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< | <head>1818 April 22<lb/> | ||
Buenos Ayres and Chili — Particulars from M. Jonte &c</head> | |||
<p>Buenos Ayres</p> | <p>Buenos Ayres</p> | ||
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<p>Population of the Capital 60,000<lb/> | <p>Population of the Capital 60,000<lb/> | ||
Salary of Commander in Chief | Salary of Commander in Chief<lb/> | ||
< | General S<hi rend="superscript">t</hi> Martin 6,000<lb/> | ||
Salary of the | Salary of the Supreme<lb/> | ||
Director Dollars 12,000 | Director Dollars 12,000<lb/> | ||
— | — of each of the <gap/><lb/> | ||
Secretaries of State 6,000<lb/> | |||
viz</ | viz.<lb/> | ||
1. War<lb/> | |||
2. Finance<lb/> | 2. Finance<lb/> | ||
3. Home Department and<lb/> | 3. Home Department and<lb/> | ||
Foreign affairs<lb/> | Foreign affairs<lb/> | ||
<del> | <del>Commander</del><lb/> | ||
< | <add>Income of the</add><lb/> | ||
Largest property in the<lb/> | |||
interior about Doll<hi rend="superscript">rs</hi> 40,000</p> | interior about Doll<hi rend="superscript">rs</hi> 40,000</p> | ||
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Great Britain</p> | Great Britain</p> | ||
<p | <p>In the interior, some<lb/> | ||
sugar for | sugar for human consumption<lb/> | ||
sugar is | sugar is refined in <gap/></p> | ||
<p>No frost any where in<lb/> | <p>No frost any where in<lb/> | ||
the <del> | the <del>plains</del> flat part.<lb/> | ||
At Buenos Ayres | At Buenos Ayres many<lb/> | ||
English have introduced<lb/> | English have introduced<lb/> | ||
fireplaces: and began<lb/> | |||
to be circulated by <lb/> | to be circulated by the<lb/> | ||
natives</p> | |||
<p>Before the <gap/><lb/> | <p>Before the <gap/><lb/> | ||
Negroes about 3,000<lb/> | Negroes about 3,000<lb/> | ||
<gap/>, | <gap/>, enlisted in<lb/> | ||
the Army (proprietors paid)<lb/> | the Army (proprietors paid)<lb/> | ||
about 1,500<lb/> | about 1,500<lb/> | ||
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enfranchising</p> | enfranchising</p> | ||
<p> | <p><unclear>Potosi</unclear> is in their favor<lb/> | ||
<gap/> was Secretary to<lb/> | <gap/> was Secretary to<lb/> | ||
the General <del> | the General <del>whom</del> at the<lb/> | ||
<gap/><gap/><gap/><gap/><lb/> | <gap/><gap/><gap/><gap/><lb/> | ||
viz A<hi rend="superscript">o</hi> 1816 or<lb/> | |||
thereabouts.</p> | thereabouts.</p> | ||
<p>Chili</p> | <p>Chili</p> | ||
<p>Population of the Province 1,000,000 | <p>Population of the Province 1,000,000</p> | ||
<p>Population of the<lb/> | <p>Population of the<lb/> | ||
Capital S<hi rend="superscript">t</hi> | Capital S<hi rend="superscript">t</hi> Jago<lb/> | ||
about 60,000</p> | about 60,000</p> | ||
<p>Country the most delightful<lb/> | <p>Country the most delightful<lb/> | ||
imaginable: no<lb/> | imaginable: no<lb/> | ||
frost: <unclear> | frost: <unclear>nor extreme</unclear> heat —<lb/> | ||
perpetual Spring.</p> | perpetual Spring.</p> | ||
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from Buenos Ayres to S<hi rend="superscript">t</hi>Iago<lb/> | from Buenos Ayres to S<hi rend="superscript">t</hi>Iago<lb/> | ||
in Chili? The mail takes<lb/> | in Chili? The mail takes<lb/> | ||
15 days: | 15 days: thence to Valparaiso<lb/> | ||
about 3 days.</p> | about 3 days.</p> | ||
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On</p> | On</p> | ||
<p>Official | <p>Official Establishment<lb/> | ||
in Chili? — <add>at S<hi rend="superscript">t</hi> | in Chili? — <add>at S<hi rend="superscript">t</hi> Jago</add> the same as<lb/> | ||
at Buenos Ayres</p> | at Buenos Ayres</p> | ||
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Meat still lower.</p> | Meat still lower.</p> | ||
<p>N<hi rend="superscript">o</hi> of hands upon a Buenos<lb/> | |||
Ayres Estate — of course<lb/> | |||
least upon an Estate of<lb/> | |||
which the produce is <gap/><lb/> | |||
<gap/> for nothing</p> | |||
<p>Most in Estate consisting<lb/> | |||
of <unclear>men</unclear></p> | |||
<p>Of One Estate employed in<lb/> | |||
Agriculture and yielding<lb/> | |||
about 40,000 Dollars yearly<lb/> | |||
as above number of hands<lb/> | |||
from 40 to 60: some <unclear>Creoles</unclear><lb/> | |||
sum Indians [some free<lb/> | |||
Negroes?]</p> | |||
<p>Duration<lb/> | |||
To:<lb/> | |||
M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> B. Rivadavia<lb/> | |||
Rue de la—<lb/> | |||
Michodiere N<hi rend="superscript">o.</hi> 4<lb/> | |||
Paris</p> | |||
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<p>Books<lb/> | |||
1. Locke on Gov<gap/><lb/> | |||
2. Locke's Essay<lb/> | |||
3. Hartley on man<lb/> | |||
by Priestley</p> | |||
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1818 April 22
Buenos Ayres and Chili — Particulars from M. Jonte &c
Buenos Ayres
Population of the Province
exclusive of the districts still
in the hands of the Spaniards
800,000
Population of the Capital 60,000
Salary of Commander in Chief
General St Martin 6,000
Salary of the Supreme
Director Dollars 12,000
— of each of the
Secretaries of State 6,000
viz.
1. War
2. Finance
3. Home Department and
Foreign affairs
Commander
Income of the
Largest property in the
interior about Dollrs 40,000
Production for export
1. Gold & Silver
2. Salted meats
3. Corn to Brasil and
Great Britain
In the interior, some
sugar for human consumption
sugar is refined in
No frost any where in
the plains flat part.
At Buenos Ayres many
English have introduced
fireplaces: and began
to be circulated by the
natives
Before the
Negroes about 3,000
, enlisted in
the Army (proprietors paid)
about 1,500
The others are gradually
enfranchising
Potosi is in their favor
was Secretary to
the General whom at the
viz Ao 1816 or
thereabouts.
Chili
Population of the Province 1,000,000
Population of the
Capital St Jago
about 60,000
Country the most delightful
imaginable: no
frost: nor extreme heat —
perpetual Spring.
Length of journey in days
from Buenos Ayres to StIago
in Chili? The mail takes
15 days: thence to Valparaiso
about 3 days.
Means of communication
— on foot , on horse-back
or in carriage?
On
Official Establishment
in Chili? — at St Jago the same as
at Buenos Ayres
Buenos Ayres
Price of Bread about 1/4
of the price in England
Meat still lower.
No of hands upon a Buenos
Ayres Estate — of course
least upon an Estate of
which the produce is
for nothing
Most in Estate consisting
of men
Of One Estate employed in
Agriculture and yielding
about 40,000 Dollars yearly
as above number of hands
from 40 to 60: some Creoles
sum Indians [some free
Negroes?]
Duration
To:
Mr B. Rivadavia
Rue de la—
Michodiere No. 4
Paris
Pencil marking fourth column
Books
1. Locke on Gov
2. Locke's Essay
3. Hartley on man
by Priestley
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