Caste War letter from Manuel Batun, Juan Kauil, and Novento Che to Marselino Pas, priest in Tihosuco, [1848 Aug. 22].

Author
Batun, Manuel [Browse]
Format
Manuscript, Book
Language
Mayan languages
Description
1 leaf : paper ; 11 x 16 cm.

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Subject(s)
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Donor
Former owner
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Compiled/​Created
[1848 Aug. 22].
Linking notes
Forms part of the Robert Garrett Collection (C0744).
Summary note
Autograph letter, written from Pixoy. The citizens of Pixoy request Father Pas to perform a baptism and a marriage.
Language note
Text in 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. 48, Manuscripts Division, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
Other format(s)
Also available in an electronic version.
Place name(s)
Mexico Yucatán.
Other title(s)
Guerra de Castas
In
  • Robert Garrett Collection, ca. 1340 B.C.-1900s
  • Multi-title collection including Caste War letter from Jacinto Pat to Jose Munigo Vasquez, and 25 other(s).
OCLC
57525767
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