- Call number
- Sc MG 230
- Physical description
- 0.33 linear feet (2 boxes)
- Language
- Multiple languages; In Portuguese and Spanish.
- Preferred Citation
- [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
- Repository
- Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
- Portions of this collection have been digitized and are available online.
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.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Purchased from Oscar Schreyer and Libreria De Antaño, Buenos Aires, 1984-1990; gift from H. L. Hoffenberg, 1985.
Revision History
Finding aid updated by Lauren Stark. (2021 January 27)
Processing information
Accessioned by Andre Elizee, 1986.
Using the collection
Location
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division515 Malcolm X Boulevard, New York, NY 10037-1801
Second Floor