Thomazia Maria, Black slave of the minor Bruno Henrique d’Almeida Seabra, represented by his uncle Pedro Henrique d’Almeida Seabra, had her emancipation bought by her nephew Raimundo José Bittencourt for 250,000 réis. João Jose de Amorim Paiva, scrivener.
Caridade Maria de Nazareth, Black slave, presented before justice documents demonstrating that she had been freed in testament by her late mistress, and demands a legal act to ensure her rights. João José de Amorim Paiva, scrivener.
Efigenia, Mulatto slave of the late lieutenant Antonio Felippe da Costa, required her legal right of paying to heirs a fifth of her price on top of her evaluation in the market and, by doing so, be manumitted (300,000 réis). Frederico Gomes Franco, solicitor. João Baptista Passos, judge.
Lino Antonio, “crioulo”/Creole, widower, an ex-slave and a freedman since 1859, filed a complaint against his former master Antonio Rodrigues Chaves. According to Lino Antonio, despite the fact that he and his wife, Nataria Francisca (deceased), were both freed, Chaves had been trying to convince...
Adrianno (“pardo”/Mulatto), declared before justice that his master, João Romão, had had a debt of 400,000 réis with Fernando Lopes de Azevedo. Romão had then assigned Adrianno to work for Azevedo as long as it was needed to pay his debt. Adrianno claimed that he had worked for Azevedo much more ...
Manoel da Costa Gomes sued Raimunda, “carafuza,” and her former master, Bento Dias Pereira, for 600,000 réis. He had lent to Raimunda this amount of money to buy her freedom in exchange for six years of work. According to Gomes, she had not fulfilled this agreement. José Cisneiro Baratinha, judge...
Margarida Maria da Conceição, slave, stated she had deposited 330,000 réis on the hands of José Rodrigues Ramos, plus 150,000 réis that she had received from late Domingos de Figueiredo. Both amounts would serve to buy her freedom. She requested the judge ordered that, at the prompt of twenty-fou...
On behalf of Isabel Victoria Serrão, slave, Heraclio Vespasiano Fisch Romano, solicited her freedom alleging that her certificate of emancipation (carta de liberdade) had been canceled due to a legal mistake. Captain Francisco de Paula Correa Lobato, master. Antonio Ayres de Lacerda Chermont, jud...
Anacleto, Black slave of Ignacio Joaquim Cordeiro, was presented before justice by Belém’s chief of police. Anacleto said that he had the necessary amount (600,000 réis) to buy his freedom and that his master had agreed with the arrangement. Francisco Carlos Mariano, solicitor. Antonio Francisco ...
Maria José, Parda/Mulatto, and her son Jorge, both slaves of major Gaspar Valente Cordeiro, solicited to be nominated a solicitor for them and that an evaluation of their price was conducted in order to launch the proceedings for their legal emancipation. Carlos Hypolito de Santa Helena, judge. M...