- Call number
- 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
515 Malcolm X Boulevard, New York, NY 10037-1801
Second Floor