Branca Bagnara, filza 6, series II, nr. 126
life insurance contracts for pregnant enslaved women
The slaveholder and notary named Battista Crosa purchases insurance against the risk of death from childbirth from the underwriter Pellegro Zucca for an enslaved woman named Caterina, who is approximately 40 years of age and pregnant for about five months, for 100 Genoese lire. The insurance has a term of five months. Battista is absent during the transaction and is represented by the enacting notary Branca Bagnara.