Notarial Records: Vila Nova de Souza, 1832

Bound manuscript volume. The volume registers deeds of donation, mortgage deeds, powers of attorney, and letters of manumission recorded between 1832 and 1833. Contains mortgage deed contracted by Anna Maria do Sacramento; power of attorney created by José Pordeus Rodrigues Seixas; bond (fiança) issued by Vicente Ferreira de Sousa to captain and juiz de órfãos Mathias de Figueiredo Rocha; deed of donation of Antonio Vicente Ferreira and his wife, Maria da Conceição; letters of manumission of enslaved men, women, and children owned by Captain Jose Gomis de Sa, the widow Francisca Mendis di Pereira, Dona Joana Francisca Xavier de Albuquerque, and others. Recorded in Vila Nova de Sousa by notaries Manoel Jacomo Araujo Bizérra and Francisco Rodriguis Camilo.

Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 60 folios, in addition to front and back covers. Numbered through folio 60. . Book with original hardcover (leather), severely damaged by water; folios are damaged by tears, insects, and iron gall ink.

Creator (Author): Notaries: Manoel Jacomo Araujo Bizérra, and Francisco Rodriguis Camilo.