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  • Lot# : 1259 Cuba

    Slave Trade 1824 (Jan. 12): Entire lettersheet from Martin Knight in Havanna, Cuba with red two line handstamp 'Colonies / par Le Havre' addressed to the in the Slave Trade well known Agency 'Herbert' (& Sallier) in Nantes, France, with interesting content:rn"Les dangeousons de mûles sont toujours de la même manière. Il est arrivé dernièrement une gaélette Espagnole à B.H; les prix roulent de #3-400....On n'entend guerre plus de pirates au nord de l'île, mais il y a dans ce moment quelques corsaires Indépendents, peu de navires de guerre...." 'Mûles' is the pseudonym for Slaves. In 1807, both Britain and the United States (1808) banned the Atlantic slave trade. Unlike in the rest of the Americas, the 19th century European-descended Cuban elite did not form an anti-colonial movement.
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1260 Cuba

    Slave Trade 1825 (March 20): Entire lettersheet from Juara & Martel in Havanna, Cuba with black teo line handstamp 'Colonies / par Bordeaux' to the in the Slave Trade well known Agency 'Herbert' (& Sallier) in Nantes, France, with interesting content concerning 'boucauds' (Slaves) and the fear of American Crusers. 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.
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold
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