Chandler 1795 Spanish Passport

Spanish document: passport for travel in west Florida and Louisiana. Paper document printed and handwritten, folded, with text on front page and on inside. The embossed seal of west Florida and Louisiana appears on the front of the passport.


Front page:

de Mayo de mil setecientos noventa y cinco
El Baron des Carondelet

Nuevo Orleans el 5 de Mayo de 1795

Pase por lo que respecta a Rentas

Reales

[signed] Jose Antonio de _______



Embossed seal [signed] Andres Lopes Armesto

Inside page:

EL BARON DES CARONDELET

CABALLERO DE LA RELIGION DE SAN JUAN, CORONEL (crossed out and overwritten with Brigadier) DE LOS REALES EXERCITOS, GOBERNADOR INTENDENTE (crossed out and overwritten with General), GENERAL, VICE- PATRONO DE LAS PROVINCIAS DE LA LUISIANA, FLORIDA OCCIDENTAL Y INSPECTOR DE SUS TROPAS

Concedo libre y seguro Paseporte a los nombrados. Niswerthy Hunter, Enrique Turner, Nataniel Muzzy, Jeremias Fhist, Isaak Woodland, Juan Teague, Santiago Longwell, Juan England, Guillermo Chandler, Jeremias Riggs, Nataniel Everson, Benjamin Harding, Santiago Busby, Francisco Ross, Matheo Besom, Juan Baconshen, y a Jorge Thomas, para que en el Beronstin las dos hermanas, su Capitan Dr. Thomas Gary pasan a Norfolk presentando su equipage en la administracion de rentas.

Dado en la Neuva Orleans a La
Sepmentarion en este Fuente de Placam. De 8 de Mayo de 1795 (?)

[signed] Antonio de Sn. Maxent (?)


A rough English translation of the passport reads as follows:

Front Page:

____ of May one thousand seven hundred ninety-five
The Baron des Carondelet

New Orleans the fifth of May 1795

A passport for those who have paid the revenue fee

[signed] Jose Antonio de ______

Embossed seal [signed] Andres Lopes Armesto


Inside Page:

THE BARON DES CARONDELET

KNIGHT OF THE RELIGION OF ST. JOHN, COLONEL (crossed out and overwritten BRIGADIER) OF THE ROYAL ARMY, LIEUTENANT (crossed out and overwritten) GOVENOR GENERAL, VICE-PROTECTOR OF THE PROVENCCES OF LOUISIANA AND WEST FLORIDA, AND INSPECTOR OF THE TROOPS

Guarantees free and secure passage to those named. Nisworthy Hunter, Henry Turner, Nathaniel Muzzy, Jeremiah Fhist, Isaac Woodland, John Teague, James Longwell, John England, William Chandler, Jeremiah Riggs, Nathaniel Everson, Benjamin Harding, James Busby, Francis Ross, Matthew Besom, John Baconshen, and George Thomas, in the beronstin The Two Sisters, the Capitan Dr. Thomas Gary, to sail for Norfolk presenting his baggage before the Commissioner of the Revenue.

Done in New Orleans by the
Sepmentarion en este Fuente de Placam. The 8th of May of 1795

[signed] Antonio de Sn. Maxent