Cover letter regarding a runaway enslaved person in Cuba
date: label: Date
content: November 1, 1857
name: label: Written by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
label: Subject of
content: José Gutiérrez de la Concha, Argentine, 1809 - 1895
notes: label: Description
content: This Spanish language cover letter discusses a report about an enslaved person in Cuba who has run away. The letter is folded in half vertically. The enslaved person is not named in the document and neither is the writer. Typed text in the top left corner reads [PRESIDENCIA/ DEL/ M. I. Ayuntamiento/ DE/ CIENFUEGOS]. Handwritten text in the top right corner reads [Ayl. 3.700.] The letter reads [Exmo Sor. / tengo el honor de elevar / a las / superiores manos de / V.E. la relacion de los ci= / marrones existentes en esta fecha en el Deposito de esta / villa, con espresion de las / altas y bajas securridas en / todo Octobre; cumplimen / tando lo prevenido por / V.E. en el parrafo 4: de / su superior circular de / 5 de Mayo del corriente / ano. / Dios]. The inside page reads [Que a V.E. m.a. Ciene/ fuegos 1: de Noviembre / de 1857 / Exmo Sor. / Fran Mals / Exmo. Sr. Gobernador Gral de esta Ysla]
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: label: Place used
content: Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos, Cuba, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
label: Cultural Place
content: Spain, Europe
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Colonialism
label: Topic
content: Correspondence
label: Topic
content: Emancipation
label: Topic
content: Freedom
label: Topic
content: Resistance
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: Spanish colonialism
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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: 2010.1.119
objectType: label: Type
content: documents
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: L x W: 8 x 6 in. (20.3 x 15.2 cm)