Written by
Unidentified
Subject of
Unidentified Man or Men
Gutiérrez de la Concha, José, Argentine, 1809 - 1895
Date
November 1, 1857
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
L x W: 8 x 6 in. (20.3 x 15.2 cm)
Description
This Spanish language cover letter discusses a report about an enslaved person in Cuba who has run away. The letter is folded in half vertically. The enslaved person is not named in the document and neither is the writer. Typed text in the top left corner reads [PRESIDENCIA/ DEL/ M. I. Ayuntamiento/ DE/ CIENFUEGOS]. Handwritten text in the top right corner reads [Ayl. 3.700.] The letter reads [Exmo Sor. / tengo el honor de elevar / a las / superiores manos de / V.E. la relacion de los ci= / marrones existentes en esta fecha en el Deposito de esta / villa, con espresion de las / altas y bajas securridas en / todo Octobre; cumplimen / tando lo prevenido por / V.E. en el parrafo 4: de / su superior circular de / 5 de Mayo del corriente / ano. / Dios]. The inside page reads [Que a V.E. m.a. Ciene/ fuegos 1: de Noviembre / de 1857 / Exmo Sor. / Fran Mals / Exmo. Sr. Gobernador Gral de esta Ysla]
Transcription Center Status
Transcription Available
Place used
Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos, Cuba, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
Cultural Place
Spain, Europe
Classification
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Documents and Manuscripts
Type
documents
Topic
Colonialism
Correspondence
Emancipation
Freedom
Resistance
Slavery
Spanish colonialism
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2010.1.119
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd503530cfd-02ff-4d19-8cc2-f78f78c04409

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