Description
- 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 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.
- 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/)
Access Conditions
- Rights
- No Copyright - United States
- Restrictions on Use
- Collection is open for research.
Citation
"Bill of sale for slaves - mother and son"
(1856).
Cuban Slavery documents.
Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library.
https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:746172/
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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)....