This collection traces the history of seven Dutch sugar plantations in Guiana (the colony of Surinam) through nearly a century of major developments, including the Napoleonic Wars and the transition from a slave to a free labor economy. The records consist of correspondence regarding the administration of the plantations in the Surinam colony, a...
Created:
1726-03-26
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, James Ford Bell Library.
Ana Ruiz was the first wife of Francisco Pardo de Chao. In 1708 Francisco married his second wife, Ana Payoso. Contained within are documents pertaining to the estate from Alonso Martinez and his wife, Maria Pardo.
Created:
1708-04-28
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, James Ford Bell Library.
A listing of Ruiz’s farm property. In the opposite column a list of emargoed properties ceded to Benito Bravo and Pedro Chiloeches. On the back is a fragment of an unrelated personal letter. Document warrants further scrutiny.
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University of Minnesota Libraries, James Ford Bell Library.
An inventory of Agapita’s goods in the temporary custody of her father, Celedonio Ruiz, in preparation for their public auction. Goods will be handed over to Ignacio and Julian Chiloeches.
Created:
1876?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, James Ford Bell Library.
A dispute between Angela’s widowed husband and sole inheritor Antonio Vezalay and Ana Maria Garcia, who was asked to provide documentation as to her possession of Angela’s goods.
Created:
1790-11-17
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, James Ford Bell Library.
