Statement from Captain Joaquin Antonio da Corta of the Brazilian ship Convenção
date: label: Date
content: June 27, 1840
name: label: Written by
content: Captain Joaquin Antonio da Cortá
label: Created by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: A manuscript document consisting of brown ink on one half of a single sheet of paper. The manuscript is signed by Captain Joaquin Antonio da Corta of the Brazilian ship the Convenção. The manuscript also mentions [Manuel Gonsalves de Corta] and [azucar, café, tabaco, arroz, farina, y otro articulos] "sugar, coffee, tobacco, rice, flour, and other items." There is a notation in another hand at the bottom of the document with the heading [Nota].
place: label: Place depicted
content: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Latin America, South America
label: Place depicted
content: Montevideo, Uruguay, Latin America, South America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Colonialism
label: Topic
content: Commerce
label: Topic
content: Portuguese colonialism
label: Topic
content: Slave trade
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: Tobacco
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Documents and Manuscripts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2010.1.235.5
objectType: label: Type
content: documents
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 8 5/16 x 11 11/16 in. (21.1 x 29.7 cm)