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Hendrik Fagel
Born December 7, 1706  
in 's-Gravenhage
Died November 19, 1790  
Greffier Fagel

2nd Greffier of the States-General (1742-1744), 1st Greffier of the States-General (1744-1790).1 In 1733 he married Anna Sluysken (1714-1783), with whom he had five daughters and one son.

The 4th Earl of Chesterfield, Philip Stanhope, wrote of Fagel that he "had the deepest knowledge of business, and the soundest judgment, of any man I ever knew in my life;"2

Boswell met the Greffier Fagel on May 13, 1764, at Count Rhoon's, and afterwards wrote in his journal that the Greffier had seemed pleased with him.

    Boswell in Holland 1763-64

    Unless otherwise noted, the source for a dated quotation of Boswell's is generally the corresponding volume of the Yale Trade Editions of Boswell's journals.