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Francesco Casanova, filza 2, series I, nr. 85

Item

has title
Francesco Casanova, filza 2, series I, nr. 85
has contract title
Locacionis sclave
was enacted by
Francesco Casanova
has date of enactment
23 April 1422
has description
The slaveholder and notary named Giacomo de Palodio leases out an enslaved Circassian woman named Simona, who is approximately 26 years of age, to a merchant named Ambrogio Giustiniani, for a term of three years and total payment of 50 Genoese lire. The lease is for the purpose of wet nursing. The term of service had started a few weeks earlier on 11 March 1422. If the enslaved Simona is unable to provide adequate nursing for the family of Ambrogio, then he can return her and received an amount proportional to the unused time of service. The contract also states that Simona is strictly limited to caring for the child of Ambrogio and has no obligation to perform other tasks outside the household related to the child’s care and nourishment.
is part of archival item
Notai antichi 601
has named lender
Giacomo de Palodio
has named receiver
Ambrogio Giustiniani
has named object of lease
Simona
has lease price quantity
50
has lease price currency
lire of Genoa
has length of lease
3 years
has place of enactment
Palazzo de Podestà
has named witness
Oberto de Casale
has rights holder
Archivio di stato di Genova
has unique identifier
3084303f-ee6e-40fe-b272-7356bf231d8f