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TYPE: Documents (Loose)
LANGUAGE
Spanish Chinese
ITEM ID: 2845

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Application Documents & Items for a Chinese Settler

DATE
Year: 1868
Decade: 1860s
Century: 19th (1801-1900)

Application Documents “Letter Home” (permanent residence on the island of Cuba). Contains:1. Signed application documents in Chinese.2. Certificate of baptism of the Catholic Church.3. Letter of recommendation from the owner certifying a fulfilled contract of 8 years.4. Identity card of Chinese settlers. Legalized with a police seal.5. Contract of Chinese settler in the city of Cardenas.6. Original contract written in Chinese and Castilian. Macao 1859.7. Identity card of Chinese settlers. Authenticated with a seal of policía.