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An example of a Dutchman who ended up in Bengal was Johan Jacob Hoff . A Dutch book states he had joined the VOC in 1788. He went from Holland to the Dutch East Indies for the Chamber of Enkhuizen with the vessel Maria Carolina. Having arrived at Batavia, Hoff was sent to Malacca where he served as a “second chirurgeon.” In 1795 he was taken prisoner by the English in Malacca at Pera; together with the garrison stationed there, he was sent to Bengal. <ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=agJXAAAAMAAJ&q=Hoff+inauthor:Pieter+inauthor:Van+inauthor:der+inauthor:Kemp&dq=Hoff+inauthor:Pieter+inauthor:Van+inauthor:der+inauthor:Kemp&hl=en&ei=A-AvTbRAi71xh9SI8wc&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAQ ''Het Nederlandsch-Indisch bestuur in het midden van 1817, naar oorspronkelijke stukken''] by Pieter Hendrik van der Kemp 1915 Google Books (snippet view); pages 216 and 217, translated by Leo Janssen. The book by Van der Kemp deals with the period of 1817 and the complications with respect to the cession of the former Dutch possessions in Bengal according to the Treaty of London of 1814. Details provided by Mary McPherson (<nowiki>marymac129@btinternet.com</nowiki>) who is researching a man named Johan Johann Jacob Hoff, possibly the man mentioned in the book. The book is available at the [[British Library]] together with many other books by the author including ''De administratie der geldmiddelen van Neerl.-Indië. (Alphabetisch Register, etc.)''.</ref>