Manila
About Rizal in Brussels — Papers on dispossession — That Rizal take active interest in the case — The Calamba people take possession of their lands by force — They refuse to pay the canon — Funds for the case — Power of attorney — Cases of Choleng (Soledad Rizal) and Maneng (Manuel Hidalgo )— Asks Rizal for a book.
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Sta. Cruz, Manila, 30 June 1893
MR. JOSE RIZAL
DEAR JOSÉ,
There has been received here a letter explaining your sojourn at Brussels. Enclosed I send you the papers on dispossession presented by the administrator of the Calamba Estate against Father. Paciano requests me to tell you to take great interest in this case, as it is the people’s weapon. If they lose, the people will revert to their primitive state for being already wearied of the business. The people of the town, except 4 or 5 of the Elepaños and Quinteros, refused to pay the canon to the Estate, and all those who had been dispossessed of their lands some time ago returned to take possession of them by force. The Dominicans could not do anything against them, so that the townspeople are sure of the good outcome of this litigation.
I send you the enclosed draft for you; but if a larger sum is necessary for the case, return it to me by the next mail to increase its amount. I do not know if you have received my power of attorney including… That is only mine, for Father’s went jointly with that of Nicasio Eigasani whose bearer was Serrano. I suppose that you have already been informed about Choleng. Nothing is yet known about the case of Maneng.
Ah! The recourse of complaint in the case of Father having been filed, write me and send me the notice that it has been admitted in order to present it to the court on the day the term fixed by law expires. On the letter’s envelope you can write this address:
Mr. Simeón Miranda
26 Salcedo St.
Sta. Cruz
And on the inside envelope my name.
If you can furnish me with a book of the hydropath Preitnist, I thank you in advance for it. This is a very useful book to my tenants.
You know that your brother-in-law loves you,
LUDOBA S.
02-791 [Bluementritt V.2]