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- Member of: Chinese Immigrants in Cuba: Documents From the James and Ana Melikian Collection
Created1858
Description
Reports on Chinese slaves and settlers who escaped from their owners and were captured in Santa Maria del Rosario. 1858.
Created1858
DescriptionReports on Chinese slaves and settlers who escaped from their owners and were captured in Cienfuegos. 1858.
Created1858
Description
List of Chinese settlers who ran away from their owners and were later captured. After capture, they were held in the Municipal Slave Deposit in Santa Maria del Rosario. Their names, ages, and nationalities are listed along with the dates of their escape and capture.
Created1858
DescriptionList of slaves and Chinese settlers have escaped from their owners in Havana. August 1858.
Created1858
Description
List of slaves and Chinese settlers that escaped from their owners and were later recaptured. They were imprisoned in Havana. February 1858.
Created1860
DescriptionDocument stating that a captive runaway worker has completed his contract with his owner. Also, this lists research into the origin of Chinese settlers arrested in Puerto Principe. July 1860.
Created1868
Description
This document states that Rufino, a Chinese settler, completed his contract with Dolores Jimenez and then was contracted by a new owner upon its completion. Rufino filed a complaint against his second owner, Jose Cardenas, for a missing payment promised in his contract. Rufino entered into several more contracts with other owners afterwards.
Created1865
DescriptionDeath certificate of Lao, a Chinese settler. He was buried in the cemetery of la Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Paz.
Created1875
DescriptionA letter from an unnamed man to the Governor of the Plaza. It details workers who escaped from the ship, Cora and were recaptured.
Created1864
DescriptionShipping contract between the company, La Alianza, and Ferran and Dupierris with the frigate, Luisita. The ship was to bring Chinese settlers contracted by la Alianza to Cuba from China for work.