LOLOLOLOLOL! Sorry guys I had to laugh!
The poor guy was just a water supplier! This was a common trade at the time and in Brasil. "PIPAS" means barrels). It doesn't matter if he was not upper class or not. The guy was an honnest imigrant making for the living. of course this was a respectable business! Muito Obrigado J, Eliseu Pacheco da Silva (S. Miguel, Graciosa, Alentejo) Azores Genealogy Group -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to azores@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.