Brazil miscellaneous collection

id
795
origination
N/A
date statement
1751-1888
key date
1751
identifier (local_mss)
20549
org unit
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
call number
Sc MG 230
b-number
b11447971
total components
10
total series
0
max depth
1
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2013-04-01 14:59:01 UTC
updated
2026-08-14 02:22:44 UTC
status note
(missing)
Display Aeon link
true

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unitid
{"value"=>"20549", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"Sc MG 230", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"b11447971", "type"=>"local_b"}
unitdate
{"value"=>"1751-1888", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1751/1888"}
unittitle
{"value"=>"Brazil miscellaneous collection"}
physdesc
{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"2 boxes", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"0.33 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}
repository
{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division</span>"}
langmaterial
{"value"=>"Multiple languages"}
{"value"=>"In Portuguese and Spanish."}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>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.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}
acqinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Purchased from Oscar Schreyer and Libreria De AntaƱo, Buenos Aires, 1984-1990; gift from H. L. Hoffenberg, 1985.</p>"}
processinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Accessioned by Andre Elizee, 1986.</p>"}
revisiondesc
{"value"=>"Finding aid updated by Lauren Stark.", "date"=>"2021 January 27"}
date_start
1751
keydate
1751
date_end
1888
date_inclusive_start
1751
date_inclusive_end
1888
extent_statement
0.33 linear feet (2 boxes)
prefercite
{"value"=>"[Item], Brazil miscellaneous collection, Sc MG 230, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library"}
abstract
{"value"=>" 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.", "generated"=>true}

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