>>3426024 (OP)
>Where on Haiti would they get 61K pounds of leather?
Putting the numbers in perspective:
''Most peasants possessed a few farm animals, usually goats, pigs, chickens and cattle. Few holdings, however, were large, and few peasants raised only livestock. Many farm animals, serving as a kind of savings account, were sold or were slaughtered to pay for marriage, medical emergencies, schooling, seeds for crops, or a vodou ceremony.
Goats were one of the most plentiful farm animals in Haiti. Like the creole pigs, they were well adapted to the rugged terrain and sparse vegetation. Approximately 54 percent of all farmers owned goats; the total had climbed from 400,000 in 1981 to more than 1 million by the late 1980s. Peasants owned the majority of the country's estimated 1 million head of cattle in 1987; about 48 percent of the farmers owned at least one head of cattle. Until 1985 the primary export market for beef cattle was the American baby food industry. ''
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agriculture_in_Haiti
Leather Guide
http://www.waterhouseleather.com/leather_buying_guide.htm
Untanned hides weigh more than tanned hides.
The weight of the average cow hide is around 55 pounds. The weight of the average bull hide is around 72 pounds.
http://www.answers.com/Q/How_much_does_a_cow's_hide_weigh
A typical cow hide weighs 16 POUNDS in the box. The typical box is 6" by 10" by 40".
https://www.chichesterinc.com/CowSkins.htm
61,398 pounds / 16 = 3837.37 Cows
''How Much Does Your Skin Weigh?
According to the Cleveland Clinic, the skin of an average adult weighs about 6 pounds. Skin covers about 22 square feet of space and renews itself about every 27 days. ''
https://www.reference.com/health/much-skin-weigh-a833be36b873c135
Approximately 1/3 weight after tanning, so about 2 pounds for tanned human skin.
61,398 / 2 = 30699 Adult Humans (Considerably more if smaller than Adult Humans.)