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(SLAVERY AND ABOLITION--PERU.) Manuscript Ledger for a Women's Charity Hospital in Colonial Peru. Quaderno de las Mujeres Esclavas que Entran a Medicinarse en este Real Hospital de San Bartolome desde el Primero de Enero hasta 31 de Diciembre del Present Ano de 1813 [Ledger of Slave Women who have come to receive Medicine] (cover title).Written on both sides of 10 leaves in a 13-leaf ledger book, balance of pages blank. 4to, outer leaves with wear to edges and a few closed tears; leaf 4 with considerable oxidation to the lower right corner affecting a few words (understandable in context); a few inked scribbles on the front wrapper, including a name "I. De Dabila, Amen" and an early printed label. [Lima, 1813]
A ledger for a charity hospital exclusively for slave women. The entries tell a sad story, with about 20% of the women having died soon after their admission, a small inked crucifix next to the entry. The name and address of the owner of each woman is given, but little about why the patient was admitted. One person is listed as "mistaken--free," and a few indicate childbirth.
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