William H. Ukers (author)
- princes of Preanger raised coffee under treaty provisions coffee before early nineteenth century, from middle of the eighteenth century ⟨before Dutch government monopoly⟩
the princes of Preanger had raised all the coffee under the provisions of a treaty made in the middle of the eighteenth century
judge verdicts (2)
- groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage: 'the princes of Preanger had raised all the coffee under the provisions of a treaty made in the middle of the eighteenth century.' The quote provided matches the passage exactly, confirming all elements of the subject-predicate-object relationship and the temporal context.
- qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. Viewpoint correctly attributes to the author (neutral description, not attributed to a named source). Stance appropriately uses 'asserts' for the factual statement. Sentiment is neutral, matching the passage's matter-of-fact tone. Time qualifiers are consistent with 'middle of the eighteenth century' (normalized to 1750-1800). Context accurately specifies the historical period before the Dutch government monopoly. The quote is verbatim and directly supports the claim.
- princes of Preanger paid annual tribute in coffee to Netherlands East India Company middle of the eighteenth century ⟨for privilege of retaining land revenues⟩
they paid an annual tribute in coffee to the company for the privilege of retaining their land revenues
judge verdicts (4)
- groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage. The text explicitly says the princes of Preanger 'paid an annual tribute in coffee to the company for the privilege of retaining their land revenues' under a treaty made in the middle of the eighteenth century.
- qualifier_fidelity 0.65 fail — The time qualifier is unfaithful. The passage states the princes 'paid an annual tribute in coffee to the company for the privilege of retaining their land revenues' under a treaty 'made in the middle of the eighteenth century,' but provides no indication this arrangement continued 'onwards' or beyond that period. The passage indicates the government monopoly was established in the early nineteenth century, suggesting the princes' arrangement ended before then. The 'valid_to' should not be null; it should reflect the temporal scope stated in the passage (approximately middle eighteenth century to early nineteenth century when the monopoly was established). The other qualifiers (viewpoint, stance, sentiment, context, quote) are faithful.
- groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage with an exact quote. The passage explicitly states that 'the princes of Preanger had raised all the coffee under the provisions of a treaty made in the middle of the eighteenth century, by which they paid an annual tribute in coffee to the company for the privilege of retaining their land revenues.' The claim accurately captures this statement without over-generalization or outside knowledge.
- qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (narrative perspective), the stance is appropriately 'asserts' for a factual statement, sentiment is neutral as befits the historical description, the temporal scope 'middle of the eighteenth century' with normalized dates 1750-1800 accurately reflects the passage's phrasing, and the context correctly specifies the purpose of the tribute arrangement. The quote appears verbatim and directly supports the claim.