of the War Chancellery) 12 Generalkommissariatskollegiet Board of the Army Generalpostamtet Postal Service Generalpostdirektoratet Directorate General of Posts and Telegraphs Generalprokurøren Superintendant of Government Administration Generaltolddirektoratet Customs Directorate Generaltoldkammeret Chamber of Customs Guineisk Kompagni Guinea Company Handels- og Kanalkompagniet Trade and Canal Company Handels- og Søfartsmuseet Danish National Maritime Museum Handelsministeriet Ministry of Trade Hof-, Stads- og Politiretten Copenhagen Municipal Court Højesteret Supreme Court Haandskriftafdelingen (Kongelige Bibliotek) Manuscript Department (Royal Library) Haandskriftsamlingen (Rigsarkivet) Manuscript Collection (Danish National Archives) Indenrigsministeriet Ministry of Domestic Affairs Indiske kontor (i Generaltoldkammeret) India Office (of the Chamber of Customs) Invalidebestyrelsen Directorate for the Care of Disabled Persons Justitsministeriet Ministry of Justice Kabinetssekretariatet Office of the Private Secretary to the King Kabinettet Office of the Private Secretary to the King Kirkeministeriet Ministry of Ecclesiastical Affairs Kolonialkontoret (i Koloniernes Colonial Office (of the Central Directorate for Centralbestyrelse) the Colonies) Kolonialrevisionskontoret Colonial Auditing Office Koloniernes Centralbestyrelse Central Directorate for the Colonies Kommercekollegiet Board of Commerce Kommissionerne i Raadstuen for Slottet Royal Advisory Commissions Kongehusarkivet Archives of the Royal Family 13 Kongehusets og Rigets arkiv Archives of the Royal Family and the Realm Kongelige Bibliotek Royal Library Kongelige Grønlandske Handel Royal Greenland Trading Company Kongelige Sundhedskollegium Public Health Board Konseilspræsidiet Prime Minister’s Office Kort- og Tegningssamlingen Maps and Drawings Collection Krigskancelliet War Chancellery Krigsministeriet Ministry of War Kultusministeriet Ministry of Ecclesiastical Affairs and Public Instruction Landsarkivet for Fyn Provincial Archives for Funen Landsarkivet for Nørrejylland Provincial Archives for Northern Jutland Landsarkivet for Sjælland Provincial Archives for Zealand Landsarkivet for Sønderjylland Provincial Archives for Southern Jutland Landsoverretten i København Copenhagen Superior Court Ministeriet for Kirke- og Undervisningsvæsenet Ministry for Ecclesiastical Affairs and Public Education Ministeriet for Monarkiets fælles indre Ministry of Common Internal Affairs for the Anliggender Monarchy Missionskollegiet Mission Board Nationalmuseet Danish National Museum Overadmiralitetsretten Superior Admiralty Court Overbankdirektionen Central Bank Directorate Overskattedirektionen Central Internal Revenue Directorate Pensionskontoret Pensions Office Plantageselskabet Dansk Vestindien Danish West Indian Plantation Company Post- og Telegrafvæsenet Post and Telegraph Service Privatarkiv Private Archives Registrerings- og Skibsmaalingsbureauet Bureau of Ship Registration and Measurement 14 Rentekammeret Chamber of Revenue Rentekammerets vestindisk-guineiske kontor West India and Guinea Revenue Office Reviderede regnskaber Audited Accounts Rigsarkivet Danish National Archives Seglsamlingen (Rigsarkivet) Seals Collection (Danish National Archives) Skatkammeret the Treasury Skibsregistret National Registry of Ships Smaaskiftsamlingen (Kongelige Bibliotek) Collection of Pamphlets (Royal Library) Statistisk Bureau Statistics Bureau Statistisk Departement Statistics Department Statsaktivforvaltningen State Assets Administration Statsbogholderiet State Accounting Office Statsgældsdirektionen National Debt Directorate Statsgældsforvaltningen Administration for the Management of the National Debt Statskollegiet Privy Council Statsministeriet Prime Minister’s Office Statsraadet Council of State Søetaten Royal Danish Navy Søkortarkivet Danish Hydrographic Archives Søværnet Danish Royal Navy Tyske Kancellis Indenrigske Afdeling German Chancellery’s Domestic Division Tyske Kancellis Udenrigske Afdeling German Chancellery’s Foreign Division Udenrigsministeriet Ministry of Foreign Affairs Underadmiralitetsretten Lower Admiralty Court Undervisningsministeriet Ministry of Education Vandbygningsdirektoratet Directorate of Hydraulic Engineering Vestindisk Handelskompagni West Indian Trading Company Vestindisk Handelsselskab West India Trading Company 15 Vestindisk Kompagni West India Company Vestindiske Gendarmerikorps West Indian Gendarmerie Vestindiske Gælds Likvidationsdirektion West India Debt Liquidation Directorate Vestindiske Handelsselskab i Aarhus Aarhus West India Trading Company Vestindiske Hærstyrke West Indian Military Forces Vestindiske lokalarkiver West Indian local archives Vestindiske pakhusforvalter West Indian Warehouse Manager Vestindiske Rekruttering West Indian Recruitment Office Vestindisk-guineisk Kompagni West India and Guinea Company Zahlkassen the Exchequer Østersøisk-guineisk Handelsselskab Baltic and Guinea Trading Company. 16
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