In einer eMail vom 31.05.2011 20:44:33 Westeuropäische Sommerzeit schreibt
trevor@gontzfamily.org:
The German word is "Haupt" and it has been translated for me as
"Captain" but I am not sure what it means.
Hello, Trevor,
Sorry - your transcription was wrong - the word is not "Haupt" but "Kauff"
- the whole item is "Kauff- und Handelsmanns" => a merchant, someone who
buys goods and trades goods.
Roland