New rates of customs duty are established for the importation of slaves and ivory from Angola and other Portugese possessions

More Details Cite This Item

View this item elsewhere:

Title
New rates of customs duty are established for the importation of slaves and ivory from Angola and other Portugese possessions
Collection

Brazil Miscellaneous Collections

Ten 18th-Century Royal Portugese Laws

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1758-01-25
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
Shelf locator: Sc MG 230
Topics
Slave trade -- Brazil
Slave trade -- Portugal
Slavery -- Angola
Slavery -- Brazil
Slavery -- Law and legislation
Slavery -- Portugal
Genres
Laws
Notes
Content: New rates of customs duty are established for the importation of slaves and ivory from Angola and other Portuguese possessions to take effect January 5, 1760: 8,700 Reis for male and female slaves 4-feet heigh, and 4,350 Reis for children. Also maximum freight charges of 6,000 Reis per head, whether young or old.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
Portuguese
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11447971
MSS Unit ID: 20549
Archives EAD ID: 3288874
Accession number: SCM 84-30
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 5f508e90-4a84-0133-1406-00505686d14e
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1758: Created
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "New rates of customs duty are established for the importation of slaves and ivory from Angola and other Portugese possessions" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1758. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/efd95790-4e8e-0133-21d8-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "New rates of customs duty are established for the importation of slaves and ivory from Angola and other Portugese possessions" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 28, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/efd95790-4e8e-0133-21d8-00505686a51c

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. (1758). New rates of customs duty are established for the importation of slaves and ivory from Angola and other Portugese possessions Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/efd95790-4e8e-0133-21d8-00505686a51c

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/efd95790-4e8e-0133-21d8-00505686a51c | title= (text) New rates of customs duty are established for the importation of slaves and ivory from Angola and other Portugese possessions, (1758)|author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=April 28, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

New rates of customs duty are established for the importation of slaves and ivory from Angola and other Portugese possessions