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Written by:
Unidentified  Search this
Subject of:
Unidentified Man or Men  Search this
José Gutiérrez de la Concha, Argentine, 1809 - 1895  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
L x W: 8 x 6 in. (20.3 x 15.2 cm)
Type:
documents
Place used:
Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos, Cuba, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
Cultural Place:
Spain, Europe
Date:
November 1, 1857
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:
Transcribed by digital volunteers
Topic:
African American  Search this
Colonialism  Search this
Correspondence  Search this
Emancipation  Search this
Freedom  Search this
Resistance  Search this
Slavery  Search this
Spanish colonialism  Search this
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
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Documents and Manuscripts
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd503530cfd-02ff-4d19-8cc2-f78f78c04409
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2010.1.119