Colombian Slave Sale Manuscript
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a manuscript dated 1680 documenting the sale of slave named "Mauricia", a young girl aged 10 or 11 in Colombia. The slave was sold by Garcia Martin de la Reina Alferes of the city of Neiva, Colombia to Pedro de Arana Berino of San Juan de Pasto. The slave was sold for 260 Patacones (also known as a peso).
Dates
- 1680
Conditions Governing Access
This collection may be viewed only in the reading room of Special Collections in the Jean and Alexander Heard Library. Collections should be requested 2-3 days prior to visiting in order to facilitate easier access. For questions or to request a collection, contact specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu.
Extent
.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains a manuscript dated 1680 documenting the sale of slave named "Mauricia", a young girl aged 10 or 11 in Colombia.
Physical Location
Special Collections & Archives
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Colombian Slave Sale Manuscript
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Zach Johnson
- Date
- February 2020
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Vanderbilt University Special Collections Repository
Special Collections Library
1101 19th Ave. S.
Nashville TN 37212 United States
specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu