Deed of sale for land : Valladolid, Yucatàn, [1824 Oct. 19].

Format
Manuscript, Book
Language
  • Spanish
  • Mayan languages
Description
1 leaf : paper ; 31 x 22 cm.

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Location Call Number Status Location Service Notes
Special Collections - Manuscripts C0744 Browse related items Reading Room Request
    Special Collections - Manuscripts C0744.01 (Garrett-Gates Mesoamerican Manuscripts, no. 15-28) Browse related items Reading Room Request

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      Former owner
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      Compiled/​Created
      [1824 Oct. 19].
      Linking notes
      Forms part of the Robert Garrett Collection (C0744).
      Summary note
      Deed of sale transferring land amongst the Tuz family of Valladolid in Yucatàn, specifically the "parajes" called Nohtunich and Calakya. The text, excepting the names, is entirely in Spanish.
      Notes
      • "Estado de Yvcatan ... Dos Reales, Sello Tercero, Bienio de Mil Ochocientos Veinte y Cuatro, y Mil Ochocientos Veinte y Cinco, Segundo y Tercero de la Republica Federativa"--Stamps on p. [2].
      • "Documentos en Lenga Maya, 1712-1876" and "15-28"--Written in pen on cover.
      • "Maya Documentos - Ms."--Written in pen on tape spine.
      Binding note
      In cloth box; housed with cardboard covers, removed.
      Language note
      Text in Spanish; with some Yucatec.
      Provenance
      Previously owned by William Gates; sold to Robert Garrett (purchased from William Gates in 1930); deposited by Garrett at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton in 1942; removed from the Institute in 1949, at Garrett's request, and donated to the Princeton University Library.
      Source acquisition
      Gift; Robert Garrett; 1949.
      Cite as
      Garrett-Gates Mesoamerican Manuscripts, no. 24, Manuscripts Division, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
      Other format(s)
      Also available in an electronic version.
      Other title(s)
      • Documentos en lenga Maya, 1712-1876.
      • Maya documentos - Ms.
      In
      • Robert Garrett Collection, ca. 1340 B.C.-1900s
      • Multi-title collection including Deed from Ignacio Guerrero of Valladolid for a paraje called Xluch sold to Joseph Gomez : Yucatán, and 12 other(s).
      OCLC
      54749865
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