Museum object · Slavery and Freedom Objects
Statement from Captain Joaquin Antonio da Corta of the Brazilian ship Convenção
1840
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Latin America, South America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
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.
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Catalog reference: 2010.1.235.4
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