This item set contains life insurance contracts for enslaved women. The majority of these contracts cover the risk of death from childbirth but a few are also general life insurance contracts.
The slaveholder and cabinet maker named Urbano Paterna purchases insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from an underwriter named Antonio de Quarto for an enslaved Russian woman named Maria, who is approximately 25 years of age and about five months pregnant, for coverage of 150 Genoese lire. The insurance has a term of seven months.
The slaveholder named Marco Pansano obtains insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from an innkeeper and underwriter named Andrea de Pisa for an enslaved Circassian woman named Margarita.
The slaveholder named Martino de Dernixio purchases insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from the underwriter named Pietro Spinola for an enslaved Russian woman named Maria, who is approximately 26 years of age, for 200 Genoese lire.
The slaveholder named Giulio Grillo purchases insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from the underwriter named Gaspare Lomellini for an enslaved Hungarian woman named Elena.
The slaveholder named Agostino Zucca purchases insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from the underwriter named Giacomo Grimaldi for an enslaved Tatar child named Lucia, who is approximately 16 years of age and pregnant for about seven months, for 200 Genoese lire.
The slaveholder named Pancrazio Gentile purchases insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from the underwriter Marco de Cassina for an enslaved Tatar woman named Lucia, who is approximately 34 years of age, for 60 Genoese ducats.
The slaveholder named Franchetta de Marco, a nun at the Monastery of Santa Maria di Pietraminuta, purchases insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from an underwriter named Giacomo Grimaldi for an enslaved Tatar woman named Maria, who is approximately 25 years of age and pregnant for about seven months, for 150 Genoese lire.
The slaveholder named Niccolò de Columnis purchases insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from the underwriter and cloth merchant named Basilio Petrino for an enslaved Circassian woman named Giannina, who is approximaty 30 years of age, for 150 Genoese lire. Niccolò is not present during the transaction and is represented by the enacting notary Bartolomeo Ricco.
The slaveholder named Bartolomeo purchases insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from the underwriter named Quiliano for an enslaved child named Marta, who is approximately 17 years of age and pregnant for about eight months, for 110 Genoese lire.
The slaveholder named Cassano Saliceto purchases insurance against the risk of death from childbirth for an enslaved woman named Maddalena, who is approximately 18 years of age and pregnant for about five months. The contract has extensive water damage so there are missing details about the slaveholder, underwriter, and the terms of the insurance.
The slaveholder named Costanza Saliceto purchases insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from an underwriter named Agostino for an enslaved woman named Divizia, who is approximately 20 years of age and pregnant for about seven months, for 100 Genoese florins. The term is three months from the date of the contract.
The slaveholder named Pietro purchases insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from an underwriter named Giuliano Ittaliano for an enslaved woman named Maria, who is approximately 20 years of age and pregnant for about five months, for 150 Genoese lire. The term is four months from the date of the contract. The contract states an equivalency between 120 Genoese florins and 150 Genoese lire. The contract has extensive water damage so there are missing details about the slaveholder.
The slaveholder named Franco purchases insurance against the risk of death from childbirth for an enslaved woman named Caterina, who is approximately 35 years of age and pregnant for about eight months, for 100 Genoese florins. The contract has extensive water damage so there are missing details about the slaveholder, underwriter, and terms of insurance.
The slaveholder named Giovanni Lercari purchases insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from an underwriter named Giuliano Ittaliano for an enslaved woman named Caterina, who is approximately 22 years of age and pregnant for about eight months, for 100 Genoese florins. The term is two months from the date of the contract.
The slaveholder named Giorgio Spinola purchases insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from an underwriter named Giuliano Dondo for an enslaved woman named Cita, who is approximately 22 years of age and pregnant for about eight months, for 120 Genoese florins. The term is two months from the date of the contract.
The slaveholder named Giuliano Dondo purchases insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from an underwriter named Niccolò for an enslaved woman named Maria, who is approximately 20 years of age and pregnant for about nine months, for 80 Genoese florins. The term is two months from the date of the contract. The contract has extensive water damage so there are missing details about the underwriter.
The slaveholder named Moisia Spinola purchases insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from an underwriter named Giuliano Dondo for an enslaved woman named Marta, who is approximately 24 years of age and pregnant for about five months, for 80 Genoese florins. The term is four months from the date of the contract. The contract has extensive water damage so there are missing details about the underwriter.
The slaveholder named Caracosa Vivaldi purchases insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from an underwriter named Raffaele de Marini for an enslaved woman named Agnesia, who is approximately 27 years of age and pregnant for about seven months, for 100 Genoese florins. The term is three months from the date of the contract. The contract has extensive water damage so there are missing details about the underwriter and slaveholder.
The slaveholder named Filippo Grimaldi purchases insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from an underwriter named Antoniotto Ittaliano for an enslaved woman named Sofia, who is approximately 20 to 25 years of age and seven months pregnant, for coverage of 120 Genoese florins. The term of the insurance is three months.
The slaveholder named Giacobina de Travi purchases insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from an underwriter named Giuliano Dondo for an enslaved woman named Marta, who is approximately 28 years of age and pregnant for about six months, for 112 Genoese florins. The term is three months from the date of the contract. The contract has extensive water damage so there are missing details about the underwriter and slaveholder.
The slaveholder named Giovanni Antonio de Pastino purchases insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from an underwriter named Giuliano Dondo for an enslaved woman named Maddalena, who is approximately 26 years of age and pregnant for about nine months, for 100 Genoese florins. The term is three months from the date of the contract. The contract has extensive water damage so there are missing details about the underwriter and slaveholder.
This contract is a purchase of insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from an underwriter named Giuliano Dondo for an enslaved Circassian woman named Maria, who is approximately 30 years of age and pregnant for about seven months, for 100 Genoese florins. The contract has extensive water damage so there are missing details about the slaveholder and the term of the contract.
The slaveholder named Ginevra purchases insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from an underwriter named Pietro for an enslaved woman named Sofia, who is approximately 30 years of age and pregnant for about nine months, for 80 Genoese florins. The term is four months from the date of the contract. Ginevra is absent during the transaction and is represented by the enacting notary Branca Bagnara. The contract has water damage so there are missing details about the slaveholder and underwriter.
The slaveholder named Pietra Doria purchases insurance against the risk of death from childbirth the underwriter named Quirico Spinola for an enslaved woman named Lucia, who is approximately 28 years of age and pregnant for about six months, for 100 Genoese florins. The term of the insurance is four months. The contract has extensive water damage so there are missing details about the witnesses.