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^06)	SPAIN IN THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
chequer in the present congress by order of the Scfior Intendant General of these provinces, certify that the 12,397 pounds, 6 ounces of fresh bread; 7,927 ditto and 4 ounces of fresh beef; 24,618 and 8 ounces of rice; 12,461 pounds of frijoles; 294 of bacon, 58 jars of bear fat, and 539V2 barrels of corn in the ear, in the form and kinds detailed in the foregoing statement, are those shown by the vouchers of Senor Don Enrique Grimarest, Lieutenant Colonel of the Royal Armies and Governor of this Post, to have been distributed to the members of the villages of Choctaw Indians of the Six Villages mentioned, with the assistance of the respective interpreters, from June 16 to this date, who have appeared for the holding of the congress. Rations for ten days for their return journey home are included.
And in order that this may serve as a voucher for the Storekeeper General of this Post, Don Lorenzo Chouriac, in the account of the provisions in his charge, I issue these presents in Mobile on July 16, 1784.
Francisco Blache (Rubric)
Verified:
Grimarest (Rubric).
NffT'fT Large Part. J
iSTrrtmnigf. gbf?rrTffgtVl0 provisions consumed In rations for the Choctaw Indians who have attended the Congress held at the Post of Mobile, to wit:
Villages
Caatacha_______________
Yazoux_____________-?,?
Chank6-----------------
Osaktalaya_____________
Ouny__________________
Mongulach ------------
Oaapachito- -_________
Besucha___________?....
Cafitalaya------------
Alonlabuacha and
Okecupte------------
Echuchampul?----------
Abeca_________________
Chinuka-A-------------
Fresh bread	Fresh meat	Rice	Frijoles	Corn In ear
lbs. ots.	018.	lbs. ota.	lbs. ou.	6Ma.
	192 		515 		269 		8H
	68 		269 8	134 8	5H
		246 		138 		4H
126 12	53 8	194 8	122 8	3 H
	48	283 		139 		6K
	124 		484 		268 		10 H
. 284 10	135 8	1114 8	406 8	26K
	30	234 		90 		5
		83 		23 			2 H
100 8	27 		275 8	59 8	4 H
		151 . ...	67 		3 H
	3	36 			H
8 		5 		48 			16 		1
_ 1735 15	792 		3934 		1733 		
Mobile, July 16,178b.
Lorenzo Chouriac (Rubric)
I,	Don Francisco Blache, Adjutant of the Royal Stores of the Post of New Orleans, exercising the functions of Inspector of Royal Exchequer in the present congress by order of the Sefior Intendant General of these provinces, certify that the 1,735 pounds, 15 ounces of fresh bread; 792 ditto of fresh beef, 3,934 pounds of rice; 1,733
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107
pounds of frijoles, and 841,4 barrels of corn in the ear, in the form and kinds detailed in the foregoing statement are those shown by the vouchers of Senor Don Enrique Grimarest, Lieutenant Colonel of the Royal Armies and Governor of this Post, to have been distributed to members of the villages of the Choctaw Indians of the Large Part mentioned, with the assistance of the respective interpreters, from June 16 to this date, who have appeared for the holding of the congress. Rations for eight days for their return journey home are included.
And in order that this may serve as a voucher for the Storekeeper General of this Post, Don Lorenzo Chouriac, in the account of the provisions in his charge, I issue these presents in Mobile on July 16, 1784.
Francisco Blache (Rubric)
Verified:
Grimarest (Rubric)
Reduction of Tariff August 5, 178^81
With the important aim of making commerce possible to all my subjects of Spain in all the authorized ports of the Indies, I granted by article 16 of the last ordinance, dated October 12, 1778, the considerable reduction of one-half of the duties on all cargoes of registered goods directed to the lesser ports of those dominions. Experience, however, has shown that they still require further help, and I have decided to exempt them from all duties and taxes on Spanish liquors, produce, and goods, and to make a reduction from four to two percent on foreign goods which may be taken from the authorized ports of Spain and its islands of Majorca, Minorca, and the Canary Islands to the following places: San Juan of Puerto Rico, Santo Domingo and Monte Christi, Santiago, Trinidad, and Nue-vitas in the Island of Cuba, Margarita, Omoa, and Puerto Truxillo in the kingdom of Guatemala, Santa Marta, Rfo de la Hacha, Puerto Bello, and Guiana.
This leaves the commerce of Louisiana with the two Floridas and that of the island of Trinidad entirely unrestricted. This I have granted to them by the special ordinances, specified in my royal cedulas of the 22nd of January of 1782, and the 24th of November of 1783. In order that no difficulties may arise in collecting the moderate tax charged in the Indies for the sale of goods which are registered and shipped from Spain and its islands to the Indies, 1 hereby order the administrators and inspectors of the customhouses
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