Item Summary

Deed of sale transferring land in Dzitnup, Yucatán from Jacoba Poot and Esteban Poot to Manuel Mut (referred to as "almehen").

Descriptive Information

Title
Deed of sale for land : Dzitnup, Yucatán, [1798].
Call Number
C0744.01 (Garrett-Gates Mesoamerican Manuscripts, no. 30)
Identifier
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/9019s629j
Language
Spanish
Date Created
[1798].
Format
Manuscript
Extent
2 leaves : paper ; 31 x 21 cm.
Provenance
"Carolus IV D.G. Hispaniar Rex," "Un quartillo, Sello Qvarto, vn Qvartillo, Anos de Mil Setecientos Moventa y Ocho, y Noventa y Nveve," and "29," stamped in ink on p. [1]; previously owned by William Gates; sold to Robert Garrett (purchased from William Gates in 1930); deposited by Garrett at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton in 1942; removed from the Institute in 1949, at Garrett's request, and donated to the Princeton University Library.
Source Acquisition
Gift; Robert Garrett; 1949.
Rights Statement
No Known Copyright
Notes
"The American Art Association, Madison Square South, New York ..."--Written in pencil on cover.
"Documentos en Lenga Maya, 1712-1876" and "15-28"--Written in pen on cover.
"Maya Documentos - Ms."--Written in pen on tape spine.
Binding Note
In cloth box; housed with cardboard covers, removed.

Discovery Information

Subject
Land tenure—Mexico—19th century
Mayas—Land tenure—Mexico—19th century
Dzitnup (Yucatán, Mexico)—History—19th century—Sources
Mut, Manuel
Poot, Jacoba
Poot, Esteban
Indigenous Studies

Physical Characteristics

File Count
4

Institutional Information

Collection
Mesoamerican Manuscripts
IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/f00d18c7-a1d4-4619-94ff-50bd9952f643/manifest