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Autograph Letter Signed by a Buenos Aires Merchant Gaspar Ressa to the Members of the City’s Prior y Counsel Written at the Time of the French Blockade of Buenos Aires During the Spanish American War of Confederation. Buenos Aires 1 December 1838.

Best.-Nr. MB83Folio ca 31x215 cm. 1 p. Brown ink on watermarked paper legible text in Spanish signed and docketed on verso. Light wear and chipping at edges. Very minor foxing. Very good. An interesting document from the tense period of the French blockade of Rio de la Plata 28 March 1838 - 1840 during the War of the Confederation between Argentina and Chile on one side and the Peru-Bolivian Confederation on the other side. Buenos Aires merchant Gaspar Ressa filed a complaint to the members of the city Council about Don Jose Costa the captain of the ship “Flor de Rio” which belonged to Ressa. “I requested before the town's office of registered licences that Don Jose Costa the then captain of a ship of mine Flor del Río reports on matters done in his capacity as a captain pertaining to his management and regarding the aforesaid ship; as a result the aforesaid captain Costa instead of fulfilling what was his duty ran away and went to Montevideo in secret without any authorisation from the aforementioned headquarters and police: as his way of behaving was prejudicial to my interests I hereby complain before the same court about all damage which may arise <…> The chief of navy and the captain of the port of Montevideo were in charge so that they ordered Captain Costa to appear within a couple of weeks before this jurisdiction's court <…>; there was no reply to date as it shows on those decrees…” As follows from the verso of the letter Ressa’s appeal was processed by the Buenos Aires Council the same day and on the 3rd of December “the testimony was received and given to the interested party Ressa.” The document bears the seal of Argentina and is signed by Gaspar Ressa and a member of the council Antonio Francio Gomez. In 1838 France had sent ships to blockade Buenos Aires in support of their allies in the Peru-Bolivian Confederation. This eventually helped spark the Uruguayan civil war which lasted from 1839 to 1851. unknown

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Collection of Sixteen Loose Albumen Photos of the East Argentine Railway Showing Concordia Entre Rios Railway Stations in Gualeguaycito and Monte Caseros a Four-Span Bridge over the Mandisovi River Ceibo River and Nearby Ranchos Monte Caseros Company’s “Mensajero” Steamer in Ceibo &c. Ca. 1880s.

Best.-Nr. PC67Sixteen loose original albumen photos all ca. 16x22 cm 6 ¼ x 8 ½ in or slightly smaller. Each photo is mounted on the original card ca. 235x28 cm 9 ¼ x 11 in. All but one photo with period pencil captions in English on verso several photos also dated 1882 on verso. Mounts slightly age-toned and waved several mounts with minor tears or chipping on extremities several photos mildly faded but overall a very good collection of early large rare photos. Historically significant collection of early large rare original albumen photos of the British-owned East Argentine Railway built in 1871 to connect Concordia Entre Rios Argentina and the port of Ceibo on the right bank of the Uruguay River. The railway passed Gualeguaycito Federacion Estancia Philippi Chajari Mocoreta Naranjito and Monte Caseros before reaching Ceibo which developed as the starting point of the navigation on the Upper Uruguay River. The railway company owned the Scotish-built “Mensajero” steamer which took passengers and cargo as far up as Santo Tome Corrientes Argentina. Due to financial difficulties the railway was sold to another British-owned company the Argentine North Eastern Railway in 1907. According to the pencil captions the photos were taken in 1882 and include seven general and street views of Concordia photos of railway stations in Gualeguaycito and Monte Caseros a four-span bridge in Mandisovi between Federacion and Chajari Ceibo River and nearby ranchos Monte Caseros “Mensajero” steamer in Ceibo with a visible name sign and a smaller railway bridge with the two-car train on its right side. Overall a nice collection of early original photographs of the starting point stations bridges and the steamer of the East Argentine Railway. A list of captions: View in Concordia; View of Concordia two different views; Principal street Concordia; Street in Concordia; Plaza Concordia 1882; Plaza Concordia/82; A station on E.A. Railway Gualeguaycito; Monte Caserne station; … Grande bridge E.A. Railway/82; Mandisovi bridge/82; Monte Caseros 1882; Ceibo River; Raches on the banks of Ceibo; Mensagero in Ceibo; Mensajero steamer. unknown

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