Losnr. 856 - 284.-290. Auktion

1823 (Dec. 31): Entire lettersheet from L. Dutoque & Cie. in Santiago de Cuba with red two line handstamp 'Colonies / par Le Havre' to the in the Slave Trade well known Agency 'Herbert' (& Sallier) in Nantes, France, with interesting content concerning 420 'boucauds' (Slaves). Even as the slave trade ceased in other parts of the Atlantic, the Cuban slave trade continued on until 1867. The ownership of human beings as chattel slavery remained legal in Cuba until 1880.