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- Member of: Chinese Immigrants in Cuba: Documents From the James and Ana Melikian Collection
Created1876-06-23
DescriptionA death certificate for Marcelino Pelayo, a Chinese immigrant from Soltero. He died in the Royal Hospital in San Felipe y Santiago from tuberculosis.
Created1873-07-11
DescriptionA death certificate for Marcial, a Chinese immigrant from soltero. He died in the Royal Hospital in San Felipe y Santiago.
Created1873-07-04
DescriptionA death certificate for Jose Solores, a Chinese immigrant. He died in the Royal Hospital in San Felipe y Santiago.
Created1876-04-18
DescriptionDeath certificate for Cosme, a Chinese immigrant from Canton. He died in the Royal Hospital in San Felipe y Santiago.
Created1870-05-28
DescriptionDeath certificate for Norberto, a Chinese immigrant. He died at the Royal Hospital in San Felipe y Santiago from tuberculosis.
Created1890
DescriptionDeath certificate for Ulpiano Cardelas, who died from tuberculosis.
Created1882-02-05
DescriptionA letter from an unnamed office of the port of Havana to the Royal Administration. It details the arrival of a ship in the harbor that brought Chinese settlers from China to Cuba to work under contract with Manuel B. de Pereda.
Created1860
DescriptionRecords of business deals between Troncaso, Bustamanta y Co and other companies, specifically relating to the contracting of Chinese workers or moving settlers from the employment of one company to another. Many of these settlers were between 19 and 40 years of age.
Created1861
Description
Records for the ship Live Yankee, which brought Chinese settlers from China to Cuba under contract with Torices Puente y Co. Upon arrival, Torices Puente y Co. instructed the settlers as to their legal status as was required by the government. The government also required that the company check on the mental health of their settlers after arriving in Cuba. Also lists the amounts paid to ships, captains, etc. by Torices Puente y Co for this shipment and a shipment of settlers aboard the P Wakefield.
DescriptionThis document contains a record of payments that were made out to several Chinese workers by their owner. While being indentured servants, Chinese settlers were given monthly wages for their services.