Death certificate for 26-year-old free Parda slave

Overview

Subject:: Blacks > Cuba > 19th century; Death certificates; Freedmen; Racially mixed people > Cuba > 19th century; Slavery > Cuba; Slavery > Cuba > 19th century; Enslaved persons > Cuba; Enslaved persons > Death
Extent:: 6 x 8.5 in.

Abstract:: Partly printed document dated May 21, 1892. This is a death certificate issued to a Parda, free slave from Havana who passed away from tuberculosis. Translated summary of this document reads as follows; To the Priest of the Church of Monserrate, Parda, Celestina Martin, a native of Santiago de las Vegas, 26 years of age, who died of tuberculosis has been buried in the pauper section at the Cemetery of Colon. Signed: Havana, 21/5/1892. Ricardo Perez. No. 54.
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/)

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