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Slavery decree - legal suit

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@ Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division. The New York Public Library

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Decree issued by the King of Portugal following the case of a former slave woman who successfully sued the Brazilian courts for her freedom. The decree states that this case is not to be used to establish precedent for similar cases. Specific information regarding the legal grounds on which the woman won her freedom is not given in the decree.
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Created Date:
1759
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Brazil Miscellaneous Collections

Record Contributed By

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division. The New York Public Library

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The New York Public Library

Keywords

  1. Angola
  2. Brazil
  3. Portugal
  4. Slave Trade
  5. Slaver
  6. Slavery
  7. Slavery Law And Legislation

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