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. 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.”
Lighthouse of Isla del Farallon and Bajo de la Panela (James Kitchin Receipt)
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- File ID
- 77-044 b
- File Location
- Original Materials, box #7
- Added
- Jun 16, 2015
- Contributed by
- Susan Parker
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