Statement from Captain Joaquin Antonio da Corta of the Brazilian ship Convenção
National Museum of African American History and Culture

Statement from Captain Joaquin Antonio da Corta of the Brazilian ship Convenção

Captain Joaquin Antonio da Cortá · June 27, 1840

ink on paper (fiber product)
National Museum of African American History and Culture
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of African American History and Culture

A manuscript document consisting of brown ink on one half of a single sheet of paper. The manuscript is signed by Captain Joaquin Antonio da Corta of the Brazilian ship the Convenção. The manuscript also mentions [Manuel Gonsalves de Corta] and [azucar, café, tabaco, arroz, farina, y otro articulos] "sugar, coffee, tobacco, rice, flour, and other items." There is a notation in another hand at the bottom of the document with the heading [Nota].

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