Notarial Records: Vila Nova de Souza 1848-1849

Manuscript document bound in a single volume. The volume registers deeds of sale, bonds, and letters of manumission recorded between 1848 and 1849. Contains deed of sale of land sold by Francisco Alves Pereira Pimentel and other landowners to Gonçallo de Sousa, resident of the city of Maioridade, province of Rio Grande do Norte; bond given by João da Guerra Passos on behalf of his brother, José Dantas Rothea; deed of sale for land sold by Antonio de Almeida Barreto; letters of manumission of enslaved women and children owned by captain Antonio de Quadro do Sacramento, Manoel Pereira Gonçalves, Anna Quitéria and her son, Antonio Rodrigues Sarmento, and others. Recorded in Vila Nova de Sousa by notary public Domiciano de Sousa Videres.

Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 31 folios, in addition to front and back covers. Book with original hardcover, severely damaged by water, iron gall ink, and tearing. Book is numerated through folio 29.

Creator (Author): Notary public Domiciano de Sousa Videres.