Bill of sale for slaves - mother and son text spa 1856 November 12 1856-11-12 bills of sale Child slaves Cuba legal documents Legal instruments Slavery Cuba Slavery Cuba 19th century Enslaved persons Cuba 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 two slaves, a mother and son. Both of them were sold for 318 pesos. Translated summary of the document reads as follows; Maria de la Paz Zarco sells to Luis Camino, the domestic servant slave by the name of Carlota and her son, Damaso for the sum of 68 and 250 pesos respectively. Signed: Havana, 12/11/1856. Maria de la Paz Zarco and Luis Camino. 8.5 x 12.5 in. reformatted digital Cuban Slavery Documents collection 1820 1892 Ms.2014.018 http://www.riamco.org/render.php?eadid=US-RPB-ms2014.018&view=title Brown University Library, John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts , Box A, Brown University, Providence, RI, 02912, U.S.A., (http://library.brown.edu/) bdr:421250 bdr421250 No Copyright - United StatesCollection is open for research.