Statement from Captain Joaquin Antonio da Corta of the Brazilian ship Convenção
date: label: Date
content: 1840
name: label: Written by
content: Captain Joaquin Antonio da Cortá
label: Created by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: A single page Portuguese language manuscript document signed by Captain Joaquin Antonio da Corta regarding the Brazilian ship the Convenção. The document has text on one side only, written in brown ink. In addition to the signature of da Corta beneath the text, there is a second witness signature to the left and a third signature of Antonio de Acorta y Lara at the bottom right corner.
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
setName: label: See more items in
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: 2010.1.235.4
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 1/4 x 11 5/8 in. (21 x 29.5 cm)