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Camminos, Manuel, fl. 1871 [Document recording the enslavement of Estamislao, 16 years old]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09958.03 Author/Creator: Camminos, Manuel, fl. 1871 Place Written: Cuba Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 10 May 1871 Pagination: 1 p. Order a Copy

One document dated May 10, 1871 pertaining to the sale of a 16-year-old boy, Estamislao enslaved by Jose Mestre. Describes his height, weight and health.

Mestre, Jose, fl. 1871
[Mester, Jose] Estimislao (Cuba), 1855-?
Camminos, Manuel, fl. 1871

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