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. The James Kitchin was registered in Pictou in 1867.
In Spanish:
“FARO DE LA ISLA DEL FARALLON Y BAJO DE LA PANELA
Latitud S.34°29 Long 0.57° 57’ del Merid de Greenwich
El Capitan de la bca (barca) Ying (?) James Kitchin de 499 toneladas de registio, ha satisfecho por el impuesto de 4 centimos oro por toneladas Diez y nueve pesos 96 centimos que le corresponde por la lux de estos Faros.
Montevideo Abril 10, 1877
$19.96 centimos
Indicaciones:
Lux blanca fija, 25m 50 centimos de elevacion sobre el nivel del mer visible a trece millas.”
In English:
"Lighthouses of Farallon Island and the Bajo de la Panela
Latitude S.34The Captain of the barque Ying (?), James Kitchin, which is registered to haul 499 toneladas, has satisfied the tax of 4 centimos (cents) of gold by ton, [for a total of] nineteen pesos (dollars) and 96 centimos (cents), as it correspondes with the tax for these lighthouses.
$19.96 centimos
Instructions:
Fixed luxury tax for 25m 50 centimos for this area and the thirteen visible nautical miles of ocean surrounding it."
Original Materials, box #7
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