CUP 355
Slave embargo document of the "Slave Judicial Deposit" of 4 slaves owned by Maria Pamela Blakeley. February 28, 1857. m
Price: $280.00
Cuba and Puerto Rico
CUP 354
Document of the slave embargo of the "Slave Judicial Deposit" of a slave child of the Creole. January 19, 1856.
Price: $280.00
CUP 353
CUP 353
Certification issued by the Count of Villanueva and Marques de Aguas Claras certifying that the agent of Mr. Julian de Zulueta had been presented to discuss the freedom of the black slave "Poland" and that the payment for her was considered insufficient. Signed by the Count.
Price: $240.00
CUP 352
CUP 352
CUP 352
Document dated in Havana on November 23, 1858 on the claim of the "Colonizing Agency" about the claim of the payment of 2000 $ for the transfer of 14 Chinese settlers to work in the quarries of San Lazaro.
Price: $450.00
CUP 351
Mexican comic book Mantequilla Napoles. M IN PROCESS OF SALE
Price: $90.00
CUP 349
1906 French illustration of Senora Clava Santos. m
Price: $70.00
CUP 346
Pagar for the rent of three blacks. Havana, February 7, 1880. Printed stamp of the Girafa Sugar Mill, fiscal stamp of Giro of the Island of Cuba. On the reverse of the payment, two endorsements. Rare. m
Price: $620.00
CUP 345
Very rare document on the quarterly contribution by slaves, June 30, 1873. Document size 17 cm x 10 cm. m
Price: $250.00
CUP 344
CUP 344
Sale of a slave in Santiago de Cuba on October 28, 1875. Two sheets written on four faces. With 6 signatures at the end of the buyer, seller, witnesses and Notary. m
Price: $320.00
CUP 343
1888 death notice of a native of Canton who died from tuberculosis. m
Price: $90.00
CUP 338
CUP 338
File regarding the claim of freedom of a slave in Regla municipality of Havana dated November 22, 1883. 7 sheets folio size written in 9 pages. m
Price: $700.00
CUP 337Jose Benitez y Cabrera Surveillance Inspector of the Southern District of Matanzas certifies: That the Heirs of Sabalet, request a pass for the position of their neighborhood for their slaves named, Carmen Ganga of 47 years and Manuela Criolla of 12 years of field, which entered the 9 of the current one from Remedios and so that they can obtain This document issued the present in Matanzas to October 12, 1871. Stamp Fiscal Printed 8 of 2 pesetas and 50 centimos of the year 1871, Seal engraved with the Coat of Arms of Spain and Wet stamp in green of the Surveillance Inspectorate of the Southern District of Matanzas . Folio size sheet.
Jose Benitez y Cabrera Inspector de Vigilancia del Distrito Sur de Matanzas. Certifica: Que los Herederos de Sabalet, solicitan pase para el puesto de su vecindad para sus esclavos nombrados, Carmen Ganga de 47 años y Manuela Criolla de 12 años de campo, los cuales ingresaron el 9 del actual procedentes de Remedios y para que puedan obtener dicho documento expido el presente en Matanzas a 12 de Octubre de 1871. Sello Fiscal Impreso 8 de 2 pesetas y 50 centimos del año 1871, Sello grabado con el Escudo de España y Sello humedo en verde de la Inspeccion de Vigilancia del Distrito Sur de Matanzas. Hoja tamaño Folio. m
Price: $200.00
CUP 336
Petition of Jose Maria Rodriguez Reyes to the Brigadier Governor of Matanzas permission to transfer two slaves of his property named Lucas (Creole) of 14 years and Faustino (Congo) of 30 years. The transfer is from Santa Ana to Alacranes. Matanzas June 14, 1875. Two sheets written on three sides. With fiscal stamp of 12 pesetas and 50 centimos of the year 1875. Size of the manuscript 32cm x 22cm. m
Price: $200.00
CUP 335
Pagar for the rent of two Asiatic in Havana March 19, 1879.
Price: 420.00
CUP 334
CUP 334
6 page 1857 slave document. m
Price: $290.00
CUP 333
CUP 333
6 page 1858 slave document. m
Price: $200.00
CUP 332
CUP 332
1857 document on the presentation of a slave to the Marquesa de Villalva. m
Price: $200.00
CUP 330
CUP 330
A 7 page 1805 file of the baptism of a slave beloning to the Condesa Jinsvos. m
Price: $300.00
MP 402
Map of Cuba drafted expressly for El Impartial. Surveyor José Méndez. Scale 1: 225000. Measures 62.5 x 40 cm. Some hole through the folds. No date but likely 1886 (based on internet findings). m
Price: $290.00
Note: El Imparcial was a daily paper of liberal ideology founded by Eduardo Gasset and Artime in 1867 and disappeared in 1933.
CUP 194One of the earliest Colono manuscripts I have seen, this chart lists all 61 Chinese Colonos arriving on the same ship after disembarking in Cuba, and shows information about each Colono as listed below in the descriptions of the column headings. The Chinese historically are noted as having first arrived in Cuba in 1847, and they were typically given 8 year contracts to "work" in Cuba, but ended up being indentured servants and many were enslaved and treated worse than black slaves. This document is complete on both front and back.
General Heading of chart:
"General Registry that shows the number of Chinese and Yucateco workers, classified according to what is allowed for in the Royal Decree of the 7th of July"
Ano de 1862: Year, 1862
This is followed in script, by a town name: Guanabacoa
The "Party" name: Partido de Pepe Antonio
A location: unknown but likely Bajas p...ancion? based on other documents
Column Headings:
Partidos Pedancos y Municipales: " 'Inferior'/Lower Court Parties" and Municiplaities
Nombre de Colono: Name of the Colono
Nacion: China o Yucatan: Nation: China or Yucatan
Sexo: Varon, Hembra: Sex: Male, Female
Edad: Age
Resumen de edad de los contenidos en la planilla:
Summary of the age of those in the chart:
Hasta 15 anos: up to 15 years old
De 15 a 50: from 15 to 50 years old
De 50 en adelante: 50 and up
Estado: Status
Soltero: Single
Casados: Married
Viudos: Widow
Nombre especial que recibio a su llegada a este puerto:
Special name given upon their arrival at this port
Tiempo de Contrata: Duration of Contract
Menos de 5 anos: less than 5 years
De 5 a 10 anos: From 5 to 10 years
De 10 a 15 anos: From 10 to 15 years
De mas de 15 anos: More than 15 years
Trabajo a que se dedica: Type of Work
Servicio domestico: domestic servant
Campo: (working in the) Country
Otras ocupaciones: other work
Nombre y profesion de Patronos: Name and profession of "Boss"
Domicilio de Patrono: Address of boss
CUP 194
This chart documents each worker as he/she stepped off the boat from China. Extremely rare and contains a wealth of information on 61 individuals. It shows their Chinese names and the Spanish names each of them will be adopting. Signed at end by El Capitain Vicente Cortes. The reverse contains a hand stamp reading CAPITANIA DEL PARTIDO DE PEPE ANTONIO. The manuscript has been professionally restored with Japanese rice paper, as you can see from the photos. This is the earliest manuscript I have seen relating to the Chinese in Cuba.
Price: $3000.00