Description
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.”
Lighthouse tax receipt from Punta Brava for James Kitchin (1)
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- File Location
- Original Materials, box #7
- Added
- Jun 16, 2015
- Contributed by
- Susan Parker
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