Item Summary

Deed of sale transferring land named "X-luch" in Kuaua or Tahcavo, Yucatán to Pedro and Bernardino Noh (2 leaves). The separate folio is a bill of sale (carta de venta).

Descriptive Information

Title
Deed of sale for land : Yucatán, [1828 Mar. 15].
Call Number
C0744.01 (Garrett-Gates Mesoamerican Manuscripts, no. 33)
Identifier
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/pr76f725s
Language
Spanish
Date Created
[1828 Mar. 15].
Format
Manuscript
Extent
3 leaves : paper ; 31 x 21 cm.
Provenance
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, 1828, 33"--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.
"Tesoreria de Medida" "Dos Reales, Sello Tercero Bienio de Mil Ochocientos Veinte y Ocho y Mil Ocho-Cientos Veinte y Nueve, Del Estado Libre de Yucatan"--Stamp on p. 1 and 3.
Binding Note
In cloth box; housed with cardboard covers, removed.

Discovery Information

Subject
Noh, Pedro
Noh, Bernardino
Mayas—land tenure—Mexico—19th century
Indigenous Studies

Physical Characteristics

File Count
6

Institutional Information

Collection
Mesoamerican Manuscripts
IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/85e0e64f-3750-411b-a1b0-04a29438b355/manifest