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Collection of Cuban slavery documents
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box 1, folder 1

Death certificates circa 1870s-1890s

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This folder contains 140 documents including death certificates issued for enslaved and emancipated Afro-Cubans.
box 1, folder 2

Death certificates circa 1870s

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This folder contains 190 documents including death certificates issued for Chinese and Asian individuals.
box 1, folder 3

Labor contracts 1868

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This folder contains five labor contracts issued in Cuba to Chinese individuals.
box 1, folder 4

Identification documents and enslaved bills of sale circa 1860s

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This folder contains five documents issued in Cuba to Chinese individuals.
box 1, folder 5

Identification documents circa 1850s

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This folder contains five documents issued to emancipated people of color.
box 1, folder 6

Enslaved bills of sale, emancipation circa 1850s

box 1, folder 7

Relocation permits circa 1840s

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This folder contains four documents issued to emancipated individuals.
box 1, folder 8

Emancipation set 1884

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This folder contains documents concerning a Black enslaved individual named Simon seeking emancipation from his enslaver, Julian Gomez.
box 1, folder 9

Emancipation set 1880

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This folder contains thirteen pages of text concerning an enslaved woman's emancipation.
box 1, folder 10

Legal deposits 1885

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This folder contains two documents concerning pending cases to be heard by the Provincial Board of Sponsored People.
box 1, folder 11

Letter 1848

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This folder contains a three page letter concerning self-emancipated individuals.
box 1, folder 12

Governor request 1838

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This folder contains four documents totaling six pages, including a request by the governor concerning self-emancipated individuals.
box 1, folder 13

Report 1830

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This folder contains a five page report concerning self-emancipated individuals.
box 1, folder 14

Correspondence 1822

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This folder contains seven documents totaling ten pages, including official and mayoral correspondence concerning the stolen labor of enslaved individuals to complete construction of the port of Monserrate.
box 1, folder 15

Documents 1816

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This folder contains two documents concerning the suspension of the slave trade.