Papers relating to the sugar estates of La Palma (and the coffee estate of La Buena Esperanza) in Cuba, owned by Henry E. Emerson esq. and his heir. Many entries relate to the rebellion in the island 1869-73. The papers include legal documents, correspondence, accounts, day-books, weekly records of work done, lists of African and Cuban-born slaves/labourers, the diary of a La Palma worker, and an infirmary book.
Dates
- Creation: 1826-1899
Extent
1.48 Linear metres (14 boxes)
Language of Materials
- Spanish; Castilian
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Span. b. 1, fols. 1-2].
Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Span. b. 1-3, c. 2a, c. 2b, c. 3-10, f. 1
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 12945
Abstract
Sugar Estate and Coffee Papers of Henry E. Emerson
Biographical / Historical
Henry E. Emerson (d. 1867) was a plantation owner in Cuba.
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. VI, nos. 31682-31691, 33767-33770.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
MSS. Span. c. 2a, c. 2b, c. 3-10 were presented to the Library by P.H. Emerson, of Claringold, Broadstairs (son of Henry E. Emerson), 18 December 1894. MS. Span. b. 1-3, f. 1 were presented by P. H. Emerson, esq., in June, 1907.
Physical Facet
On paper
Subject
- Emerson | Henry E | d. 1867 | plantation owner (Person)
- La Buena Esperanza | coffee estate | Cuba (Organisation)
- La Palma | sugar estate | Cuba (Organisation)
- Title
- Sugar and Coffee Estate Papers of Henry E. Emerson
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Collection Level Description and EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
- Date
- EAD version 2020
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
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