This is a receipt issued to the James Kitchin upon arriving at the port and paying a port tax. David J. Kitchin was the master of the ship.
In Spanish, it reads:
“FARO DE LA PUNTA BRAVA
Latitud S. 34°57’ Long 0.56°08’ del Merid de Greenwich
El Capitan de la Bca (Barca) Ying (?) les in James Kitchin de 499 toneladas de registro, ha satisfecho por el impuesto de 2 centimos oro por tonelada Nueve pesos 18 centimos que le corresponde por la lux de este Fare.
Montevideo Abril 10, 1877
$9.98 centimos
Lux blanca fija 21m 10 centimos de elevacion sobre el nivel del mar visible a diez millas.”
In English:
"Lighthouse of Punta Brava
Latitude S. 34°57’ Longitude 0.56°08’ from the meridian of Grennwich
The Captain of the Barque Ying (?), James Kitchin, which is registed to haul 499 tons, has satisfied the tax of 2 centimos (cents)of gold by ton (reference to currency, not ships) of nine dollars (pesos) and 18 centimos (cents), that corresponds with the tax of this lighthouse.
Montevideo, April 10, 1877
$9.98 centimos
Fixed luxury tax, 21 m 10 centimos for this area and ten nautical miles of visible ocean around it."
Original Materials, box #7
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