Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-07-05

vance was fve dollars, and this was refunded
alter they had left New York. The fee was re-
quired at the office to ensure their embarkation.
Each emigrant is required to sign the following
bonds:
Undertaking OF the Imperial Emigrant Agency,
hereby agrees to sail for Brazil, as emigrant,
with --. upon the following conditions,
which he binds himself 10 abide by faithfully
lst 10 purchase land for cultivation or grazing,
on the terms specified on the back of this
agreement. The lands will be mortgaged to the
Imperial Government Of Brazil as guarantee
tor the advances made by that Government for
transportation, which will be the sum of fifty
dollars. Children, half price. Cd. To give
satisfactory security for his debt to the Govern
ment, in case he should prefer some other branch
of labor than that of farming. In this case,
the payment must be effected within one year
after arrival"
"unoccuped lunds of the government will bo
sold at the rate Of %, 40, 10 and 80 cents per
acre, payment to be made in five yearly INSTALL
ments, to commence one year after possession
Government will pay all expenses for meas.
urement."
l am indebted for copy Of this paper TO n
letter Of Dir. Julius Raider, of Chester, now in
Santos, Brazil, who is the son OF an old friend
of my wife, and who was among the soldiers
nu'sed by my wife. near Fairfax, in 1861. With
these data before you, you may easily calculate
the expenses of one Of the hundred families
supposed TO be ready to go. Suppose that there
are six in family-four adults, two children, equal
10 five adults. The expenses TO New York from
Augusta at gao each, will be $50, Of which
800 will be refunded, leaving the family minus
$40. II they make their calculations correctly,
their expenses in New York will not be more
than $40 or 20. In other words, such family
may 60 from Augusta to Rio Janeiro with an
outlay of $l2O, or even less. Their expenses
from Rio to the place of settlement will be met
by the Government, go that the average expense
of each person from his place Of residence here
u his new home will not be more than S25 a
provision must Ge made for subsistence during
the first year in Brazil. 1t will Lc advisable for
each family TO ship as many barrels Of flour as
they will require. 1t will not require many
dollars to pay for the CON and meat that will
be needed. \ family Of six persons might ven
ture to start from Augusta to DIR. Gaston's set
,l.meut with only $3.50 in cash. To ,huse who
are willing TO 90 to the colonies already started
'y the Government, tho following Inducements
are offered: l50 acres Of land for $500, pa ayabIe
i'll two four and six years, in equal instaments.
Subsistence for six months, ut the rate Of one
dollar per diem for each person. Working tools
free of charge. Small houses. schools, churches,
and the Service Of the parish priest, free of
charge II colonists prefer, they can have their
own schools and churches The only exception
IL, i'll the case Of n steeple and bell They can
not have thesel They may sing, pray and
preach as they choose. The Government will
not disturb them. Persons who 70 on the terms
just specified will require very little money.
AS for labor, the expense will be light Major
Mcrlwether says that he changed his views upon
this point after examining the country. He
says that the plough will not be required at
first man can clear and fence and plant ten
acres Of land in two months Five acres will
make him at least two hundred and fifty bushels
Of corn, the other five as much cotton as lie
can pick, without other culture than the hoe.
80 that not only support may be made the
first year, hut also money may bo saved"
These nre the statements of u practical man.
made for the benefit Of the many families rep
resented by him in Brazil. II is evident, thcn
that much money will not be required to enable
family to emigrate. To those who may read
my letters 10 you, Doctor, and who may not
need the answers to objections which shall
give, and the considerations in favor Of eniigra-
tion, which l shall offer hereafter, allow me TO
say: Make your arrangements to leave this
country, d. ", next April. Get all the money
that yon can in the meantime. Be prepared
with good supply of clothing household and
kitchen utensils. farming and other tools. books.
and years supply of flour. Send me your
numes. the number in family, (adult and children
separately the name of the Church TO which
you belong, or which you prefer, and your post
Office address, carefully written, 70 that may
correspond with you, and aid you in the matter
Of emigration. In the meantime, read DR.. Gas
,ons Hunt for Home in Brazil" Moro anon.
Yours truly,
d. Men. II.
To DR.. w. p. HAMPTON, S. G..
Exchanges will please copy.