Bill of sale for 3 slaves - 1 man and 2 children

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Year:: 1856
Genre:: bills of sale; legal documents
Subject:: Child slaves > Cuba; Legal instruments; Slavery > Cuba; Slavery > Cuba > 19th century; Enslaved persons > Cuba
Extent:: 8.5 x 12.5 in.

Abstract:: Manuscript document written in Havana, Cuba dated November 6, 1856. One leaf - two pages (text on one page). This fascinating document is a bill of sale for three slaves 50, 11 and 8 years of age. All three were sold for 1000 pesos. Translated summary of the document reads as follows; Jose Garcia Rosi sells Juan Arau the "Pardo" slaves Juan Pedro, of 50 years of age, Jose, 11, and Juliana, of 8 years of age, for the sum of 1000 pesos. Signed: Havana, 6/11/1856. Jose Garcia Rosi and Antonio Domingo, on behalf of Juan Arau.
Notes:: Digital object made available by : Brown University Library, John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts , Box A, Brown University, Providence, RI, 02912, U.S.A., (http://library.brown.edu/)

"Bill of sale for 3 slaves - 1 man and 2 children" (1856). Cuban Slavery documents. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:421249/

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Cuban Slavery documents

Documents including letters, certificates, and inventories relating to the institution of slavery, slaves, and indentured servants in Cuba dating from 1820-1892. Many of the documents refer to Chinese people brought to Cuba as indentured servants or contract laborers (colonos).
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