meantime, having requested H. Mis(sionard) there to keep a book out for their advent to V[eracruz?] & furnish me with all the details that he may be able to procure about these Chinamen from Hongkong.
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On their arrival, Su[v]ent the other day & paid a visit to M[onsieur] Valdevallans. I spoke to him on the subject of this importation, informing him that as the coolies in question were being brought from Hong Kong, a British colony, I had received instructions from my Govt. concerning them & the observation of their contracts.
M. Valdevallane was civil and seemed to understand the motive of my visit & when alluding to the contracts remarked that they appeared unfavourable for the Chinamen, but I think he was hinted that in one permanent point of view they were "better for the 'Haciendadas' people, than the customary crews."
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However he appeared also to be of opinion that the Chinaman receiving money without clothing & provisions would be gambling it away & not nourish himself properly, & therefore would not be fit for the performance of the work for which he might be engaged; evidently, he was averse to altering the contracts with the consent of the coolies themselves.
To this remark I did not feel myself warranted to offer any decided answer through my intervention.
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meantime, bendes having requested H. Mis (oward there to keep a book out
for there & furnish
details that he may
me with all the
be able to procure
about these Chinamen from Hongkong
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their advent to Vow, Suvent the other day & paid a visit to Mep » Valdevallans I spoke to him on the subject of this importation, informing him that ou
[cre
being brought
the cookes in question from Hong Kong, a British estony,
I had
reed instructions from my Gost,
concerning.
them & the observation
of their contracts.
M. Valdevallane was civil and seened.
to understand the motive of my visit
&.
when alluding
alluding to the contracts
remarked that they appeared
unfavour.
ra
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unfavourable for the (limere, bot I think to be hinted that in o pemmery pornit of crew they "better for the "Haciendadas "Précuple, than the customary cres.
& not
However he appeared also to be of opinion that the Chinaman reciuring "money without clothing & procistons would be gambling it away nourish himself property, de therefore would not be fit for
the
performance of the work for wh he
might be engaged;
he
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ently,
be wares for altering the contronoto with the consent of the cooke's themselves.
intervention.
& through my
to this rewark I did not
feel myself warranted to offer
decided answer.
assy
hein
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