- Written by
- Captain da Cortá, Joaquin Antonio
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- 1840
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 1/4 x 11 5/8 in. (21 x 29.5 cm)
- Description
- A single page Portuguese language manuscript document signed by Captain Joaquin Antonio da Corta regarding the Brazilian ship the Convenção. The document has text on one side only, written in brown ink. In addition to the signature of da Corta beneath the text, there is a second witness signature to the left and a third signature of Antonio de Acorta y Lara at the bottom right corner.
- Place depicted
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Latin America, South America
- Montevideo, Uruguay, Latin America, South America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Manuscripts
- Type
- documents
- Topic
- Colonialism
- Commerce
- Portuguese colonialism
- Slave trade
- Slavery
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.1.235.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




