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Sales contracts for enslaved men and women

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Sales contracts for enslaved men and women
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This is a collection of sales contracts for enslaved men and women enacted in Genoa and the Genoese Mediterranean.
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  • Antonio Fazio, filza 2, series I, nr. 301
    The slaveholder and notary named Giovanni Carrega sells an enslaved Tatar woman named Agnese, who is approximately 20 years of age, to a certain Emanuele Cattaneo, for 150 Genoese lire.
  • Antonio Fazio, filza 2, series I, nr. 319
    The slaveholder named Giusto Bonetto sells an enslaved Abkhazan woman named Maria, who is approximately 22 years of age, to a shoemaker named Niccolò de Loco for 140 Genoese lire.
  • Antonio Fazio, filza 2, series I, nr. 334
    The slaveholder named Giovanni Montaldo sells an enslaved Abkhazan child named Maddalena, who is approximately 14 years of age, to a certain Lorenzo de Moreno, for 125 Genoese lire.
  • Antonio Fazio, filza 2, series I, nr. 366
    The slaveholder and merchant from Alessandria named Guiraldo Chaveslo sells an enslaved Tatar child named slave Agnese, who is approximately 14 years of age, to a merchant from Florence named Antonio Serristori, for 140 Genoese lire. Antonio is making the purchase on behalf of himself and his company and is represented in the transaction by a certain Emanuele Usodimare.
  • Antonio Fazio, filza 2, series I, nr. 373
    The slaveholder named Martino Negrone sells an enslaved Abkhazan woman named Maddalena, who is approximately 18 years of age and described as pregnant, to a certain Stefano di Negro, for 150 Genoese lire.
  • Antonio Fazio, filza 2, series II, nr. 152
    The slaveholder and wool merchant named Marco de Cassina sells an enslaved Circassian man named Giorgio, who is approximately 28 years of age, to a carpet maker named Girolamo Valletaro, for 80 Genoese lire.
  • Antonio Fazio, filza 2, series II, nr. 187
    The slaveholder and ironsmith named Giacomo Manzio sells an enslaved Tatar child named Melica, who is approximately 13 years of age, to an apothecary named Daniele Bordino, for 125 Genoese lire.
  • Antonio Fazio, filza 2, series II, nr. 209
    The slaveholder named Benedetto Marino sells an enslaved Russian child named Maria, who is approximately 13 years of age, to a cheesemaker named Oberto Boccaleca, for 110 Genoese lire.
  • Antonio Fazio, filza 2, series II, nr. 254
    The slaveholder and notary named named Paolo de Medicis sells an enslaved Abkhazan child named Venturino, who is appproximately 15 years of age, to a certain Barnaba Vivaldi, for 125 Genoese lire.
  • Antonio Fazio, filza 2, series II, nr. 257
    The slaveholder named Barnaba Gambone sells an enslaved Mingrelian child named Margarita, who is approximately 13 years of age, to a certain Bresano de Novaria, for 113 lire 3 soldi and 10 denari of Genoese currency. The contract was extracted.
  • Antonio Fazio, filza 2, series II, nr. 269
    The slaveholder and pelter named Melchiorre de Castelaccio sells an enslaved Circassian child named Margarita, who is approximatety 16 years of age, to a certain Emanuele Cattaneo, for 150 Genoese lire.
  • Antonio Fazio, filza 2, series II, nr. 277
    The slaveholder named Battista Bandino sells an enslaved Tatar woman named Maria, who is approximately 22 years of age, to a certain Emanuele Cattaneo, for 150 Genoese lire.
  • Antonio Fazio, filza 2, series II, nr. 283
    The slaveholder and merchant from Castelaccio named Oliviero Nebbia sells an enslaved Tatar woman named Maddalena, who is approximately 20 years of age, to a certain Pietro Facorino, for 150 Genoese lire.
  • Antonio Fazio, filza 2, series II, nr. 324
    The slaveholder and notary named Bernardo de Ferrari sells an enslaved Abkhazan child named Maria, who is approximately 13 years of age, to a blacksmith named Battista Recrosio for 115 Genoese lire. The contract notes that the enslaved Maria has the condition of scabies and that Battista will arrange for her treatment from the physician named Giovanni de Vultabio, and if she is unable to be cured, then Bernardo is obligated to take her back and return the payment to Battista, and that the returned payment will be made by the notary Cristoforo de Ponte.
  • Antonio Fazio, filza 2, series II, nr. 327
    The slaveholder named Biaggio de Passano sells an enslaved Abkhazan child named Marta, who is approximately 14 years of age, to a man from Savona named Bartolomeo de Filippo, for 130 Genoese lire. Bartolomeo was absent during the transaction and was represented by the enacting notary Antonio de Facio. The contract was extracted.
  • Antonio Fazio, filza 2, series II, nr. 329
    The slaveholder named Violante Spinola sells an enslaved woman named Caterina, who is approximately 22 years of age, to a certain Alerame de Mari, for 150 Genoese lire. Alerame is absent during the transaction and is represented by the enacting notary Antonio de Facio. The contract was extracted.
  • Antonio Fazio, filza 2, series II, nr. 349
    The slaveholder named Percivale Cattaneo sells an enslaved Tatar woman named Lucia, who is approximately 22 years of age, to a certain Bernardo Cassana, for 162 lire 10 soldi and 2 denari of Genoese currency. The contract mentions that Percivale is obligated to deliver all the clothes of the enslaved Lucia except for one black wool dress. It also allows Bernardo is able to return the enslaved Maria within 12 days of the sale and receive his payment back. The contract was extracted.
  • Antonio Fazio, filza 2, series II, nr. 364
    The slaveholder named Simone Macia sells an enslaved Circassian child named Maddalena, who is approximately 10 years of age, to a coat-maker named Bartolomeo de Rusiliono, for 110 Genoese lire. Simone is absent during the transaction and is represented by Girolamo Cattaneo who serves as his procurator. The sale was mediated by the commercial agent named Martino Squarciafico.
  • Antonio Fazio, filza 2, series II, nr. 4
    The slaveholder named Bartolomeo Lomellini sells an enslaved woman named Maria, who is approximately 28 years of age, to a man from Florence named Giacomo Villani, for 140 Genoese lire. The Genoese nobleman Emanuele Usodimare serves as procurator for Giacomo. The contract notes that the exchange of the enslaved Maria had occured approximately four months earlier. The contract was extracted.
  • Antonio Fazio, filza 2, series II, nr. 71
    The slaveholder named Giacomo de Leone sells an enslaved Abkhazan child named Lucia, who is approximately 9 years of age, to a silk merchant named Bartolomeo de Sancto Miniato, for 100 Genoese lire.
  • Antonio Fazio, filza 20, series I, nr. 121
    The slaveholder named Paolo Giustiniani sells an enslaved Circassian woman named Maria, who is approximately 20 years of age, to a certain Girolamo de Monelia, for 170 Genoese lire.
  • Antonio Fazio, filza 20, series II, nr. 378
    The slaveholder named Visconte Cicala sells an enslaved Circassian woman named Agnese, who is approximately 24 years of age, to a certain Gaspare Paternoster, for 165 Genoese lire.
  • Antonio Fazio, filza 20, series II, nr. 386
    The slaveholder named Gaspare Riccio sells an enslaved Tatar woman named Margarita, who is approximately 33 years of age, to a certain Luciano de Marini for 140 Genoese lire.
  • Antonio Fazio, filza 20, series II, nr. 456
    The slaveholders named Paolo and Orietta de Savinione sell an enslaved Hungarian child named Caterina, who is approximately 14 years of age, to a certain Niccolò Marchione, for 160 Genoese lire. The slaveholders are represented by a certain Alessandro Spinola who serves as their procurator.
  • Antonio Fazio, filza 21, nr. 18
    The slaveholders named Bartolomeo and Dexerino Riccio sell an enslaved Russian man named Martino, who is approximately 33 years of age, to an apothecary named Giovanni de Toirano, for 75 Genoese lire.