Will of Juan Uicab, [1804, Oct. 11].

Author
Uicab, Juan [Browse]
Format
Manuscript, Book
Language
  • Mayan languages
  • Spanish
Description
1 leaf : paper ; 31 x 22 cm.

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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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      Donor
      Former owner
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      Contained in
      Compiled/​Created
      [1804, Oct. 11].
      Linking notes
      Forms part of the Robert Garrett Collection (C0744).
      Summary note
      Last will and testament of Juan Uicab. Uicab wants his children to buy him a "misa rezada" and he leaves his forest land to his son and daughter.
      Notes
      • "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 Yucatec; with some Spanish.
      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. 20, 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
      57525310
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