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1793, June 8
INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED BY FRANSICIO LUIS HECTOR, BARON DE CARONDELET,
CONCERNING FOOD RATIONS FOR PATIENTS IN THE HOSPITAL AT PLAQUEMINES. D (copy
in the hand of Pierre-Joseph Favrot). 4 pp. Spanish. Richmond.
Copy of instructions issued from the general accounting office of the army
and the Royal treasury of the province of Louisiana in accordance with as
official communication of this date from Don Francisco [Luis Hector], Baron
de Carondelet, governor and intendant general of the said province. These
instructions are to be followed by the storekeeper of the post of
Plaquemines regarding the rations to be issued to the patients of the Royal
hospital, which was established in conformity with regulations, approved by
His Majesty in the Royal order of August 22, 1776, and applicable to the
dominions of America.
ORDINARY RATION. This ration consists of one pound of fresh beef,
including bone, one ounce of bacon, one ounce of chick-peas, fourteen ounces
of bread, and one-half ounce of lard, which shall be served as follows:
Breakfast: Soup made of two ounces of bread and one-half ounce of lard.
Lunch: Eight ounces of fresh bee, one-half ounce of bacon, one half-ounce
of chick-peas and six ounces of bread.
Dinner the same as for lunch.
HALF RATION. This ration consists of eight ounces of fresh beef, one ounce
of bacon, one ounce of chick-peas, eight ounces of bread, and one-half ounce
of lard, which shall be served as follows:
Breakfast: Soup made of two ounces of bread and one-half ounce of lard.
Lunch: four ounces of fresh beef, one-half ounce of bacon, one-half ounce
of chick-peas, and three ounces of bread.
Dinner: The same as for lunch.
HEN RATION. The hen is divided into five parts, four parts of the neck and
body and one of the giblets, which includes the feet, wings, and neck. This
ration is composed of one of the said five parts, one ounce of bacon, one
ounce of chick-peas, one-half ounce of lard, and fourteen ounces of bread
which shall be served as follows:
Breakfast: Soup made of two ounces of bread and one-half ounce of lard.
Lunch: One of the said five parts of the hen, one-half ounce of bacon,
one-half ounce of chick-peas, and six ounces of bread.
Dinner: The same as for lunch.
Object Description
| Contact Information | http://specialcollections.tulane.edu/ |
| Title | [List of rations for hospital patients] |
| Creator | Orue, Joseph de |
| Subject |
Hospital patients--Diet Frontier & pioneer life Spain--Colonies--North America |
| Description | List of daily rations provided to hospital patients in Plaquemines. |
| Date | 1793-06-08 |
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| Format | jpeg |
| Identifier | http://louisdl.louislibraries.org/cgi-bin/queryresults.exe?CISOROOT=/HTU&CISOFIELD1=object&CISOBOX1=ht000014_0001 |
| Source | Tulane University's Special Collection http://specialcollections.tulane.edu/ |
| Language | en |
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| Rights | Physical rights are retained by Tulane University's Special Collection. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws. |
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