Digital Collections at The Center for Research Libraries

Slavery and Manumission Manuscripts of Timbuktu

Digital Collections at The Center for Research Libraries
about crl | digital services

select all | clear all | add to favorites

page 1 of 11 : previous << 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 >> next

Browsing 209 item(s) in: Slavery and manumission manuscripts of Timbuktu

	Doc No.:	Summary:	Date:	Subject:

1.	MHT 102	Marriage contract between slaves, with exchange of dowry between their owners.	[between 1960 and 1969]

2.	MHT 129	Letter to addressed to her father regarding payments in gold weights for purchase of jewelry.	[1937?]

3.	MHT 136	Detailed estate inventory and evaluation, with distribution to beficiaries. Deceased: Muhammad al-Mukhtar ibn Muhammad al-Amin ibn al-Khaliq al-Rami. Procedures carried out before a judge.	[1899?]	Executors and administrators; Mali

4.	MHT 85	Listing and evaluation of the estate of a deceased person, mostly slaves.	[1891?]

5.	MHT 79	Record of freeing of a female slave by her two owners, for religious atonement. Verso contains the name of a signatory confirming the religious wish for redemption.	1955 or 1956

6.	MHT 163	Account of appropriation of assets to wife and children	1952	Transfer of property

7.	MHT 18	Sharing of servant between brother and sister	1949	Property distribution

8.	MHT 77	Record of freeing of slave by his master	1947 or 1948

9.	MHT 173	Letter to Afdal bani Adnan. Subject is marrying a female slave and granting her her freedom.	1946 or 1947

10.	MHT 89	Record of freeing of a slave by his owner	1944 or 1945	Freedmen; Mali

11.	MHT 12	Testament of [Aliyah?] bint Yahya that she gave possession to her nephew Isa ibn Muhammad ibn al-Mawlud her share of books left to her by her father and her share of what her daughter had given to her;...	1941	Property distribution

12.	MHT 153	Evaluation of estate of the deceased Ahmad ibn al-Qaid and distribution of the inheritance among his inheritors.	1932

13.	MHT 11	Distribution of slaves and livestock among daughers Fatimah and Umm Kulthum, and son Muhammad al-Bashir.	1931 or 1932	Property distribution

14.	MHT 118	Granting freedom to a young female slave	1918

15.	MHT 147	Record of freeing of a slave.	1914 or 1915

16.	MHT 187	Freeing of a female slave by owners Imbarak ibn Farrraj and his wife.	1913

17.	MHT 19	Creator left for his sister full ownership of male slave and 2/3 ownership of a cow to her uncle, the remaining 1/3 going to his mother.	1911	Estate distribution

18.	MHT 7	A detailed inventory and evaluation of the estate of [Na---] bin Bishr bint Abi Bakr al-Qayid following her death. Her estate was divided according to Islamic law among her two daughters, her brother and...	1905

19.	MHT 193	Record of donating a house by Bint Fandagham to her freedman Muhammad al-Mahan, declaring full ownership. Verso contains scribe's signature.	1905

20.	MHT 46	Charges against someone who assaulted a slave and sold her. The claim is for 15 sabuns. Top right stamp impression showing word ""wuld"" (son/sons of)	1905	Legal claims; Assault

select all | clear all | add to favorites

^ to top ^