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Brazil miscellaneous collection, 1751-1888
Title
Brazil miscellaneous collection, 1751-1888.
Production
[Place of production not identified : producer not identified, 1751-1888]
Physical Description
1 online resource
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Notes
Electronic reproduction. Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2007. Digitized from a copy held by the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library.
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library
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Summary
Electronic reproduction of documents relating to slavery in Portuguese colonies, primarily Brazil. The collection includes: Royal Portuguese laws considering various aspects of slavery; instructions to the captain of the Portuguese schooner Tamega regarding the stop and search of every ship on the high seas or in ports where he suspects slave trafficking; account book of a Brazilian official, with a list of slaves; bills of sale for slaves; the case of a former slave woman who successfully sued the Brazilian courts for her freedom; slave registers.
Variant and related titles
Slavery, abolition & social justice.
Format
Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 24, 2023
Series
Slavery, abolition & social justice
Subjects
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Adam Matthew Digital (Firm), digitiser.
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, owner.
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