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 DEL CABO DE SANTA MARIA
Lat S. 34° 40’00” Long 0.47° 57’23” del merid S. Fernado
El Capitan del Bca (Bacca) Ying (?) James Kitchin de 499 tonladas de register ha satisfeche por el impuesto de 4 centimos por tonelada que le corresponde por la lux de este Faro.
Montevideo Abril 10, 1877
El Recaudador
$19.96 centimos
INDICACIONES
Lux blanca fyacon relampagos de minute en minute 40 metros sobre el nivel del mar visible á 18 ó 20 millas desde 15 pies sobre el mismonivel”
Lighthouse of Cape Santa Maria (James Kitchin Receipt)
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- File ID
- 78-044d
- File Location
- Original Materials, box #7
- Added
- Jun 29, 2015
- Contributed by
- Susan Parker
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