Colonies -- America
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
David Landers Peruvian Manuscripts Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS458
Scope and Contents
The David Landers Peruvian Collection contains fifteen autographed legal documents, dated 1566 to 1626, in addition to a listing of hospital patients from 1776 and an Incan khipu. The documents are linked at times by a common witness, or notary public, along with other signatures from those involved in the particular exchange. The Peruvian documents demonstrate the importance placed by the Spaniards in maintaining a written record for a wide variety of transactions during the colonial era....
Dates:
1566-1776; Majority of material found within 1566-1626