Brazil-Miscellaneous Collections

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Location

Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division

Extent

• .2 lin. ft.

Scope/Contents Note

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 forceddraft of slaves into the Armed Forces, 1813.

Controlled Access Terms

• Slavery -- Law and legislation.
• Slavery -- Angola.
• Slavery -- Portugal.
• Slavery -- Brazil.
• Slave trade -- Brazil.
• Slave trade -- Portugal.