[ENSLAVEMENT & ABOLITION]. A group of 29 assorted Cuban documents, some involving enslaved persons.

A group of 29 assorted Cuban documents, some involving enslaved persons. Ca 1860s-1880s.

Mostly manuscript document recording legal and/or military proceedings in Cuba, ranging in size from 6 x 8 3/8 in. to 8 1/2 x 12 1/2 in., many bifolium (dampstaining, foxing, chipping, toning throughout). Most bearing stamped official seals. Documents cover a variety of topics.

Highlights include: One page manuscript document requesting the registration of a group of enslaved persons for passage with a Mr. Juan Hernandez, who will be going on an expedition. 23 February 1876. The listed enslaved persons include Juan (40 years old), Manuel (listed as "Congo," 27 years old), Julian (40 years old), Calisto (48 years old), Fran[cis]co (17 years old), Eulogio (16 years old), Hermenegildo (27 years old), Bibian (35 years old), Ruperto (26 years old), Serafin (38 years old), Andres (listed as "Congo," 47 years old), and Juan (47 years old). -- One page manuscript document recording a legal proceeding in which a free dark-haired (or dark-skinned) woman represents her parents, Josefa and Sadeo, who are dark-haired (or dark-skinned) Congolese people, both in their sixties. It is unclear exactly what the daughter is requesting, but it likely has to do with their being brought to Cuba and/or their freedom. Matanzas, Cuba, 19 June 1884. Numerous stamped seals. -- One page manuscript death certificate for a 22-year-old Black woman named Clara, who succumbed to cholera. [Havana?], Cuba, July 1868. -- 2 page manuscript document recording the escape of a dark-skinned woman named Margarita from a hospital. 26 January 1881. -- And several others.

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[ENSLAVEMENT & ABOLITION]. A group of 29 assorted Cuban documents, some involving enslaved persons.

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