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Description: This collection consists of historic documents pertaining to slavery in Brazil including a royal Portuguese decree regarding punishment of slaves using forbidden weapons, 1756; ten laws dealing with various aspects of slavery, mainly in Brazil and Angola, 1751-1773; instructions to the captain of a Portugese schooner regarding slave traffic, 1845; account book of a Brazilian official with list of slaves, their provenance, and cost, 1813; a royal Portuguese decree regarding the slave trade, 1807; Brazilian bills of sale for slaves, 1813; a manuscript of an officer moving to Portugal, 1813; and a printed decree regulating the forced draft of slaves into the Armed Forces, 1813.
Dates / Origin: Date Created: 1751 - 1888
Library locations: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division; Shelf locator: Sc MG 230
Topics: Slave trade -- Brazil; Slave trade -- Portugal; Slavery -- Angola; Slavery -- Brazil; Slavery -- Law and legislation; Slavery -- Portugal
Genres: Documents
Physical Description: Extent: 0.33 linear feet (2 boxes)
Type of Resource: Text
Identifiers: Other local Identifier: Sc MG 230; NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11447971; MSS Unit ID: 20549; Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6c4e51f0-c623-012f-454b-58d385a7bc34

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