Cuba and Puerto Rico

CUP 349

1906 French illustration of Senora Clava Santos. m

Price: $70.00

CUP 346

Pagar for the rent of three blacks. Havana, February 7, 1880. Printed stamp of the Girafa Sugar Mill, fiscal stamp of Giro of the Island of Cuba. On the reverse of the payment, two endorsements. Rare. m

Price: $620.00

CUP 345

Very rare document on the quarterly contribution by slaves, June 30, 1873. Document size 17 cm x 10 cm. m

Price: $250.00

CUP 344CUP 344

Sale of a slave in Santiago de Cuba on October 28, 1875. Two sheets written on four faces. With 6 signatures at the end of the buyer, seller, witnesses and Notary. m

Price: $320.00

CUP 343

1888 death notice of a native of Canton who died from tuberculosis. m

Price: $90.00

CUP 338CUP 338

File regarding the claim of freedom of a slave in Regla municipality of Havana dated November 22, 1883. 7 sheets folio size written in 9 pages. m

Price: $700.00

CUP 337Jose Benitez y Cabrera Surveillance Inspector of the Southern District of Matanzas certifies: That the Heirs of Sabalet, request a pass for the position of their neighborhood for their slaves named, Carmen Ganga of 47 years and Manuela Criolla of 12 years of field, which entered the 9 of the current one from Remedios and so that they can obtain This document issued the present in Matanzas to October 12, 1871. Stamp Fiscal Printed 8 of 2 pesetas and 50 centimos of the year 1871, Seal engraved with the Coat of Arms of Spain and Wet stamp in green of the Surveillance Inspectorate of the Southern District of Matanzas . Folio size sheet.

Jose Benitez y Cabrera Inspector de Vigilancia del Distrito Sur de Matanzas. Certifica: Que los Herederos de Sabalet, solicitan pase para el puesto de su vecindad para sus esclavos nombrados, Carmen Ganga de 47 años y Manuela Criolla de 12 años de campo, los cuales ingresaron el 9 del actual procedentes de Remedios y para que puedan obtener dicho documento expido el presente en Matanzas a 12 de Octubre de 1871. Sello Fiscal Impreso 8 de 2 pesetas y 50 centimos del año 1871, Sello grabado con el Escudo de España y Sello humedo en verde de la Inspeccion de Vigilancia del Distrito Sur de Matanzas. Hoja tamaño Folio. m

Price: $200.00

CUP 336

Petition of Jose Maria Rodriguez Reyes to the Brigadier Governor of Matanzas permission to transfer two slaves of his property named Lucas (Creole) of 14 years and Faustino (Congo) of 30 years. The transfer is from Santa Ana to Alacranes. Matanzas June 14, 1875. Two sheets written on three sides. With fiscal stamp of 12 pesetas and 50 centimos of the year 1875. Size of the manuscript 32cm x 22cm. m

Price: $200.00

CUP 335

Pagar for the rent of two Asiatic in Havana March 19, 1879.

Price: 420.00

CUP 334CUP 334

6 page 1857 slave document. m

Price: $290.00

CUP 333CUP 333

6 page 1858 slave document. m

Price: $200.00

CUP 332CUP 332

1857 document on the presentation of a slave to the Marquesa de Villalva. m

Price: $200.00

CUP 330CUP 330

A 7 page 1805 file of the baptism of a slave beloning to the Condesa Jinsvos. m

Price: $300.00

MP 402

Map of Cuba drafted expressly for El Impartial. Surveyor José Méndez. Scale 1: 225000. Measures 62.5 x 40 cm. Some hole through the folds. No date but likely 1886 (based on internet findings). m

Price: $290.00

Note: El Imparcial was a daily paper of liberal ideology founded by Eduardo Gasset and Artime in 1867 and disappeared in 1933.

CUP 194One of the earliest Colono manuscripts I have seen, this chart lists all 61 Chinese Colonos arriving on the same ship after disembarking in Cuba, and shows information about each Colono as listed below in the descriptions of the column headings. The Chinese historically are noted as having first arrived in Cuba in 1847, and they were typically given 8 year contracts to "work" in Cuba, but ended up being indentured servants and many were enslaved and treated worse than black slaves. This document is complete on both front and back.

General Heading of chart:

"General Registry that shows the number of Chinese and Yucateco workers, classified according to what is allowed for in the Royal Decree of the 7th of July"

Ano de 1862: Year, 1862

This is followed in script, by a town name: Guanabacoa

The "Party" name: Partido de Pepe Antonio

A location: unknown but likely Bajas p...ancion? based on other documents

Column Headings:

Partidos Pedancos y Municipales: " 'Inferior'/Lower Court Parties" and Municiplaities

Nombre de Colono: Name of the Colono

Nacion: China o Yucatan: Nation: China or Yucatan

Sexo: Varon, Hembra: Sex: Male, Female

Edad: Age

Resumen de edad de los contenidos en la planilla:

Summary of the age of those in the chart:

Hasta 15 anos: up to 15 years old

De 15 a 50: from 15 to 50 years old

De 50 en adelante: 50 and up

Estado: Status

Soltero: Single

Casados: Married

Viudos: Widow

Nombre especial que recibio a su llegada a este puerto:

Special name given upon their arrival at this port

Tiempo de Contrata: Duration of Contract

Menos de 5 anos: less than 5 years

De 5 a 10 anos: From 5 to 10 years

De 10 a 15 anos: From 10 to 15 years

De mas de 15 anos: More than 15 years

Trabajo a que se dedica: Type of Work

Servicio domestico: domestic servant

Campo: (working in the) Country

Otras ocupaciones: other work

Nombre y profesion de Patronos: Name and profession of "Boss"

Domicilio de Patrono: Address of bossCUP 194

This chart documents each worker as he/she stepped off the boat from China. Extremely rare and contains a wealth of information on 61 individuals. It shows their Chinese names and the Spanish names each of them will be adopting. Signed at end by El Capitain Vicente Cortes. The reverse contains a hand stamp reading CAPITANIA DEL PARTIDO DE PEPE ANTONIO. The manuscript has been professionally restored with Japanese rice paper, as you can see from the photos. This is the earliest manuscript I have seen relating to the Chinese in Cuba.

Price: $3000.00

CUP 328CUP 328