• Contract Between Members of the Tus Family.

Collections:

• Mesoamerican Manuscripts
• Indigenous Cultures

Format:

• Manuscript
• Book

Date:

• 1811-1823

Subject:

• Tus family
• Manuscripts, Maya—New Jersey—Princeton

Language:

• English

View in catalog:

• https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/99126836845206421

Extent:

• 2 leaves : paper ; 31 x 22 cm.

Description:

• "Hispaniarum Rex Carolus IV D.G. Sello Qvarto, vn Qvartillo, anos de mil doscientos seis, y ochocientos y siete" and "Fernardo Vil. D.G.M. Anos D 1810," stamped on p. [1]

Relation:

• Robert Garrett Collection, ca. 1340 B.C.-1900s
• Multi-title collection including Deed from Ignacio Guerrero of Valladolid for a paraje called Xluch sold to Joseph Gomez : Yucatán, and 12 other(s).

Text language:

• Yucatec and Spanish.

Binding note:

• In cloth box; housed with cardboard covers, removed.

Provenance:

• Early provenance unknown; previously owned by William Gates; sold to Robert Garrett (purchased from William Gates in 1930); deposited by Garrett at the Institute of Advanced Study at Princeton in 1942; removed from the Institute in 1949, at Garrett's request, and donated to the Princeton University Library

Source acquisition:

• Gift; Robert Garrett; 1949.

Donor:

• Garrett, Robert, 1875-1961

Former owner:

• Gates, William, 1863-1940

Created:

• 1811-01-01T00:00:00Z/1823-12-31T23:59:59Z

Abstract:

• Contract between members of the Tus family of Chichimilà (according to Gates), Tixcancal is referred to in this document.

Identifier:

• ark:/88435/dctq57p331q

Edm rights:

• Copyright Not Evaluated

Range label:

• Logical

Publisher:

• 1811-September 7, 1823.

Exhibit Tags:

• Yucatec