We the undersigned Chinese migrated to Surinam by the Ship "Marie Therese" which arrived on the 8th of the 10th month of the 7th year of the reign of Fung-thi which we are ...
The name of our employers' estate on which we are located is called the "Resolution". We declare that at several kinds of work we are not required to labour longer than 5 to 6 hours a day and our wages are paid every Saturday Afternoon. After deducting ... clothes and ... and paying all expenses for food, tools we still keep money over.
The Country here is fine, the climate is warm and the rivers abounding with fish. So after having finished our work in the forenoon we employ ourselves in the afternoon to catch fish and offer it for sale.
We have free medical attendance and ... wine. We are well cared for and fed upon food and ...
We have also free lodgings and ...