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Ship Record, Unknown Ship

Created1873
Description

Shipping records for a frigate that brought Chinese settlers from China to Cuba. These settlers were later contracted by other employers in Sagua la Grande.

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Recommendation Letter

Created1860
DescriptionDiez, an agent for the governor, recommends that some Chinese settlers who completed their contracts with their employer be granted permanent residency. They met the legal requirements of completing an eight year contract with one employer. The letter also states that these workers always exhibited good conduct and behavior.
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Letter

Created1861
Description
Letter to the governor from Diez, discussing the legal requirements for Chinese settlers to be granted permanent residency in Cuba. Mentions that most settlers, after completing an eight year contract and being granted residency, preferred to enter into more contracts rather than seek work separately. Also discusses the abuses by…

Letter to the governor from Diez, discussing the legal requirements for Chinese settlers to be granted permanent residency in Cuba. Mentions that most settlers, after completing an eight year contract and being granted residency, preferred to enter into more contracts rather than seek work separately. Also discusses the abuses by employers who break their contracts with Chinese settlers.
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Recommendation Letter

DescriptionA recommendation letter from an unnamed employer concerning the Chinese settlers he employed and their permanent residency status. Does not mention the names of the Chinese settlers.
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Recommendation Letter

Created1861
DescriptionA recommendation letter from an unnamed employer concerning the Chinese settlers he employed and their permanent residency status.
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Recommendation Letter

Created1861
Description
Lee, a Chinese settler, fulfilled a contract with Agustin. Agustin recommended that Lee be given permanent residency in Cuba because he met the legal requirements of completing an eight year contract with one employer. The letter also states that Lee always exhibited good conduct and behavior. Lee's permanent residency was…

Lee, a Chinese settler, fulfilled a contract with Agustin. Agustin recommended that Lee be given permanent residency in Cuba because he met the legal requirements of completing an eight year contract with one employer. The letter also states that Lee always exhibited good conduct and behavior. Lee's permanent residency was confirmed by the governor.

Photograph

DescriptionCelebrating the victory of anti-communism and promoting the propaganda of Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT).
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Permanent Residence Documents

Created1863-09-10
Description
This collection of personal documents belonging to Antonio, a Chinese settler, forms his application for permanent residence in Cuba. The documents in this collection include his first contract, baptism certificate, and "reviews" written by his past owners attesting to his good conduct. The second to lat page in this selection…

This collection of personal documents belonging to Antonio, a Chinese settler, forms his application for permanent residence in Cuba. The documents in this collection include his first contract, baptism certificate, and "reviews" written by his past owners attesting to his good conduct. The second to lat page in this selection certifies that Antonio sought to become a Spanish subject and obey Spanish laws; it is signed by an official who accepted Antonio's request for permanent residence in Cuba. 1863
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Contract

Created1868-05-20
DescriptionA contract between Suno, a Chinese settler, and Francisco R. Gleao. The contract was to last for one year and lists the legal requirements for both the employee and the employer. Signed by Carlos Hernandez and Suno, who signed in Chinese.