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African Slavery in Cuba Documents collection
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box 1, folder 1

Manuscript of an enslaved Black man in the Royal Jail 1852

box 1, folder 2

Document regarding liberty of Luisa 1856

Scope and Contents

Luisa was an enslaved Black person.
box 1, folder 3

About the purchase of an enslaved female 1857

box 1, folder 4

About the auction/remate del Deposito General de Esclavos 1860

box 1, folder 5

Libertad de esclava and venta de esclava circa 1860-1869

box 1, folder 6

Venta de esclavo and venta de esclavo circa 1860-1869

box 1, folder 7

Libertad de esclava and venta de esclava circa 1860-1869

box 1, folder 8

Venta de 3 esclavos circa 1860-1869

box 1, folder 9

Manuscript, venta de esclava, female, 400 escudos circa 1860-1869

box 1, folder 10

Manuscript, libertad de esclava female and libertad de esclavo male circa 1860-1869

box 1, folder 11

Manuscript, venta de esclava, female, 200 escudos and libertad de esclava female, 1400 escudos circa 1860-1869

box 1, folder 12

Manuscript, venta de esclava, female, 1200 escudos circa 1860-1869

box 1, folder 13

Manuscript mentioning "esclavos" on official letterhead of "Coma de entradas de S. Felipe y Santiago" 1862

box 1, folder 14

Manuscript regarding slave auctioneer of a slave depository and the annulment of an auction 1863

Scope and Contents

A captain general is involved.
box 1, folder 15

Detailed report on baptism for "negros bozales emancipados" 1864

box 1, folder 16

Legal manuscript regarding an inquiry made by a slave auctioneer of a slave depository on the nullification of a slave auction 1864

Scope and Contents

Abuses are also discussed in the manuscript.
box 1, folder 17

Libertad de esclavo 1864

box 1, folder 18

Legal manuscript regarding slave auctioneer of a slave depository. 1865

Scope and Contents

Discusses a failure to submit slaves to a depository, rendering a slave auction invalid.
box 1, folder 19

Venta de esclava, female 25, and venta de esclava, female, 20 1866

box 1, folder 20

Venta de esclavo, female 7, and libertad of 4 enslaved people 1866

Scope and Contents

Libertad includes a female aged 26 and her three children, two of which are described as "chino."
box 1, folder 21

Libertad de esclava 1866

box 1, folder 22

Document discussing a free and previously enslaved African 1866

box 1, folder 23

Document granting freedom to a six-year-old girl 1866

box 1, folder 24

Venta de esclava and libertad of a "china criolla," aged 40 1866

box 1, folder 25

Manuscript, libertad de esclava, female, 26 and libertad de esclava, female, 25 and her daughter, 6 months old 1866

box 1, folder 26

Manuscript, libertad de esclava female 1866

box 1, folder 27

Manuscript, venta de esclava, female, 27 "who knows how to wash and iron" 1866

box 1, folder 28

Manuscript, libertad de eslcavo, 13-month-old baby 1866

box 1, folder 29

Three documents regarding the "Brooks Brothers" 1866-1874

Scope and Contents

The first documents the freedom of a male slave by Brooks & Company; the second is an 1874 legal manuscript from the consulate of the United States in Paris, France, discussing one of the Brooks Brothers, bearing several seals from the Consul General; the third document is written in 1871 New York by a French law firm discussing Brooks & Company as well as other family members.
box 1, folder 30

Extensive solicitation to open a brotherhood for people of color in Regla, Havana 1867

Scope and Contents

The request is made by Abraham Gomes, described as Black/Moreno of old age.
box 2, folder 1

Death certificates for free and unfree Black persons 1886

box 2, folder 2

40 death certificates for "Morenos" and "Pardos" 1886-1889

Scope and Contents

The majority are described as "natural de" Africa.
box 2, folder 3

Sale of enslaved black female, aged 24 with her 1-year-old baby 1869

box 2, folder 4

Freedom of a 32-year-old enslaved female 1869

box 2, folder 5

Sale of two enslaved males 1869

box 2, folder 6

Venta de esclava, 30 and venta de two esclavos, aged 25 and 22 1869

box 2, folder 7

Venta de esclavo de Africa, aged 38 and venta of a 46-year-old enslaved female 1869

box 2, folder 8

Venta de 19 esclavos and venta of an enslaved female, aged 22 1869

box 2, folder 9

Manuscript, libertad, granting the freedom of a Black enslaved female, 20 years old 1869

box 2, folder 10

Manuscript, venta de esclava, 20 years old 1869

box 2, folder 11

Manuscript, venta de esclavos, female, 21 years old, African enslaved male, 44 1869

box 2, folder 12

Manuscript, venta de esclavo, 21 years old 1869

box 2, folder 13

Manuscript, venta de esclavo, 18 years old 1869

box 2, folder 14

Manuscript, libertad de esclava female, 26 1869

box 2, folder 15

Baptismal document of a Lucumi enslaved person from Guanabo near Havana 1871

box 2, folder 16

Notice of an enslaved Black person being sent to Puerto Rico 1871

box 2, folder 17

Documents regarding a Black prisoner in a "castillo" on official letterhead of "Comandancia General del Distrito de Matanzas" 1872

box 2, folder 18

Pagare for the transport of five "negros alquilados" 1873

box 2, folder 19

Police document regarding Moreno "Joaquin Diaz" 1875

box 2, folder 20

Manuscript, a young girl is certified by a doctor as belonging to the "raza blanca" 1875

box 2, folder 21

Manuscript re: baptism of a girl belonging to the "white class" 1875

box 2, folder 22

Pagare for the payment of an enslaved person 1876

box 2, folder 23

Manuscript, baby classified as having characteristics of the white race 1876

box 2, folder 24

Manuscript el "parbulo", son of a Black woman who belongs to el "clase de pobre" being admitted to Real Casa de Beneficencia y Maternidad 1877

box 2, folder 25

Manuscript re: a Black man ("pardo") Juan Ricardo Valdez 1877

Scope and Contents

Juan Ricardo Valdez who says he was baptized in February 1869, but no records can be found in the years 1868/1869.
box 2, folder 26

Manuscript re: a girl who offers all "the characteristics and signs" she belongs to the "white race" as observed by the medical doctor "de la Casa" 1877

box 2, folder 27

Manuscript regarding a Moreno woman being taken to an asylum 1881

box 2, folder 28

Manuscript regarding Salvador, an enslaved Moreno man 1883

Scope and Contents

Features "Junta Provincial de Patronato Matanzas" stamp.
box 2, folder 29

Six burial notices for "Morenos" and "Pardos" 1886-1889

box 2, folder 30

A wedding manuscript detailing the wedding of Juan de Dios Llanes and Florinda Hernandez y Gil 1891

Scope and Contents

Juan de Dios LLanes is described as "Pardo" (Black) and Florinda Hernandez y Gil, described as white. Includes some history of Juan de Dios Llanes.
box 2, folder 31

Manuscript regarding Angel, an enslaved Moreno person 1891

Scope and Contents

Features "Junta Provincial de Patronato Matanzas" stamp.
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